Private
instruction with a Shepherd School graduate student is available for
a variety of instruments as well as voice. Instrumental lessons may begin as early
as age six; however formal vocal study is not advised until the voice
has matured at about age 15.
All lessons are scheduled by the instructor and usually meet on a weekly basis.
Lessons may last from 30 minutes to one hour depending upon the needs of the
student and the advice of the instructor.
Lessons take place in Alice Pratt Brown Hall, the Shepherd School of Music building.
The Preparatory Administrator generally assigns new students to a graduate instructor.
FALL 2008 AND SPRING 2009
Tuition and fees are due in full upon registration. Payments may be made with check or cash. Checks should be made payable to Rice University. We cannot accept credit cards. Payments must be made before instruction may begin.
$25 - Registration fee - one fee per family is charged each semester.
Tuition for private lessons taught by
Shepherd School graduate students: $30 - per half hour lesson.
$45 - per 45 minute lesson.
$60 - per hour lesson.
The total for a 13 week semester will be:
$390 - for 13 half hour lessons.
$585 - for 13 three-quarter hour lessons.
$780 - for 13 one hour lessons.
$150 - per semester - Tuition for theory classes if student is also studying privately through the program. $200 if the student is not studying an instrument through the program.
String Ensemble participation is considered a part of the total string program. There is no charge for participation in this activity. Students are selected by ability level and compatibility, and placement is through an audition. $200 if the student is not studying an instrument through the program.