The Preparatory Program of the Carson-Newman University Music Department exists to provide quality, affordable private music lessons to the Jefferson County area and to provide valuable teaching experience for currently enrolled Carson-Newman Music students.
Applied instruction is available to students in grades K-12 in the following areas depending on teacher availability: piano, percussion, strings, guitar, voice, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, flute, clarinet and saxophone.
Lessons are taught by talented C-N music majors/minors who have been approved to teach by the C-N music faculty. In addition, their teaching will be supervised by a corresponding music faculty member.
Lesson times and days are scheduled by the private student teacher and the family. All lessons are taught in the Tarr Music Center on the Carson-Newman University campus.
Each semester consists of 10 weekly lessons of 30 minutes each. Lessons cost $20 each. Payment may be made for the entire semester ($200, due at the first lesson of the semester), or in 4 monthly installments of $50 each (due on the first lesson of each month). Adjustments may be made if the total number of lessons is less than 10. For example, if a student only takes 8 lessons due to illness/emergency, then $40 may be refunded, or carried over to the next semester if the student continues lessons. Checks may be made payable to Carson-Newman University and may be placed in the envelope marked C-N Preparatory Program outside room 213.
Additional costs for music/supplies may be incurred, depending on the requirements of the student’s applied instructor.
Lessons should be cancelled for emergencies only, and the instructor should receive 24 hours advance notice if possible. Make-up lessons may be scheduled at the discretion of the individual instructor.
The online registration form is available here.
For more information, please contact Dr. Ryan Fogg, director, at rfogg@cn.edu or 865-471-3328.
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