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Terms and Guidelines

Abysm Research and Solutions LLP (may also be mentioned as “Guitarmonk”, “Guitarmonk.com,” “we,” or “us” or “learn.guitarmonk.com” in the terms and guidelines below) owns, uses, operates or controls both guitarmonk.com and learn.guitarmonk.com to facilitate information and guitar learning to their student/s. In other words, Guitarmonk, including Guitarmonk.com and all its sub-domains, is owned, controlled & operated by Abysm Research and Solutions LLP. Following are the terms and guidelines (and policies) applicable on all the Guitarmonk’s education programs and for all modes of learning (offline or online). There are a few terms and guidelines that are applicable to their relative course/s only as mentioned thereunder. Abysm Research and Solutions LLP reserves the right to change any of its terms, policies, fees, content, structure, any service etc without any prior notice. By applying/enrolling to any of our program/service you acknowledge & agree to the terms & conditions and policies of our education. 

These Terms & Conditions are between Abysm Research and Solutions LLP and its user (also mentioned as “You/Your/Student/Students” in the terms and guidelines below). 

These Terms constitute an electronic record in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Intermediaries guidelines) Rules, 2011 thereunder, as amended from time to time.

LIMITATION OF SERVICE

Guitarmonk service contract is bound officially to serve you guitar education. It is important to note that our limited liability of service is to serve you sessions as promised by us and your responsibility is to attend those sessions. Other services as telephone receiving, email answering are the add-on courtesy value of guitarmonk to benefit the student. They are good gestures and don’t come under formal obligation of our education contract.

COMMUNICATION POLICY

For students, guitarmonk has a dedicated 24X7 [email protected] id. Guitarmonk doesn’t provide any verbal/oral/whatsapp/telephone support for students but written via email only. There is only one single point of contact for all support/communication at [email protected].

If your problem does not get answered or replied within 7 working days, you can write to us at [email protected]

RELATIONSHIP WITH GUITARMONK

Students should always maintain direct relationship with guitarmonk and not directly to any teacher/employee/individual appointed by guitarmonk. If a student found to be directly coordinating with the teacher, it doesn’t get counted as communication with guitarmonk. Student support is always available at [email protected].

Any personal commitment expected by the student from the teacher or made by the teacher to a student doesn’t come under Guitarmonk’s service agreement/responsibility.

SUBMISSION OF PHOTOGRAPH & IDENTITY PROOFS IS MANDATORY

Guitarmonk enquiries & students belong from across the regions (including Afghanistan, Pakistan etc.). It is all of our duties to be transparent in sharing our details for security precautions. Student must submit [1] Company/College/School/Business/Work ID Proof/Bonafide Certificate [2] Permanent Address Proof (Voter/Adhaar Card/Driving License/Passport) & [3] Present Address Proof (If permanent and present address is different) & [4] Recent Photograph. Failure to submit it (via email) before the commencement of your 1st session will prohibit you to attend the sessions/Program you enrolled in till you submit them or may even result in cancellation of your registration. Please note this is for all of ours security/safety and betterment.

RIGHT TO REFUSE REGISTRATIONS  
Guitarmonk reserves the right to not accept any registration without mentioning any reason. In that circumstance the fee of the particular registrant will be refunded 100%.

THIRD PARTY RIGHTS            
A person who is not a party to these terms and conditions shall have no right under the Contracts to enforce or rely upon any provision of them.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
All jurisdictions will be held in Delhi (India) only.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Guitarmonk reserves the right to change any of its terms, policies, fees, content, structure, any service etc. For all new enquiries old terms and guidelines won’t be applicable. See updated terms and guidelines at https://learn.guitarmonk.com/terms-guidelines/

ABSENCE (ABSENTEEISM) POLICY

Student must inform guitarmonk about his/her absence at least 72 hours (3 days) advanced via a written communication by filling the leave intimation form. This absent class will be served/adjusted/extended/postponed within the tenure only (available extension period) & not beyond it. A student informing absence in less than 72 hours will be marked as absent.

A student is allowed to make/adjust/postpone to maximum 3 absents in his 1 year course cycle. Maximum of 3 absent requests are allowed. More than 3 requests will be marked as absent. Absence by guitarmonk is informed in advanced in writing as well.

RE-ADJUSTMENT OF ABSENT CLASS BY THE STUDENT

Absent sessions can only be adjusted on the available slots within the tenure only. It will be mutually discussed considering time availability (of both teacher and student) at the discretion of guitarmonk.

STUDENT’S PROLONG ABSENCE IN CLASS

If the student stays absent for 2 consecutive sessions then they are marked (a) inactive in class. If a student goes absent for 4 consecutive sessions (includes adjusted absents as well) they are marked (b) non-participating and batch is switched off for that duration, time, location. More than 4 sessions delay in any module means it is difficult to recover the same module as each module is of 10 sessions only (inclusive of revision as well as test). The student must apply for re-start of the batch and it cannot be the same timing, location in that circumstance.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Student must co-operate to mark attendance as suggested by teacher. Attendance % will help student with appreciation in marks in performance grades & results.

REPORTING TEACHER’S ABSENCE TO US

Student must also report their teacher’s absence in the class (immediately/before the next class). It is important to note that guitarmonk cannot deliver more than allotted sessions per month and cannot extend the tenure beyond the period. Hence, it is mandatory on the part of the student to participate and report to us (email) teacher’s absence in the class.

Sometimes student and teacher maintain personal understanding with each other and adjust schedule of classes as per their convenience and priorities. They commit holidays on mutual understanding and don’t report to guitarmonk about their absence (and the weekly pace of the classes) & keep guitarmonk out of touch. In such a case the course moves slower than the actual pace of learning. Student later come to guitarmonk to adjust the missed classes by the teacher (of previous months). It cannot be possible at all then because student didn’t report to us. In such a case, guitarmonk will not be responsible to deliver those classes/sessions and they will be marked absent only. When a student ignores or don’t report the absenteeism of a particular session by the teacher (either on their mutual understanding or otherwise), it means the student is comfortable and agreed to the lost session.

FREQUENCY OF SESSIONS Student can not take more than one session per week unless officially approved by [email protected]. Failing which might result in cancellation of registration. 

CLASS TIME POLICY & ADHERENCE TO TIME LIMIT

Students are requested to attend classes within their allotted time slots only. Late coming doesn’t mean late going from the class or/and attending class other than your allotted time slot.

EDUCATION FEEDBACK IS MUST FROM STUDENT SIDE

Guitarmonk asks you for following feedback for betterment of your education. They are part of education and must be participated by student for regular checks such as –

  1. Theory & Practical Exam at every grade
  2. Teacher’s Feedback at CRP Corner Page
  3. Interviews & Performance Recordings

Absence in those feedbacks at regular time by the student will mean their non-participation to their own good education. Failure to submit all these means your own lack of responsibility and commitment to your own education. Guitarmonk will not entertain any further arguments if a student fails to submit the report and feedbacks on time.

CHANGE OF SESSIONS’ TIMING

Timings are allotted based on student’s choices (time options given by student only). Once the timing is fixed, a whole schedule is allotted to the teacher, to be available and committed for that student, throughout the course. A teacher is ordered to not allot that timing to any other student and serve the duty with accountability. Sometimes, due to unavoidable circumstances, a student may request for change of timing. In that case, Guitarmonk may look for options, based on the consent of the teacher, availability of slot, which is purely a courtesy of guitarmonk and not part of the service. There many not be any time availability and in that case student need to continue with their existing time slot. Processing charge of Rs. 1500 will be applicable. 

 GUITAR GIFT/SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIP POLICY

All tangible gifts/schemes/scholarship in form of Free Guitar Gifts/Accessories etc. needs to be collected by student itself as per the date/location provided by Guitarmonk. If a student fails to collect the gift on the collection day, the scholarship provided will be forfeited and will no more be applicable.

CURRICULUM DELIVERY POLICY

If your program has a curriculum kit assigned to it, it gets dispatched (couriered) within the 1st month or maximum 30 days from the date of registration, to student’s address. Normally the kit is received within few days by the student but some students may belong to different regions and places so there is a maximum limit of 30 days.

The curriculum is only dispatched/delivered/couriered once by guitarmonk. If student has failed to receive it as they have given us a wrong address or remained unavailable at the address or were absent on the day, then student needs to collect the curriculum on their own or bear the cost of delivery/despatch/courier next time.

Student should email at [email protected] for the missed curriculum kit.

COURSE TENURE START DATE

For one-o-one live online courses, the course tenure gets counted from date, within 30 days from the date of registration. But if the delay is from guitarmonk side then guitarmonk provides extension on pro-rata basis and then the course tenure is counted from the 1st class date and not from the date of registration.

COURSE TENURE POLICY WITH FREE EXTENSION

All Guitarmonk courses are adhered to a tenure limit considering contract with teachers, facility, moderation team etc. Guitarmonk further provides a two month free extension to CRP offline course. This is to provide scope of 8 absences by the teacher or student. There is no further extension allowed in the particular course.

Some offline course may have tenure extension, if any, mentioned in the respective courses page at www.guitarmonk.com

TENURE EXTENSION POLICY (BEYOND COURSE TENURE & FREE EXTENSION)

Any extension beyond the tenure (including free extension) is chargeable (as module wise) based on the availability of the teacher, facility and discretion of guitarmonk. The fee is charged as per the program fee applicable at that time.

TRANSFER TO DIFFERENT BATCH @ DIFFERENT BRANCH/LOCATION

Branch/Batch/Location shift is limited to only under critical circumstance/emergency situation (sickness, accident etc where a person is psychologically or physically unfit to attend/perceive the class). Based on the feasibility, batch shifting can be offered to choose from the ongoing and preceding batches from a particular session happening at other centres in the city. The decision of a particular batch is decided with the guidance of the mentor and permission of facility owner, and is the sole discretion of guitarmonk. Guitarmonk can’t guarantee the batch transfer but can try of it.  The basic administrative fee (Rs. 3600/- as the batch shifting charge) is chargeable to transfer the batch to different branch/location/module. If the student is shifting to previous module, then the extra session may be chargeable. Write at [email protected] for Batch Transfer and know possibility.  

TRANSFER TO ONE-O-ONE LEARNING FROM GROUP LEARNING POLICY

Guitarmonk provides two types of learning as

  • Privileged One-o-One Learning with teacher
  • Group learning (with minimum 3 students)

Privileged learning is one-o-one with the teacher and that is why it is expensive (as fee is borne by one student). In case of batch learning the fee gets distributed and divided among students. Privileged learning also provide the opportunity of convenience, time-flexibility etc. Sometimes student has an odd time requirement (as late evening or early morning) and hence they are easily able to finish their learning within stipulated time. Many working students, due to their personal and professional time constraints, always ask for privileged learning while they have registered for batch learning.

Privileged One-o-One learning with teacher can be taken via various modes as Online Live Video, Offline at the Centre/Home. The tentative fee of one-o-one learning is variable between Rs. 1500 to Rs. 2500 per session (based on distance, time, commutation cost of the teacher).

DURATION OF SESSION

In case of premium one-o-one learning , either online via Live Video call or via home tuition, each session duration will be from 45 to 60 minutes. Whereas in case of group learning (batch learning) each session duration will be from 90 to 120 minutes.

TRANSFER TO PRIVILEGED LEARNING from GROUP LEARNING

To transfer to privileged learning, a student needs to pay the remaining difference amount. Please note this facility is based on the availability of teacher and not a guarantee.          

TRANSFER TO PRIVILEGED LEARNING from GROUP LEARNING There is no transfer from privileged learning to group learning.

30 SCHOLARSHIP SEATS PER ZONE

Guitarmonk offers 30 scholarship seats per zone for students to apply and take benefit on 1st come 1st served basis. Beyond 30 seats, a student has to pay the regular fee to register for the same program under any batch.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS PER ZONE

Each zone can have various centres under it (for example: NOIDA ZONE, GURGAON ZONE) and student can be asked to join any centre in that zone.

ZONE WISE REGISTRATION

Student at the time of registration is asked to select his preferred zone. All guitarmonk batches are made for a particular zone and not for particular fixed address. The student can offer his choice of centre but the discretion of offering the centre is finally of guitarmonk. Guitarmonk reserves the right to change your centre location within your zone.

4 BATCHES IN 1 YEAR (ONE BATCH/QUARTERLY) / LOCATION

Guitarmonk normally introduces 4 batches (one every quarter) at a location. Students are invited, well in advanced, to join any of these 4 batches at their preferred zone/location, and can avail scholarship seats on 1st come 1st served basis.

MINIMUM STUDENTS BATCH POLICY

If a particular location doesn’t attain the minimum 3 student numbers. Then the student is asked to avail any of the 3 options below –

  1. Join the premium learning (one-o-one with the teacher) via live video call learning. The student is not asked extra fee for the premium learning. Guitarmonk bears the difference cost of premium learning for student and waives the additional fee of the student. OR
  2. Student can join the batch at other zones of the city OR
  3. Wait for the next quarter batch formation.

It is on the student discretion to select any of the above option and finish his/her learning. Please note that guitarmonk learning is always available via different modes. It is the student responsibility to avail training at any point of time via any given mode. If any particular zone doesn’t form batch in 2 consecutive quarters then all the students in that batch will be shifted to premium learning (one-o-one with the teacher) via live video call.

BATCH STOPPAGE DUE TO OTHER REASONS

If the batch breaks/halted due to the following reasons (included but not limited to) viz. a) student’s absence b) some students absence c) teacher’s absence d) student’s level mismatch due to failure in exams etc then to help eager students complete their learning, guitarmonk  transfers the student’s batch learning to premium learning (one-o-one with the teacher) through live video call. Please note that the relative transfer charges are applicable and it can be done within the allotted course’ tenure only. 

SYLLABUS, ASSIGNMENTS & TEACHER POLICY

Please refer the curriculum books for the content and assignments of your course.  

VISION OF SYLLABUS

Technical concept and grammar is the foundation of any musical phrase/melody and this is what the right musical education tries to deliver. Guitarmonk education also tries to edify the same musical concept through various tunes. It is not the quantity of musical tunes that matters but the music concepts. The teacher sets the foundation to make you adaptive of plethora of tunes of same level.

ASSIGNMENTS SUBMISSION

All tunes don’t get covered by the teacher on the class but some of them are marked by teacher for submission as assignment/home-work. The teacher may also choose to explain the same scales via other contemporary tunes as well and ask you to submit all tunes on assignment. The overall objective of these tunes is to establish concept of scales (or particular scale), chords, notation etc. on guitar.

TIME OF SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENT

Student needs to submit their assignment for every module on a weekly basis or before the completion of module or as test. It is the student’s responsibility to must submit the grade tunes as their home-work/ assignments/test online.

HOW & WHERE TO SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT

Assignments mean performing & video recording (via mobile/cam) your ‘to-do’ tunes/exercises/test for that module (or as suggested by teacher) and submitting it at the Forum.

MORE CONTENT FOR BRILLIANT STUDENTS

Teacher will help with more content and additional tunes to good/practiced students to quench their knowledge thirst & enrich their musical joy.

JAMMING CLUB

Join the jamming club and perform more pro tunes and get launched and awarded by guitarmonk. Visit jamming club page to apply.

TEACHER

Guitarmonk reserves the right to change any teacher at any given point of time for the smooth functioning of classes. A student shouldn’t force the guitarmonk to learn from a particular teacher as the teacher is not centric to the education of guitarmonk.

FAILURE IN THE GRADE EXAMS

exam marking parameter

The above marks is meant for each module’s theory and practical exam. As per the international standard of marking, if a student scores less than 70% will not be considered passed. Candidate need to secure passing marks in both theory and practical exam. Candidate securing passing marks in only exam (either practical or theory exam) will be considered Not-Passed even if his/her total is more than 70 marks.

PASSING THE GRADE EXAMS TO MOVE TO NEXT MODULES

It is vital for student to complete their previous module to move to next modules as next modules get advanced in dexterity, knowledge and application.

UNDER-PERFORMED STUDENTS ARE ADVISED TO RECOVER/REVISE SEPARATELY

It is important for a student to understand that each module is an enhancement of the previous module (in comparison to skill, dexterity and technical development level). Student must practice and give time to cover the module as per the schedule. Once the student is absent or fails in the module exam. The student must first complete/revise the module else he/she won’t be able to get any success in the advanced/harder modules. Please note that each batch follows a certain time schedule and completion date. It is the duty of the student to maintain the rhythm of the batch. Once the module is altered due to lack of practice and absenteeism by the student the repetition of classes cannot be provided in the same batch. The student must look for other available options/batch schedule based on the policies.

Guitarmonk reserves the right to not waste the new sessions of the failing student and whole batch and direct the under-performing student by helping them revise in time and re-appear for exam. Student are sometimes advised to learn separate from their batch so as they don’t disturb the pace of the successful students and rather self-focus on passing the necessary modules.

In nutshell, if any gap in the batch due to the teacher or student or due to revision class or absenteeism or any batch breakage then it gets completed via faster one o one premium live video call sessions. It is the responsibility of the student to must maintain the schedule and take responsibility to finishing the sessions.

GRADE CERTIFICATION POLICY

Only successful* students will be provided with certificate of grade by guitarmonk. If a student has failed to secure passing marks, they can re-apply for grade via a separate registration by paying grade exam registration fee by clicking here

Guitarmonk doesn’t offer any ‘Certificate of Participation’.

SPECIAL CLASSES IN STUDIO/JAM PADS

Based on the module/course opted by the student; students are asked to attend specific sessions at Jam Pad/Recording Studio for performance, recording, rehearsal exposure. They are sometimes organized by a specialized faculty of guitarmonk. Students are advised to undertake these sessions, as they are part of their necessary modules, for their own benefits.

THIRD PARTY SERVICES – RETAIL & LOAN FACILITY

All retail services of guitarmonk are not part of education and they are 3rd party services. A student/enquiry has to apply for these services separately under following terms.

INSTRUMENT ON RENT

This is an independent chargeable service and separate to education. It may not be available on all centres and at every period of time. Write [email protected] to ask for it.  

RETAIL ASSISTANCE

Guitarmonk is not a manufacturer of any of the products but only a facilitator. All facilities related to instrument are supported, assisted to students to prevent them from inferior retail practices and to serve them convenience. Please note that these facilities are apart from education and students are free to opt or non-opt them.

GUITAR PURCHASE & REPAIR (MAINTENANCE)

Guitarmonk acts as a ‘facilitator’ between retailer and the student to avoid student being victim of inferior practices by retailers. Guitarmonk ensures that all guitars/instruments are thoroughly checked, original make and are easily accessible to the student. Please note that this is a volunteer attempt, as a courtesy, for all its students and not any business service. Once the instruments are delivered to you, you must take full care of your instruments and must remember all maintenance tips. All these instruments based services (repair, replacement etc) need to be dealt with vendors/manufacturers only and not Guitarmonk. Guitarmonk’s liability is only limited to the giving you the proper instrument. We request to kindly maintain this understanding.

LOAN FACILITY FOR EDUCATION Email us at [email protected]

  • JOBS & INTERNSHIPS Select Guitarmonk students can also enjoy the opportunity of various projects, jobs//internships. Contact [email protected] for more details.
  • LAUNCHPAD @ youtube.com/gmtunetime
  • EVENTS PLATFORM including some World Record Initiatives by Guitarmonk
  • SOCIAL MUSIC SERVICE PLATFORM & CERTIFICATION Guitarmonk is one of India’s largest music social movements working on several social causes. We invite our students to avail these platforms and serve in creative ways. Participants will further receive certificate. 

Visit www.guitarmonk.com for more details

Guitarmonk education is provided with a motto of connecting music to the masses and in most cases education programs are offered as limited registrations under an advanced registration scheme with heavy discounts. Once these numbers of seats are achieved, guitarmonk doesn’t allow any further registrations for that session/year.

Facilities offered in a particular program involves (depending upon the mode of learning) tuition charges, gifts, discounts, venue, learning kit, online learning registration, learning management portal, video hosting charges, web-manager charges etc. are offered as an overall scheme & package available at that time, is subsidized fee for select students.

Students opting for a particular program must ensure their decision before enrolling in the program as relative administration formalities; curriculum/accessories charges, online registration, venue facility, mentor’s commitment, taxation & transfer are executed immediately once registration is done and cannot be reversed at any circumstances. Student withdrawing out from a particular seat/course, once all these processes are incorporated is completely accountable for his/her decision and sudden cancellation and there is no fee refund allowed.

Please note that registration of a student is a final call & process which can’t be reversed. We always urge our students to make their selection and decision carefully (to join any of our programs) so as to save excessive time loss, administration loss for the institution and loss of seat and opportunity for both. We also understand that attending or not attending this program is finally a student’s personal decision/choice. Hence, we don’t serve any refund system/policy under any guitarmonk learning program. And fee is non-refundable & non-transferable under all circumstances. We request our students to not submit any refund request. Please note that your seat can be a valued opportunity for another passionate guitar lover who has missed it (sometimes missed the scholarship) just because the admission was made on first come first serve basis. Hence, it is your liability to pay/clear all the pending installments or any service charge/product taken by you (if any).

LIABILITY OF SERVICE OF GUITARMONK ON REFUSAL OF CLASSES TO STUDENT

If guitarmonk refuse to conduct any session for you, the maximum liability of service of guitarmonk will be limited to the amount of fees paid for the pending sessions’ tuition fee of the student. Once you register for the program, we see it as a commitment to attend the full program.

No refunds will be made upon cancellation or violation of terms by student.

INSTALLMENT FACILITY FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS

This facility is a support and assistance for the student to pay fee with convenience and as deferred. This facility is introduced so that maximum students can benefit from the programs considering their inability to pay fee in lump-sum. However once a student is registered in a program, he has to deposit the Post-dated cheque/s as advanced at the time of registration only. The instalment cheques are considered as ‘deferred’ payment. The student is admitted on the grounds of his 100% interest, commitment and agreement of payment for the relative program whether he/she continues or not. You can also avail EMI on Credit Card (from 3 instalments to 24 instalments) and Education loan (EMI on Debit Card) facility.

LATE PAYMENT/DELAY IN INSTALMENT

It is the student’s duty to inform guitarmonk for any late date payment which will be accompanied by a late payment charge of Rs. 1000 with late time limit of maximum 14 days.

CHEQUE BOUNCING/DISHONOR OF INSTALLMENT’S CHEQUE

Student is accountable to pay the bouncing charge and also submit the instalment’s cheque immediately in compliance with the late fee policy.

INTERNATIONAL FEE FOR FOLLOWING APPLICANTS

Foreign Resident residing In India or any resident (be it Indian or non-Indian citizen) residing outside India will have to pay the International Fee as mentioned in the respective program’s page. Paying Indian Fee instead of International fee applicable on NRI or Non-Indian applicants will either lead to payment of the difference amount to be paid by the applicant or forfeitment of the fee.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Following are the policies under which cancellation of registration happens. Please understand that cancellation is part of policy and shouldn’t be seen as BLACK-LIST of candidates. (Please refer our BLACK-LIST policy)

FAILURE TO PAY INSTALMENT AFTER EXTENDED 14 DAYS with LATE PAYMENT

If student doesn’t pay the due instalment along with late payment charge within 14 days from the date of scheduled instalment date then it student’s registration will be cancelled. It will also cancel all schemes/discounts /gifts/offers/customizations (if any) offered to the student. Guitarmonk will not be liable for any further communication in this regard. The candidate is free to re-apply as a fresh registration once the cancellation is done.

CHEQUE BOUNCING/DISHONOR OF INSTALLMENT’S CHEQUE

If a student fails to pay the instalment with bouncing and late payment charges within stipulated period or maximum of 14 days, it will lead to cancellation of student’s registration.

SUBMIT YOUR IDENTITY PROOF
When the enrollment is done. Kindly submit the front & back side any 1 of the following Govt. approved photo-id proof:
Voter-ID or Driving License or Passport or Aadhaar Card or PAN Card

Note: If the student is a minor (less than 18 years old) then both the parent/guardian’s and student id proof is to be submitted.

WHY DO WE TAKE IDENTITY PROOF?

We receive inquiries from various countries (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc) with people from varied backgrounds. As per the advisory and security guidelines, it is necessary to know about the authentication of the student. This safety parameter is the same for all. Your detail is safe & doesn’t get used anywhere (except for your authentication purpose) & part of our standard process.


NON-SUBMISSION OF IDENTITY PROOF

Rejecting to submit the identity proof will result into cancellation of registration and forfeiting of the fee. Students will have maximum 14 days of time from the date of enrollment to submit the identity proof, failing which their registration will be cancelled and fee will be forfeited. After that they will have to re-register like a fresh applicant.

MAINTAINING THE SANCTITY & RESPECT OF THE PROGRAM

Students will be disallowed for any further sessions if found to be belittling (directly or indirectly) threatening, harassing, blackmailing or humiliating the sanctity, effectiveness, morale & motivation of the content/program. It not only leads to cancellation of registration but guitarmonk will also forfeit the fee, black-list the student and will never admit that student, through any mode in future.

YOUR GUITAR LEARNING IS IN YOUR HANDS – If you really want your learning to succeed, you should never do blunders that make your guitar learning fail and they are –

  • Not attending classes & expecting complete module’s knowledge in remaining classes.
  • Not following the curriculum & expecting a separate tune lesson
  • Missing practice – Not doing practice of last class and expecting teacher to either repeat or extend the class. Many students don’t touch guitar for a week time and attend the class.
  • Lack of patience and consistency – Ignoring exercises or technical development part but focusing on tunes (final entertainment/result). It is like expecting to eat good food without enough cooking effort.
  • Seeing class as an entertainment rather participation & learning – Student should not think teacher as an entertainer. Student should participate mentally and physically in the class. It is not a SPA or Movie activity.
  • Obey teacher’s direction – Let the mentor drive you as he/she is the best for your growth decision. Give teacher the freedom and space to bring you on the task, listen to him/her & let him/her indulge you in Guitar.
  • See program as development of music maturity – See program as a development of music maturity and not collection of tunes, exercises and theory. Guitar is both a physical and mental development of mind too.
  • Student-Teacher relationship – See it as Student & Teacher rather Customer & Company relationship – Customer can decide what he knows but not a student as they don’t know the subject, that’s why your mentor is your judge. Trust and surrender for best outcome. Maintain respect, value and trust.
  • Batch objective over individual objective – Please note that a specific content learning is not possible in a batch but only module learning as we have to maintain batch ethics and respect every student playing. So go as per the structure and content of the class
  • Avoid repetition (ask your batch-mates) – Don’t discuss repetitive topics with teacher to hinder class momentum. In case you have problem with any of the topics then discuss it with your batch mates or request teacher to conduct a problem-solving session for the whole batch. Lack of practice, lack of consistency and absenteeism may lead to under performance by the student and it is the student’s duty to cover it up with the help of batch-mates & self-time.
  • Do you have high level & professional targets? – You should contact us at [email protected] & share more about it.

You have to be in the process. You have to work as a participant, as a performer and not as an audience. You have to learn it, do it and not just see it as an attendant. Comprehend things rather just take note of it in copy/note-book. Do practice, confirm doubts. Have fun and relish. This is all music about.

If you do not agree with any part of this program terms and conditions, please do not register for the program. By applying to any of our program/service you acknowledge & agree to the corresponding terms & conditions and policies of our education.

We wish you all the best in your learning.

If you have any questions before registering then please WhatsApp at +91 9899755985 or email at [email protected]

Downloading the course video is completely prohibited: The access to the course given to the student/learner is only limited to personal study and non-commercial purposes. Student is not allowed to download the course video/videos.  Student can only watch the course video/s (corresponding to the course you have enrolled in) till the tenure of student’s course is active. We reiterate that downloading any video or videos of our course is completely prohibited. If any student try to download or download any video/s from the course portal then that student’s enrollment will get cancelled, the fee will be forfeited and proceedings under the Indian Copyright Act and/or other Applicable Act/s shall be initiated.

Downloading the notes from the material section: In some lessons, we do provide some ‘non-video’ based class notes (such as pdf/document and/or image and/or audio etc) to the student to download from the ‘materials’ section for their personal study and non-commercial purposes. And student is not entitled to replicate, photocopy, upload, email or in any manner try to create a provision of having more than one copy of that material. Student can only download what’s provided/allowed in the ‘materials’ section. If student try to download anything else from the course portal then that student’s enrollment will get cancelled, the fee will be forfeited and proceedings under the Indian Copyright Act and/or other Applicable Act/s shall be initiated.

The following terms and guidelines of the Diploma in Guitar Online Program are in addition to the standard terms and guidelines. Please read the FAQ & specific course details (fee etc) at the Diploma in Guitar course page link here: https://guitarmonk.com/diploma-in-acoustic-guitar-course/. Both FAQ & course details are also part of terms and guidelines of the program.

  • Fee once paid is non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-adjustable under all circumstances.
  • The tenure of the program is fixed and will not be extended. It is your duty and your call to complete the program within the mentioned time-frame. However, if you want to access the program beyond the allotted time then you will have to re-register for the program by paying the corresponding fee, like a fresh applicant.
  • This portal is designed to give you a better learning experience in terms of content navigation, video buffering, and discussion/doubt clearance. In order to provide unaltered video viewing experience, we use one of the best video hosting servers in the world. Hence each video time gets counted and paid for, to the service provider. So, once you open the portal and start exploring the videos. Please don’t refresh or close your browser again and again. The feature of the video hosting server is such that it gives unlimited bandwidth when we don’t refresh or close the browser but if we keep refreshing the browser it gives it a unique view count & unique view bandwidth limit is four times the actual length (duration) of the course. So, if you open this video in a mobile /laptop browser, keep it open & optimize your viewing experience by minimization of refreshing & closing the browser.
  • Indian fee is applicable for Indian Citizens residing in India (excluding NRIs) and International Fee is applicable for Non-Indian, NRI, Foreign National, and Indian national temporarily or permanently residing outside India.
  • Paying the wrong type of fee can result in the cancellation of registration. The fee won’t be refunded, nor adjusted, nor transferred in that case too.
  • If you do not agree with any part of the terms and conditions, please do not register for the program. By applying to any of our program/service you acknowledge & agree to the terms & conditions and policies of our education.

Following terms and guidelines of Ragas on Guitar online course will also be applicable whether student enrolls independently in any single course (Flavour with basic guitar or Flavour course or Level -1 or Level -2 or Level -3 or Level -4 course) or in combination with other course or courses or Complete Raga Program (comprising Flavors + Level 1 + Level 2 + Level 3 + Level 4). Please read the FAQ & specific course details (fee etc) at the Raga’s course page link here: https://guitarmonk.com/online/ragadlp/. Both FAQ & course details are also part of terms and guidelines of the program.

  • Fee once paid is non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-adjustable under all circumstances.
  • The tenure of the program is fixed and will not be extended. It is your duty and your call to complete the program within the mentioned time-frame. However, if you want to access the program beyond the allotted time then you will have to re-register for the program by paying the corresponding fee, like a fresh applicant.
  • This portal is designed to give you a better learning experience in terms of content navigation, video buffering, and discussion/doubt clearance. In order to provide unaltered video viewing experience, we use one of the best video hosting servers in the world. Hence each video time gets counted and paid for, to the service provider. So, once you open the portal and start exploring the videos. Please don’t refresh or close your browser again and again. The feature of the video hosting server is such that it gives unlimited bandwidth when we don’t refresh or close the browser but if we keep refreshing the browser it gives it a unique view count & unique view bandwidth limit is four times the actual length (duration) of the course. So, if you open this video in a mobile /laptop browser, keep it open & optimize your viewing experience by minimization of refreshing & closing the browser.
  • There is only one exam in the level-wise course (Level -1,2,3,4). There is no exam in the flavours’ course.
  • Indian fee is applicable for Indian Citizens residing in India (excluding NRIs) and International Fee is applicable for Non-Indian, NRI, Foreign National, and Indian national temporarily or permanently residing outside India.
  • Paying the wrong type of fee can result in the cancellation of registration. The fee won’t be refunded, nor adjusted, nor transferred in that case too.
  • If you do not agree with any part of the terms and conditions, please do not register for the program. By applying to any of our program/service you acknowledge & agree to the terms & conditions and policies of our education.

The following terms & conditions are for Raga course registrations happened prior to 24th Aug 2020

Nature of Association – Ragas on Guitar program is an Online Music Learning program. The student will be acknowledged as “Student of Guitarmonk Online Raga

  • Confirmation of Registration – Once you have registered for the program. You will receive the written confirmation/email within 7 days of submitting your order and confirmation of payments. We will not be responsible if you fail to receive the written confirmation because you have supplied us with an incorrect email address.
  • Cancellations/Transfer of Registration– This Raga DLP is neither transferable nor refundable in any form. However students can cancel/discontinue the service by email confirmation.
  • No Change of Email Address – Student can’t change or transfer its registration to different email id or person.
  • Certification will be provided if a student submits all sessions’ assignment correctly and secure passing marks.
  • Limitation of Liability – Please note that Guitarmonk’s liability is only limited to sending you specific sessions based on how many session’s assignments have you submitted in time. If you don’t submit assignment, you won’t receive further sessions.
  • Bouncing Email or Email Reaching Spam – It is the responsibility of student to check for guitarmonk email in spam and other technical gaps his side. All users must make sure that they have kept our email in the white list.
  • Submission of Assignments within Time, Receiving of Next Session and Finishing the Program within the tenure

Each program has a fixed tenure with it. We give one session every week and student has to submit corresponding assignment belonging to that session within that week. Student who is not submitting assignment/s on a weekly basis (on time) will not be entitled to receive next session till they submit the previous session assignment.

Guitarmonk is not responsible if a student ends up missing some sessions of the program due to their own negligence and other priorities and non-submission of assignment on a weekly basis. In that case Guitarmonk will not be liable to give you remaining sessions nor to even communicate/answer you for relative communication beyond the tenure of your program. So kindly respect the tenure and attend the course sincerely from the very start.

  • What is the tenure of each program?In addition to one session per week standard policy, as a courtesy guitarmonk has additionally given some extension in the tenure. Extension is 2 weeks in case of Introductory Course, 6 weeks in case of Complete Course & 8 weeks in case of Combined Course.
    • Introductory Course  Tenure is : 10 to 12 weeks
    • Complete Course Tenure is 30 to 36 weeks
    • Combined Course Tenure: 40 to 48 weeks
  • What will each session comprise of?Each session usually comprises of assignments, lessons/topics with video/audio/sheet music reference.  
  • Is it an interactive program with the teacher? Yes, it’s an interactive program where your sessions’s doubts will be Moderated by Raga Teacher and guided/commented for error (if any). You can ask doubts/questions on the forum itself. They will personally answer your query and give you custom suggestions based on your performance.
  • Is there any downloadable content? We provide sheets/supportive documents with some sessions and that will be mentioned as a download, for your personal practice/record-keeping.
  • Can I Join Complete Course directly?            You can directly join either Combined Course or Introductory Course. Whereas Complete Course is an extension of the Introductory Course.
  • I am very good at lead guitar. Is raga easy for me? A person having even some basic finger practice on Guitar can best adapt this Ragas style. Good command on leads is an added advantage to enrich style to this study for concert purpose and finer execution/demonstration/presentation of raga skills as Taans, Tihaais, Jhaala, etc. Since Indian Classical Music is totally an Independent style devoid of chord study, it can be studied if a person has basic scales knowledge and sufficient fingers dexterity. 
  • Does Raga Have a Spiritual connection? Raga music is soulful music. Each raga is associated with one particular flavor/mood (we call it ‘RASA’ in Indian music). There is a total of 9 emotions and every single raga is dedicated/focused upon/ to an expression of one emotion which has its physiological, psychological effect too. There are various researches on the benefits of Ragas and its application in music therapy for healing and overcoming certain diseases. You will experience them while you start practicing raga and connect to its frequencies. 
  • All other terms and conditions and policies will be applicable to this program as well.
  • Termination of Relationship and Violation of Copyrights– Kindly understand that our initiative is a hard-worked initiative. All proceedings of the registration via administration, curriculum are used to benefit music activity to support art, music and musicians. All students are requested to promote us but never post, forward the lessons to avoid illegal piracy practices.

If you do not agree with any part of this program’s terms and conditions, please do not register for the program. By applying to any of our program/service you acknowledge & agree to the corresponding terms & conditions and policies of our education.

We wish you all the best in your learning.

If you have any questions before registering then please WhatsApp at +91 9899755985 or email at [email protected]

Complete Recreational Online Program (CRP) comprises four modules viz. Prelude, Level -1, Level -2 & Level -3. Following terms and guidelines will also be applicable whether student enrolls independently in any online single module (Prelude or Level -1 or Level -2 or Level -3 module) or in combination with other online module or modules or online CRP. Please read the FAQ & specific course details (fee etc) at the course page link here. Both FAQ & course details are also part of terms and guidelines of the program.

  • Fee once paid is non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-adjustable under all circumstances.
  • The tenure of the program is fixed and will not be extended. It is your duty and your call to complete the program within the mentioned time-frame. However, if you want to access the program beyond the allotted time then you will have to re-register for the program by paying the corresponding fee, like a fresh applicant.
  • This portal is designed to give you a better learning experience in terms of content navigation, video buffering, and discussion/doubt clearance. In order to provide unaltered video viewing experience, we use one of the best video hosting servers in the world. Hence each video time gets counted and paid for, to the service provider. So, once you open the portal and start exploring the videos. Please don’t refresh or close your browser again and again. The feature of the video hosting server is such that it gives unlimited bandwidth when we don’t refresh or close the browser but if we keep refreshing the browser it gives it a unique view count & unique view bandwidth limit is four times the actual length (duration) of the course. So, if you open this video in a mobile /laptop browser, keep it open & optimize your viewing experience by minimization of refreshing & closing the browser.
  • Indian fee is applicable for Indian Citizens residing in India (excluding NRIs) and International Fee is applicable for Non-Indian, NRI, Foreign National, and Indian national temporarily or permanently residing outside India.
  • Paying the wrong type of fee can result in the cancellation of registration. The fee won’t be refunded, nor adjusted, nor transferred in that case too.
  • If you do not agree with any part of the terms and conditions, please do not register for the program. By applying to any of our program/service you acknowledge & agree to the terms & conditions and policies of our education.

The following terms and guidelines of the Tremolo Picking Online Course  are in addition to the standard terms and guidelines. Please read the FAQ & specific course details (fee etc) at the Tremolo Picking’s course page link here : https://guitarmonk.com/tremolo-picking. Both FAQ & course details are also part of terms and guidelines of the program.

  • Fee once paid is non-refundable, non-transferable, and non-adjustable under all circumstances.
  • The tenure of the program is fixed and will not be extended. It is your duty and your call to complete the program within the mentioned time-frame. However, if you want to access the program beyond the allotted time then you will have to re-register for the program by paying the corresponding fee, like a fresh applicant.
  • This portal is designed to give you a better learning experience in terms of content navigation, video buffering, and discussion/doubt clearance. In order to provide unaltered video viewing experience, we use one of the best video hosting servers in the world. Hence each video time gets counted and paid for, to the service provider.
  • So, once you open the portal and start exploring the videos. Please don’t refresh or close your browser again and again. The feature of the video hosting server is such that it gives unlimited bandwidth when we don’t refresh or close the browser but if we keep refreshing the browser it gives it a unique view count & unique view bandwidth limit is four times the actual length (duration) of the course. So, if you open this video in a mobile /laptop browser, keep it open & optimise your viewing experience by minimisation of refreshing & closing the browser. 
  • There is only one exam in Tremolo Course, conducted at Level -2.
  • Indian fee is applicable for Indian Citizens residing in India (excluding NRIs) and International Fee is applicable for Non-Indian, NRI, Foreign National, and Indian national temporarily or permanently residing outside India.
  • Paying the wrong type of fee can result in the cancellation of registration. The fee won’t be refunded, nor adjusted, nor transferred in that case too.
  • If you do not agree with any part of the terms and conditions, please do not register for the program. By applying to any of our program/service you acknowledge & agree to the terms & conditions and policies of our education.


Examination Terms and Guidelines


The following terms and guidelines of the Guitarmonk’s Grade Exams are in addition to the standard terms and guidelines. Please read the FAQs, technical and other exams details mentioned at related Grade Examination Page 1 & Page 2. All details mentioned at the exam’s pages also part of terms and guidelines of the grade exams.

  • These guidelines supersede all previous guidelines relating to the conducting of Guitarmonk Guitar Exams, applicable to Plectrum Style – Acoustic Guitar
  • Guitarmonk reserves the right to revise the content of Information & Regulations from time to time.
  • Please always refer to our website guitarmonk.com for the latest versions of the information. Please also refer to related regulations, guidelines, syllabus (if any) to the pertaining exam. If you don’t accept any terms and guidelines, please don’t apply for the exam.
  • Please note that it’s mandatory to only avail of the referred sheet music as given in the buy paid notation button mentioned in the exams page. As the notation/complexity level is duly considered in that sheet for exam level. The other sheets of the same melody will not be considered eligible for the exam. Applicant borrowing the same notation from fellow exam applicants will result in the cancellation of the exam as it against our examination guidelines as well as a violation of copyright, which will eventually result forfeiting of examination fee.
  • Guitarmonk accepts applications for its exams on the condition that the candidate accepts the requirements of the mentioned current syllabus and agrees to obey the terms and guidelines.
  • Guitarmonk Guitar Exams can be availed by anybody irrespective of gender, age, geographical location, etc. Exam entries may be submitted by a teacher, parent, or guardian if the candidate is less than 18 years. Correspondence will be conducted with the guardian in that case.
  • There is no musical qualification required to apply for Guitarmonk’s Plectrum Guitar Exam
  • Candidates can only apply for one or more exam levels at a time.
  • Based on the syllabus of the exam, candidates should work on the technical demands of each level they are applying for. Candidate can directly apply for any level exam (Prelude to Level 7) as they wish.
  • The registration for a particular exam level is non-transferable, non-adjustable, non-post-postponable, and non-refundable under all circumstances. 
  • Guitarmonk reserves the right to refuse or cancel the entry of any candidate and in that case, the submitted fee will be refunded. Please note the registration fee is only refundable when cancellation is done by guitarmonk.
  • By entering for a Guitarmonk exam, candidates agree that they will abide by Guitarmonk’s regulations, syllabus requirements, and the professional judgments of its examiners.

☞ APPLICATION FOR EXAM

  • Applicants can apply for the exam only through online mode at www.guitarmonk.com. Candidate must fill the details correctly and submit it with the mentioned exam fee & paid notation amount to apply for the pertaining level exam.

☞ HOW TO PAY EXAM FEE?

  • You can either pay online (using credit card, debit card, net banking, UPI)  or you can also directly transfer the fee at the below mentioned Bank Account  (you can ask for bank details from [email protected]).
  • If you are transferring it via NEFT, then you need to add our bank account details as a beneficiary/payee and share the transaction id screenshot with us at [email protected]
  • If you are depositing it via cash/cheque (in favor of Guitarmonk), then share the deposit slip/cheque number respectively at [email protected] after you deposit the correct fee.
  • Your registration is confirmed after receiving of examination fee. Guitarmonk will send you an acknowledgment email within 24-72 hours of receiving your fee. 

☞ EXAM PROCESS

  • Guitarmonk Examination is conducted only through online mode, via two exams viz. 1) Practical and 2) Theory, to be submitted by the candidate as online.

☞ TIMELINE FOR ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION

  • 45 days is the maximum time allowed; from the date of your registration; to submit both practical and theory tests by the candidate. Submission after 45 days will not be considered and the candidate will be marked disqualified.

☞ RE-SUBMISSION OF EXAM ANSWERS IS NOT ALLOWED

  • 2nd submission of answers is not allowed once the candidate has already submitted the test. Candidate must check their answers for the first time (be it half submission or full submission) as their first submission will be considered as their final submission. For 2nd submission, the candidate will have to re-register for the exam as a new /fresh applicant.

☞ DOCUMENTS REQUIREMENT

  • Guitarmonk is required to collect any Government approved Address proof (for ex: Driving License/Voter Id/Adhaar Card/Passport etc.), current organization ID (be it school, college, company or business id) & 1 recent photograph to verify the candidate’s identity. Absence to submit the ID will result in non-acceptance of the application and delay.

☞ TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF PRACTICAL EXAM SUBMISSION

  • Practical test sheet-music will be facilitated by guitarmonk from its respective publishers so the student can perform the exact piece.
  • Candidate must submit the musical pieces only with metronome or background tempo via rhythms/tracks. Adequate accompaniment is necessary to check the accuracy of performance.
  • Candidate must submit the practical exam via video shoot of its performance piece in raw format i.e. without any editing and without any retake. It is mandatory to show the clear face of the candidate, who is playing in the video clip.
  • The candidate is disqualified if the above parameters are not maintained.
  • Both Theory & Practical Exams will be online.

☞ RESULTS, REPORTS & CERTIFICATE

  • If you successfully cleared the exam then guitarmonk will email to you the certificate within 45 days from the date of submission of answers by the student.