Please read the information below regarding our lesson fees, schedule, and music school policies . Please contact our office at 250.372.5000 or email us at admin@kamloopssymphony.com prior to registration with any questions you may have. Please fill out our online registration form and submit it to us, or come into our office and fill out the form in person.
All students will be charged a non-refundable, annual registration fee per fiscal year (July through June). Discounted fees will be provided for a complete registration before June 20, 2021. Lessons will not commence until registration and first payment is received before lessons. (NOTE: MYC Students have a seperate registration fee, which includes supplies)
Registration will not be accepted if there is a balance owing on your account.
Individual: $50 (Before May 31, 2022: $40) Family: $70 (Before May 31, 2022: $60)
Private Lesson fees for the 2021/2022 year are:
30 minutes: $28.00* 45 minutes: $42.00* 60 minutes: $56.00*
*Rates are set by our faculty and will vary. These are minimum rates.
Tuitionfor the entire year will be invoiced in September (or when the student begins for the year, if later than September).
Our acceptedformsofpaymentare: Pre-Authorized Bank Debit, Post-Dated Cheque, Visa, Mastercard and Cash. Those paying with Pre-Authorized Debit will receive a 2.0% discount on their lesson fees.
Tuition for the entire year will be invoiced in September (or when the student begins for the year, if later than September). Students may choose one of the following payment schedules:
1. One payment – Due Sept. 1, 2021 2. Two payments – Due Sept. 1, 2021 and Feb. 1, 2022 3. Four payments – Due Sept. 1, 2021; Nov. 1, 2021; Feb. 1, 2022; and Apr. 1, 2022 4. Eight payments on the first of each month from September 2021 to April 2022 (only available for pre-authorized debit or post-dated cheques )
Note: MYC Students have the option of 10 monthly payments, September through June.
Students may register during the year and payment will be pro-rated accordingly (with the exception of group lessons.)
There are resources available to assist restricted-income youth in Kamloops pay for music lessons. We offer the Peter Collins Memorial Bursary, the Kamloops Music Collective has their Whole Note Program, and the City of Kamloops has the Boogie the Bridge Cultural Fund (click the link and scroll down to the Arts and Culture Support section to find it).
Classes are individually priced. Learn more about group lessons.
Sunrise Program
$175.00 for each 10 week program. There are 3 consecutive 10-week programs available per year.
Sunshine, Sunbeams, & Moonbeams
There is a registration fee for each child in the program. The registration fee pays only for the books and other materials students and parents require for each year of instruction and are set by the supplier of the materials. The fee for one child enrolled in the program is $650.00 for the year, which runs from September to June. There is a family discount for additional children in the same family. The fee for each additional child in the same family is $600.00 for the year. The fee may be paid in 10 equal payments and payment for the first month must be received prior to the first class.
The full school year consists of approximately 36 lessons beginning in mid-September and ending in mid-June. In most cases, no lessons will be taught during public school Christmas Break and Spring Break periods or on statutory holidays. These dates are not normally included in the lesson schedule or on your invoice. Some faculty members may request a revised schedule. You will be invoiced according to the lessons scheduled for that faculty member. Please note that teachers still teach on public school teacher professional development days.
For all up to date policies for students and parents/guardians of the KSMS, please go here .