Questions about lessons

Most children start between six and ten, and younger children are welcome to a placement visit. Adults of any age are welcome, and a good number of our students began as adults.

Lessons are 30, 45 or 60 minutes, once a week. Beginners usually start with 30 minutes, and your teacher suggests a length after the placement visit.

For piano you need a piano or a full-size keyboard at home. For strings and winds, ask your teacher before you buy or rent, because size and quality matter. We rent some instruments by the month.

At the placement visit we listen, ask what you want to play, and suggest the teacher whose lessons suit you. If it is not the right fit, tell us and we will find another.

A visit of about half an hour. A teacher listens to you play or sing, or starts from nothing if you have never played, and we agree on a first lesson length and time.

Yes. A parent may sit in on any lesson, and we ask the parents of the youngest students to stay for the first few.

No. Recitals are offered each term, and a student plays when they and their teacher decide a piece is ready.

Tell us at least 24 hours ahead and your teacher offers a make-up within the term.

Yes. Adult beginners have lessons of their own, taught at the pace you set, and are welcome at recitals and in the theory class.

Tuition follows the length and format of the lesson and your teacher, billed monthly. We ask for a month's written notice when you leave.