Florida Conservatory of Music

"Florida conservator of Music, Be careful with the cancellation policy. NO cancellation policy and calling some hidden policy as cancellation policy."

"Overall, I am very happy with the quality of my daughters music lessons. Her teacher was professional and she worked with her very closely. I do have to critiques for the conservatory itself, however. Their cancellation policy is extremely unfair and unclear, and I've been paying for lessons for several months even though I've requested cancellation twice. I provided my cancellation in writing and received no follow up for more than a month, even though I called several times. When asked why I wasn't contacted sooner, the owner told me he only reads email once a month. If that's the case, he shouldn't offer email as a form of communication. The main reason we've stopped attending this school has nothing to do with the teaching skill or the pricing. It really has to do with the frequent racist comments that the owner makes in front of students and parents. On one of the many occasions where he was offensive, I heard him say that he thought it was horrible that an Indian family had a white nanny and it should be the other way around. I have difficulty patronizing a business that thrives on immigrant tuition, and employs a talented immigrant staff, and that makes comments like that. I most certainly don't want my daughter to think that's appropriate."