I’m grateful to a wonderful piano teacher in Wisconsin who enlightened me to the importance of a Studio Policy Statement. She helped me see that it is important to clearly state what is acceptable and unacceptable, what the policy for payment and refunds is, and some of the most important items: Cancellations, terminations and make up lessons.
Whether you have a website or not, a policy statement can be brief or extensive. It could also mean the difference between winning or losing a small claims court case when a student or parent doesn’t pay for services rendered.
What was most unexpected, though, was that as I began to write my policy statement, I realized who I was and what type of business I was intending to have. In the end, I developed a stronger sense of my future and how to drive forward once I had clearly formulated my policies. And….It was rather fun to do it.
Here is a link to my studio policy statement. Please use it, copy it for yourself and modify it to suit your needs.