Piano Lessons through Victoria Schneider

• What You Will Learn
• FAQ's and Related Information
• Piano Lesson Registration

What You Will Learn by Taking Piano from Victoria Schneider:

• You will learn that the music is in YOU…not in the instrument…
• MUSIC is the tool through which you’ll learn more about yourself.
• You will learn rhythm as a most necessary foundation to music.
• You will learn how to read notes and play the notes you are reading.
• You will learn how to play simple songs at first.
• You will be exposed to foundational building blocks like scales and arpeggios
• You will learn to hear and see the differences between notes – the “intervals” between them.
• Every week you’ll have a short lesson plan to prepare  for the following week.
• You’ll learn from original manuscripts created by Victoria as well as from familiar series like Alfred, Piano Adventures, Piano Discoveries, John Thompson, Schaum, and various other technique series.
• You’ll learn about pitch…absolute, relative and pitch matching.
• If you stick with it….you’ll progress…because the music is in you

But….what else will you learn by taking piano from Victoria Schneider:

• You’ll learn that music is all about vibration and energy.
• You’ll learn to feel the sound and the rhythm within you.
• You’ll learn that music can heal as well as agitate the senses.
• You’ll learn that music and color are related
• You’ll learn patience.
• You’ll learn compassion.
• You’ll learn it’s okay to make a mistake.
• You’ll learn that “perfect” doesn’t exist in this dimension.
• You’ll learn that music is your own experience.
• You’ll learn that you have to live it because it lives in you.
• You will learn that each time you play, whether it’s a few notes or an entire song, it’s different…and it’s okay…because music is alive…and you’re not the same person from moment to moment.
• You will learn to love the process….for the process will bring you home to yourself.  What a great place to go!!!

Try it for six weeks and see if it's for you... or for your child. Begin where you are... there is no other place.

FAQs and Related Information

• Tuition: Tuition must be paid by the month. There are no unpaid lessons, pro-rata payments or bumping lessons forward.
  • ½ Hour Lesson per week. - $23.00
  • 45 Minute Lesson per week - $28.75
  • 60 Minute Lesson per week - $45.00
• Location: Lessons are given at the home of Victoria Schneider at 457 Milton Street, Manchester, NH 03103. Please use the front door.
• Age Requirement:  Students from age 7 to any age adult are accepted for lessons.
• Lesson Location:  Sorry, no “at home” lessons are available.  All lessons are taught at 457 Milton St. in Manchester.
• Lessons Schedules: Lessons are scheduled weekly beginning with the following weeks:
  • First Semester:  MONDAY STUDENTS begin on September 12, 2011 through Monday, December 19, 2011
  • First Semester: TUESDAY STUDENTS begin September 6, 2011 through Tuesday, December,20, 2011
  • First Semester: WEDNESDAY STUDENTS begin September 7, 2011 through Wednesday, December 21, 2011
  • Second Semester: MONDAY STUDENTS begin January 9, 2012 through Monday, June 18, 2012
  • Second Semester: TUESDAY STUDENTS begin January 10, 2012 through Tuesday, June 19, 2012
• Second Semester: WEDNESDAY STUDENTS begin January 11, 20120 through Wednesday, June 20, 2012
• Lessons are given weekly. 
• Lessons ARE given BI-MONTHLY (twice a month) for an HOUR PER LESSON for ADULTS ONLY!!!
• Lessons are not available on weekends.

• ***Payments, Cancellations and Make-Up Lessons:
  • Victoria Schneider does not follow the cancellation or vacation dates of any one school district. Weather-related lesson cancellations will be decided upon by Victoria Schneider and you will be contacted by e-mail AND phone.   Please check your e-mail and phone messages when in doubt about weather cancellations.
  • Missed Lessons: Regular attendance is expected.
  • Students are charged for all lessons for which they register, INCLUDING THOSE MISSED THROUGH STUDENT ABSENCE. **There are no make up lessons if cancellation is due to student absence.  All teacher absences or cancellations due to professional obligations, teacher illness, weather, or emergencies, will be made up on Thursdays and are arranged between the student and his or her teacher.  Cancellations by student should be called in at either 540-6609 or 668-8494 or emailed to: vaschneider@comcast.net
  • FOR SCHOOL CLOSINGS, CHECK WITH TEACHER TO SEE IF LESSONS ARE STILL CANCELLED

• Calendar Year SPECIFIC DATES for Fall 2011-Early Summer 2012
  • August 1, 2011 registration begins for Fall 2011 Semester
  • FIRST SEMESTER BEGINS September 6, 2011
  • TUITION is  due for first 4 weeks of the Fall semester AT THE FIRST FALL LESSON.  (3 weeks for Monday students.)  
  • LESSONS ARE GIVEN ON COLUMBUS DAY & ELECTION DAY
  • LESSONS ARE GIVEN THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING
  • ***VACATION from Thursday, December 22, 2011 - Sunday, January 8, 2012 - Lessons resume on January 9, 2012
  • LESSONS ARE GIVEN DURING MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY, FEBRUARY AND APRIL SCHOOL VACATIONS
  • NO LESSONS ON MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, May 28, 2012
  • SECOND SEMESTER begins on January 9, 2012
  • SECOND SEMESTER ENDS on June 20, 2012

• Tuition may be paid by:
  • Please make checks payable to: Victoria Schneider
  • FOR PAYPAL, PLEASE OBSERVE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE.  ( If it's a 3 week month, then the payment is for 3 weeks, if it's a 4 or 5 week month, then the payment is for either 4 or 5 weeks.)
  • PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING PAYMENT SCHEDULE for MONDAY, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY  
  • MONDAY STUDENTS: September 2011 = 3 weeks, October  = 5 weeks, November = 4 weeks, December = 3 weeks
  • MONDAY STUDENTS: January 2012 = 4 weeks, February = 4 weeks, March = 4 weeks, April = 5 weeks, May = 3 weeks, June = 3 weeks
  • TUESDAY STUDENTS: September 2011 = 4 weeks, October = 4 weeks, November - 5 weeks, December - 3 weeks
  • TUESDAY STUDENTS: January 2012 = 4 weeks, February = 4 weeks, March = 4 weeks, April = 4 weeks, May = 5 weeks, June = 3 weeks  
  • WEDNESDAY STUDENTS: September 2011 = 4 weeks, October = 4 weeks, November - 5 weeks, December - 3 weeks
  • WEDNESDAY STUDENTS:  January 2012 = 3 weeks, February = 5 weeks, March = 4 weeks, April = 4 weeks, May = 5 weeks, June = 3 weeks                      
  • If you have not registered previously, call Victoria Schneider at 603-668-8494.

Piano Lesson Registration

If you would like to sign up for piano lessons, we ask that you contact Victoria Schneider at 603-668-8494. Once you have commited to the lessons, then you can register via e-mail or through PayPal on the Victoria Schneider website SHOP.

Tuition is $23.00 for a half hour lesson per week, $28.75 for a 45 minute lesson per week, or $45.00 for a 60 minute lesson per week. Purchase lessons through our Virtual Store here.

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