Student fees

TPO MUSIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT AND ADULT DEPARTMENT

Semester = fall semester (August-December) OR spring semester (January-May)

Academic year = fall AND spring semester

 

REGISTRATION

Registration takes place through the Eepos-system (eira.eepos.fi).

Registration is binding and reserves a student place for the entire school year. See conditions for canceling a student place in the section Cancellation policies.

You can also start your studies in the middle of the semester. The tuition fee is then calculated according to the remaining lessons in the semester.

 

TUITION

There are 32 teaching weeks in the academic year: autumn semester 14 teaching weeks and a concert week and spring semester 16 teaching weeks and a concert week. Teaching weeks can include group lessons instead of individual lessons.

The tuition fee covers private playing or singing lessons, teaching of music composition subjects, joint music making and concert weeks. In addition, the music institute offers paid additional studies.

 

BILLING

Invoicing takes place by e-mail in autumn and spring. The tuition fee is sent in two installments. The sender of the invoice is the Eepos post 'laskutus@eepos.fi' and the subject is Lukukausimaksu Eiran musiikkiopistosta.

We reserve the right to revise the prices at the beginning of the semesters and academic year.

We ask that you take care of the correctness of the email address and update the changes to Eepos. The minor's invoice is addressed to the email address of the primary guardian mentioned in the form, the adult student receives the invoice to their own email.

 

DISCOUNTS

The support association, Eiran musiikkiopiston kannatusyhdistys ry,  grants discounts on tuition fees based on justified applications at the beginning of semesters. Discounts are mainly granted to students under the age of 19. Late applications will not be considered. Application deadlines are announced in the Preludi&Fuuga newsletter and on the website.

 

CANCELLATION PRACTICES

CONTINUING STUDENTS:

The student place applies to the entire school year, and it does not need to be renewed at the end of the year.

The tuition fee will be charged in full if the cancellation is not made by the deadlines:

Cancellation of a student place for the fall semester by August 1, 2025.
Cancellation of a student place for the spring semester by December 15, 2025.

If the student place is canceled in the middle of the semester, no refund will be paid for the remaining lessons.

Absence from classes does not constitute cancellation. Termination or cancellation of a student place must be reported to the college's office at kanslia@eiranmusiikkiopisto.fi, just telling the teacher is not enough.

NEW STUDENTS:

New students are subject to the same cancellation policies as continuing students. However, it is possible to cancel a new student place after the first lesson, in which case only the price of the trial lesson will be charged.

 

ABSENCES

The teacher is not obliged to hold lessons back if the student is, for example, sick, on vacation, at a school event or has forgotten a lesson. However, in the case of longer periods of illness and other special cases, compensation is always negotiated separately and in advance.

If teacher is absent, lesson will be hold back either by the teacher at some other time or a substitute teacher will be acquired.  In Pianoleikki and ukulele group lessons in a force majeure situation, when a substitute cannot be found, the music school reserves the right to cancel the class without refund once during the semester.

 

 

MUSIC PLAYSCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Semester = fall semester (August-December) OR spring semester (January-May)

Academic year = fall AND spring semester

 

REGISTRATION

Registration takes place through the Eepos system (eira.eepos.fi).

Registration is binding and applies to the entire academic year. The conditions for canceling a student place can be found in the section Cancellation policies.

 

TUITION

There are 30 teaching weeks in the academic year: autumn semester 14 teaching weeks and spring semester 16 teaching weeks. Usually, the fall semester ends with the children's Christmas party.

 

BILLING

Invoicing takes place by e-mail in autumn and spring. The muskari fee is charged in one instalment. The sender of the invoice is the Eepos post 'laskutus@eepos.fi' and the subject is Lukukausimaksu Eiran musiikkiopistosta. We reserve the right to revise the prices at the beginning of the semesters and academic year. We ask families to take care of the correctness of the email address and update the changes to Eepos.

 

MUSIC PLAYSCHOOL LESSON

The length of a "muskari" lesson is 45 min. If there are less than 3 children in the class due to absences, the class is 30 minutes long.

A group is established if at least 3 people sign up (max 10 children in a group).

Siblings cannot be brought to the muskari lesson. Muskari's sibling group is offered separately.

 

CANCELLATION PRACTICES

CONTINUING STUDENTS:

The student place applies to the entire school year, and it does not need to be renewed at the end of the year.

The tuition fee will be charged in full if the cancellation is not made by the deadlines:

Cancellation of a student place for the fall semester by August 1, 2025.
Cancellation of a student place for the spring semester by 15 December 2025.

If the student place is canceled in the middle of the semester, no refund will be paid for the remaining hours.

Absence from classes does not constitute cancellation. Termination or cancellation of a student place must be reported to the college's office at kanslia@eiranmusiikkiopisto.fi, just telling the teacher is not enough.

NEW STUDENTS

New students are subject to the same cancellation policies as continuing students. However, it is possible to cancel a new student place after the first lesson, in which case only the price of the trial lesson will be charged.

In the middle of the semester, it is possible to join a group where there is room. The tuition fee is calculated according to the remaining lessons.

ABSENCES

Music Playschool participants' absences and unused teaching sessions will not be compensated. When a teacher gets sick, the priority is to get a substitute for the class. In a force majeure situation, when a substitute cannot be found, the music school reserves the right to cancel the class without refund once during the semester.