I’m so excited to have you as part of my passionate drumming community and look forward to helping you take your drumming to the highest possible levels.
To ensure that your experience is as positive and successful as possible, please take the time to read through the following terms and conditions before enrolling your student in SAMii.
Nick will make every endeavour to assist students in fostering their curiosity, developing their skills, and achieving the highest possible performance levels. Nick will facilitate a fun, engaging musical experience for your child and encourage them to be part of the wider school music community. They will also be given at least one opportunity to perform in front of an audience during the year.
Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a percussion ensemble to further help them explore performance and rhythmic expression. This will be a separate session and is optional, however requires regular weekly commitment on top of drum lessons for all participating students.
Students will attend a 30-minute lesson each week. Students are encouraged to take responsibility for attending lessons on time and bringing the required learning materials to each lesson. If students do not attend, Nick will collect students from class at his discretion but with no obligation to do so. Lesson times will be made available via email before the commencement of term.
Advancement and success not only depend on Nick’s input and guidance but also on the continued support and encouragement of the student’s parents/ caregivers. Students will be expected to practice at home for 10 to 30 minutes, 3 to 5 times a week.
Lesson fees will be indicated by SAMii and are inclusive of a 3% SAMii admin fee. SAMii will always attempt to hold two lesson payments in advance and make a direct debit weekly. If direct debits repeatedly default during a term and these advance payments are depleted, lessons will be suspended and you will need to reenrol if you wish to continue.
If a student has a planned absence, it is the responsibility of the parent / caregiver/ student to cancel the lesson within SAMii 48 hours prior. In an emergency or a sudden illness please contact Nick no later than 7:30am on the day of lesson by text message. Please DO NOT rely on the school staff to pass on any correspondence.
If the student is absent or forgets to attend their lesson and no prior notification of absence has been given to Nick, SAMii will still process payment for that lesson.
If Nick is unable to attend on the day of the lesson, Nick will cancel within SAMii and you will be notified. The payment for that lesson will stay credited to your account and automatically be transferred to the following week.
As per school fee policy, in order to maintain your position within the lesson schedule, any student who takes a holiday trip (short or extended) will not be eligible for refunds or make-up lessons.
Students that are unwell are encouraged to not attend lessons and you are entitled to four lesson fee refunds per school year to allow for illness.
In order to best protect children, Nick will not attend lessons when unwell and will be entitled to two paid missed lesson per school year to allow for illness.
To monitor and improve progress while providing stronger, more memorable performance outcomes, some lessons and performances will be filmed.
Students participating in percussion will be encouraged to have creative input into the making of the performance piece, but must be willing to follow instructions and do as they are instructed. Each ensemble program will require you to be loud, funny, silly and brave. Willing to stand in front of an audience together and show them your stuff.
ITS SUPER FUN!
Ensembles rehearse once each week on top of regular music lessons and must be regularly attended by participants in order to maintain steady progress.
Students will be required to purchase a custom designed T-shirt for $40 to wear during performances.
If there is a school commitment that prevents a significant number of ensemble members from attending then ensemble rehearsal will be cancelled that week.