Voice Lesson Policies

Effective July 16 through August 8, 2025

Summer schedule will be 11am to 6pm (M-F) July 16 through August 8. Remote lessons will be allowed on any day during the summer schedule. If you desire a remote lesson, confirm this by email or text at the time of scheduling. After a remote lesson has been scheduled and confirmed, just prior to your scheduled time (normally the evening prior), you will receive an email invitation to join a Zoom meeting. You should download the latest version of Zoom on your device (computers work better than mobile devices). All summer in person lessons take place at my home studio.

Each lesson must be scheduled through the program link below. The school year schedule will resume on September 16, 2025. During the school session I teach private lessons from 2 to 6pm on Mondays, 5pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and from 11 to 5 on Fridays. When Northwestern is not in session, I often offer additional private lesson times. Lesson times open for scheduling at the beginning of each hour, exactly one calendar month in advance. So if you want to schedule a lesson on Monday, January 6 at 2pm, that time will open for scheduling at exactly 2pm on December 6 (Friday). The 3pm time on January 6 will open at 3pm on December 6, the 4pm time at 4pm on December 6, etc. I have several students vying for my time so the appointment times are normally taken quickly. Often each time is booked within the first minute it opens. Therefore, it is not unusual for the program to show no available times. However, you are welcome to keep checking the program in case someone cancels.

1. FEES -- $125 (USD) per lesson paid in advance using Zelle (steve@wstephensmith.com) or Venmo (@WStephen-Smith). For international students, use PayPal ($131.20 USD).

2. LESSON SCHEDULING -- Click on the link below to schedule a lesson.

You must first enroll at the above web address before scheduling lessons. Make sure your information is current. You are normally allowed no more than five appointments on the schedule at a time. A lesson time is secured only after you receive a notice of confirmation.

3. CANCELLATIONS -- If a lesson is missed without a minimum of 48 hours’ notice, you will be expected to pay for that lesson before receiving any other lessons. Please notify me as early as possible if you will have to miss a lesson.