music Private Lessons
NEW! Music School Open House & Orientation!
Fall Semester: Sunday, August 22, 2010, 10 am-4 pm
Meet teachers and staff, learn about private lessons and classes, tour the facility, attend an instrument demonstration/sound sampler, hear student performances (10 am-noon), and more. Get all of your questions answered about making music at CSMA! All are welcome! For info, call Music School Director Mary Holmes,
650-917-6800, ext. 329.
At CSMA students of all ages, abilities and levels develop skills and a love of music through private lessons with their chosen instrument. Private music study (offered year-round) includes instruction in classical, contemporary, jazz and popular styles for students of all ages.
CSMA has a diverse, multi-lingual faculty of more than 100 professional musicians and educators, including a category of instructors designated as Distinguished Teachers in recognition of their extraordinary professional experience. For faculty biographies and Distinguished Teachers, see www.arts4all.org.
Lessons take place once a week at a regularly scheduled time and may be 30, 45 or 60 minutes in length. Students must have an instrument available for daily practice.
CSMA also has designated Distinguished Teachers in recognition of their extraordinary professional experience. For information about these teachers, see our Music Faculty.
Instruments
- Accordion*
- Bass* (upright, electric)
- Baritone
- Bassoon
- Cello
- Clarinet*
- Composition
- Drums*
- Flute*
- French Horn*
- Guitar (acoustic, electric)*
- Oboe
- Percussion*
- Piano*
- Recorder/Suzuki Recorder
- Saxophone*
- Suzuki Violin
- Theory/Aural Training
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Vibraphone*
- Viola
- Violin
- Voice*
*Specialized Jazz Instruction Offered
Special Sound Sampler Sessions
If your child is new to taking lessons, enroll in our Special Sound Sampler Sessions offered at the beginning of each semester to discover the perfect instrument for your child to study. Children have the opportunity to try out a variety of instruments in these fun, interactive sessions taught by CSMA's music faculty. See course catalog for dates and additional information.
What's Included
To provide a broad-based music education, CSMA offers additional ways to develop proficiency and knowledge.
Core Curriculum Classes
Private lesson students may enroll without extra cost in ONE 16-wk or TWO 8-wk core curriculum classes each semester (except summer).
Students may choose from a diverse selection of weekly classes that offer additional training in musicianship, composition, theory, ensemble performance and new media. These classes are excellent preparation for youth bands, jazz combos, orchestras, chamber music and music exams.
Core Curriculum Classes - Fall 2010
- Advanced ABRSM Prep
- Advanced Concepts in Music
- Advanced String Chamber
- Adventures in Singing
- Audio Recording & Production(Beg & Interm)
- Basics of Jazz Improvisation
- Brass Ensembles
- Garage Band: Pop, Rock & Other Contemporary Music
- Guitar Ensemble
- Intro to Music Composition
- Intro to Podcasting
- Jr. String Ensemble
- Music Notation 1 & 2
- Musicianshop for Young Learners
- Peninsula Children's Chorale
- Play & Apply Jazz Theory
- Percussion Ensemble
- Theory Classes
- Woodwind Ensemble
Workshop Weeks
To broaden each student’s musical experience with a focus on student ensemble playing, Workshop Weeks (offered fall & spring) feature a series of special and diverse workshop sessions, faculty performances and student ensemble events facilitated by CSMA faculty. Past weeks have included such workshops as: Recital Preparation, Composition Seminar Showcase and “The Ensemble in Your Guitar.”
Student Recitals
End-of-semester student recitals at CSMA and at other community locations provide an invaluable opportunity for students to give a formal presentation and to gain confidence in front of an audience of family and friends.
Music Examinations
CSMA hosts and prepares students for the practical and theory examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), an international organization that operates music examinations in over 90 countries every year. Faculty select students for whom the ABRSM curriculum and performance challenge provide appropriate motivation and reward. Over 350 students come to CSMA twice a year to perform for the ABRSM examiner who travels from London.
Free Concerts & Events
CSMA encourages students to regularly attend CSMA's free concerts and events, which present diverse musical styles and outstanding artists.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition includes $15 non-refundable semester registration fee per instrument per students.
Fall 2010 (Aug 21, 2010 - Jan 23, 2011)
19 wks (18 lessons + 1 workshop week)
Lessons:
30-minute/$727.50
45-minute/$1083.75
60-minute/$1440.00
NOTE: Tuition is higher for study with faculty designated as Distinguished Teachers. Call us at 650.917.6800, for rates.
Family Discount
5% off private lesson tuition for all subsequent family members after first enrollee registering for private lessons. (Discount does NOT apply to first enrollee.) Cannot be combined with any other discount or financial aid.
Scholarship & Financial Aid
Merit Scholarships
Teachers may nominate students (grade-school through high school) to enter annual competitive auditions held in May/June. Scholarships are awarded to those who have shown outstanding talent, progress and commitment to their studies. Students are eligible after one year of continuous CSMA private lessons (or 18 monhts, if absent during summer). Scholarship recipients are required to perform at CSMA and in community outreach events and participate in snsembles with other scholarship students.
Financial Aid
In keeping with our commitment to Arts for All, our Financial Aid Program offers tuition assistance and/or work-study opportunities to qualified students. For info on how to apply, call the Student Services Staff, 650/917-6800, ext. 0.
