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How to pay your subscription

Depending on your budget, you can pay termly or half termly. All subscriptions are payable in advance. These are tuition payments, which are separate to music equipment or instrument costs. First timers are awarded a free taster session, the value of which is deducted from their first payment.

Termly payments must be made by 1st September, 2nd January or 1st April as appropriate, ahead of the following term. Half Termly payments must be made by 1st September, 15th October, 2nd January, 15th February, 1st April or 15th May as appropriate, ahead of the following half term.

When you register with Harp Academy using the Golden Harmonica, our confirmation email will reconfirm the termly and half termly subscription amounts, any deduction for your first free taster session, and any additional costs for music equipment. Subject to places being available, newcomers may join during the term. The appropriate top up payment will be specified in our confirmation email along with your start date when you register. This amount can be selected from the corresponding top-up menu below.

When making a payment on this page, there is no need to log in (you don’t need to set up an account or password). Simply add your subscription to the cart, then check out. Please include your child’s name in the PayPal delivery address for reference. 

HALF TERMLY SUBSCRIPTIONS

Half Termly payment £40.00 (5 lessons, 30 mins each) 

TERMLY SUBSCRIPTIONS

Termly payment £75.00 (10 lessons, 30 mins each) 

PRIVATE TUITION

Bank Transfers

If you prefer, you can pay by online banking using our account details:

Account Number: 27231208
Sort Code: 60 30 09 Reference: Your child’s name.

If you experience any difficulty using this page, during office hours we can also action your card payment over the phone on 07525 256954.

Recommend a friend and receive 2 lessons free!

Children enjoy sharing activities with their best friends; this includes making music on the harmonica. If you have a friend who may be interested in joining Harp Academy, ask them to contact us mentioning your name and our promotional codeword harmonaut. They can do this by clicking the Golden Harmonica at the side of this screen.

Your friend can then try a taster session for free, which includes a starter harmonica in their favourite colour. Alternatively they can sign up straight away and we won’t charge for the first lesson.

If your friend enjoys their taster and joins Harp Academy for a term or more (1 taster session and 9 further lessons), we will credit you two free lessons as a thank you. And you can recommend as many friends as you like.

St Nicolas & St Mary Primary School, Shoreham
Thank you for all you are doing – kids love your group and I know some do really well. I think you put that love of music in their hearts!

Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton 
My son is so excited about his lessons. He has already given two ‘concerts’ to cousins over the phone this week.

St Nicolas & St Mary Primary School, Shoreham
You must be great as kids seem to go crazy over this class. I feel like signing up myself. My daughter is very excited about her taster sessions and would love to continue. Fabulous – well done! Best wishes.

St Nicolas & St Mary Primary School, Shoreham
I don’t know what you do at this club, but Amelie is THE most enthusiastic about it. In fact she’s disappointed it’s half term next week and there isn’t harmonica club. So thank you for your patience in helping me sort everything.

Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton 
My son is not very confident, doesn’t like joining in group activities and is not massively musically gifted, and yet he really enjoys harmonica club and I have been so impressed with the tunes he has played for us. Thanks so much.

Steyning CE Primary School
My daughter loves her lessons and it’s such a joy to hear her wonderful playing. The harmonicas were the best part of the summer concert!

Crawley Down Village Primary School
I just wanted to let you know that we attended the school’s Easter performance at Church today. Megan, Bethany and Lilly did a fantastic job with their harmonica parts. I filmed it all to show them afterwards. It was brilliant! Thanks and have a lovely Easter.

Steyning CE Primary School
Thank you! My daughter tried your taster session this week and absolutely LOVED it. She is made up with the harmonica and has been playing it non-stop ever since. She had such a great time, so thank you for introducing her to learning music in such an excellent way!!!

Aldrington CE Primary School, Hove
After a year of harmonica, Edith has decided that she’d like to try another club. She has really enjoyed Harp Academy. She especially loved the Paddle Round the Pier festival and regularly watches the videos of the performances. She may well return in the future. Your communications and website are excellent. Thank you, it’s a really well run club.

Paddle Round The Pier Festival: Kids’ Stage
“I just wanted to thank you for organising the Paddle Round The Pier event; Edith loved taking part in the harmonica performance.We stayed next to the children’s stage for the rest of the day and both Edith and her sister Nell enjoyed watching, or taking part in, all of the subsequent performances on stage! It was our first time at the festival (despite living in Brighton & Hove for the last fifteen years). We’ll be going every year now!”

Great day on Saturday. And I thought Isla was too shy to do a solo. She loved it!  Isla and, following Saturday, her little sister, Esmeralda, would both like to do Harp Academy in September.

Arunside Primary School, Horsham
Just wanted to tell you that Will came into Arunside last week and two children performed to the school. You could have heard a pin drop – the performance was stunning! It brought tears to my eyes. You are all doing a great job. Thank you.

St Nic and St Mary’s, Shoreham
Just to say, Cooper put on a number of family performances over the Christmas period, with Little Donkey – it lifted his confidence and our relatives were delighted!

St John’s RC Primary School, Horsham
Thank you, you run a very professional, child friendly group.

Balfour School
My son enjoyed his taster session and would really like to carry on with the Harmonica. As a keen musician, I would like to add how pleased I am that he has taken an interest in a musical instrument; I love the way your songs and scales are tabbed! It’s so simple for kids to interpret, they get results fast which in turn gives them such a sense of achievement and encourages them to continue. Hats off to you!

Crawley Down Village Primary School
My daughter had a terrible night with a cold and she only went to school due her harmonica lesson today! She had her first session with Will last week and she is really enjoying her introduction to using a harmonica. We have practised her homework for this week, which was Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and logged onto the website to listen to the C Scale notes. I have been practicing too; what an enjoyable hobby this is!

After spending all day working on a computer and talking to people, it has been a most relaxing experience – so much so, I’m going to get a harmonica myself. I would encourage people of all ages to give this hobby a try. It’s most enjoyable to hear a tune that you can smile about. I’m trying When The Saints Go Marching In!  Richard was most helpful in discussing the various payment option and detail of my daughter’s taster session. He’s a most accommodating person who certainly has the people skills to manage anyone’s expectations. A superb start to a fascinating musical instrument.

Brackenbury Primary School, Portslade
I must say that our son (attending lessons at Portslade Infants School) has really enjoyed learning the harmonica. This is one area of his whole education which he takes great pleasure in learning and seems to be doing really well. It has been very good for his self-confidence too, which we’re delighted about.

Hertford Infants School, Brighton
Thanks for all you have done for our son, who is visually impaired, over the past three years – your gift of music helped him come out of himself and realise that he can create part of his own world through sound! He has thoroughly enjoyed his sessions at Hertford Infants with you.

St Nicolas & St Mary’s CE Primary School, Shoreham
Sammi has really enjoyed playing her harmonica. It made myself, my hubby and also my Dad (Sammi’s Grandpa) very proud when she played Twinkle Twinkle and Little Donkey to us!  Thank you.

All Saints Primary School, Horsham
Many thanks to Will for his great tuition again this year. Ned still loves his lessons and will be continuing in the Autumn.

Saltdean Primary School, Brighton
Aoife is really looking forward to continuing harmonica next term. Please could you also send us information about the Harmonica Festival in Bristol? Thank you.

Brackenbury Primary School, Portslade
I just wanted to say thank you for the amazing work Will has done with Aliyah this term – she absolutely loves playing her harmonica.

Saltdean Primary School, Brighton
T’biah loves her lessons so please hold her place open.

All Saints CE Primary, Horsham
It’s been a great experience (4 years) and I just wanted to thank you for teaching Dylan some great tunes and encouraging him so well.

Lindfield Primary School
Our daughter has enjoyed learning harmonica and is now wanting to start the Violin. Although she will be stopping Harp Academy at the end of this term, the harmonica has given her a great grounding in music. She has really enjoyed the lessons and has done some demonstrating at home too! Thank you to Will and Richard for all her tuition.

The performance at Lindfield School this morning was brilliant!  Kain is really enjoying learning the harmonica.

Arunside Primary School, Horsham
Thank you very much for the brilliant organisation and care for our children.

Lesson Payment Methods
• By BACS online banking using our account details:
   Beneficiary Name: Harp Academy
   Account Number: 27231208
   Sort Code: 60 30 09
   Reference: your child’s first and last name

• By credit/debit card using our Store lesson payments page
• By credit/debit card over the phone by calling 07525 256954
• Against PayPal invoice (issued on written request)

Childcare Vouchers
We regret that we are unable to accept childcare vouchers.

Lesson Subscriptions
Subscriptions are payable in advance termly, or half termly to suit your budget. Where payment is not received in advance, we will assume you no longer wish your child to participate.

Termly subscriptions
One payment of £75.00 in advance (10 half-hour group sessions) on the 1st September, 2nd January and 1st April as appropriate.

Half-Termly subscriptions
Two payments of £40.00 in advance (5 half-hour group sessions) on the 1st September and 15th October, 2nd January and 15th Feb, 1st April and 15th May as appropriate.

Monthly instalments
Owing to the amount of administrative time required to monitor and manage monthly payments, we regret that Harp Academy no longer provides this option.

1:1 tuition
Sometimes parents/carers request 1:1 tuition for their children. We are happy to organise this according to your school’s criteria. Some schools specify a set teaching rate, including room hire, which we have to follow. Usually, however, our own rates apply and lessons are payable half termly in advance against our invoice. Our 1:1 rates are:
•  30 minutes – £22.50 total per session
•  45 minutes – £30.00 total per session
•  60 minutes – £40.00 total per session

Paired tuition
We are also happy to organise private paired tuition, usually for siblings. Again, your school’s criteria may involve a set teaching rate, including room hire, which we have to follow. Where our own rates apply, lessons are payable half termly in advance against our invoice. Our paired lessons rates are:
•  30 minutes – £15.00 per student per shared session
•  45 minutes – £22.50 per student per shared session
•  60 minutes – £27.50 per student per shared session

Credit/Debit Card Payments
When making a credit/debit card payment through our Store, please add your child’s name to the PayPal contact address to help us reconcile your payment. There is no need to log in when paying through our website.

Music Pack
You should also budget a one-off cost of £29.99 for your music pack. This comprises a Tuff folder, a 4 hole and a 10 hole harmonica, your first music book with CD, music diary, pen and stickers. Further details are in our web Store here. If you provide your own kit, please note that Key Stage 2 children will still need to order a 10 hole Airwave harmonica to participate in our sessions.

Free First Lesson Free
When you join Harp Academy your very first lesson is always free. You can opt for a taster session before subscribing, or else sign up straight away and we will credit you the value of your first lesson. Either way, we provide a 4 hole starter harmonica and music sheet to get you going and the tuition for your first session is free of charge.

If you decide not to continue, you keep the harmonica with our compliments. If you do decide to continue, you keep the harmonica, but you will need to pay for our ongoing sessions in advance and invest in a Music Pack (see above). Please also note that while Key Stage 1 students continue to use the free starter harmonica after their taster, Key Stage 2 students will need to order one of our 10 hole Airwave harmonicas to participate in further sessions.

Can I join during the term?
Yes, as long as we have space! Click our Gold Harmonica to register and we will advise you right away. As outlined above, you can opt for a free taster session before committing, or else jump straight in and we will credit you the value of your first session. You can then choose to pay for the remainder of the term’s sessions in full, or in half-termly instalments.

If you choose to pay half-termly, you will need to cover the remaining lessons in the half term period you join, then organise ongoing half-termly instalments on the dates specified above. Full details are included in the confirmation email we send when you first register.

Cheques and Cash Payments
Harp Academy does not accept cash or cheque payments. 

Missed payment
Non-payment will be taken as confirmation that you no longer wish your child to participate in Harp Academy. We will be unable to include your child again until any arrears are settled, together with payment in advance for further sessions.

Stopping lessons
You can stop lessons at any time. All we ask is one month’s notice. Please be aware, we are unable to recycle or refund instruments and equipment.