Cost: This is a 9 month program with the yearly tuition broken up into 3 billing cycles. We encourage students and parents to make a year commitment to the band. A $65 deposit is due when you register for fall classes prior to August 1st. After August 1st, we stop taking deposits and the 1st Billing Cycle payment is due. This reserves a spot for your child. If you paid a deposit, the deposit goes towards the balance due with the first payment. This is refundable up to September 30 if you decide to change your mind. Here are your two options for making payments:

Option 1: (3 month payment option)

1st Billing Cycle:

September, October, and May (in order to encourage students and parents to commit to the program we have them pay for May tuition in the first billing cycle). There is a $35 Registration/Materials Fee due with the first payment. You must pay the first payment before classes can begin. An invoice will be sent to you at the beginning of August. The breakdown for the first payment cycle is:

$162  Tuition (3 months) plus $35 Registration/Materials Fee=$197 minus $65 (deposit)=$132.00.

2nd Billing Cycle:

November, December, and January  $162

3rd Billing Cycle:

February, March, April  $162

Once a student starts class in that billing cycle they are enrolled for that period of time and there are no refunds. The only exception is in the beginning when the child first starts. Parents can be refunded if after 2 weeks of class the child decides it is really not for them and drops.

Option 2 (pay in full with discount): The other method of payment is to pay in full and receive a $20.00 discount. Must pay in full within 30 days of starting class. The $65.00 deposit is applied to your first payment(if you made a deposit between May and Aug). The total for the year is $521  ($486+ $35 materials= $521 minus the $20 discount= $501.00). If you paid the $65 deposit then you would subtract that amount from this total.

If you want more information see our website or give us a call. We have a limited number of Scholarship available upon request (deadline for applications is Sept 10). Call the M.U.S.E. Office for details. All credit cards are accepted. Instrument rental is separate from tuition (see website). The average cost to rent an instrument is between $16-24 per month (except saxophone which is more). For parents convenience, M.U.S.E. has rental instruments available through a company called NEMC for Oregon students. We have a list of stores in your area for California Parents

Cost Includes: In addition to our weekly lessons, we offer free workshops, extra “Help Day’s”, school performances, M.U.S.E. winter and spring concerts, M.U.S.E. Honor Band for our band students, and parades in some areas.

 Methods of payment: You can now pay with credit card on our website. Go to our "Registration" page and you will see a link for paying by credit card.  If you pay by check, please send to PO Box 23774, Tigard, OR 97281-3774. In order for your check to be processed correctly, please include the confirmation number on the check which you will receive after you submit your on line registration. Be sure to click the button for your method of payment as well.

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