Credit Lessons  available at two different credit levels
100-level lessons
•12 30-minute lessons per semester
•0.5 credits after 2 consecutive semesters
•No masterclass requirement
•Perform in studio recital after 2 semesters
•Permission of instructor required
•Schedule arranged with instructor
•Fee: $456 per semester

200-level lessons
•12 50-minute lessons per semester
•3 masterclasses per semester
•0.5 credits each semester
•Perform in studio recital each semester
•Permission of instructor required
•Schedule arranged with instructor
•Fee: $760 per semester​

*It is the policy of the college that if a student completes one lesson with the instructor, they have committed to pay the full semester fee even if they drop the lessons at a later date.

Students with financial aid waivers will be barred from receiving further fee waivers for the remainder of their time at F&M if they drop their lessons after they have completed one lesson with the instructor.

Fee Waiver Policy

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

• They receive full financial aid (criteria listed below)*
• 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.

To apply for a music lesson fee waiver (first and second-year students only), follow this link to a submission form. Applications for the Spring 2023 semester are due on January 25, 2023.

Third- and fourth-year students are eligible for a maximum of four (4) music lesson fee waivers if they meet the following criteria:

• They are Music majors or  Music Performance minors
• They have been accepted into 100-, 200-, 300-, or 400-level credit lessons in one of the studios at F&M.

Students may only use one lesson fee waiver per semester.

​Non-Credit Lessons (Artist-Teacher Program)

• Lessons are available with the same fee structure as credit lessons
• No expectation of performance in group recital or attendance at a masterclass
• Permission of the instructor is required
• Schedule arranged with instructor

Financial Aid Conditions for Credit Lessons

The student must be receiving and have accepted the FULL AMOUNT of 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

The Office of Financial Aid will credit the lesson fee to the student's account.

Contact the Office of Financial Aid at financialaid@fandm.edu should you have any questions regarding your financial aid status.