Second Chances Community Band
Registration Fees

The Nova Scotia Second Chances Band Program is funded entirely through our membership fees.  These fees are vital and are used to cover the cost of instruction, the purchase of new music and its distribution to the players, the purchase of new equipment, advertising expenses, insurance costs and the rental of both our practice and performance spaces.

Membership fees for SUMMER 2024 are as follows:

Remember:
Symphonic & Intermediate Bands – full summer season
Jazz Band, Combos, Singers: Intro to Sight Singing – 8 week session

• $175 – First Ensemble (full summer session)
• $90 – for each additional ensemble (full summer session)
• $90 – First Ensemble (8 week session)
• $50 – for each additional ensemble (8 week session)
• $50 – student fee for any ensemble(s)

This year, the Summer Season will consist of either 8 OR 15 weeks of instruction/rehearsal depending on which programs you wish to participate in. Both the Intermediate and Symphonic Bands will include a number of public performance opportunities. Please make every effort to ensure registration fees are paid by the end of your third rehearsal in attendance.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

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Option 1: Payment by Personal Cheque

1. Please fill out Second Chances Community Band’s secure online registration form here
2. Write personal cheques payable to the ‘Second Chances Community Band’
3. Either submit cheque during a regularly scheduled rehearsal, or mail cheque directly to the Second Chances Community Band at the following address:

Second Chances Community Band
108 Grindstone Drive
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3R 0A6

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Option 2: Payment by E-mail Money Transfer

1. Please fill out Second Chances Community Band’s secure online registration form here
2. Log into your personal online banking service using your own username and password
3. Locate the transfers area and select e-Transfer
4. Remember some banks will charge a small fee for sending e-transfers
5. Add a new recipient… please send payment to our Second Chances Band Treasurer using this e-mail address: treasurer.secondchancesbandns@gmail.com (please remember the dot between the word ‘treasurer’ and ‘secondchancesbandns’)
6. Make sure your name and e-mail address are correct, if they are not you will need to update your online banking information
7. Select the account you wish the funds to come from and the amount you wish to transfer.
8. IMPORTANT! Second Chances has now been set up for ‘auto-deposit’. This means that you shouldn’t need to create a security question. If, for some reason you do, please ensure the answer to your question is always: secondchancesbandns (no capital letters, no spaces)
9. Click send, review the details and click confirm
10. You should receive a confirmation e-mail from your bank when the funds are accepted by the Second Chances Band and the transfer is complete (please allow a few days for this to occur)

Click the Thumbnail for e-Transfer Example

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Option 3: Credit Card / Interac Payments using Square.ca

1. Please fill out Second Chances Community Band’s secure online registration form here
2. Visa or Master Card, as well as your Interac card will be accepted using our Square.ca service
3. Simply bring along your credit card or Interact card with you to rehearsal and either Pat or Chris will be able to use their iPad or iPhone to accept your payment
4. Please Note 1: there will be a 2.65% processing fee added to your payment for this service.

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Additional Costs

1.  The First Beginner Band Session – anyone interested in participating in our beginner program will be required to purchase a band method book that will be used each week during our rehearsals. For most instruments, this book would likely cost between $10.00 and $20.00 plus tax.

2. Musical Instrument – the Second Chances Band Program does not provide instruments for players to use. If a participant does not already own their instrument, it is suggested that they consider renting an instrument from Long & McQuade.

3. Music Stand – the Second Chances Band Program does not provide music stands for participants. It is the responsibility of the participant to acquire a music stand that can be brought to rehearsals each week.

Cancellation of Rehearsals

If a practice must be cancelled due to bad weather or other unexpected reason, an announcement regarding the cancellation will be sent to the membership by e-mail no later than 4:30pm on the day of cancellation.  Every effort will be made to make up the rehearsal before the end of the season.