Studio Policies

Welcome to Minds On Music® Membership

Please review each of the policies below, as well as the "How To” tutorials to see all the benefits of your membership and how to use its tools. Complete this form to continue your 2026-2027 enrollment at Minds On Music®.

Program & Pricing

All memberships include much more than just individual lessons.  Please see below for a full list of details for each membership.

MusIQ® Membership - $235/month - 1 hour weekly

(10% additional student/military discounts available) 

• Private, 30 minute music instruction and 2 professional recitals with live-streamed and recorded performances.

• Level Test assessments in our professional music studio.

• Weekly lesson note and private communication portal with teacher.

• Customized, age appropriate music theory instruction

  • 30 minute tablet, worksheet and game-based theory lessons

  • Correlates with and supports our 12-level curriculum

  • Ear training tools

  • Original, student made M.O.M. music theory videos

  • Original M.O.M. music history and appreciation course

• Complete performance suite of instruction

  • Concert and stage etiquette

  • Active listening

  • Tools to overcome performance stress and anxiety

  • Professional guidance during recitals

  • Collegiate-style peer review week following recital

• Collaboration opportunities (Classmate duets, BAND and Ensemble)

• Community outreach opportunities

  • Gallery Night Performances

  • Church and nursing home services

  • Midway Fire Department Events

• MOM Bucks; Learn It To Earn It™: customized incentivizing program

• Professional masterclass opportunities with Professors and Steinway artists

• Regional music competition opportunities

We have restructured our MusIQ® time to include original content, featuring our own students, and a theory assessment as a part of the Level Test. Students will be prepared by their teacher using supporting apps and worksheets and will demonstrate theory concepts appropriate to their level. Concepts will include sight reading, ear training, musical terms and music theory. MusIQ® will now be designed around each level and its assessment.

Pre-Piano™ Membership - $194/month - 30 minute weekly

• Private, 30 minute music instruction tailored to students 3-6 year old

  • Piano, drums, vocals and stringed instruments explored

  • Fine motor activities

  • Playful character activities

  • Music and movement activities

  • Early music reading with colors

• Complete performance suite of instruction

  • Concert and stage etiquette

  • Active listening

  • Tools to overcome performance stress and anxiety 

  • Professional guidance during recitals

  • Collegiate-style peer review week following recital

• Community outreach opportunities - *by invitation

• MOM Bucks; Learn It to Earn It™:  customized incentivizing program 

• Level Up program to show progress

Pre-Piano™ students reap many of the same benefits as MusIQ® students, while still working towards some of the future goals like level testing in the recording studio, band involvement and masterclasses. This is our gentle introduction to music offering that will provide astable foundation for our students to build on as they grow.

Supplemental Offerings

• Add an Instrument - $170/month adds an additional 30 minutes of instruction time weekly on an additional instrument.

• Adult Lessons - $194/month 30 minute private instruction for ages 18+

• M.O.M. + Me  - $194 / 10-week class 45-minute class weekly; ages 6 months-3 years. Aids in brain development, helps develop fine-motor skills, vocal development, baby sign language and so much more!

• Music Therapy @ M.O.M.  - $100/ 45-min session Private, one-on-one music therapy session with our Board Certified Music Therapist.

  • *pre-enrollment assessment required.

Collaboration Offerings
Band - $74/month + $47/add. student
Vocal Ensemble - $74/month + $47/add. student

Registration Fee - $50 first student, $25 each additional student

Enrollment & Scheduling

• Your enrollment at Minds On Music® secures your spot on our schedule and includes all membership benefits.

• Once your spot on our schedule is secured, we cannot guarantee the ability to change your scheduled time at any point throughout the year.

• We offer lessons starting as early as 10am and teach until 7pm most nights.

• Our school calendar will run from August 3, 2026 to July 31, 2027.

• We continue to follow the Santa Rosa County school calendar, with the exception of single day holidays and teacher work days.

Summer Semester

• Your enrollment at Minds On Music® secures your spot on our schedule for the upcoming fall semester.

• Taking a break during the summer may result in you losing your preferred time, teacher or even your spot in the studio.

SUFS/PEP Students

We love serving as a Direct Pay provider for Step Up For Students (SUFS/PEP) scholarships! To maintain this seamless payment method, please note our updated policy:

• Billing Protocol: All scholarship billing is processed via the EMA platform immediately following the final lesson of your reserved pay period.

• Deadline: Every SUFS/PEP family must reserve their funds before the 5th of the month (e.g., August funds must be reserved before September 5th). If funds are not reserved by this deadline, tuition will be billed directly to your primary account on file.

*Please note: SUFS/PEP Direct Pay students default to the Month-to-Month membership rate.

Missed Lessons & Makeup Offerings

• Your spot on our schedule is reserved for you upon tuition payment.

• We do not offer reimbursement for missed lessons, however, we do offer a makeup option.

• Video Submission Lesson™ is the only form of makeup option at Minds On Music® and is one of the many benefits of your membership. We will not reschedule a lesson at another time or day in the week.

• Video Submission Lesson™ will include a request of videos for student to record (scales/warm-ups, songs), as well as a MusicIQ® Assignment for the week.  Complete the assignment before your next lesson, and your teacher will send you some feedback on what to be practicing before your next lesson.

• No show lessons are forfeited and do not entitle you to the makeup option. Repeat no-shows will result in removal from the schedule without tuition reimbursement.

• If you’re mildly sick or just can’t make it to the studio for your lesson, let us know by 12:00pm the day of your lesson, and we can set up a virtual lesson for you via FaceTime or Zoom at your regularly scheduled lesson time.

• If you’re sick (to the point of being unable to have even a virtual lesson) or out of town, use the Student Portal to notify ahead of time and we will send a Video Submission Assignment™ for you to complete in your own time.

PLEASE WATCH VIDEO BELOW TO LEARN HOW TO DO A VIDEO SUBMISSION LESSON.

Sick Policy & Cleaning Procedures

• In consideration for our teachers’ health and for other students’ health, students who are ill should not attend lessons. We reserve the right to send a student home if they are exhibiting symptoms of a contagious illness (fever, cough, vomiting, etc.).

• Upon arrival at the studio, each student is asked to wash their hands, and hand sanitizer is provided in each studio.

• Our whole studio is cleaned professionally weekly, and our teachers clean and disinfect their individual studios daily, as well as between each student.

Teacher & Weather Cancellation

• If a lesson is cancelled due to teacher illness or family emergency, every option will be exhausted to find a substitute teacher for your lesson. If a sub is not available, you will be notified by 12:00pm the day of your lesson that your lesson is cancelled, and you’ll be entitled to the makeup option or refund.

• In the event of severe weather, Virtual Lessons or Video Submission lessons will be offered during normal lesson times.

• All communication about studio-wide lesson changes will occur via email, My Music Staff Portal, text, and in the Minds On Music Facebook Community group.

Leaving the Studio

• For our month to month students, we require a 2-month minimum enrollment in lessons and a 3-week minimum notice for leaving the studio. This will allow us to wrap up any current projects or goals with the student, as well as fill your spot on our schedule.

• If you enrolled in our yearly membership, we require a 12 month commitment. You will be billed for 12 months. Your yearly membership will be complete July 31, 2027.

• If you are at all unsatisfied with your lessons, please contact us and we will do our best to find a resolution.

• Mutual respect between families and Minds On Music® staff is a key goal at our studio. We reserve the right to remove a student from the studio if they have poor attendance, poor practice habits or repeatedly break other studio policies.

Parental Support

A weekly activity or a lifetime skill? YOUR support is the key to success.

• Students whose parents take an active role in their progress tend to be more enthusiastic and productive. Ways to contribute to their success:

  • Provide a quiet space where the student can play.

  • Encourage regularly scheduled play time on their instrument each day.

  • Our suggested minimum playing time is 4 times per week, for the duration of twice the student's age (eg. if the student is 6 years old, they should play for 12 minute sessions, 4 times per week at a minimum).

• An easy, practical way to be involved in your student’s success in their music lessons is to check your My Music Staff Parent Portal and the Facebook group every few days and allow your student to have access to their Student Portal daily to log their practice, check up on studio news, and be able to communicate with their teacher (under your supervision).

• Your support is the difference between a student participating in a once-a-week activity and learning a skill that will last a lifetime!

Studio Calendar

August

3-Fall Semester Begins

8-Back to School Bash @ Midway Fire Station

September

7-Labor Day (OPEN)

25 - Vocal Masterclass

October

23 - Master Class with Dr. Kadisha

26-30 - Minds On Monsters

31-Halloween

November

11-Veteran’s Day (OPEN)

16 & 19-2026 Fall Band Showcase

20 - Master Class with Dr. Kadisha

23-27-Thanksgiving Break (CLOSED)

Nov 30-Dec 4-Stage Rehearsal Week 1

December

Nov 30-Dec 4-Stage Rehearsal Week 1

7-11-Stage Rehearsal Week 2

14-18 - 2026 Christmas Recital Week

Dec 20-Jan 2 - Christmas Break (CLOSED)

January

4-Spring Semester Begins

8 - Master Class with Dr. Kadisha

18-MLK Jr. Day (OPEN)

February

13 - Gulf Coast Steinway Piano Competition

14 - Valentine’s Day

15-President’s Day (OPEN)

March

22-26 Spring Break (CLOSED)

April

26 & 29-2027 Spring Band Showcase

May

3-7-Stage Rehearsal Week 1

1-14-Stage Rehearsal Week 2

17-21 - 2027 Spring Recital Week

24-27-Performance Review Week

June

May 31-June 4 - Summer Break (CLOSED)

7-Summer Semester Begins

July

4 - Independence Day (OPEN) 

How To Videos

Watch our “How To” videos to learn how to use all of the benefits of your membership at Minds On Music.