TERM DATES

Lessons begin on Tuesday 27th January 2026 and continue weekly until Sunday 20th December 2026, excluding the following dates:

• Auckland Anniversary Holiday, Monday 26th January

• Waitangi Day Holiday, Friday 6th - Sunday 8th February

• Easter Weekend, Friday 3rd - Monday 6th April

• Anzac Day Holiday, Monday 27th April

• Kings Birthday Holiday, Monday 1st June

• Matariki Holiday, Friday 10th - Sunday 12th July

• Labour Day Holiday, Monday 26th October

*Please note lessons do continue through the school holidays.

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CONCERTS

Open to all We Are Loud students of any instrument, age or level, participation in our concerts is always free of charge.

• Term One Concert - Sunday 29th March

• Term Two Concert - Sunday 28th June

• Term Three Concert - Sunday 20th September

• End of Year Concert - Sunday 6th December

*exact times TBC, concerts will be held in the afternoon.

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THE BAND PROJECT

Open to all students and our wider community. Students learn one song from a list of band songs, at the end of each term join a band with other students playing the same song. They will rehearse on the following dates, and perform their band song in the end of term concert. The band project is $30 per term.

• Term One Rehearsals - Sunday 22nd March

• Term Two Rehearsals - Sunday 21st June

• Term Three Rehearsals - Sunday 13th September

• Term Four Rehearsals - Sunday 29th November

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HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

We run additional workshops throughout each school holidays focused on Musical Theatre, Songwriting, Band and Music Production. For our full schedule of holiday workshops, please visit: www.weareloud.co.nz/holidayworkshops

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CONTACT INFO

Studio Phone - 027 470 7042 (please text as our team are often all with students)

Studio Director - Jo Kelsey (general enquiries & scholarships) - jo@weareloud.co.nz

Studio Admin - Quenee Ragual (new student enquiries, scheduling & bookings) - admin@weareloud.co.nz
Fees & Payments - Wendy Mansfield - wendy@weareloud.co.nz

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LESSON CANCELLATIONS & MAKEUPS

1. Lesson Cancellations

• Please provide at least 24 hours’ notice for any lesson cancellation. This allows us to offer the time slot to another student and ensures fairness for our teachers.

• To cancel a lesson, please email your teacher and CC admin@weareloud.co.nz or text 027 470 7042.

2. Cancellations Within 24 Hours

• Lessons cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled start time will not receive a makeup lesson (this ensures consideration for our teachers’ preparation time and schedule).

• For last-minute cancellations, please text 027 470 7042.

3. Makeup Lessons (Private Lessons Only)

• Up to two (2) makeup lessons per 12-week term will be offered for private lessons missed due to student illness, provided the teacher receives reasonable notice (more than 7 hours before the lesson start time).

• Additional makeup lessons may be granted at the teacher’s discretion on an individual basis.

4. Makeup Lesson Limitations

• No makeup lessons will be issued for:

  • Lessons cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled start time.

  • Group lessons (makeup credits apply to private lessons only).

• Makeup lessons must be booked at a mutually agreed time between the student and teacher.

5. All other cancellations (including no-shows and late cancellations) are non-refundable and will incur the full lesson fee.

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PLEASE DO NOT COME TO LESSONS IF YOU'RE SICK! We will be happy to move your private lesson online, and send over virtual lesson resources for group classes.

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LESSON PAYMENTS

We have developed our billing system in a way that we hope affords complete transparency. You will always be sent an invoice from Xero, which triggers an automatic payment from our GoCardless system. Please make sure you’re setup with our system via this link: www.weareloud.co.nz/payment

Aside from the summer break, we teach during the school holidays throughout the year, and we do not open on public holidays. Every individual student’s timetable is considered when your billing is set up, and public holidays are never billed, regardless of which plan you are on.

 

Weekly and fortnightly plans: your payment plan will track with your lesson calendar from week to week and fortnight to fortnight. If there are public holidays during that period, your bill will be less than usual to account for this.

 

Monthly plans: your overall lesson fees for 2026 will be totalled up, accounting for any public holidays that fall on your usual lesson day, and then that total will be divided equally into a fixed amount that will be billed consecutively, once a month, for the remainder of the year.

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Late fees of $10 per invoice will be charged for invoices outstanding for over 60 days, and $25 for invoices outstanding for over 90 days. Fees may also be incurred for repeated failed direct debit payments.

 

We encourage you to revise our makeup credit and cancellation policy and let us know at admin@weareloud.co.nz if you have any queries, and to contact wendy@weareloud.co.nz with any billing concerns. Thank you for your support!

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LESSON MATERIALS

Lesson books are available for beginner piano, beginner guitar & beginner ukulele lessons. Your teacher can either email a free pdf version to you, or you can buy a physical hard-copy in the studio for $10. We also have tab notebooks available for drum, bass and guitar lessons.

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INSTRUMENT RENTALS

Keyboard & Acoustic Guitar Rental - $10/week - please email jo@weareloud.co.nz to arrange this. 

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If you have any questions, concerns or we can help in any way please let us know. We look forward to having you as a part of the We Are Loud community this year!
        - The We Are Loud Team (Jo, Becca, Wendy, Matthew, Nikolai, Jenni, Ava, Aeryn, Billie, Marcus, Logan, Leah, Adam & Quenee)