PRIVATE INSTRUCTION

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Age Requirements

Students ages 4-9 who are interested in starting on violin or cello may be eligible for our Early String Program. Piano students under the age of seven will be taken only with special consideration. Voice students must be at least 14 and will need to audition to be able to study through the Academy.

 

Performance Classes

Four times throughout the year students studying a variety of different instruments have the opportunity to play for each other in a less stressful setting. Please sign up through your teacher. Performance classes begin at 1:00 p.m. in Room 100.

 

Juries

Juries take place mid-December in the MacCollin Classroom Building. They are an opportunity for students to play a solo or etude for three of the Academy faculty members and receive written reports on their progress.

 

Recitals

Recitals for ALL students studying through the Academy are held near the end of the second session.   The Academy will provide accompanists at the rate of $25 if necessary. The fees will cover one rehearsal and the performance.

Expectations

Cancellations without 24-hour notice or no-shows (not including family emergencies or sickness) will not be made up.

 

Certificate Program

Students may select to participate in our new program designed to supplement the learning taking place in lessons. Students will be recognized for their achievements at the spring recitals. In order to obtain the certificate, students would be required to complete the following:

• Keep a practice log with a minimum time commitment signed by parents and instructors
• Attend two public musical performances per semester and save the programs for verification
• Perform at one of the LKAM performance classes
• Listen to 2 CDs of classical music on their instrument of study throughout the semester and discuss the experience with their teacher'
• Perform their jury or recital piece from memory

 

The Grossman Scholarship

Each year one private student is selected for a full-year of hour-long lessons and one student is selected for a half scholarship in the memory of former string teacher John Grossman.