For those of you who pay for private music tuition, do you think this is a reasonable cancellation policy?

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DD is a guitar teacher. His cancellation policy currently states 7 days notice for cancellation. However, it is fraught with angst and confusion because people have all sort of reasons and excuses for cancelling with or without noitce and he always ends up in a discussion with people about whether 4 days notice is enough for one thing or another and will he give them a replacement slot.

I have suggested that he changes his policy to say that all cancellations must be paid for but if he manages to rebook the slot, regardless of the notice period he will offer a replacement. If he cannot rebook the slot, then it has be be paid for.

For those of you who pay for private tuition - do you think that is reasonable? I obviously do .

Thank you, it does.

twofalls: Does your area have a music department at the council?

We have a Music Co-operative and pupils apply through them and they chase the money and set the policies etc. It takes the pressure out of having to deal with the money etc.

Yes, we do I think. They didn't have any vacancies when DH first started up and now he has his own business established he hasn't looked into it again. It could be though because to be honest the admin involved in private tuition for the amount of hours is does is fairly substantial.

Thanks

No he doesn't always fill the space, but he can often juggle pupils around to accommodate the cancellor iyswim; that way he doesn't lose the money.

He gigs as well, which is really the main income, but teaching is the reliable bit.

When I had private violin lessons in my long lost youth we had to pay for the full term, though, and if I missed a lesson it was paid for already - no refunds.

We pay in batches of 5 or 10 lessons. When we book the set of lessons we need to say if there are any weeks within that time where we might be on holiday or unable to attend and they will move the lessons forward.

dd's guitar teacher has a 24 hour notice policy. It's 1 - 1 and we pay weekly.