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Private Lessons

Tuition

Varies

Start Date

All Year Long

Duration

30min
45min
60min

About the Program

Private lessons are offered to students of all ages and experience levels on a weekly basis throughout the 34-week academic year, as well as during the summer. The academic year begins the Monday after Labor Day (SEPTEMBER 8th 2025), and ends sometime between the last week of May and the third week of June, depending on the day of the week and its corresponding holidays and snow days.


Students must enroll for the full 34 week academic year. New students may enroll at any time during the academic year, pending faculty availability, and tuition will be prorated for the number of weeks remaining. Read and download our full policies below. During the summer, students may enroll for whatever number of lessons they would like, in accordance with a teacher's availability.


NCMC offers 30, 45, and 60-minute private lessons in the following: ​

Accordion

Banjo

Bass Bassoon Cello* Clarinet Composition Drums Flute French Horn Guitar* Oboe

Piano* Piccolo

Production/Studio Recording Saxophone Theory Trombone Trumpet Tuba Ukulele Viola* Violin* Voice


*Traditional or Suzuki instruction available (Suzuki required for children under 7 years old) ​ 30-min lessons = $1,530/34 weeks ($45 per lesson)

45-min lessons = $2,006/34 weeks ($59 per lesson)

60-min lessons = $2,414/34 weeks ($71 per lesson) ​ New students can begin anytime during the academic year and the tuition will be prorated.



Final lesson days for the 2024-2025 academic year*

Monday lessons: June 9

Tuesday lessons: June 3

Wednesday lessons: June 4

Thursday lessons: June 5

Friday lessons: May 30

Saturday lessons: June 7

*These dates are subject to change due to emergency closings such as snow days.


NCMC Policies

Faculty

Adam Bosse

Andrew Leonard

Cheryl Noble

Dara Adams-Smith

Evan Kos

Imane Touafek

Kate O'Connor

Lily Sexton

Mara Penatzer

Nicole Fizznoglia

Rebecca Eldredge

Stephen Page

Ailey Verdelle

Angela Shyr

Chris Cheek

Dylan Walter

Evelyn Harris

Ingrid Husemoller

Kyle Lawrence

Lorri Cetto

Max Wareham

Olga Gaybaryan

Robert Grahmann

Stevie Manning

Amanda Stenroos

Anne Werry

Christa Muller Hendricks

Eleanor McLaughlin

Gary Rzab

Jake Liuzzo

Kyle McDonough

Lynn Lovell

Meg Kelsey Wright

Patrick Grimone

Sarah Ehle

Sue Kurian

Andrew Cass

Capella Sherwood

Christina Choi

Emily Greene

Gregory Diehl

John Mason

Liam Hurley

Mara Levi

Monica Robelotto

Rachel Hertz

Sheldon Ross

Tyson Peelle

139 South Street

Northampton, MA 01060

Tel: (413) 585-0001

registrar@ncmc.net

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Northampton Community Music Center

NCMC is a proud member of the National Guild for Community Arts Education and the Suzuki Association of the Americas. NCMC programs are made possible in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Chamber music at NCMC is made possible, in part, through the support of Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP), an international service organization supporting chamber music for pleasure.
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