Tuition rates

  • 30 MINUTE INSTRUCTION   $45 per lesson ($180 for 4 weeks / $225 for 5 weeks)
  • 45 MINUTE INSTRUCTION   $63.75 per lesson ($255 for 4 weeks / $318.75 for 5 weeks)
  • 60 MINUTE INSTRUCTION   $80 per lesson ($320 for 4 weeks / $400 for 5 weeks)

Tuition is paid on a monthly basis.  These fees reserve your weekly time-slot in my calendar each month.  Tuition will not be prorated if you miss a lesson for any reason.  Please bear in mind that some months contain a 5th week where tuition is as noted above.

   ***As of 2026 I will be traveling multiple times per year for extended periods.  Typically Spring / Summer / Fall and Winter  Please ask for an annual calendar if you have not received one.

During my travel tuition is not due.  If I need to cancel for any reason after tuition has been paid, credits are issued to your account as follows:

30 minute instruction - $45

45 minute instruction - $63.75 

60 minute instruction - $80


(Single lessons can also be scheduled if your schedule does not allow for a regular weekly time-slot.)

  • 45 MINUTE SINGLE LESSONS   $70 per lesson.
  • 60 MINUTE SINGLE LESSONS   $90 per lesson.

 

 

Payment Policy

  • During the first lesson of each month, the student is requested to pay for that full month’s tuition in advance.
  • Payment may be made by cash, check, Venmo, Zelle, CashApp, ApplePay, whichever is most convenient for you. Make checks payable to Don Turney or DKS Productions.
  • If payment is not received before the 3rd lesson of the month, instruction will cease until payment is made.
  • Students are responsible to pay for all lesson materials. I will suggest the appropriate materials needed for individualized instruction, and the student is responsible for acquiring them.

 

Cancellation Policy

  • If you have to cancel a lesson, I ask for a 48 hour notice or more.
  • If circumstances do not allow you to call and cancel until the actual day of your lesson, I would appreciate it if you would let me know of your absence by calling my cell phone: (510) 912-5982 since I may not get your email in time.
  • If you miss a lesson for any reason, makeups will not automatically be given.  If you would like a makeup lesson, you may ask if there are any student cancellations that month in which case I would be happy to give you a lesson during that open time-slot. 
  • If I personally cancel a lesson due to travel, illness, or performance, you will be given a credit towards the next month’s tuition.
  • Please do not cancel a lesson because you think you have not practiced enough that week.  If for some reason you were away from your piano and could not practice at all, you should still attend your lesson.  There is always something new to learn!

Lesson Policy

  • Students are required to show up for every lesson.  It is the responsibility of the student (and parents where appropriate) to have transportation.
  • If you are late, I can only give you the remaining time in your lesson.  Therefore please be on time.
  • Please do not bring food, gum or drinks other than water to your lesson.  I also recommend that all my students wash their hands before playing the piano.  Hand sanitizer is also provided in each studio.
  • During the lesson I request that only the student and I be in the teaching studio so that I can have the student’s complete attention.  Parents may relax on the couch in Danville Music.

For students attending lessons at DKS Productions in Hayward:

  • When you arrive for your lesson, please do not ring the front doorbell unless the Studio entrance is locked.  You may enter the Studio entrance which is on the right side of the house.  Please relax on the couch until I am finished with the lesson before you.
  • While you are waiting for your lesson, please do not touch any of the equipment in the control room.  If the lesson before you happens to be taking place in the control room, I may ask you to wait in the piano room. Please do not play the piano at this time. Thank You.
  • During the lesson I request that only the student and I be in the Piano room so that I can have the student’s complete attention.  Parents may relax on the couch in the control room

IMPORTANT...

-30 Day Notice-

If you decide to discontinue your instruction for any reason, a 30 day notice is required. Students are required
to continue payment for instruction until the 30 day period is over.


-If for some reason I am forced to discontinue instruction before the end of the month, you will be refunded the balance in your account for that month.

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     If you have any concerns or questions about your lessons, please feel free to call me so that we can spend our lesson time making music.  I am looking forward to many years of studying music with you and enjoying how it can enrich our lives.

- Don Turney