Reg­is­tra­tion & Payment

How do I reg­is­ter myself or my child for class?

The eas­i­est way to reg­is­ter is to down­load the form with a credit card through our web­site. You may also reg­is­ter by call­ing TRIAAC or reg­is­ter­ing in per­son. Reg­is­tra­tion can also be done at the begin­ning of a class.

I can no longer attend a class I reg­is­tered for. What is your refund policy?

Refunds are only given for the fol­low­ing reasons: Injury. Illness. Change in res­i­dence that takes you out of the area. After the third class in each ses­sion, no refund will be given for any reason.

Is there a reg­is­tra­tion fee?

Yes. A one-time $10.00 reg­is­tra­tion fee is charged to take classes and work­shops. A dis­count on classes is offered for stu­dents who are members.

When do I have to pay tuition?

Tuition is due at the time of reg­is­tra­tion. Stu­dents may deter­mine whether or not to pay for a full semes­ter or the dura­tion of one cycle of a class at a time.

Are there schol­ar­ships or any tuition assis­tance available?

Yes. TRIAAC holds schol­ar­ship audi­tions for 9 spots each August. This will pro­vide 13 stu­dents with one drum­ming work­shop for both the fall and winter/spring semes­ters. Work-study options are avail­able on a case by case basis. Please con­tact Agatha McCar­ley at triaacadmin@comcast.net for more information.

What is work/study?

Work-study allows for a lim­ited num­ber of indi­vid­u­als to pay for half of their or their child’s class and work half of the amount of hours the class takes. For instance: Winter/Spring semes­ter is 18 classes for the Mandé Music School stu­dent 6–12 years-old, and costs $270. Through work-study a per­son would pay $135.00 and work 13.5 hours. Work-study is avail­able on a case by case basis.

Are there any other fees other than the tuition to attend classes?

No. Unlike many orga­ni­za­tion, we don’t charge for the use of instru­ments or require mer­chan­dise pur­chased from par­ents or students.

Classes

How do I know which class/level is right for my child?

Stu­dents should choose a class based on their inter­est, age and expe­ri­ence. Please check our CLASS SCHEDULE for age and expe­ri­ence require­ments for dif­fer­ent classes.

Why don’t you offer Afrikan dance?

Afrikan dance classes are in our plans. We will offer an Afrikan dance work­shop Dur­ing the winter/spring semester.

Why can’t my child go imme­di­ately into the Three Rivers Jenbe Ensemble?

The Three Rivers Jenbe Ensem­ble is a pro­fes­sional drum­ming ensem­ble lim­ited to stu­dents with exten­sive expe­ri­ence with tra­di­tional Mandé drum­ming. Our Mandé Music School offers drum­ming classes in tech­nique and intro­duc­tory pat­tern­ing to famil­iar­ize new stu­dents with the dis­ci­pline required to drum in ensem­ble pro­fes­sion­ally. This way, their rhyth­mic vocab­u­lary will be bet­ter devel­oped, and they can move into the com­plex­i­ties of the music more easily.

What should I (or my child) wear for classes?

You want to wear some­thing that is com­fort­able to move in. We don’t require our stu­dents to wear uni­forms. Most classes require stu­dents to be bare­foot in the stu­dio. If this is a prob­lem, let your instruc­tor know.

If I or my child misses a class, can it be made-up on a dif­fer­ent day?

Not at this time since only one sec­tion of each class or work­shop is offered.

When do classes start and end?

Fall Semes­ter: Sep­tem­ber 3, 2012-December 15, 2012

Winter/Spring Semes­ter: Jan­u­ary 7, 2013-May 31, 2013

Sum­mer Camp Inten­sive: June 10, 2013-June 21, 2013 (Monday-Friday)

TRIAAC

Where is TRIAAC?

We are located at 501 E. Brack­en­ridge Street, at the cor­ner of Clay and Brack­en­ridge streets in down­town Fort Wayne. We are around the cor­ner from the African African Amer­i­can His­tory Museum on Dou­glas Street, and across the street from the Three Rivers Ambu­lance Author­ity. We have two entrances: the back of the build­ing off our park­ing lot on Clay Street; and the front entrance on Brack­en­ridge Street. We are on Clay two blocks south of Lewis Street, and one block east Lafayette Street on Brackenridge.

Where should I park?

Park­ing is always free in our gravel park­ing lot on the north­east cor­ner TRIAAC on Clay Street. Park­ing on the street is free on Clay and on Brackenridge.  

When should I drop off/pick up my child for/from class?

Chil­dren should arrive for class on time and must be picked up imme­di­ately after class. Stu­dents should be dropped off or picked up no more than 15 min­utes prior to or after class.