Welcome to the Piano Workshop!

Our Mission

The Piano Workshop at Chester is one of the premier music schools in Northern New Jersey, offering private piano, guitar, and voice lessons. Our Chester studio offers a wonderful environment, optimum teaching conditions, perfect acoustics and high quality pianos. Every instructor at our studio has a degree in music education, performance or pedagogy and has an extensive resume of professional performances and experience.

The Piano Workshop at Chester offers a unique environment, unlike any other music school in the area. Each instructor has a personal, dedicated interest in your music education. We match each student with an instructor that is best suited to teach the student the necessary skills and related theory to learn to play and grow musically. This approach allows students to tap into their individual creative spirit and begin a lifelong journey of exploring and appreciating music.

So much has changed in today’s music world. Music is all around us: on the radio, in commercials, even on computers, and what we hear is a diversity that we have never had before. The musical development of children and adults includes a wide variety of styles and sounds, from Bach and blues to pop and jazz.

Learning to play the piano or any instrument plays an important role in a child’s development, not just as a means of learning performance repertoire, but also as a means of nurturing and personal growth.

Students have different strengths, interests, and learning styles. These factors are all considered when choosing appropriate curricula and lesson materials for each individual. Aspiring musicians are encourages to develop musical artistry and personal expression in addition to gaining musical skills and knowledge.

At The Piano Workshop, we take pride in helping students develop an appreciation for all styles of music, providing musical challenges, developing a music education, participating in performance opportunities, and preparing young students for continuing their music careers through college.

Too often, students are taught to simply memorize notes. The Piano Workshop takes pride in teaching students to sight-read, transpose, recognize key signatures, improvise, and compose music. This gives them an understanding and appreciation of music and how it can be applied elsewhere.

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Studio Policies

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Piano Workshop Studio Policies

Our Spring 2024 semester will run from Monday Jan 22nd - Sunday June 23rd .

During the academic school year our rates are tuition based.

• You will be billed for just 19 of the 21 weeks for each semester which allows for vacations and/or 2 cancellations

• Payment options are below.

• For students starting lessons mid-semester, tuition will be pro-rated and they will be invoiced monthly until the next semester.

Any or all make up lessons must be taken DURING the semester and may not be carried over to the following semester.

ONLY TWO CANCELLATIONS AND MAKE-UP LESSONS ARE PERMITTED. WE DO NOT PROVIDE REFUNDS FOR MISSED LESSONS FROM CURRENT OR PRIOR SEMESTERS.

Tuition payments: can be paid up front for the 19 week semester, or in 5 installments (monthly). Credit card information MUST be entered. Payments via check or cash are only accepted for single FULL SEMESTER payments only. If you have a billing question, please contact Mark or Christina directly with any questions (teachers are not in a position to answer any billing related questions).

If you exceed 19 lessons during a semester you will be invoiced for any additional lessons.

Adult students will be invoiced on a monthly basis.

30 Minute Lesson: Full Semester - $855.00 Or 5 Installments - 179.30

45 Minute Lesson: Full Semester - $1,235.00 Or 5 Installments - 255.75

60 Minute Lesson: Full Semester - $1,615 Or 5 Installments - 331.75 **(you may use this option if you have two siblings taking a half hour each)

*For In Home Lessons tuition rates are $5.00 additional per lesson.

**First month tuition and fees must be paid prior to your first scheduled lesson date of the semester

POLICIES AND PAYMENTS

Registration Fee: There is a registration fee of $50 per student per semester. Or $75 if you enroll for the full year. Registration fees cover the following:

•Registration fees are non-refundable

Please note: If you started your lessons in late fall of 2023, the registration fee and music fees may have been waived but will apply for our 2024 semesters.

MUSIC BOOKS: (PIANO STUDENTS ONLY)

There is a $50 dollar music fee billed at the beginning of each year. This applies to all piano students. ( The first set of books for a 5 year old is approximately $23.00) . This enables us to select appropriate music books and not have to invoice you each time. Most students will spent between $50 and $100 per year on music books. Music fees are waived for guitar, flute or voice students and adult students. Fee will also be waived on your invoice if you spent less than $25 of last year's fee.

Music provided for adults or other instruments will be added to your monthly invoice.

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:

Student Drop-off and Pick-up:

If a parent or guardian cannot wait with a student during a lesson, the student should be dropped off no earlier than five minutes before the scheduled lesson time and picked up no later than five minutes after the lesson ends. Please make sure their teacher is at the studio before you leave. If a student must be dropped off early or picked up late or if you are running late unexpectedly, please contact the teacher directly to ensure someone will be at the studio to wait with your child. The studio is only open for scheduled lessons and does not keep specific hours. For your child's safety and your own convenience, please do not assume the doors will be open and someone will be available to wait with your child more than five minutes before and after their scheduled lesson time.

Cancellation of Enrollment:

If a student needs to discontinue enrollment in a semester due to illness or other unavoidable circumstances, the studio will retain a pro-rated portion of the tuition for two weeks following the date of discontinuance.

Semester cancellations must be made two weeks in advance, and a full month tuition will be charged if you cancel tuition mid-month.

New Students Enrolled Mid-Semester:

If a new student enrolls after a semester has begun, they may take a partial term of lessons with a pro-rated tuition.

Inclement Weather:

If the Piano Workshop is closed due to inclement weather, a virtual option will be available in most cases. Or make-up lesson or class will be scheduled with the teacher. Often schools are closed in the morning, but the roads are clear and safe by afternoon. In these cases lessons will continue as scheduled. Please call the studio or your teacher directly if there is any doubt or question about the weather.

Teacher Cancellations:

In the event a teacher has to be absent due to a professional or personal commitment, a make-up lesson will be scheduled with the teacher. In the event of an absence due to sudden illness or other teacher emergency, a substitute teacher may teach your lesson. You may not be notified about this in advance.

By registering, I release any and all rights and claims for damages against the Piano Workshop at Chester and its Staff in the unlikely event of injury sustained by myself or my child(ren) during the course of or as a result of this musical activity.

Liability and Release:

I release any and all rights and claims for damages against the Piano Workshop at Chester and its Staff in the unlikely event of injury sustained by myself or my child(ren) during the course of or as a result of this musical activity.

Photos and videos may be taken from time to time and/or at recitals which may be used for promotional purposes including brochures, website and social media.

Credit Card Authorization:

If I elect credit card payments, I authorize the Piano Workshop at Chester to charge by credit card for any tuition charges and fees due for the 2023/2024 semesters.

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Registration Information

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We are currently accepting students from:

Chester
Mendham
Long Valley
Randolph
Morristown
Basking Ridge
Bernardsville
Peapack/Gladstone
Far Hills
Hackettstown
Tewksbury
Bergen County

Lesson Schedules

Our semesters run from Labor day through the 3rd week of January, and then from February through the third week of June. Summer sessions and packages are available as well.

Our Facility

Our Chester studio boasts 6 teaching rooms, two of which are acoustically treated and ideal for recording, rehearsals as well as lessons. Currently we have 7 high quality pianos three of which are baby grand size. Our newest addition is the state of the art Yamaha Avant Grande which is truly a world class instrument. It is considered a hybrid since it is electronic and produces the sounds digitally, but also looks like a grand piano and has actual hammers inside to duplicate the action and feel of a concert grand piano.

We offer in-home lessons as well, scheduling and teacher availability permitting.

Petrof and Hailun Pianos

The PETROF company is currently the biggest producer of acoustic pianos in Europe, It is a Czech family company that has been in operation since 1864. The Petrof company is considered the main innovator in this , primarily thanks to the work of experts in their technology centre and research and development department. in 2007 the company received the European Excellence Certificate which guarantees the European origin of the materials used and the premium quality of their products.

The PETROF company distributes its upright and grand pianos to 65 countries in 5 continents.

The Piano Workshop at Chester is New Jersey’s only Dealer of these truly “World Class” instruments. We have a wide selection of PETROF pianos on display, and can order custom sizes and styles direct from the PETROF factory in Czech Republic.

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