Attendance

Our teacher’s schedules are extremely demanding, and they incur expenses to maintain the schedules they have set. Un-cancelled lessons will not be made up. If the lesson is cancelled by the teacher, an alternative time will be found or the lesson will be rescheduled during the make up week. If you arrive late to your lesson, the missed portion will not be made up.

In case of illness, call your individual lesson teacher immediately (phone numbers are in the handbook). There is only one week for make up lessons at the end of each semester, which means that you may not be able to make up all lessons that were missed. Make up lessons will not be carried over into the next semester.

To clarify this policy:

Policy on Illness

If your child is ill, please do not bring him/her to group classes or individual lessons. Please call, in advance, the appropriate teacher either to cancel the individual lesson or indicate that your child will not be attending group classes. Teacher’s home numbers are listed in the Suzuki handbook; DO NOT call the school. Messages left on the school answering machine will not be forwarded to your teacher.

To help prevent the spread of germs, anyone using the school’s pianos should use the anti-bacterial gel located in each music room.

Severe Weather

In the event of severe weather, Suzuki Music School follows the South Bend Community School Corporation closings. Closings will be announced on all major radio and television stations. If severe weather is sudden, we will leave a message on the Suzuki Music School answering machine.

Snow days and other cancellations (e.g., a cancelled individual lesson due to illness) will be made up during the last week of each semester. See the school calendar for specific dates.