Lesson Registration
Lessons and ensemble participation are available to all Colorado College students as adjunct courses, taken for an entire semester.
The Music Department offers private lessons by professional performers in voice and all instruments of the Western orchestra. Sign up for lessons online; information is posted on the Music Department home page prior to the beginning of each semester.
Registration ends on Wednesday of the second week of Blocks 1 and 5. If you are still interested in signing up, stop by the office or email us at music@coloradocollege.edu.
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PRIVATE LESSONS:
$500 per semester, charged to student's account. Includes 12 private lessons at 40 minutes each over the course of a semester. A .25 adjunct music credit is awarded upon successful completion.
GROUP LESSONS:
Guitar Class, Piano Class, Voice Class: $85 per semester, charged to the student's account. Includes 12 group lessons at 40 minutes each over the course of a semester. A .25 adjunct music credit is awarded upon successful completion.
- Financial aid is available for students receiving academic financial aid and may be requested during registration.
- Students are required to write a thank you note to the donor.
- Students receiving such aid will be evaluated for attendance and participation in their lessons before subsequent aid will be offered for future semesters.
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Students may drop after two lessons and receive an 80% refund within the first block of the semester.
- There is no refund if dropping a group lesson class after the class has already met.
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The withdrawal form must be obtained from the Music office – a registrar's drop/add slip may not be used.
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No refund will be given for lesson withdrawals after the first block of the semester.
Students enrolled in lessons will have Gold Card access automatically processed to use practice rooms, and students enrolled in ensembles may request practice room access. Practice room access expires at the end of each semester.
To check out an instrument, student must be enrolled in lessons or an ensemble that uses that instrument. Lesson students pay a $100 rental fee per academic year, charged to student's account. Students renting an instrument for an ensemble do not pay the rental fee. Contact the Music Production Coordinator (Packard 49) to check availability of instruments and to rent instruments.
Students must be enrolled in lessons or an ensemble to check out a locker. Contact the Music office for details. The lost key charge is $100.
Information on how to declare a Music major or minor.
Declared majors receive their first set of lessons at no charge and their second set at half price. Declared minors receive their first set of lessons for up to 4 semesters at no charge.
Other scholarships may be available to students who receive academic financial aid.
The Music Department requests student evaluation of the lesson/class/ensemble instructors at the end of each semester. A quick survey will be emailed to enrolled students with responses due before the last day of the semester. Participation is encouraged, but not mandatory.
This evaluation can be of significant benefit to the faculty member by identifying perceived strengths and weaknesses in teaching, thereby leading to personal and professional growth.
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