Frequently Asked Questions

Weekly classes are billed monthly on an ongoing cycle. Request an Info Pack here.

Private coaching rates are $175

You can reach the Welcome Team via phone or text at 817-765-6888 or email Info@AledoMusic.org

We use email for big things and text for quick things to communicate with families. Let us know if there should be an additional contact for your musician.

Opus 1 is our platform for all billing and scheduling questions. 

On your parent profile you can see your students schedule, invoices, update payment and contact info and much more.  Log in here.

When you enroll you’ll receive a welcome email and will be guided through the steps to set up your account. 

Lesson Reminder emails can be set up or turned off through your profile. 

There is no set answer of how long it takes to learn an instrument. With regular practice a very basic level of playing can be accomplished in a few months. Most of our students take lessons on a long-term basis because they want to be constantly improving, and they find the lessons enjoyable.

Even if you don’t have a musical background, you can ask the teacher for advice on how to help your child practice. By simply monitoring your child’s practice time, he or she will make progress. Many parents occasionally sit in on their child’s music lesson to get an idea of the proper way a song should sound.

For instrument specific lessons, YES. We do require students to have their own instrument at home within a month of beginning lessons. Please ask about recommendations of where to buy or rent instruments.

For Band classes, we rotate through instruments and do not expect families to have a full band set up at home. If your musician has access to an instrument, they will always improve with leaps and bounds by practicing between classes. Most of the season, our band classes are designed to not have a practice requirement.

With a full payment and account in good standing, if you cancel a lesson with more than 24 hr notice, you will receive 1 Service Credit.

Service credit may be used to audit another class (per approval with studio) or book your own private coaching.

Credit expires in 90 days. Max 2 in a rolling 90 day period.

Our calendar is available in the studio lobby and on our website. All holiday closures are marked on there. 

Most months you will receive 4 lessons, sometimes 3 (Ex: When we’re closed for Thanksgiving) and sometimes 5. 

We factor all this and the holiday closures into the calendar and everyone, no matter what day you have a lesson, will get the same number of lessons across the year.

We remain open most weekday holidays (e.g. Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc.).  There will be clear communication for closures.

Set the music directly with their instrument in an obvious place.

Create a consistent time for practice.

Allow them to have the space to make mistakes and try again.

While music can be its own reward, sometimes creating a new habit benefits from pairing the behavior with something else rewarding. (Inspired by “Atomic Habits”) “Once I complete my practice, then I get to ____”

More individual shorter focus times are more valuable than just 1 or 2 long practice times.

Communicating questions with your teacher in class is always encouraged!

Aledo Music Academy will provide at least 2 performance showcases each year, typically scheduled in the Spring and Fall and Holidays.  They are designed with themes to be fun-filled, family events that showcase students’ musical journey.  The goal is to support a desire to strive for excellence without creating a stressful experience.

Students may be invited to additional performance opportunities throughout the year.

Performance is not required but we find that even the musicians that seem the most nervous find an extra drive and push of self-accomplishment around showcases.

We reserve the last 5 minutes of each class to invite parents in to hear what your musician has been working on, which gives weekly “performance” opportunities to build confidence in playing or singing in front of even the harshest critic (because in our minds, we musicians tend to get most nervous playing for the people we live with - totally normal and not your fault, it’s just a thing that happens to the best of us).

Tuition Subscriptions are billed monthly in order to hold your spot and commit our instructors. These payments remain the same regardless of the number of weeks in a month or holidays, as the 48 teachable weeks are billed evenly between 12 months. 

Auto-pay is processed 3 days before the 1st of the month. (cancellation must be made 7 days prior to auto-pay)

Cash, VenMo, PayPal, and Zelle are accepted and due at or by the 1st lesson of the month.

$10 late fee added 10 on the 10th of the month.

Subscription Cancellation must be made in writing 10 days prior to the beginning of the next month via email or text: info@AledoMusic.org or 817-765-6888

Withdrawal Form should be filled out as a company courtesy

Direct questions and scholarship needs to: info@AledoMusic.org

Annual Registration Fee of $30 will be collected at registration and each year in the month of your anniversary with the studio.

Curriculum workbook is provided within the first month of classes. New workbooks will typically be $5 as they advance. Some advanced placement lessons benefit from a separate method book (typically around $30).

Certain performances may be ticketed.

We will always do our absolute best to keep costs to you as low as possible.