Voice Lesson Policy

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Payments:

Individual Lessons:

30 minute lesson: $43

60 minute lesson: $86

Why is there a policy?: There are policies, and these voice lesson policies have been

developed to foster serious commitment and respect for time.

Payment Options:

-Venmo App (preferred)  JanaAndersonMusic is her Venmo name and it has her picture on there

-Cash

-Cash App

-Check made out to Jana Anderson

Returned Check Fee: $25

Jana Anderson Voice Lesson Policies

Teaching and coaching experience: As of January 2026, Jana has taught around 14,000 private, one on one voice lessons in almost every style. Her first

question is the student's goal.

Your goals and dreams: It is Jana's goal to inspire creativity, guide students to their dreams and goals, and be an example of the commitment it takes to be successful on whatever level you choose.

In writing/text always: Anything you need Jana to remember and merely speak to her may not be remembered (like missing the following week, etc.) Always text her as she has several students with many

things to remember.

Current and past students successes with Jana: Winning contests, leads or good roles in musicals, starting their own band, writing and recording their own CD's, becoming a lead singer in bands, solo or harmony singing, starting original bands, proud to sing karaoke, church choir,

school choir, blues bands, etc.

Jana's partial resume as a professional singer: Background singer, live shows, or studio recordings with Prince, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Don Henley, Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion, Eddie Money, Jewel, Paul Simon, The Time, Chris Isaak, Huey Lewis, The Beach Boys, Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Ronnie Spector, Sheena Easton, Smokey Robinson, Bonnie Raitt. 

Jana has either sung or also danced hip hop and sung on several major TV shows, including The Tonight Show, The View, and many more. She has songs she's co-written and licensed around the world, been interviewed about her career multiple times on TV, and sung dozens of TV and radio commercials, along with winning pageants and appearing on national contests in her late teens and early 20's. Her experience is vast and has used her expertise to teach, coach, and encourage all she's learned in her 40 year career. She's even been hired here to be a life coach. She currently runs and sings in several successful bands and produces shows that play concerts at the esteemed Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Crooners, and dance bands for high end events, receptions, and parties.

Being on time: Please be on time. Jana cannot run overtime (more than a minute or so), due to late arrivals nor can she be responsible for supervising a student once the lesson has concluded (often another commitment), so, please plan rides accordingly. Please allow for traffic with construction during the good weather months and snow and ice during the bad

weather months.

It is important to be a rested and effective teacher and coach, so there needs to be a work life balance. Constant rescheduling creates several hours of working overtime for free, on all days off from home, so this commitment needs to be taken with the same respect of sports, dance, etc.

Although this policy will say Jana doesn't have to make up a lesson you miss any more than anyone would be getting money back if they miss a football practice or dance practice, Jana has an almost 100% makeup lesson history because

she loves her job so much.

Safety and Cleanliness Protocol: She provides 2 clear, plexiglass vocal booths with microphones in her teaching space, and students alternate booths for health and safety. There is a HEPA filter running at all times.

Benefits of Vocal Lessons and How You Will Grow:

*Range (higher and lower notes)

*Help guiding you to find 'your own voice and style' *Proper breathing (helps with holding long notes, phrasing,

even with anxiety or asthma)

*Confidence *Vocal flexibility and many techniques taught that your

favorite singers do *Rhythm (how to stay on beat, know when to start, how to

take control of knowing where you are in the song)

*How to sing many styles (if you want to)

*Training for auditions to musicals, contests, etc.

*How to use a microphone properly

*Singing in Chest voice and Head voice

*Vibrato

*Healing techniques for damaged voices

*Vocal warmups

*Singing karaoke better

*How to perform and not just sing Everybody leaves happier than when they arrived. There's even a sign above the piano that says, "This Is Our Happy

Place"

This is all out fun and a place to learn how to sing popular music in all styles, choir music, theater music, and get guidance on how to further your goals in a real way from an accomplished, working, professional singer with 40+ years of stage experience and around 11 years teaching weekly at

Performance Music Lessons as of January 1, 2026. If you want to learn more about Jana's professional history as a professional singer, please visit

www.janaandersonmusic.com 

This will inform you of the many options of things to learn from Jana, if you so choose, whether it's running bands, making music videos, recording original music, how to write, arrange and produce music, record contracts, and things in addition to singing that may be valuable to you.

Please plan ahead financially as there will be a $25.00 fee added if Jana isn't paid before the lesson for a full month of

lessons. Please notice if the month has 4 weeks or 5 weeks so you

don't have to go to the trouble of paying Jana twice. It is policy to give a MINIMUM of 2 weeks notice before stopping voice lessons. Nobody wants their boss to end their work and pay same day.

Makeup Lessons: There are NO makeup lessons guaranteed that you have paid for for any reason except weather, unless weather lasts for weeks. Sometimes the regular lesson is cancelled, then the makeup lessons have been also cancelled. This has been one lesson of 30 minutes of pay for double or even triple of

lesson time. (90 minutes of times for 30 minutes pay)

As a courtesy, please plan ahead and let her know in the morning or days before if you're feeling ill, or will be unable to

attend for whatever reason like vacations or shows.

Texting Jana during lessons is very difficult for her to respond. It's well known that Jana still has nearly a 100% makeup lesson history because she loves her job and will always do everything she can to make them up anyway.

If Jana Cancels a Lesson: Since Jana is an active performer still producing, creating, and singing in shows, she will assume a makeup lesson for the time you've paid if she has a show or cannot make the lesson, similar to of a student has to cancel a lesson.

You receive a receipt per payment with the amount and dates of lessons. I'm told this is tax deductible so please as your financial

professional if this is an option for you. There are no 'one off' lessons. It's a 3 month minimum commitment. Not paying for holidays or vacations is NOT an

option.

Sick or Absent Policy Options: If you are not sick but may have been in contact with someone with Covid or you're feeling a little sick, don't come in, please. 

You can do online lessons or wait for in person. You will need one device to see Jana, and a second one for You Tube for the music and lyrics as there is a 2 second delay online, and she can't play it from her end.

Lessons and inclement weather. We cancel for unsafe weather and makeups will be rescheduled.

Practicing Away From the Studio (Recommendation): Vocal warmups can be found to your liking if you search You Tube. Please warm up 10-15 minutes before singing songs on your own.

Without consistent practice, you can lose range and other techniques you've worked hard to achieve. If your voice feels hoarse or strained, or, if you are sick, please stop and rest for a couple days. You should never feel hoarse. Yelling, talking too much, laughing a lot and loudly, trying to talk over room noise or over the noise at sporting events, yelling with friends for fun, whispering, no sleep, not enough water are all very bad for vocal health.

Once a student is assigned a weekly lesson slot, as long as payments are made each monthly period, you are permanently in her schedule until you give her notice of

cancellation.

For job changes or life changes, she will do her best to find a new time slot if there are any available, at no charge.

Discontinuing Lessons: In the event you need to discontinue your lesson, please notify Jana *at least* 2 weeks ahead of the last scheduled and paid for lesson. Cancellation must be given via text at

612-210-7892, or e-mail at findjana@msn.com.

Supplies Provided and What To Expect: Jana provides one iPad while in the lesson for lyrics for the student so they can choose any song they are in the mood to sing, and she teaches from an iPad connected via Bluetooth

to a small speaker for voice lessons. Jana sanitizes the iPad students use for lyrics between every lesson. Students can choose any songs for any lesson. Nobody sings songs they don't like. This is definitely a fun experience of learning about music.

Water and beverages are allowed in the studio but you must bring your own as water and drinks are not provided and

there is no machine to purchase them. Food is allowed in the waiting area if it's not messy, and you clean up after yourself. Any drinks or food with dairy products make students clear their voices often, and are highly discouraged for making the most of the voice lesson. That includes cheese, ice cream, coffee drinks with creamer, etc.

 For students under the age of 10, Jana asks that parents accompany the student in and out, and sit in the waiting area

at least the final 5 minutes of each lesson.

Parking:

There is a free, large enough parking lot for all students

Best Online Experience:

Facetime

Make sure the student is set up in a quiet location (no tv, siblings or pets making noise in the background) in the house. The closer to your wi-fi router and the less people gaming or on the internet for your online lesson, the better the connection. For any online lesson, students need to have one device to read lyrics and once device to play the

music on their end as I can't because of the 2-3 second delay. You only need one extra device if you check ahead of time

and your song is offered with scrolling lyrics on YouTube or Apple Music.

In conclusion: There is a sincere love of teaching and seeing rewarding progress and how happy students have become as better singers! There is an immeasurable amount of testimonials of what voice lessons have accomplished. Talents and

confidence grow so much.

Singing is one of the only investments you can give to yourself that you can truly do forever to old age, having a journey that is fun as a singer on any level, and makes you feel more confident with a lifetime of great memories knowing. 

you did this for yourself.

This is joyful and a very positive environment!

You all are appreciated!