Tuition
We started as a small family-owned Performing Arts School in 1997
Over the years, we have grown to be a dynamic comprehensive one-location Music & Dance School, serving all ages on the Peninsula. There are 7 Departments at our school managed by Owners and Directors who inspire and unify our teaching artists. Furthermore we specialize in quality curriculum and continuous program enhancements. Accordingly our university-trained teachers are exceptional, with a high level of pedagogy and arts education, with credentials and experience. In turn, we take exceptional care of our teachers.
We are parents too
We have two children, a son entering his 2nd year at UC Berkeley (in the Cal Marching Band & Berkeley Wind Ensemble too!) and a daughter entering her first year of high school. Our children grew up in Myriad’s music and dance programs. As parents, we realize families can choose between several schools. All music or dance schools are not the same. We are delighted you have taken an interest in our school. Compare the features and options of our school here: school comparison checklist.
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Your Myriad tuition supports the teachers and the hard-working administrators at our school. Teachers and staff at Myriad benefit from professional development opportunities, matching 401-K retirement plan options, job performance bonuses and much more. We ensure that our teachers receive the fair compensation needed to sustain Bay Area Educators, keeping pace with increasing inflation and the rising cost-of-living index. In our community, we are doing our part to make a difference, supporting teachers in their commitment to inspire music and dance students in the Bay Area. You are making a difference too, when you register for music and dance lessons with our talented teachers. Thank you!
Specialized Music Instruction
Year-Round Schedule for Private Music Lessons & Team Classes
Private Music Lessons
Pro-rated Tuition
30 minute lesson / week: $268 pro-rated monthly tuition
45 minute lesson / week: $402 pro-rated monthly tuition
60 minute lesson / week: $536 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual Year-Round Membership Fee: $65
Includes: School binders, homework assignment sheets. Music / theory workbooks are an additional fee and will be charged to your account as new books are assigned.
Piano Teams, Guitar Teams & Violin Teams
Pro-rated Tuition: 50 minute class / week: $268 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual Year-Round Membership Fee: $65
Includes: School binders, homework assignment sheets. Music / theory workbooks are an additional fee and will be charged to your account as new books are assigned.
Foundations Classes: 10 month Schedule
Dance Tuition
See the Tuition & Fees page, under the Dance Menu.
Preschool Music
Pro-rated Tuition: $119 pro-rated monthly tuition (Music Booklets, materials and music included)
Annual 10- month Membership Fee: $35
Mini Piano Plus
Pro-rated Tuition: $151 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual Membership Fee: $65
Includes: All songbooks, homework cards, glockenspiel, tote bag, learning props, & materials. Students receive a quality ukulele. 1 Ukulele per student will be billed separately (current market value for quality ukulele)
Superstar Classes
Pro-rated Tuition: $158 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual 10- month Membership Fee: $65
Includes: All music books, workbooks, homework assignments & materials. 1 Ukulele per student will be billed separately (current market value for quality ukulele)
Mini Strings – Violin & Ukulele Ensemble
Pro-rated Tuition: $166 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual Membership Fee: $65
Includes: All music books, workbooks, homework assignments & materials. 1 Ukulele per student will be billed separately (current market value for quality ukulele)
Mini Singers
Pro-rated Tuition: $139 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual 10- month Membership Fee: $45
Includes: All sheet music, music folders & materials.
Glee Singers
Pro-rated Tuition: $152 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual 10- month Membership Fee: $45
Includes: All sheet music, music folders, accompanist fees & materials
All Glee Students do attend the off-site Concert Performance Events, an additional fee per concert/per student. This fee is in lieu of charging tickets for family members to attend. This fee helps to cover the rising cost of our off-site venue and accompanying. Attendance at these events is required, as this is a collaborative production. Also the team needs every singer present and accounted for to succeed as a whole.
Advanced Glee Gold Singers
Pro-rated Tuition: $158 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual 10- month Membership Fee: $45
Includes: All sheet music, music folders, accompanist fees & materials.
All Advanced Glee Students do attend the off-site Concert Performance Events, an additional fee per concert/per student. This fee is in lieu of charging tickets for family members to attend. This fee helps to cover the rising cost of our off-site venue and accompanying. Attendance at these events is required too, as this is a collaborative production. Also the team needs every singer present and accounted for to succeed as a whole.
Kids’ Ukulele Band Level 1
Pro-rated Tuition: $166 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual 10- month Membership Fee: $45
Includes: Music folders & materials. Also as new books are assigned they will be charged to your account.
Adult Ukulele Band
Pro-rated Tuition: $108 pro-rated monthly tuition
Annual 10- month Membership Fee: NA
How does prorated tuition work?
Tuition is pro-rated, received monthly (on, or the nearest weekday following, the 24th of every month) and is prorated equally throughout the school year, August – June.
Prorated means to divide an amount proportionally, based on a unit of time. Specifically tuition is based on the number of hours your student is in class per week. Please refer to our current School Year calendar, for start date per program. We calculate the # weeks of classes in our School Year calendar. Our tuition calculation is the # of weeks of class x hourly rate based on the number of hours in class per week divided by 12 equal monthly payments. You may wonder why you’re paying for a full month of December when there are only 2-3 weeks of classes in the month or why you are paying less in a month with 5 weeks. We do not bill different amounts every month. We keep it simple and straight-forward, just like monthly fees at a fitness center or yoga studio. Tuition is based upon the system of weeks x class hours / 12 payments calculation.
See the calendar for holidays and school closures
There is no billing for School holidays.