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Music Lesson & Tuition Policy 

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to educate and share the gift of music with you and your family! In keeping with the goal of excellence, and to maintain consistency for all, we have identified our Policy below:


  1. Illness: If notification is received on our answering machine at (716) 433-6157 prior to 11:59PM the day before the lesson, we will try to reschedule a make-up lesson if the teacher’s schedule allows. Lessons may or may not be rescheduled with the same instructor, depending upon their availability.

  2. Scheduled Absences: Scheduling will take place before each respective month, and scheduling conflicts will be addressed at that time. A same-day cancellation will be a non-refundable forfeit and loss of lesson. 

  3. Tuition: All lessons are pre-paid by the customer, and payment is due before the 1st of the month you are registering for. The rate is $30 for a 30 minute lesson. Remember that you are paying for a time slot, and if no payment is received, the Lockport Music Center is not obligated to reserve a lesson slot for you or your child. All lessons are automatically renewed for your lesson slot for the next month. If you wish to terminate your lessons for the following month, call LMC at (716) 433-6157 or terminate in person at the front desk before the 1st of the respective month to be taken off the Master Schedule. You are responsible for all lesson payments until you are officially removed from the schedule. 

  4. Schedule Changes: All adjustments to your lesson schedule must be made through LMC at (716) 433-6157 or in person at the front desk. An attempt to make a schedule adjustment though the instructor will be considered a violation of policy. 

  5. Automatic Payment Plan: You may sign up to have your payments deducted for the upcoming month automatically by keeping a credit card account on file with us. If interested, ask at the desk for an application. 

  6. Emergency Closings: When LMC is closed due to weather or other emergencies, we will post this information on the Lockport Music Center Facebook page and call you to inform you of the cancellation. Please feel free to share our Facebook posts with friends and family! Any lessons scheduled for such days will be rescheduled at the earliest opportunity which works for you and is available with our staff. Lessons may or may not be rescheduled with the same teacher, depending upon availability. 

  7. Holidays: LMC is closed for a few holidays each year. We will remind you when you make your payment of any such closures for the upcoming month, and will give you at that time, the option to either reschedule that lesson, or have it cancelled and removed from your payment. Vacations will be prorated for up to 3 lessons per year. We are closed for Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day. 

  8. Recitals: In addition to preparing our students for upcoming school recitals, concerts, or auditions, Lockport Music Center will also be continuing our LMC Annual Recital Series. This will take place in the late spring or early summer.  Information about this event and preparation for performances will be available from your instructors.

  9. Referrals Discount: Get a free lesson for each family that registers and pays for lessons from your referral.  Be certain they mention your name as the person making the referral. We appreciate you sharing your experience with your friends and helping to encourage music education in the community!


It is our goal here at LMC to provide you with the most professional experience and quality music lessons. My father, Ralph Fava dedicated himself, his passion and his talent over the last 34 years to serving our community through music. He designed and built our teaching facility himself, putting the needs and comforts of our instructors and students first. I look forward to the future of LMC as the new owner and director and will honor my father by maintaining excellence here at LMC along with bringing new ideas and concepts while growing our LMC Family!


Again, we are thankful for the opportunity to share in your love & interest for music. We look forward to continuing to serve our community, & make the world a more musical place together!


Sincerely,



Maria Madeline Fava, Director of LMC

The Management and Staff of Lockport Music Center

716-433-6157 

5996 Snyder Drive 

Lockport NY 14094