About Private Music Lessons

All students are eligible for private music instruction.  Lessons can be taken for either one or two credits or audited (no credit). Lessons can only be registered with an add/drop form, not online.
 
There are only two ways to pay for private music lessons. There are no free music lessons. The fee for private music lessons is in addition to regular tuition.

The first way to pay for private music lessons is to take the lessons for credit. In order to receive credit for music lessons, the student must register the lessons with the Registrar’s office AND the student must be enrolled in a music ensemble, performance workshop or the equivalent, to be determined by the instructor. The ensemble can be taken for 1 or 2 credits or can be audited.
 
Students taking lessons for credit are assessed a nominal lab fee of $250. Per semester by the college (approximately $20.83 per lesson x 12 lessons) whether it is 1 or 2 credits. Students receive a maximum of 12 lessons per semester.
 
The second way to pay for private music lessons is to audit the lessons. If private lessons are audited (no credit), a fee is mutually agreed upon by the student and the instructor and the student pays the instructor directly. Audited lessons will not appear in the student’s registration or on the transcript nor do they need to be registered.
 
If students are taking more than one lesson, the student must also be enrolled in another ensemble to receive the lesson rate of $250 per semester.  Registration for private lessons must be completed by the end of the add/drop period.

 

See the current course list

Private Lesson Faculty

Classical Instrumental Performance

Classical Vocal Performance

Jazz Performance

Electronic Music

World Music/Ethnomusicology

Applying to the Program