Terms of Service
Doctor Maple LLC d/b/a Lingua & Libretto
Last updated: September 2026
These Terms of Service govern your use of lingualibretto.com and your purchase of or participation in Lingua & Libretto services, including individual language instruction, Italian Opera Text Coaching, Italian Sound & Text Workshops, and institutional engagements.
By purchasing or registering for a service, submitting an institutional inquiry, or otherwise entering into an engagement with Lingua & Libretto, you agree to the terms that apply to that service.
Please read these Terms carefully before purchasing or registering.
Lingua & Libretto’s services are intended for adults age 18 and older.
1. Who We Are
Lingua & Libretto is operated by Doctor Maple LLC, a limited liability company registered in Kansas.
Email: hello@lingualibretto.com
Website: lingualibretto.com
Mailing address:
11750 W 135th St #1548
Overland Park, KS 66221-9395
United States
2. Services
Lingua & Libretto provides language and text-based educational services for musicians, singers, and serious adult learners.
Current services include the following.
Modern Italian & French Language Coaching
Private online instruction in contemporary Italian or French.
Sessions are currently:
60 minutes
one-on-one
delivered online through Zoom
booked individually through Calendly
paid at the time of booking
Instruction may include structured language study, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, or other needs appropriate to the learner’s level and goals.
Italian Opera Text Coaching
Private Italian text preparation for singers and musicians working on specific repertoire.
Sessions are currently:
90 minutes
one-on-one
delivered online through Zoom
booked individually through Calendly
paid at the time of booking
Sessions may address pronunciation, diction, grammar, syntax, poetic structure, historical or literary language, register, character relationships, textual emphasis, and the interaction between language and musical phrasing.
Italian Sound & Text Workshops
Lingua & Libretto offers independent live online workshops devoted to specific aspects of Italian vocal text.
Current workshop topics include:
What the Score Doesn’t Tell You
The Hidden Rhythm of Italian
This Isn’t the Italian I Learned
Flames, Chains, and Sighs
Each workshop is:
approximately two hours
delivered live online
registered for separately
not part of a required sequence
Workshop registration is currently managed through Ticket Tailor.
Institutional Engagements
Lingua & Libretto also offers custom engagements for conservatories, universities, opera companies, Young Artist Programs, summer programs, voice studios, ensembles, and other organizations.
These may include:
guest workshops or studio classes
adaptations of Lingua & Libretto workshop material
multi-session residencies or intensives
production-specific text preparation
individual repertoire coaching for participants
ongoing studio or program support
Institutional engagements may take place online or in person.
Scope, fees, scheduling, payment terms, cancellation terms, travel requirements, and deliverables are established through the applicable proposal or agreement.
Lingua & Libretto may modify or discontinue services, formats, pricing, or scheduling options at any time. Changes do not alter the terms of an already confirmed purchase unless otherwise agreed.
3. Eligibility
Lingua & Libretto services are intended for adults age 18 and older.
By purchasing, registering for, or participating in a service, you represent that:
you are at least 18 years old
you have the legal capacity to enter into an agreement
the information you provide is accurate to the best of your knowledge
Lingua & Libretto does not knowingly offer its services to individuals under 18.
If we learn that an individual under 18 has registered directly for a service, we may cancel the registration and refund amounts paid, where appropriate.
4. Registration, Booking, and Payment
Individual Sessions
Modern Italian or French Language Coaching and Italian Opera Text Coaching are booked through Calendly.
Payment is due at the time of booking unless otherwise stated.
A session is not confirmed until the booking and required payment have been successfully completed.
Payments may be processed through Stripe or another payment processor integrated with the scheduling platform.
Lingua & Libretto does not directly store full payment-card details.
Workshops
Workshop registration is managed through Ticket Tailor.
A workshop place is confirmed when registration and required payment have been successfully completed.
Each workshop is purchased separately.
Registration is subject to the capacity and availability shown at the time of purchase.
Institutional Engagements
Submitting an institutional inquiry does not create a booking or obligate either party to proceed.
Institutional engagements are confirmed only after the applicable scope, fee, scheduling terms, and contractual requirements have been agreed upon.
Proposals, contracts, invoices, and related administration may be managed through Dubsado.
Payment terms for institutional work are set out in the applicable proposal, invoice, or agreement.
5. Individual Session Rescheduling and Cancellation
The following policy applies to individually booked Modern Italian or French Language Coaching and Italian Opera Text Coaching sessions unless different terms are stated at the time of booking.
Rescheduling
You may reschedule a session with at least 24 hours’ notice, subject to available appointment times.
Use the scheduling link provided in your confirmation materials where available.
Cancellation
If you cancel more than 24 hours before the scheduled session, you may request a refund.
Sessions cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled start time are not refundable.
Missed Sessions
A missed session without notice is considered used and is not refundable or eligible for credit.
If you arrive late, the session will ordinarily still end at the originally scheduled time.
Lingua & Libretto Cancellation
If Lingua & Libretto must cancel a session and a mutually acceptable replacement time cannot be arranged, you will receive a refund of the amount paid for that session.
6. Workshop Cancellation, Credit, and Rescheduling
Workshop purchases are subject to the following policy unless a particular event listing states otherwise.
Participant Changes at Least Seven Days Before the Workshop
If you can no longer attend and make your request at least seven days before the scheduled workshop, you may request that the amount paid be applied as credit toward a future Lingua & Libretto workshop, subject to availability.
Workshop credit:
applies to a future Lingua & Libretto workshop
has no cash value
may be used only toward an eligible future workshop
does not guarantee a place in a particular future workshop
Within Seven Days of the Workshop
Requests made fewer than seven days before the scheduled workshop are ordinarily not eligible for refund, transfer, or future-workshop credit.
Because workshop capacity is limited, a late cancellation may leave a place that cannot reasonably be filled.
Participant Transfers
Workshop registrations may not be transferred to another person without prior written approval from Lingua & Libretto.
Lingua & Libretto Cancellation
If Lingua & Libretto cancels a workshop, registered participants will be offered either:
a refund of the workshop registration fee, or
an alternative date or appropriate credit, where available
If a workshop must be rescheduled, registered participants will receive information about the revised date and available options.
Technology Problems
Because workshops are delivered online, participants are responsible for having a suitable device, internet connection, and access to Zoom.
A participant’s individual technology failure ordinarily does not entitle the participant to a refund or replay.
If a significant technical failure on Lingua & Libretto’s side prevents delivery of a substantial portion of the workshop, Lingua & Libretto may provide an alternative session, credit, or refund as appropriate.
7. Institutional Cancellation and Rescheduling
Institutional engagements are governed by the cancellation, rescheduling, and payment terms stated in the applicable agreement, proposal, or contract.
Those terms may address matters including:
deposits or retainers
cancellation deadlines
preparation already completed
non-refundable expenses
travel arrangements
rescheduling
weather or transportation disruption
institutional schedule changes
force majeure or other circumstances outside either party’s reasonable control
Where institutional work requires significant advance preparation, repertoire research, custom materials, or travel arrangements, fees associated with work already completed or expenses already incurred may remain due even if the engagement is later cancelled.
8. Travel and In-Person Institutional Engagements
For in-person institutional engagements, professional fees do not include travel or lodging unless expressly stated otherwise.
The institution may be responsible for reasonable expenses including:
airfare or mileage
hotel accommodations
ground transportation
parking
meals or per diem where applicable
other agreed travel expenses
Travel arrangements and reimbursement terms will be specified in the engagement agreement.
Lingua & Libretto is not responsible for transportation delays, cancellations, weather events, or other circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
If such circumstances affect an engagement, the parties will make reasonable efforts to reschedule or agree upon another appropriate solution.
9. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, educational materials created by Lingua & Libretto are the intellectual property of Doctor Maple LLC.
These may include:
workshop content and structures
exercises and activities
worksheets and handouts
teaching frameworks
original libretto-analysis materials
text-preparation frameworks
presentations and slides
downloadable guides
original annotations
instructional documents
website and email content
visual materials
recordings created by Lingua & Libretto
Lingua & Libretto branding and visual identity
Registration for or participation in a service does not transfer ownership of these materials.
Personal Use
Participants may use Lingua & Libretto materials for their own:
language study
repertoire preparation
performance preparation
personal professional development
Reproduction and Distribution
Unless Lingua & Libretto gives written permission, you may not:
reproduce materials for distribution
upload materials publicly
share paid materials with people who did not purchase or participate in the service
sell or sublicense materials
substantially reproduce Lingua & Libretto workshop content as your own course or workshop
remove copyright or attribution information
create commercial derivative products based substantially on proprietary Lingua & Libretto materials
Teaching and Professional Application
Participants are welcome to apply ideas and knowledge learned through Lingua & Libretto in their own musical, educational, and professional practice.
This does not authorize wholesale reproduction or redistribution of proprietary Lingua & Libretto teaching materials, exercises, workshop structures, or written content.
For licensing or permission requests, contact hello@lingualibretto.com.
10. Third-Party and Source Materials
Lingua & Libretto may use or refer to:
libretti
literary texts
musical scores
dictionary entries
linguistic references
historical editions
scholarly publications
public-domain works
copyrighted works used for educational discussion
Rights in those third-party materials remain with their respective rights holders.
Lingua & Libretto’s ownership of its original teaching materials does not imply ownership of the underlying musical, literary, or scholarly sources discussed.
Participants are responsible for ensuring that scores, editions, recordings, or other materials they provide or use are lawfully obtained and appropriately used.
11. Participant-Supplied Materials
For individual coaching or institutional work, you may be asked to provide repertoire, text, scores, links, editions, or other preparation materials.
By providing materials to Lingua & Libretto, you represent that you are permitted to share them for the purpose of receiving the requested educational service.
Providing material does not transfer ownership to Lingua & Libretto.
Materials supplied for preparation will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and reasonable business practices.
12. Workshop Recording
Certain Lingua & Libretto workshops may be recorded for purposes including:
internal training
quality review
development of future educational material
selected marketing use
Participants will be informed when recording is planned through the workshop registration or communication process.
Workshop recordings are not provided as participant replays.
Participation in a workshop does not entitle you to receive a recording.
If you have an accommodation need or concern related to recording, contact hello@lingualibretto.com before the workshop so that available arrangements can be discussed.
13. Recording of Individual Sessions
Modern Italian or French Language Coaching and Italian Opera Text Coaching sessions are not ordinarily recorded by Lingua & Libretto.
Participants may not record audio, video, or screen content from an individual session or workshop without prior permission.
If a participant requests recording as an accommodation or for another specific purpose, the request must be discussed and approved in advance.
14. Confidentiality and Participant Privacy
Lingua & Libretto will handle personal information and participant information in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
Private individual sessions are treated as private educational engagements.
However, Lingua & Libretto cannot guarantee absolute confidentiality in group settings because other participants may hear, see, or learn information that a participant chooses to share during a workshop.
Participants in group workshops are expected to respect the privacy of others.
You may not record, publish, distribute, or publicly identify another participant’s contributions without that person’s permission.
15. Testimonials and Feedback
Lingua & Libretto may invite participants or clients to provide feedback.
Submitting private feedback does not automatically authorize Lingua & Libretto to publish it as a testimonial.
If we wish to use identifiable feedback for marketing or promotional purposes, permission will be requested separately.
Where appropriate, you may be given a choice about how you are identified.
16. Educational Scope of Services
Lingua & Libretto provides educational services in areas including:
Italian and French language study
Italian pronunciation and diction
phonetics and pronunciation research
libretto literacy
grammar and syntax
poetic and historical Italian
meter and verse
rhetoric and literary convention
repertoire-specific Italian text preparation
relationships between text, phrasing, breath, music, and performance choices
Lingua & Libretto complements the work of voice teachers, conductors, coaches, répétiteurs, collaborative pianists, directors, and other musical professionals.
It does not replace them.
Lingua & Libretto does not provide:
medical care
mental-health treatment
psychotherapy or counseling
legal advice
professional representation
guaranteed audition, competition, casting, academic, or employment outcomes
17. Performance and Educational Outcomes
Language and performance preparation involve individual judgment, practice, artistic collaboration, and many factors outside Lingua & Libretto’s control.
Accordingly, Lingua & Libretto does not guarantee:
a particular audition outcome
casting
admission to a program
competition results
employment
a particular grade or examination result
a particular level of language proficiency within a specified period
approval of an interpretive or pronunciation choice by another teacher, coach, conductor, director, or institution
Educational observations and recommendations offered during a session or workshop are intended to support informed preparation and decision-making.
Final artistic and professional decisions remain the participant’s responsibility.
18. Professional Collaboration and Differing Interpretations
Italian vocal repertoire may involve legitimate differences among editions, dictionaries, pronunciation authorities, performance traditions, scholarly interpretations, coaches, conductors, and teachers.
Lingua & Libretto may identify evidence, explain alternatives, and recommend an interpretation based on linguistic, literary, historical, or musical context.
Such recommendations do not guarantee that another professional will make the same choice.
Participants working within a production, studio, institution, or ensemble remain responsible for following the requirements of the relevant conductor, director, teacher, coach, or organization.
19. Online Service Requirements
Online services are delivered primarily through Zoom or another stated videoconferencing platform.
Participants are responsible for:
maintaining adequate internet access
using a compatible device
joining at the scheduled time
maintaining access to necessary repertoire or materials
using a reasonably suitable environment for participation
Lingua & Libretto cannot guarantee the quality of a participant’s internet connection, hardware, audio setup, or local environment.
20. Third-Party Services
Lingua & Libretto uses third-party services in connection with its business.
These may include:
Squarespace
Calendly
Ticket Tailor
Stripe
Dubsado
Kit
Zoom
Dropbox
Google Workspace
Google Analytics when enabled
Use of third-party platforms may also be governed by their own terms and privacy policies.
Doctor Maple LLC is not responsible for the independent operation, availability, security, or policies of third-party services outside its control.
21. Website Content
Information published on lingualibretto.com is provided for general informational and educational purposes.
We make reasonable efforts to keep information accurate and current but do not guarantee that every website page will always be free from errors, omissions, or outdated information.
If the terms displayed on a specific purchase, registration, proposal, or contract differ from general website descriptions, the terms associated with the specific transaction or agreement will control to the extent of the conflict.
22. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Doctor Maple LLC’s total liability arising from or relating to a particular Lingua & Libretto service will not exceed the amount actually paid to Doctor Maple LLC for the specific service giving rise to the claim.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Doctor Maple LLC will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from or related to use of the website or participation in Lingua & Libretto services.
Some jurisdictions do not permit certain exclusions or limitations of liability. Where those laws apply, these provisions will apply only to the maximum extent permitted.
23. Disclaimer of Warranties
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and Lingua & Libretto services are provided on an “as available” basis.
Doctor Maple LLC does not warrant that:
the website will always be uninterrupted or error-free
every third-party platform will remain continuously available
participation in a service will produce a particular educational, professional, or artistic result
Nothing in these Terms excludes rights or warranties that cannot lawfully be excluded.
24. Force Majeure
Lingua & Libretto will not be responsible for failure or delay in performance caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
These may include:
severe weather
natural disaster
illness or emergency
transportation disruption
widespread internet or telecommunications failure
power outage
government action
labor disruption
platform outage
other comparable events outside reasonable control
Where practical, Lingua & Libretto will make reasonable efforts to reschedule an affected service or provide another appropriate remedy.
Institutional contracts may contain more specific force-majeure provisions, which will control for those engagements.
25. Dispute Resolution
If a dispute arises concerning Lingua & Libretto services, please contact hello@lingualibretto.com so that the parties can first attempt to resolve the matter informally.
If informal resolution is unsuccessful, the parties agree to consider good-faith mediation before pursuing litigation where appropriate.
Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking relief where immediate legal action is reasonably necessary or from exercising rights that cannot lawfully be waived.
26. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Kansas, United States, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.
Any legal proceeding arising from these Terms will be subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to eliminate consumer rights that cannot legally be waived under the laws applicable to a particular customer.
27. Changes to These Terms
Lingua & Libretto may update these Terms from time to time.
When changes are made, the Last updated date at the top of the page will be revised.
Changes generally apply prospectively.
Material changes to the terms of an already confirmed institutional engagement or purchased service will not be imposed retroactively unless required by law or agreed by the parties.
28. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable or invalid, the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the fullest extent permitted by law.
29. Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any transaction-specific registration terms, proposal, contract, invoice, or written agreement, constitute the applicable agreement between you and Doctor Maple LLC concerning the relevant Lingua & Libretto service.
For institutional engagements, the signed engagement agreement or contract controls if it conflicts with these general Terms.
30. Contact
For questions about these Terms or any Lingua & Libretto service:
Doctor Maple LLC d/b/a Lingua & Libretto
11750 W 135th St #1548
Overland Park, KS 66221-9395
United States
Email: hello@lingualibretto.com
Website: lingualibretto.com
Last updated: September 2026