Summer Term
The Summer Term runs from Monday 29 June 2026 through Friday 4 September 2026.

​Lesson Policy and Calendar

Policy
  • Students who wish to return to the studio in September 2026 must be registered for the Summer Term.
  • Students not registered for the Summer Term will be placed on the waiting list with new students for the fall, no exceptions.
  • If a student takes the entire summer off without registering for a summer plan, they are unlikely to have a spot to return to the studio in September for the following academic year.

Calendar
  • The Summer Term runs from Monday 29  June  - Friday 4 September 2026.
  • The Fall Semester begins on Tuesday, 8 September 2026.
  • Fall Registration begins on Monday, 27 July 2026.  All Fall 2026 Registration Forms are due by Monday, 17 August 2026.
  • ​Academic year cancellation guidelines still apply.
  • Make-ups are not guaranteed and will be scheduled only if possible.

Registration Options and Guidelines
  • Summer Term Lesson Plan (6 lessons in 10 weeks)
    • ​We will see each student 6 times over the 10-week summer period.  This can be 6 individual weeks or multiple times within a given week.
    • If, for some reason, that becomes impossible, we will provide instruction time equivalent to 6 meetings by scheduling lessons for only the weeks you are here (but lengthening some of them to make up for the difference in time), having an asynchronous lesson (or lessons), or providing custom practice-assistance videos.
    • If the schedule permits, and a student would like to take more than 6 lessons over the course of the summer, those students can be accommodated on a case-by-case basis with prorated tuition, once everyone’s needs have been met.

  • Unregistered (student relinquishes their place on the studio roster to waitlisted/new students; only allowed back in Fall 2026 if there is space)
    • If we have not received a Summer Registration Form from a student by the start of the Summer Term, we consider them unregistered and offer their place to a new student.  
    • Unregistered students are placed at the bottom of the wait-list, are not included in the Fall Registration process when it begins over the summer, and don’t receive any information about the upcoming academic year.
    • Unregistered students are welcome to reach out in September to see if there are any open spaces in the studio.  However, since we can’t take their availability into account when making the fall schedule, unregistered students would have to choose from any remaining openings, if any exist.
    • Under no circumstances can we "hold a place" on the MPS roster during the next academic year's schedule for any students who do not register for the summer term.

    • Families with multiple students cannot share a lesson plan between siblings.
      • ​To ensure all students have a place to return to in September 2026, each student must have their own lesson plan.
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    • Students cannot downgrade lesson time during the summer.
      • Students MUST register for a lesson plan that matches the lesson length they currently take during the academic year.
      • Students can, however, opt to try a longer lesson time during the summer, if they want.

    Important Scheduling Guidelines
    • Summer Term 2026 lessons are held Monday through Friday, usually during the afternoon and evening.
    • Lessons will not be scheduled on Saturday or Sunday.
    • Depending on demand from week to week, it may be possible to schedule lessons earlier in the day. 
    • List your availability for the entire 10-week period.  
      • If you are here for more than 6 weeks, please list all of them.  Having flexibility will make scheduling easier for us; please do not choose 6 specific weeks out of the 10-week term.
      • If you are here for fewer than 6 weeks, we will see you multiple times within a given week.
      • If you would like to schedule more than 6 lessons, please list all your available weeks.  Once we have the required schedule completed, we may be able to work in extra lessons based on mutual availability.

    Tuition Costs
    • Summer Term Lesson Plan tuition is a comprehensive flat fee that accounts for students missing virtually half of the 10-Week Summer Term. 
      • Consequently, we need to ensure we have sufficient income to cover expenses over the summer, regardless of attendance levels. 
      • Therefore, Summer Term Lesson Plan tuition covers not only the time spent in lessons but also serves as a placeholder fee to some extent. ​
    Lesson Length
    6 Lessons in 10 Weeks
    30 minutes
    $375
    45 minutes
    $515
    60 minutes
    $685
    Tuition Payment Guidelines
    • The total cost of the Summer Lesson Plan Tuition will be broken up into 2 equal payments, billed separately in July and August.
      • ​The July invoice will read “1st Installment of Summer Tuition,” and the August invoice will read “2nd Installment of Summer Tuition.”
      • Each payment is due by the 10th of the month.
      • A $15 late fee will be added if tuition is received after the due date. 
    • Tuition may be paid by check (in person or by mail), through Chase QuickPay with Zelle, or with Venmo.  
      • ​Checks should be made payable to: Mallimo Piano Studio.  Please note that checks may be held and deposited throughout the summer.    
      • Chase QuickPay and/or Zelle payments should be addressed to [email protected].
      • Venmo payments can be addressed to @Mallimo-Piano-Studio.
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    Benefits of Summer Study
    • Prevents students from spending the first 1-2 months of the fall semester reviewing.
    • Allows for retention of concepts and good habits learned during the year.
    • Provides a low-stress period for overall development.
    • Provides a low-stress environment for experimentation with new ideas.
    • Provides an opportunity to reinforce concepts or address necessary issues.
    • Students begin to see the piano as part of their lives rather than simply another activity.  

    Registration FAQs
    • Why must a current student register for the Summer Term in order to preserve a place in the following academic year’s schedule?  
      • ​The easier pace of summer vacation often makes it a good time for curious students to begin lessons.  However, to be fair to any new students who may want to start over the summer, we must ensure we can continue teaching them in the fall.  Therefore, it is crucial that we know our fall teaching load at the beginning of the summer.  If we had a full schedule during the previous academic year and all of our current students plan to return in the fall, then we must tell any new students who inquire about beginning lessons over the summer that we have no openings and place them on the waiting list. 
     
    • I can understand why a student who may have recently begun would need to register for the summer in order to keep a place in the studio schedule for the following academic year, but why should a student who has been studying for many years not be automatically guaranteed a place in the studio schedule regardless of summer attendance? 
      • Summer registration is equally fair to long-term students, new students, and to us as well.  If many students took the summer off, we would be forced to take new students to make up for lost income.  Given all the effort and time we invest in our students throughout the academic year, we would like to avoid being put in this position during the summer.  If we were forced to accept many new students due to low summer attendance, we would have to choose at the end of the summer either to continue teaching new students who recently began or to take back current students who took the summer off.  From this perspective, it is impossible for us to make any decision that is fair to either new or returning students.  
      • New and returning students both rightfully expect and deserve to continue, and at the outset, we want to make an honest commitment to our students that we can uphold.  In addition, while current students may plan to return in the fall even if they take the summer off, things may change unexpectedly.  If this happens and current students cannot return the following year, then we at least know that we’ve done the best for everyone involved at that moment given the circumstances: returning students know we kept a place for them to return to, new students who may have begun over the summer will know they were not mislead, and we know that we were able to make any and all decisions we made in good faith and with everyone’s best interests at heart.  
    All policies are subject to change.
    Register for the Summer Term