The Community Music Lessons (CML) program (formerly Student Teaching Division) runs under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music to provide its students with valuable experience providing applied music lessons for children and adults.
The staff consists of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the School of Music who are overseen by individual faculty members as well as by an experienced graduate supervisor. Lessons are taught on campus, in the
Mosse Humanities Building.
Lesson providers (LPs) often work with current university students who are non-music majors but who are interested in continuing study, or community members who are interested in the program.
Information for students & parentsI or my child would like to TAKE lessons
Program Overview
Spring 2010
Spring 2010 Calendar
Lessons are
available beginning January 25, 2010. The last day for CML lessons
will be May 7, 2010. The deadline to register is March 19.
Fall 2009
Fall 2009 Calendar
Lessons are available beginning September 8, 2009. The last day for CML lessons will be December 11, 2009. The deadline to register is November 1.
Fees
Make checks payable to UW-Madison School of Music.
Tuition varies, depending on the length of the lesson and the training and experience of the Lesson Provider (LP). Lessons of 30 and 45 minutes are available. Please refer to the fee charts below for tuition.
Tuition along with a semester administrative fee ($10/individual or $15/family) must be paid in full at the time of registration. No lessons may be given without advance receipt of payment (lesson fee + registration fee).
Fall 2009 Lesson Fees (based on a full cohort of 13 lessons)
***NOTE: After November 1, 2009, the deadline to register for fall 2009 has passed. Spring 2010 registration will begin in January 2010.
- Lesson Provider with up to 2 years of experience (LP-2):
Thirteen 30-minute lessons = $204.00
Thirteen 45-minute lessons = $278.00 - Lesson Provider with 3-5 years of experience (LP3-5):
Thirteen 30-minute lessons = $223.00
Thirteen 45-minute lessons = $306.00 - Lesson Provider with 6+ years of experience (LP6+):
Thirteen 30-minute lessons = $236.00
Thirteen 45-minute lessons = $330.00
Lesson Policies
Please keep these policies for reference.
- Minimum age for CML participation is 8 years old. Students must have already reached the age of 8 on or before September 1, 2009.
- Refunds of CML program lessons must be requested in writing or email no later than two weeks following the assignment. After this two-week period, refunds for unused lessons will be issued as a lesson credit towards a full semester's lesson fee for the next semester. If future lessons are not desired, the School of Music will issue a refund up to $50.00 in the form of a check.
- Students and LPs are expected to arrive on time. Lesson Providers are required to wait no longer than 10 minutes past the beginning of the scheduled lesson time.
- Missed lessons due to tardiness will not be refunded.
- Lessons missed due to illness or emergency can be rescheduled if the LP is informed at least 24 hours in advance. Lessons missed for whatever reason without this prior notification will not be refunded or made up.
- Religious holiday conflicts should be resolved on an individual basis with the LP.
- Eating, drinking, and gum-chewing are not allowed in the teaching studio or in the practice rooms.
