- - - The M-OStudio Voice Studio Policy!!! - - -
(For Private Home Studio Only...
...see other respective school policies)

(1) Fees and Fee Structure: The hourly fee for new students studying with either Megan or Obed at M-OStudio is $50 per professional hour and $30 per professional half an hour. A professional hour is 55 minutes in length, and a professional half an hour is 25 minutes in length. Checks and cash are our preferred forms of payment, and checks should be written to either: ‘Megan Wagner’ or ‘Obed Floan’, depending on which one of us is your respective instructor. Payment will be expected and collected at the time of your lesson. If you desire and inquire, we can provide you with a receipt of payment for your records. NO post-dated checks are appropriate as payment. In our attempts to remain flexible for those who may need to work out other means of payment, we would ask that you contact us directly through our various forms of contact below in number (8), and we will find a way to make it work for you. If you have other questions, please feel free to contact us directly as well.

(2) Scheduling Your Lessons: Megan and Obed’s scheduling is done primarily through our online scheduling system. Check regularly online for lesson cancellations and open lesson times. From time to time we may suggest, or you may want more than just one lesson a week; schedule permitting. We find that this helps to attain the progress that may be appropriate for those that are truly committed to their vocal journey. The decision for a more aggressive lesson schedule and the ability to find time in everyone’s schedule to accomplish this may be determined through a consultation with your teacher, you (the student) and a mutual decision between everyone involved with your vocal journey. At which point, another payment schedule will be arranged.

(3) Responsibility: It is important that singers do not arrive more than five minutes before their appointed time as we do not want to disturb the current lesson already in session. However, when it is your lesson time, we ask that you knock politely on the door for your lesson. As we may not always have a clock handy, this will help all of us facilitate keeping a prompt schedule and also assure that your lesson starts on time. If you do arrive early, please wait patiently either in your car, or on the stoop (if the weather is nice and you enjoy nature) until your lesson time.

(4) Your Mission: Consistent study is very important. However, unforeseen scheduling issues and other emergencies do not always allow for consistent weekly lesson attendance. We understand this and therefore suggest that you tape every lesson to enhance your practice sessions. Make sure you design a consistent listening and practice schedule. Remember that vocal study is a partnership between instructor and singer. Much of your vocal development is learning to understand your own vocal growth and how to vocalize properly.

(5) Keep goal seeking: Remember, consistent lessons alone cannot offer enough momentum to move the singer forward. Everyone needs a set of goals. Set up your goals with a time frame in mind. These can be vocal goals, practice goals, or even career goals. Sitting down and writing these goals will make you more involved in moving them toward reality. Then ask a colleague to be a part of a goal group.

(6a) Auditing Policy: We encourage an open studio policy. This means that interested singers are allowed to audit another lesson with the permission of the singer who has booked that lesson time. QUIET PLEASE: NO comments. Remember that as an auditor you are a guest. It is inappropriate to make any comments constructive or otherwise. Remember that the singer has booked a session with Obed or Megan. It is important that your opinions or comments be saved for your own lesson time.

(6b) Audit Fee: While auditing is encouraged, it is a privilege, not a right. Please be advised that during any lesson that has been booked for either a professional half an hour or a professional hour we can and will reserve the right to request that a $10 audit fee be charged any auditor. This fee will be paid by the auditor to the instructor in cash at the time of that audited lesson. (This does not apply to small master classes.)

(6c) Safe Environment for Learning: Our studio policy is designed to draw boundaries for all those who study with either Megan or Obed at M-OStudio. Auditors must respect the ‘quiet policy', which has been designed to create and protect a safe learning environment.

(7) Housekeeping: Only music related materials are to be placed on the piano. NO exceptions. We ask that you respect the our equipment.

(8) Studio Website Plug: We would also like to take this opportunity to remind you of this invaluable tool we have put a lot of time and thought into for our students here at M-OStudio (“M”egan and “O”bed’s Vocal Studio). Many singers do not know about our web site www.M-OStudio.com and ALL of them should. ? This site can be very informative, and a great resource to find and purchase music that we suggest in your lessons. Please tell friends and colleagues about this free service. Our studio phone number at home is: 651-294-9056 and our studio email address is: Info@M-OStudio.com. Check regularly on our website and your e-mail for updates regarding M-OStudio announcements, master classes, and other special events.

(9) Resume or CV: Studying in this studio is a privilege. Each teacher or singer is asked to commit 20 to 30 lessons in order to thoroughly learn the complexities of these vocal principles. These principles must be internalized in the body to be fully realized and learned. Sessions can be taken over the long term. Obed Floan or Megan Wagner Floans' name, or even the M-OStudio name should be placed on the resume or CV ONLY after the first 15 sessions; AND ONLY if the student is happy with the progress. It is rightly appropriate and professional to give credit to one's source of vocal progress, but ONLY if this is discussed with your respective teacher prior to doing so. This rule is due to unfortunate past experiences. NO exceptions!!!

(10) Promptness and Make-Up Lessons: You may have heard the expression, “success is where preparation meets opportunity”, however in the music business, a lot has to be said about “being in the right place at the right time”. So we expect that promptness and regular attendance will be your ongoing responsibility to practice a great work ethic and learn these principles for success in the future. If you arrive late to your lesson, we can still meet for the remainder of your lesson and make some progress, however, you still owe the full fee from the portion of the lesson you missed. Regardless of reason! Phone calls are necessary and cell phones make this really simple and easy. ? Alternately, if for whatever reason, you miss the lesson altogether and cannot communicate with any of us, the same non-refundable policy applies. In that case, if you wish to not be out that money, make-up lessons are available and, with proper communication, we will work this out with you on an individual case by case basis. Also see our “No-Show” Policy (12) below for more details about this as well.

(11) Cancellation Policy: Please be advised that a 24-hour advance cancellation notification is required in this studio. If illness occurs suddenly, please contact Megan or Obed as soon as possible. Please do NOT show up ill at a lesson without speaking to either of us first. This exposes the instructor and other singers to your illness. If you must cancel your lesson, please refer to our "No-Show" Policy (12) below. However, you can still work and sing through minor symptoms of the common cold if you’ve determined that you are past the state of being contagious. After all, one of the main reasons to take voice lessons is to learn how to continue and sing properly EVEN when we are not feeling the best or are not on top of our game, and we can show you how to do this. So please consult us ahead of time to help you determine if you should continue with your lesson that day.