TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • The course will commence on Saturday 19th May 2018 and finish on Saturday 7th July 2018.
  • The course will run for 8 weeks.
  • The course times will be based on 2 group sessions, 2 pm – 4 pm for Beginners and 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm for Intermediates.
  • The course is open to anyone who has an interest in the Oud and no previous knowledge is required but participants with prior experience with the Oud are also welcome to attend.
  • This course will follow the Turkish style Oud method of using uniformly tuned Ouds in group lessons. This is to make sure that everyone in the class is playing in harmony with standard Turkish Ouds.
  • If you don’t have an Oud, please inform us. Our teacher may help you to buy an oud. If you want to buy an oud yourself and if you need any suggestion you can directly send an email to our teacher via baha@bahayetkin.com. Please order your oud before the course as ordering and shipping takes appr. 10 business days.  During the courses the students must use their own Ouds.
  • Classes will be conducted in English but the course materials will cover both English and Turkish.
  • Each session will consist of approximately 6-10 students.
  • In order to run a course the number of applicants cannot fall below 6 in total. If the number does not reach the standards required at the end of registration, the Institute can withdraw the course 1 day prior. If the course fee has already been paid by the students, this will be refundable. All refunds will be paid to the student’s bank account.
  • The enrolment deadline for the course is on Friday 18th May 2018 at 1 pm. The course fee will need to be fully paid to our bank account by this time.
  • Applicants need to FULLY complete the registration form provided by the Institute and email it with a scanned copy of ID and a passport size photograph to londra@yee.org.tr
  • It is possible to withdraw any applications with no charge before the start date of the course. After the start date (enrolment deadline) of the course, 25% will be deducted for administration work and the remaining will be returned. The first two weeks of the course will be induction weeks; during these two weeks if a student wants to withdraw their application the same 25% deduction of the course fee will be applied. After two weeks are completed and if the student would like to terminate the course, no refund of the course fee will be paid.
  • All cancellations must be notified to the secretary in formal writing. Clearly explaining the reason, acceptable means of communication include letter and email.
  • Course certificate of achievement will be provided to those individuals who have completed the course successfully.
  • All students will be responsible for their valuables.  In any case the Cultural Institute will not take any responsibility for missing valuables.