Many music and other school have a service fee. Yet, it can be confusing. What is a service fee? How is it different from the lesson tuition? Both are fair and commonly asked questions.
Lesson tuition pays for your lesson and much more. We know for sure at least 25 things you buy for your lesson fee. You can read about them in our previous post What lesson tuition buys.)
What about the service fee? There is plenty in there too.
Administrative upkeep and software
Day-to-day correspondence (emails, sms): scheduling, rescheduling, updates, answering questions, etc.
Time spent on team meetings
Time spent keeping accounts/records up-to-date
Design costs & software: educational materials, posters, flyers, newsletters
Web-management costs: website and social media platforms
Accounting service and bookkeeper’s salary and
Studio supplies
Studio decor
Printing costs
