Private & Group Lessons
Register for Private Voice/Piano Lessons!
Private Voice Lessons
Are held at the Wheat's home on North Plain Road, Housatonic.
For:
-Students Ages 6 Years – Adult
-Beginning Level Singers
Supplies:
-Large 3 Ring Binder with all Music & Handouts
-3X5 or 5X8 Little Assignment Notebook
About:
-Students younger than 7 or 8 years generally sing short songs for most of the half hour with very short breathing and pitch related warm ups.
-Adult students and those older than 7 or 8 years begin a series of sight singing, music theory, vocal technique, breath control & intonation exercises depending on ability level and concentration span within a half hour to hour long lesson. After exercises and warm ups, songs of the student and teacher’s choice are sung as a vehicle for further learning in the above & to develop repertoire.
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Kids Choir May 2022
Private Piano Lessons
Are held at the Wheat's home on North Plain Road, Housatonic.
Piano students must have some form of piano or keyboard to practice on at home. An electric keyboard with at least 2 octaves is o.k. for beginners.
For:
-Students 6 Years – Adult
-Beginning Level Pianists
Supplies at each lesson:
-3X5 or 5X8 Little Assignment Notebook
-All Lessons Books
-All Supplemented Materials
About:
-Students learn basic keyboard and music theory skills as introduced in lessons and reinforced at home with a consistent practice routine. A leveled lesson book series is used to introduce material in sequential order based on student ability level. Supplemental song selection is encouraged.
Cost to get started in piano is one month of lessons & 3 piano lesson books. A month of lessons works well to see if the student & teacher combination is a good fit for successful learning. Books cost $10 each. Hold your lesson slot by mailing payment to Jill Wheat, 414 North Plain Road, Housatonic, MA 01236 or by leaving it in the dropbox outside the red studio door at that address.
Private Lesson Rates
$100 per month ($25 per lesson)
Half Hour Lesson or Shorter
$200 per month ($50 per lesson)
Hour Lesson
Paid One Week Ahead Monthly
Cash or Checks Only
Please Write Checks To:
Jill Wheat
Private Lesson Payment Policy & Cancellations/Holidays
Paid monthly and one week in advance on the last week of the month at the flat rates listed above. This helps to ensure student attendance & courteous student cancellation notice. Cancellation notice is necessary to receive a make-up lesson. The make up lesson must occur within 2 weeks of the missed lesson. Friday afternoons are reserved for make up lessons. Lesson payment will not be credited to the next lesson month.
Teacher/Weather/Holiday Cancellations: There are no lessons when area public schools are closed for inclement weather or have early release for the same reason. Regular school holidays and no-school days may have lessons if planned in advance. Group classes will have a cancelled class day made up at the end of the session as an additional class. If the teacher needs to cancel a private lesson, a make up lesson will be offered on a Friday within two weeks. Lesson payments will not be credited to the next month.
Kids Sing for Peace Concert February 2022
Register for Groups! - Email Jill
Group Lessons
Group Locations will be in Southern Berkshire County between Stockbridge and Ashley Falls - Specific Locations TBA
Most groups require pre-registration including payment of tuition & submitting the registration form for planning purposes. Read the descriptions to see if pre-registration is required for your group.
Children's Special Music, Free!
First Congregational Church, Stockbridge
Rehearses from 9:15-9:55 Most Sunday Mornings. Great for children ages 6-14. Learn church songs and sometimes play bells/chimes to be performed in the church service every 6ish weeks. Kindly send an email to let us know that you are joining with how many children of what ages so that we are prepared for you. Thank you. Link to Webpage
Cancellations: There are no lessons when area public schools are closed for inclement weather or have early release for the same reason. Group classes will have a cancelled class day made up at the end of the session as an additional class. Please check the group class dates, as most are scheduled around holidays.
Group Class Refund Policy: It is expected that students will attend all or most group classes in a session. Classes within a session build upon each other. Attending a class means being there on time with a pencil and any script, sheet music or materials that have been distributed. The teacher reserves the right to ask a student to withdraw from a session if it does not seem to be a good fit. Registration refunds are given prorated within the first two classes unless otherwise stated on the registration form or class description. After the second class, refunds are not given. This policy is followed unless otherwise stated on the registration form for the class.
Ensemble Participation & Refunds Policy: Being in an ensemble is like being a member of a team sport, therefore no more than two absences from weekly rehearsals are allowed in order to be eligible to participate in a performance. Attending a rehearsal means being there for the whole time, on time with a pencil and any script, sheet music or materials that have been distributed. The teacher reserves the right to ask a student to withdraw from a session if it does not seem to be a good fit. Ensemble tuition refunds are given prorated within the first two rehearsals unless otherwise stated on the registration form or class description. After the second rehearsal tuition refunds are not given. This policy is followed unless otherwise stated on the registration form for the class.
