The Benefits of an Oakville Suzuki Association membership include:
The OSA Membership Fees are $120 for the first student in the family, $100 for the second, and $80 for the third and subsequent siblings.
Students registered with the ECM program are automatically considered members of the OSA and do not have an additional Membership fee.
The ECM Membership is not counted towards the sibling discount for the OSA Membership Fee.
Private lessons average $30-40 per every half hour, but vary according to the teacher’s education, qualification and experience. This fee is paid directly to the teacher and is separate from the OSA Membership and ECM Family Membership fees.
Group class fees for OSA organized classes range from ~ $400-$600 for the academic year and are paid to the OSA.
Some group classes are arranged by individual teachers (eg. piano, flute and guitar studios). Fees for these classes are set by and paid directly to the private teacher.
| 2024 - 2025 Group Class Fees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Music (ECM) | ECM | Term 1 (10 classes) | 60 min classes (weekly) | $ 250.00 |
| $200.00 | ||||
| Term 2 (8 classes) | ||||
| Term 3 (8 classes) | $200.00 | |||
| Full year | $630.00 | |||
| Violin Group Classes | Beginner to Mid Book 1 (includes Kodaly) | 30 + 30 min classes (weekly) | $ 645.00 | |
| Late Book 1 (includes Kodaly) | 45 + 30 min classes (weekly) | $ 910.00 | ||
| Book 2 to Book 3 | 45 min classes (weekly) | $ 565.00 | ||
| Book 4 | 60 min classes (weekly) | $ 715.00 | ||
| Cello Group Classes | Beginner (includes Kodaly) | 30 + 30 min classes (weekly) | $ 645.00 | |
| Book 1 (includes Kodaly) | 45 + 30 min classes (weekly) | $ 800.00 | ||
| Book 2 to Book 5 | 45 min classes (weekly) | $ 565.00 | ||
| Kodaly Classes | Prep and Level 1 | 30 min classes (weekly) | $ 235.00 | |
| Level 2 and Level 3 | 45 min classes (weekly) | $ 345.00 | ||
| Reading Class | Book 2/3 | 30 min classes (weekly) | $ 380.00 | |
| RCM Theory Classes | Levels 3 to 8 | 45 min classes (weekly) | $ 465.00 | |
We are a non-profit organization managed by parent and teacher volunteers committed to the musical education of our children. As such, a volunteer commitment is imperative and required by all Oakville Suzuki families. Opportunities exist to match a variety of interests and time availability.
If you would like to opt out of volunteer duties please contact barb@oakvillesuzuki.org.
Attendance at our events is highly recommended as an opportunity to celebrate in your child’s achievements and, in some cases, may be subject to an additional fee.
Graduation recitals are now included in the annual membership fee.
A limited amount of bursary funding is available for those who qualify. Contact your teacher for more information.
The fine print: our policies regarding late registration, refunds etc.
Students registering in January may be eligible for discounted membership fees and pro-rated Group Class and Rental Accommodation fees. However, teacher availability will be limited. Contact our Administrator for more information.
Refund requests must be submitted in writing by email or letter.
Requests submitted prior to November 1st will be subject to the following conditions:
After November 1st there is no refund of the OSA Membership fee. Requests for group class refunds will be considered on a case by case basis and subject to an administration fee.
Private Lesson Cancellation:
Refund requests must be submitted in writing by email or letter.
Request submitted prior to 45 days to the start of the Camp will be subject to the following conditions
Request submitted within the 45 days to the start of the Camp will be subject to the following conditions
Our Values : Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Music enriches lives and we strive to remove barriers to access. We believe every child deserves equal opportunities to learn music in all its different styles and cultural origins, regardless of their circumstances.
Dr. Suzuki taught us that all children have talent, or the ability to learn a musical instrument. Not all families can afford to provide this opportunity to their children without some financial help.
In honouring Dr. Suzuki's teaching, OSA offers financial support to committed families, teachers and young adult students for membership fees, group classes (including Kodaly where applicable), summer camp, continuing education of the Suzuki Method as well as Suzuki Teacher certification. Private lessons are excluded.
Bursaries are awarded to families and young adult students based on the following criteria:
Financial Need: Family applicants need to demonstrate that they are able to arrange for their child(ren) to receive private lessons (either paid or donated lessons), but are not financially able to also support other costs associated with their musical instrument: OSA membership fees, group classes, and summer camp.
Level of Commitment: Family applicants should commit to regular attendance at their private, and group classes, volunteer their time at 2 OSA community events as well volunteer to sit on one OSA committee of their choice (events, marketing, finance, operations, Summer Camp, Volunteer Co-ordination). This is an expanded level of commitment: all OSA members are expected to volunteer at 2 events, per year. The applicant's private teacher will also be consulted for feedback in the application process.
Years of Service: Consideration will be given to families/students who have been involved with OSA for a number of years.
Family Size: Families with multiple children in music education may experience a greater need for support. This will be taken into consideration.
Application Deadlines: Families and individuals are required to submit an application for financial support each year, at the April 1st deadline for the following summer and by August 31 deadline for the school year term. Applicants will be contacted within two weeks of these deadlines.
Once a student/ family has been provided a bursary, the financial support will continue every year as long as the OSA has appropriate funding, the student/family continues to have financial need and are maintaining their regular attendance at private and group lessons and volunteer hours at OSA events. The OSA committee will look at the Bursary funds available each year, and will prioritize multi-year commitments before expanding the number of bursaries awarded.
Financial Need: Young adult applicants need to demonstrate their desire to continue their training for a career in Suzuki education and training.
Level of Commitment: applicants must volunteer their time at 2 OSA community events as well volunteer to sit on one OSA committee of their choice (events, marketing, finance, operations, Summer Camp, Volunteer Co-ordination).
Years of Service: Consideration will be given to families/students who have been involved with OSA for a number of years.
Application Deadlines: Families and individuals are required to submit an application for financial support each year, at the April 1st deadline for the following summer and by August 31 deadline for the school year term. Applicants will be contacted within two weeks of these deadlines.
Bursaries are awarded to teachers on a first come, first served basis, where each teacher can apply one time, every two years. There will be a maximum of three awards granted per year, with a maximum grant of $500.00 per award. The OSA also attaches a condition that if a bursary is granted, the teacher must stay with OSA for two years minimum or pay back the bursary.
Application Deadlines: Families and individuals are required to submit an application for financial support each year, at the April 1st deadline for the following summer and by August 31 deadline for the school year term. Applicants will be contacted within two weeks of these deadlines.
Applications are generally submitted directly to the registrar, (See links below) however, private teachers will also have access to electronic and paper copies of the application as well.
All applications are submitted to the OSA registrar who will then forward to the OSA Bursary Committee. There are two application deadlines per year: April 1 and August 31. Applications submitted beyond these dates will not be awarded until the next deadline period.
The Bursary Committee reviews all applications during the first two weeks of April and September with the intent of awarding new bursaries, and confirming extensions on or about April 15th and September 15th each calendar year. All applicants will be contacted with the result of their application. The bursary committee will also follow-up with families, group teachers, and private teachers twice per year (December & March) to ensure that the awardees are continuing their volunteer & committee commitments.
The OSA bursary program is supported by charities, corporate and private donors that gift lump sum or annual contributions to either to the Oakville Suzuki Association directly, or to the Oakville Suzuki Association Bursary Fund held by the Oakville Community Foundation. If you or your association would like to become a donor, please go to the Oakville Community Foundation website and from the dropdown list under "Apply your donation to a specific Fund set up by this Charity" kindly choose the Oakville Suzuki Association Bursary Fund. You may also contact the OSA directly for access to more in-depth charitable gift planning.
These application forms may be filled (electronically or printed and filled in by hand) and then submitted to the registrar at info@oakvillesuzuki.org.
This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for Oakville Suzuki Association. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this web site. It will notify you of the following:
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will pass along your e-mail address to other members of the organization for event and group class information sharing purposes (ie. to your group class parent representative, who will keep you informed of your child’s group class events).
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization. We also contact you, as an active OSA member, via email to tell you about special events, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy via our membership newsletter Major & Minor Notes.
As an active OSA member, we require that you provide, at the minimum, an email address so we can maintain communication with you. However, if you are no longer an active OSA member, you may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees and board members who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing, customer service or bursary & scholarship granting) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.
