SPA Pricing and Policies

All prices below reflect annual tuition and include:

• 15 lessons in the fall
• 15 lessons in the spring)

Strings Private Lessons

Cello • Electric Bass •  Guitar • Viola • Violin

• 30-minute lessons | $1,117
• 45-minute lessons | $1,635
• 60-minute lessons | $2,181

Other Private Lessons

Clarinet • Flute • French Horn • Low Brass • Oboe • Percussion • Piano • Songwriting • Music Production • Saxophone • Trumpet • Voice‍

• 30-minute lessons | $1,010
• 45-minute lessons | $1,486
• 60-minute lessons | $2,181

Ballet Classes

Click here to view the complete schedule and pricing information.

Children’s Choir

4th–6th Grade

• Tuesdays | 3:40–5:00 p.m. | $330

Homeschool Choir

7th–12th Grade

• Tuesdays | 3:40–5:00 p.m. | $330

Beginner Piano Class

Ages 7–12

• Thursdays | 3:45–4:30 p.m. | $340

Ages 7+ (Including Adults)

• Wednesdays | 5:15–6 p.m. | $340

Strings Class

26 classes per year

• Wednesdays | 5–6 p.m.

Tuition

• Free for students enrolled in private lessons through SPA.
• $380 for students enrolled in private Suzuki lessons outside of SPA.

Trial lessons are available for the following instruments and subject areas:

Cello
Clarinet
Electric Bass
Flute
French Horn
Guitar
Low Brass
Music Production
Oboe
Percussion
Piano
Saxophone
Trumpet
Ukulele
Viola
Violin
Voice

Click here to register for a trial lesson

Registration

New students

Click the Register button at the top of the SPA home page, and select your desired lesson or class. You will be redirected to our registration system, through which you can choose your lesson length or class and complete the registration process.

If you have questions before registering, please contact the SPA office:

• 901-347-5711
• spa@bellevue.org

Cello, Viola, and Violin Registration

All cello, viola, and violin registrations are coordinated through our Strings Coordinator, Cecily Britt.

To register for lessons in one of these instruments:

1. Click the Register button at the top of the SPA home page.
2. Select the Strings option.
3. Complete the registration form.

After submitting the form, Cecily Britt or another instructor will contact you regarding your registration. If you have questions, please email Cecily at cbritt@bellevue.org.

Returning students

Students currently enrolled in private lessons through Opus do not need to reregister.

If you need to change your lesson day or time, please notify your instructor as soon as possible.

Tuition

Tuition is billed at the beginning of each month, and the amount is based on the number of private lessons scheduled during that month. Once your payment method has been established, invoices will be automatically processed through your selected account.

Please ensure sufficient funds are available each month to avoid declined or insufficient payment notifications.

Tuition Policies

• If a payment is missed, instructors will pause lessons until payment has been received by the School of Performing Arts office.
• Lessons missed due to late payment will not be made up.
• If no payment or communication is received for two consecutive weeks, the instructor may offer the lesson time slot to another student.

Refund Policy

Students may discontinue lessons or classes at any time without penalty or obligation to future payments. However, accounts must remain current for all past lessons or classes.  

No refunds will be issued for tuition or class payments that have already been made.  

Multi-Lesson Discount

Families with more than one student enrolled or with one student enrolled in multiple lessons may receive a $55 tuition discount on the lower-priced lesson(s).

To receive this discount, email Darla Lovett at dlovett@bellevue.org after you’ve registered, and she can adjust your account accordingly.

Missed Lessons

Instructors are not required to make up lessons missed by students.

• Lessons that were missed due to student absences will not roll over to the next semester.
• Tuition will not be refunded for student absences.

These policies are in place to protect the instructors’ reserved teaching time. SPA compensates teachers for the time they set aside for lessons or not a student attends. This helps SPA attract and retain high-quality instructors.

Any lesson missed due to the instructor’s absence will be made up before the beginning of the next semester.

Weather Closures

In the event of inclement weather, SPA follows Bellevue’s policies. If the church is closed, SPA is also closed. 

Please note: SPA does not necessarily follow local school system closures. Visit bellevue.org for the latest weather-related updates. Also, if you choose to miss a lesson while the church remains open, the instructor is not required to make up that lesson.

Holiday Schedule

SPA follows Bellevue’s office holiday schedule. If the church is closed for a holiday, then SPA is also closed.

For a full list of SPA policies, please see the SPA student handbook located in the Documents section of this page.

SPA Student Handbook

Click here to see our Student Handbook.

General SPA calendar

Find our general SPA calendar here.

Ballet calendar

For calendar questions specific to ballet, click here.