Private Music Lessons
Have you always wanted to learn to play an instrument or sing? Are you looking to improve your skills as a musician?
SCAA offers individual instruction to students of all ages and abilities, from beginner to advanced levels. Private instructors tailor curriculum and repertoire to each individual student with the intent to develop skills, both motor and auditory, for proficiency in an instrument or voice. Students are also taught basic ear-training, sight-reading and theory fundamentals.
Complete the SCAA Private Lessons Inquiry Form or email the SCAA office at scaa@su.edu to find out more about private instruction offerings.
We look forward to seeing you this summer or in the fall! Registration is ongoing throughout the year.
Private Instruction Registration
At SCAA, our private music lessons teachers mange their own schedules. After submitting the lessons inquiry form, the SCAA Office will put you in contact with instructors for your chosen instrument. After speaking with both the SCAA office and the instructor(s), registration for private music lessons can be completed online here.
Students are registered and charged for 28–32 weeks of lessons (depending on the instructor), September through May. Students who begin lessons after the start of the fall session will be registered for the remainder of weeks to the end of the current session or the full academic year.
Flexible scheduling is available for summer lessons scheduled from June to August.
Suzuki Instruction (3 years and up)
The Suzuki method, developed by the late Japanese violinist and educator Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, has revolutionized instrumental teaching and produced outstanding results with young children. During the early years, children can develop extraordinary musical abilities much in the same way they learn to speak their native language. Recommended for children 3 and older, specially trained instructors first teach basic listening and playing skills, with note reading following later. Thus, the Suzuki method has been called the “Mother Tongue Method.” A parent’s role is essential in the development of early learning ability. Parental attendance at lessons is required, and the parent must help with home practice.
New! Music Theory & Composition Lessons
Composition lessons include guidance through the many stages of composing music- such as starting a new work, developing a song, and how to deal with being “stuck” during the creative process. Composition students will be assigned tasks/exercises to develop creative skills by focusing on specific musical elements.
In music theory and composition lessons, students can focus on one or the other, or a mixture of both topics.
Lessons Begin
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Lessons Length
Fall-Spring: 24-32 weeks
Summer: Lesson sessions vary by instructor
Locations
Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy
John Kerr Building
203 S. Cameron Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Shenandoah University Main Campus
1460 University Drive
Winchester, VA 22601
Rates/Tuition
Rates/tuition vary by instructor and are given upon request by calling the SCAA office at (540) 665-4602 or email to scaa@su.edu.
Registration Fee*
$35
Students pay a one-time annual Registration Fee which covers all classes and lessons taken between September and August.
*non-refundable
Payment Plans
Payment Plans are available as an option for class and lesson tuition.
Areas of Instruction
Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy currently offers private instruction in the following instrumental and voice areas:
Suzuki
Piano • Violin
Voice
Classical • Musical Theatre • Jazz • Pop
Woodwinds
Flute • Oboe • Clarinet • Saxophone
Brass
Horn • Trumpet • Trombone • Euphonium • Tuba
Strings
Violin • Viola • Cello
Percussion
Drums • Classical Percussion • Drum Set
Guitar & Bass
Acoustic Guitar • Electric Guitar • Electric Bass • Ukulele
Keyboard
Piano
Music Theory & Composition
All instruments and vocal
Student Recitals
SCAA students of all levels have opportunities throughout the academic year to play in recitals for family and friends to demonstrate what they are learning accomplishing through their practice and one-on-one lessons. Recitals take place in Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall on the main campus of Shenandoah University.
SCAA Piano Festival
The Piano Department hosts a SCAA Piano Festival each year. Participating SCAA students perform before two judges and receive a written critique and rating from each judge and a certificate of participation. A student successfully participating yearly until graduation from high school will receive a certificate stating they have been a student of the SCAA.
Private Lessons Inquiry
Tell us more about yourself and what you'd like to learn!