Term dates 2023-2024

Term one: Mon 4th Sept - Sat 2nd Dec

Term two: Mon 4th Dec - Sat 23rd Mar

Term three: Mon 8th Apr - Sat 22nd Jun

Holidays 2023-2024 

Oct mid term break: Mon 30th Oct - Sat 4th Nov

Christmas break: 22nd Dec - Fri 5th Jan 

Imbolc St. Brigids Day: Mon 5th Feb

Feb mid term break: 12th Feb - 17th Feb

St. Patrick's holiday: Mon 18th Mar

Easter break: 25th Mar - 6th April

May bank hol: Mon 6th May

June bank hol: Mon 3rd Jun

Fees: 

All lessons are 30min and one-to-one

Term one: 12 lessons €360

Term two: 13 lessons €390 

*Mon students 11 lessons €330

Term three: 11 lessons €330

*Mon students 9 lessons 

CHILD SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

We at the Harmonics Music School are committed to a child centred approach to our work with our students. All our students are treated as individuals with individual needs and their happiness and personal development is at the core of all our work. We are committed to providing a safe environment and experience, where the welfare of the student is of the uppermost importance. We will adhere to the recommendations of Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection and Welfare of Children, published by the Department of Health and Children. Our Welfare and Child Protection Policy gathers all policies and procedures that relate to work with young people and adheres to the Children First act 2015 and the Children First: National Guidance, and Tusla’s Child Safeguarding: A guide for Policy, Procedure and Practice.

We implement the following within the school:

Knowledge and awareness of child safeguarding

Code of behaviour for all staff

Confidentiality

Following correct reporting procedures as advised by Tusla.

PRINCIPALS TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN FROM HARM

Below are the principles which will be observed to ensure as far as possible that a child is safe from harm while availing of our services at Harmonics Music School.

All staff and teachers, engaged to work with children, are Garda vetted and are fully compliant with our safeguarding statement and implementations.

We always endeavour to create and encourage a friendly, welcoming and positive atmosphere.

All child protection or welfare concerns will firstly be reported to a parent/guardian and furthermore, if needed, to Tusla/Gardai, in a timely manner.   

We recognise that implementation is an ongoing process at Harmonics Music School. Our service is committed to the implementation of this child safeguarding statement and the procedures that support our intention to keep children safe from harm while availing of our service.

Darryn Scott and Elaine Scott

Directors – Harmonics Music School

PAYMENT

Term fees must be made by the due date on your invoice to secure your place. Please allow 2-3 days for payment to reach us by due date. Your place will only be allocated onto the teacher timetable once payment is received.

PLEASE NOTE: A late payment fee of 10% of the term cost will be applied to your account to cover the additional admin required due to lateness. This will be included in the following term fee.

Your place will not be secure without full payment. Do not presume you have a place without payment. You will lose your current slot and you will have to consider other days/times for lessons.

By making any payment in respect of fees, you are agreeing with Harmonics Music School’s Policies and Procedures available on the website and student portal.

Invoices will be sent before the beginning of a new term (see term dates) and payment is to be made either:

Online (via the online link on your invoice) or 

Bank transfer (please be sure to add the student name)

Please note, online card payments incur a 2% charge due to fees passed on by credit card companies to the school. 

CANCELLATION

All lessons are paid for whether taken or missed, if lessons are cancelled, make up lessons will not be given, as teachers are contracted and paid by the term and not by the week. We are not obligated to make up/reschedule lessons that are cancelled/missed by the student. Refunds will not be given for any missed lessons, regardless of notice given.

If a teacher is absent/unwell, a rescheduled class will be arranged for a later date or a substitute teacher will be arranged for that class. Please note: Rescheduled lessons may take place in the school holidays/bank or public holidays. You will be offered two opportunities for a rescheduled class. If both dates are unsuitable, a final date for an online lesson will be arranged. If the rescheduled class/online class is missed by the student, it will not be further rescheduled or refunded.

The term fee is fixed and non-adjustable. If you decide to finish lessons earlier than the specified date, the full fee still applies, as our teachers are contracted by the term and we are not able to provide teachers with a new student in that particular slot for the few remaining weeks of the term. Please do not adjust the fee to suit your holidays or lessons that can’t be attended.

DATA/GDPR

Harmonics Music School will only store your data and information for the purpose it was originally collected for, and it will not be shared with a third party.

STUDENT PORTAL 

To cancel a lesson, please do so via the Student Portal which you will be sent access to through the website. THIS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE TEACHER. 

Failure to attend a lesson or lessons without notice, will result in those lessons being lost. If no further contact is received, your slot on the timetable will also be lost.

Teachers may upload materials to the student portal for you to download and print. You will automatically get an email if a teacher has uploaded an item.

DROP OFF/COLLECTION

Please ensure your child is dropped off and collected in a reasonable time frame before the lesson starts and after the lesson is concluded. No children should be left waiting for extended periods either side of lessons in any area of the premises. All children should wait and be collected unless their teacher is informed otherwise. We, at the school are not responsible for any student outside of the assigned lesson time or off the premises.

STUDENT PROGRESS

If a parent wishes to speak with the teacher, we ask that you do so at the beginning of the students lesson so it doesn’t interfere with the following students lesson time. Parents are not permitted to sit in on the lessons as it can be disruptive to the child and the teacher. Exceptions can be made in certain circumstances, but it’s at the teacher’s discretion as to whether a parent may sit in on a lesson.

COVID RESTRICTIONS

Should government imposed restrictions or advice in regards to Covid-19 lead to the temporary closure of the school for in-person classes, students enrolled will be given online lessons. No deferrals or refunds are offered in this situation.

WEATHER ALERTS

In the event of a weather alerts, parents and students will be notified of cancellations.

The school shall not be liable for any failure of, or delay in the performance of classes for the period that such failure or delay is beyond the reasonable control of the school, materially affects the performance of any of its obligations and could not have reasonably been foreseen or provided against, e.g extreme weather conditions/alerts, epidemics or pandemics. Classes missed due to conditions beyond the reasonable control of the school will have to be forfeited by the student.

DISCONTINUENCE

Harmonics Music School reserves the right to withdraw the enrolment of any student who misses three consecutive lessons without notification or who has a pattern of absence. All students or parents on behalf of students must give 2 weeks notice if they wish to discontinue with lessons. All fees for the term must be paid in full regardless of the student finishing the term. No refunds will be given. Fees are non-transferable between siblings or school terms.

REFUNDS

No refunds are given except in exceptional circumstances determined by Harmonics Music School. Fees are non-transferable between siblings or school terms.

EXAMS

Fees for exam entry are paid directly to the school. Parents will be informed of the due date for fees. There is a 5euro admin fee for the processing and uploading of each application. 

Please note: We cannot accept responsibility for any exam entry not put forward to the examining board due to your late payment of the fee. 

At Harmonics Music School, our ethos is very important to us, therefore students are under no obligation or pressure to work toward/sit grade exams. Students who would like to have the opportunity to work toward grade exams with the Royal Irish Academy or in some cases, RockSchool modern voice, please talk to your teacher if you are interested.

Grade exams can be taken in person at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Westland Row or in some cases, by recording a digital video exam with their teacher. Parents will be informed of the dates and times as confirmed by RIAM, please note, these are set dates and times and we cannot alter them.

If a student withdraws from the exam, the RIAM do not offer refunds. They will only refund the fee if a doctor’s note is provided due to illness.

If any vocal student (classical/musical theatre) attending an RIAM exam requires accompaniment for their exam, this is the responsibility of the parent/student. The fees associated with an accompanist are also the responsibility of the parent/student. Please speak with your teacher regarding this matter.

BEHAVIOUR

Abusive behaviour, verbal or otherwise, will not be tolerated. If a resolution can not be met in a timely, professional and understanding manner, then we, Harmonics Music School, reserve the right to the termination of lessons without refund. 

The terms and conditions are in place to ensure the smooth running of the school for both students and teachers.

LOCATION

Main hub: Greystones Studios, Theatre Lane, A63 V1F8 (DOOR CODE 1703)

Additional premises: The Cottage @ Rise At The Cove, Carraig Eden, Marine Road, A63 V406

Please note: your lesson location will be confirmed before lessons commence and is also visible on the student portal

TERM DATES:

Please refer to the website, online calendar and student portal under the ‘Online Resources’ tab and click ‘Shared Space’. 

No general timetabled lessons take place in the school holidays/bank 

holidays. However, rescheduled lessons may take place during these times as stated above.

You will see this in the STUDENT PORTAL where all holidays are marked on the timetable. Please note, rescheduled lessons may be offered to students during these times. If a student cannot attend for whatever reason the cancellation policy above still applies.

Harmonics Music School reserves the right to make changes to class timetables/teachers and the terms and conditions at any time. You will be informed of such changes.

Harmonics Music School cannot accept any responsibility for the damage or loss of property in either premises or grounds.

CONTACT DETAILS:

PHONE: 085 8499174

Web: www.harmonicsmusicschool.com

Email: hello@harmonicsmusicschool.com