cost and payment schedule

The cost of the full nine week session includes housing, three meals per day, six days per week for the entire session, two weekly lessons and two weekly coachings for five weeks, acting and diction instruction, participation in recitals, stage productions, guest lectures and Vespers Concerts. Each artist is required to work approximately one hour per day in the theatre and to help wtih meals or other Seagle Music Colony operations. The cost of books, music, transportation, laundry and incidentals is not included. Total cost for the 2012 program, including the application fee, is $4,235.00.

$35.00 Application fee (non-refundable) Due February 15, 2012
$500.00 Housing Fee (non-refundable) Due April 15, 2012
$1,850 First Tuition Payment (scholarship awards may be deducted from this payment) Due May 1, 2012
$1,850Second Tuition Payment (scholarship awards may be deducted from this payment) Due June 1, 2012

Cancellation & Refund Policy
As stated above, the Application Fee and Housing Deposit are non-refundable. For persons canceling after making additional payments, provided the payments are made on time according to the above schedule, those payments are refundable as follows: If canceling before May 5, 2012, the first payment is refundable in full. If canceling between May 6 and May 29, there is a 50% cancellation fee charged against all payments made to date. Refunds for payments made after the scheduled payment dates will be subject to a minimum 50% cancellation fee, regardless of the date of cancellation. After June 1, 2012, no refunds will be made, except in the case of a death in the immediate family or incapacitating illness of participant verified by the sworn statement of a physician. Requests for refunds based upon death or illness will be presented to the Seagle Music Colony Board of Directors for consideration on a case-by-case basis. Even in this event, it may not be possible to refund 100% of funds paid unless a replacement singer can be found.