Studio Lessons

First and second-year students are eligible for music lesson fee waivers if they meet all the following criteria:

• They have accepted the full financial aid package offered to them* 
• They are interested in undertaking a serious course of study in music, continuing as a music major or performance minor in their third and fourth years at F&M.
  • Note that by accepting lesson fee waivers, students are not obligated to become music majors or minors in their final years at F&M. What matters in the first and second year is that students have an interest in the major or minor and a plausible plan to pursue this course of study.
• They have been accepted into 100- or 200-level credit lessons in one of the studios at F&M.

*Financial Aid Conditions for Credit Lessons The student must be receiving and have accepted the FULL AMOUNT for all of the following:

• Federal and institutional need-based aid grants, which include Franklin & Marshall need-based grant(s) and scholarship(s)
• Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Student Loans based on their grade level - $3,500/First year; $4,500/Sophomore
• The F&M Loan if you have been offered an F&M Loan

If you plan to apply for a music lesson fee waiver, you will do so when you are enrolled at F&M. Applications are typically due in the beginning of the semester.