I've been teaching now for 30 years and I'm here to make sure you enjoy playing drums, be constructive in your practicing and become a better player.
Relaxed but busy and involving lessons full of playing in fully equiped studio with two kits, loads of percussion, backing tracks and recording. Students withdrawing prior to the add/drop deadline will be assessed a per-lesson charge for all lessons taken. Students withdrawing after the add/drop deadline must petition to drop the lessons, and will be billed the full course fee.ONE TO ONE DRUM LESSONS.
Note: Students wishing to withdraw from Lessons must notify their instructor and the Music Office immediately. Students who have not completed an application through Experience Cornell by the end of the drop/add period will not be eligible to be registered in the lessons program for that semester. The Add/drop period for lessons begins the first week of classes and ends 10 calendar days after the first day of classes (exact dates are listed on the lessons form). You must then enroll in lessons through Student Center (search by the Class Number) – you are not enrolled in lessons until it is in your Student Center. Once your application is submitted and fully approved, you will receive a Permission Number by email. *** Majors and Graduate Students receive scholarship to cover the full cost of lesson fees.Īll students interested in enrolling in Music Lessons must submit an online application through Experience Cornell. **Music 4501: only open to junior and senior Music majors and graduate students in the Department of Music. Eligible students have the following options: Weekly Some additional scholarship funding is also available interested students should contact the faculty sponsor for their instrument. A 20% financial aid scholarship is available to all undergraduate students who receive Cornell need-based aid.
Lessons fees are an additional cost and are not covered as part of a student’s Cornell financial aid package. Students who drop the course before the add/drop deadline will be charged a per-lessons fee. Lessons fees are paid through the Cornell bursar billing system. All lesson fees are non-refundable after the lessons add/drop period. Students wishing to change instructors will need to consult with the faculty sponsor and receive signature approval indicating the change. Before the beginning of each semester students are asked to inform their instructor whether they plan to continue with lessons. Individual instructors may have additional policies which will be included on the studio syllabus.įaculty sponsors will work with students in appointing a lesson instructor. The Music Department has a unified Individual Applied Lessons Syllabus. Please see Audition Requirements for more specific information. Requirements for auditions vary depending on the musical instrument. Once students have begun individual lessons in the lesson program, they are not required to re-audition for subsequent semester on the same instrument. Auditions should happen the semester before a student begins taking lessons (exceptions are made for new students and students who were off campus the prior semester, and at the faculty sponsor’s discretion). Students enrolling in music lessons for the first time must audition with the appropriate faculty sponsor (see below for sponsors and contact information). In addition, students participating in lessons for the first time will need to complete a successful audition with the appropriate faculty sponsor. Students eligible to participate in the lessons program must have previous experience in a musical instrument or vocals and/or a strong musical background. For the complete list, please visit the Lessons Instructors page. The music lesson program offers students the opportunity to pursue collegiate level individual instruction with one of our full faculty, visiting lecturers or graduate student instructors. Those wishing to pursue them may contact the Ithaca Community School of Music and Arts or Opus Ithaca.