Private Lessons

Private lessons are available at all stages of musical development from beginning through advanced for string, woodwind, brass, percussion, piano, and guitar students. Beginning level students generally enroll for one 30 minute lesson per week with teachers making recommendations for longer instruction time (45 or 60 minutes) to more advanced or faster moving pupils.

It is not possible to makeup or reschedule missed lessons. Please notify the PLACe and/or your teacher if a student will be unable to attend their scheduled lesson. Whenever possible, 24-hour notice is appreciated.

Private lesson students are strongly encouraged to perform on one PLACe recital per year.  It is customary to stipend the piano accompanist or other professional musicians who assist students during recitals. These fees are paid to the accompanist (not the PLACe) and typically range from $15-50 depending on the number of rehearsals and difficulty of the music.

Students are generally required to purchase method books, solo material, and other musical supplies (metronomes, music stands, reeds, strings, etc.). These are not included in the tuition costs but for your convenience are available at the PLACe store.

Private Lessons with a Student Instructor

The PLACe has a LIMITED number of student teachers who have shown exceptional abilities on their chosen instrument and the maturity to work with beginning and elementary level musicians. This is an invaluable opportunity for the instructor, and an affordable alternative for many families. Because of the limited number of student instructors, not every instrument is available for student lessons. Check Faculty List

TUITION

Full Semester (16 lessons):

• 30-minute lessons $370.00
• 45-minute lessons $555.00
• 60-minute lessons $740.00

Tuition for lessons with Student Instructors:

• 30-minute lessons with high school instructor $208.00
• 30-minute lessons with college instructor $256.00

Summer Lessons
	Because of vacations, teacher and/or student availability is often limited during the summer and it is not always possible to schedule a full 16 week summer session. Shorter sessions of ANY number of weeks are available during the summer. Tuition is prorated according to number of lessons scheduled. See a PLACe representative for details.