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Private Music Lessons
The Fine Arts Department is excited to offer private music lessons during the 2021-2022 school year! Please see important information, including registration instructions, below. Questions? Contact Mr. Taylor Nelson, Fine Arts Director, at Taylor.Nelson@BenLippen.com.
Registration
- Registration Link
- Piano lessons are open to any Ben Lippen student in grades 1-12. Lessons will take place at all three campuses.
- Strings lessons are open to any Ben Lippen student in grades 3-12. Lessons will take place at the Monticello Road campus. Students who attend the St. Andrews Road campus may ride the after-school shuttle to take lessons at the Monticello Road campus.
- Trumpet lessons are open to any Ben Lippen student in grades 5-12. Lessons will take place at the Monticello Road campus.
- Students register for private lessons on a semester basis.
- Each semester will include 15 lessons.
- Each lesson will be 30 minutes.
- Private lesson tuition of $600/semester will be charged through FACTS.
Schedule
- Fall Semester 2021 private lessons will occur between August 23 – December 13.
- Spring Semester 2022 private lessons will occur between January 10 – April 25.
- Registration for Spring Semester 2022 private lessons will open on Wednesday, December 1.
- Piano Lessons
- Registered students will be assigned a weekly private lesson at their campus at one of the following times. Scheduling is subject to change at the discretion of the Ben Lippen School administration.
- Lower School—Recess, Music Class, After School
- Middle School—Study Hall, Morning Break, Flight Group, Music Class, After School
- High School—Study Hall, Family Group, Music Class, After School
- Registered students will be assigned a weekly private lesson at their campus at one of the following times. Scheduling is subject to change at the discretion of the Ben Lippen School administration.
- Strings Lessons
- Registered students will be assigned a weekly private lesson at the Monticello Road campus after school. Students who attend the St. Andrews Road campus may ride the after-school shuttle to take lessons at the Monticello Road campus. Scheduling is subject to change at the discretion of the Ben Lippen School administration.
- Trumpet Lessons
- Registered students will be assigned a weekly private lesson at the Monticello Road campus after school.
Policies
- Make-up lessons will only be given in the event of an instructor’s absence or school closure.
- Students who have a pre-planned absence should provide 24-hour courtesy notice to their private lesson instructors. Make-up lessons will not be given for student absences.
- Students who enroll after the start of the semester are responsible to pay for a full semester. However, the instructor is only responsible to provide one lesson per week remaining in the semester.
- Private lessons are a semester-long commitment. Students who drop out of lessons before the conclusion of the semester will be billed for a full semester.
- Students registered for private lessons must have access to their private lesson instrument at home. Students are expected to practice at home in preparation for their weekly lessons.
The private lessons fee does not include music method books. Students are responsible for purchasing the materials recommended by the instructor.