Frequently Asked Questions

SAOW Registration is Now Open!

2026-2027 Session:  AUGUST 24, 2026 – MAY 1, 2027

Tuition is divided into nine equal monthly payments.*

First payment:  September 1, 2026
Last payment:  May 1, 2027

Registering and Enrolling on Jackrabbit:

• Before signing up on Jackrabbit, please confirm with your teacher about 1) your individual lesson day and time, and 2) which group lesson is the best fit for your student.  Then enroll in both. 

Please remember that Group Lessons, Stage Days, and Solo Recitals are integral to your student’s learning.  They are not separate optional activities.  Please take note of the schedule on the SAOW 2026-2027 Calendar.

Annual Registration Fee:  For all new and returning students‍ ‍
$50 per student
$150 per family of three or more students

Lesson Tuition includes:

• 28 weeks of individual lessons

• Group Lessons 

• Stage Days and any other large group performances in the community

30-Minute Lessons……….$145 monthly ($1305 annually)*
45-Minute Lessons…....….$194 monthly ($1746 annually)*
60-Minute Lessons….…...$242 monthly ($2178 annually)*
Siblings receive a 5% Discount.

Piano Accompanist fee:  

• $25 for a solo performed on an SAOW program, such as an SAOW Spring Solo Recital.  The fee includes a rehearsal and a performance.  This fee is added to a family’s account when a student signs up for a rehearsal and performance time with piano accompaniment.  (There will be a sign-up form.)

• For a Book Graduation Recital or any other special solo performance outside the regular SAOW schedule, the fee is determined by the accompanist and paid directly to the accompanist by the performer’s family.

Additional Classes:  Before enrolling, please confer with your child’s teacher.  The following classes meet on Fridays.  Please see the SAOW 2026-2027 Calendar. Siblings receive a 5% Discount.

Beginning Early Readers: $35 /mo ($315 /yr)*
Advanced Early Readers: $40 /mo ($360 /yr)*
Music Theory & Ensemble Reading: $40 /mo ($360 /yr)*‍ ‍

Chamber Music options:
1) Both Fall & Spring Semesters        
12 coachings……….………..………...$432 total      
‍ ‍. ($48 /mo paid over 9 months)*

    2) Fall Semester ONLY                         
6 coachings……....………….……….….$216 total
‍ ‍ ($54 /mo paid over 4 months)*

3) Spring Semester ONLY           
6 coachings……………….……..……….$216 total           
‍ ‍ ($43.20 /mo paid over 5 months)*

Non-SAOW Chamber Music students:  Add $25 Registration Fee  

Chamber Music students MUST attend all rehearsals. No exceptions except in the case of illness.  Absences result in removal from the program without a refund. 

Make-up Lesson Policy:  There will be no make-up lessons unless the teacher is at fault for missing.  However, lessons may be rescheduled if it makes sense for the teacher and family. 

*Jackrabbit works best with regular equal monthly payments.  However, if you wish to pay in full, that can easily be arranged by contacting Amanda Schubert at suzukiacademyofwaco@gmail.com

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Make listening to great classical music a part of your home environment. Play the Suzuki CDs or digital recordings for your child every day. Parents, read Nurtured by Love by Shinichi Suzuki. After reading Nurtured by Love, please contact Amanda Schubert again to schedule a meeting for you, your child, and teacher, before starting lessons. (suzukiacademyofwaco@gmail.com)

After contacting SAOW, reading Nurtured by Love, and discussing the method in an initial meeting, the parent education continues throughout study, guided by the teacher. The parent attends each lesson and is guided in home practice.

Yes! Over the long term, as the child progresses and learns how to practice, he becomes more independent. Your teacher will guide you through this process. But even as students become independent in practice, parents remain supportive by attending lessons and performances, and by maintaining a positive environment.