Private Music Lesson Program (PK3-Gr 8)
We are proud to be one of the only schools in Cincinnati to offer private music lessons during the school day. We strive to provide informed musical learning, while challenging students toward personal growth. The Private Music Lesson Program (PMLP) Handbook contains additional information including recital schedules, auto-payment dates, and withdrawal policies. Your private lesson teacher will contact you during the first week of school with your assigned lesson time. Lessons typically begin the second week of school for all registered students.
- PK - Grade 4 weekly student lessons occur during non-critical learning times with homeroom teacher approval. Register online and schedule tuition payments.
- Grade 5-8 students have more limited options, which may include before school, lunch/recess, a study hall, and after school. Register online and schedule tuition payments.
Please email Lydia Woodin with any questions. We also have private teacher information for Grade 7-12 students where instructors set individual rates and schedules and collect their own tuition ... see links below.
2020-2021 Quarterly Rates based on eight ½ hour lessons/quarter
(We make sure your student receives 32 half hour lessons over the 37 week school year.)
Wunderkeys Private Piano for Non-Readers (PK3*- Grade K)
*Space for PK3 students in our Wunderkeys program is limited. Use this readiness page to determine if your child is prepared for this music experience. |
$230 tuition + $45 book fee
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Private Piano (Grades K-8) Our private piano teachers begin lessons with the Piano Adventures Primer, My First Piano Adventures, or Little Mozart series, and follow those primer methods with the Faber: Piano Adventures series. Piano students use the Lesson, Technique & Artistry, and Theory books in collaboration during lessons to support the process of learning to play the instrument and read the notes themselves. Please note that students need a keyboard at home for practice. We recommend that Kindergarten students taking private piano be able to read. If your student is not yet reading, consider starting them in our Wunderkeys program. If their teacher feels it appropriate later in the year, they can switch to the traditional method. If you are unsure, contact Lydia Woodin who will arrange for a teacher to evaluate your child and identify the program that will best serve their musical learning. |
$230 tuition + $45 book fee
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Group Voice (Grades K-1) Group voice is a great way for young singers to begin their vocal training. Students learn alongside 1-2 of their classmates, sing songs together, and usually receive smaller solo opportunities within their group setting. |
$165 tuition + $45 book fee |
Private Voice (Grades K-8*) |
$230 tuition + $45 book fee
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Lower E Vocal Ensemble (Grades 2-3)
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$25 tuition |
Private Violin, Viola, Cello (PK4-Grade 8) and String Bass (Gr 5-8) |
$230 tuition + $45 book fee
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Group Stringed Ensemble (Grades K-8)
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$25 tuition
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Private Woodwind* (Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone - Grades 5-8) Lessons for wind and brass students begin as an extension of classroom instruction, originating from the same materials, and expand to develop the student further - depending on their individual strengths and musical interests. Please note: Since private wind and brass instruction are part of our expanded lesson program, teachers will be hired to accommodate registration requests. Contact PMLP Director Lydia Woodin with questions. |
$230 tuition + $45 book fee
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Important Information
- Private Music Lesson Program Handbook
- $45 annual book fee/class is non-refundable and due upon registration
- $40 annual family registration fee is non-refundable due upon registration
- $10 pianist fee for students using piano accompaniment billed at recital time
- Private Music Lesson Program Withdrawal Form
Important Dates
- Online registration opens 06/01/20
- 08/14/20 - Quarter 1 auto-payment withdrawal
- 08/19/20 @ 8:30 - 11:00 - Private Music Lesson Program Open House (EBL Campus gym)
- 08/24/20 - 2020-2021 Lessons begin
- 09/04/20 - $25 late registration fee starts
- 10/09/20 - Quarter 2 auto-payment withdrawal
- 12/11/20 - Quarter 3 auto-payment withdrawal
- 03/05/21 - Quarter 4 auto-payment withdrawal
- 05/12/21 - PK3 - Gr 1 PMLP Recital (during school in the EBL Campus gym)
- 05/10/21 and 05/11/21 - Gr 2-8 PMLP Recitals (evening in Lindner Theater)