Terms and Conditions
Lesson Policies
Please take the time to be aware of JCGT policies
Student Lesson Policies.
We are committed to your success on guitar. To ensure your success we know that consistency is a critical component. This means attending your lesson each and every week and practising most days. Below are our policies that are designed to keep you focused and on track. Please take a few minutes to read our policies and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
- Missed Lesson Policy - We ask that you attend each lesson at your allocated time each week to ensure consistency. Please note lessons CANNOT be carried forward and if you miss your appointment, you will still be charged for the lesson.
- Cancelling lessons temporarily - If you intend to be away for a long period, you can of course, cancel your payments (with 14 days notice) but please be aware that you will more than likely lose your time and/or day and, because I am usually fully booked, you may have to wait for some time before I can offer another suitable space. If your payments continue, your time and day will always be held.
- Holidays - There will be lessons on almost all public holidays but if not, we’ll let you know, and an alternative day and time will be arranged. In the case of school holidays, if you will not be attending lessons please speak to your teacher in advance.
- Practice requirements - Consistent practice is critical to your success on guitar. Without regular practice, you are unlikely to progress and in most cases students who fail to practice at least five days a week will almost certainly give up within a few months. To avoid this, we require all students to meet the minimum practice requirements and ask that you fill in the Practice Log each day.
- Student folder - You are required to bring your booklet to every lesson as it contains the necessary materials for your lessons. If you lose your booklet, you can purchase a replacement.
- Guitar - you will need to bring your own guitar to every lesson. Please ensure your guitar is in tune. You can purchase a guitar tuner and will be shown in the lesson how to tune your guitar. If you break a string, there are several good videos on YouTube that will teach you how to replace a broken string. Please just send an email to your teacher for a link to the video.
- Parents - For children under the age of 13 years we require at least one parent or guardian to attend the introductory lessons and at least one lesson per month thereafter. In some cases, especially with younger children we might ask parents to be more involved.