The Music Department offers individual music lessons taught by its staff of professional instructors.
Questions About Music Lessons
The Music Department offers individual music lessons taught by a staff of professional instructors. Lessons meet once a week for twelve 50-minute meetings per semester and are scheduled at the mutual convenience of the instructor and the student.
Lessons count as a half course. Students may repeat lesson courses and take lessons every semester. Please note the college’s policy for half courses.
Students are expected to practice at least five hours a week in addition to the 50-minute lesson time.
Students register for lessons in Workday, as they would for any course. Music Lesson (MUSL) courses are listed as requiring instructor permission. Janice Murphy, Music Lessons Coordinator, serves as roster manager for all MUSL courses and will respond promptly to students’ registration requests.
Yes, but if a student registers for credit, their MUSL course is paid for by the college. If a student chooses to audit an MUSL course, it does not bear credit, it will not be recorded on their transcript, and they do not qualify for the funding subsidy. In this case, a semester of lessons bears a fee of $775. The fee is not refundable for any reason after the end of Add/Drop.
Students should contact Jan Murphy to arrange to audit a course.
Questions About Ensembles
Ensemble courses are taught by faculty. They meet twice a week on average, usually in the evenings.
Ensembles count as half courses. Students may repeat ensemble courses. Students may also combine an ensemble course and a lesson course. Please note the college’s policy for half courses.
Students meet for roughly five hours a week in rehearsal with minimal assigned work outside class time.
Students register in Workday for ensemble courses, as they would for any course.
Yes, it is possible to audit ensembles, though the faculty prefers that students register for credit if they are able. Auditors are recorded by the faculty, sent to the Registrar’s Office, and recorded in Workday.