MAS (Music After School)

In March 2015, we founded MAS (Music After School) at MA through the generous support of the Grant Martin Memorial Fund honoring Grant’s musicianship.

MAS continues to be sustained through the Tristan Witte ’14 Memorial Scholarship Fund, which honors Tristan’s creativity and talent as a musician and scholar. MAS at MA brings the excellence of our music program to a wider community of MA students and enhances our current offerings to include weekly private, duo, and small group lessons. These offerings allow students to hone their technique on their instrument or to learn a new instrument. The classes have a place for all students, from the beginner to the serious musician. We offer classes with high level teachers and the convenience to study music after school right here at MA.

MAS is an eight-week after-school program with three sessions (fall, winter, spring) which run parallel to the athletic seasons. Generous tuition assistance is available.

The spring eight-week session begins January 31 and ends April 1. All lessons are one hour, once per week except some half hour piano lessons.

Full schedule of offerings

Below please find the exact dates of lessons by weekday:

Mondays: January 31; February 7, 14; March 7, 14, 21, 28 (7 weeks)
Tuesdays: February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 8, 15, 22, 29 (8 weeks)
Wednesdays: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 9, 16, (23 no lesson conference day), 30 (7 weeks)
Thursdays: February 3, 10, 17, 24; March 10, 17, 24, 31 (8 weeks)
Fridays: February 4, (no 11 teacher work day), 18, 25; March 11, 18, 25; April 1 (7 weeks)

Cost of Spring Session Lessons:

8 Classes, Private	800.00
8 Classes, Group	400.00
7 Classes, Private	700.00
7 Classes, Group	350.00
Duo Lessons	500.00
Piano Half Hour	350.00

Payment must be made in its entirety no later than January 28. Once you have been confirmed in your class you will receive an e-mail with an online payment link and further instructions for payment and accessing tuition assistance.

How to Sign Up

Refund Policy

Tuition Assistance

Generous donations from the Tristan Witte ’14 Memorial Scholarship Fund provide tuition assistance for MAS lessons. Students on tuition assistance will be supplemented at the same rate as their tuition assistance. For example, a student receiving 50% tuition assistance will receive a 50% discount. In order to serve the greatest number of tuition assistance students we ask that students needing financial aid limit sign ups to one weekly class per session. If you have questions about tuition assistance please contact the MA tuition assistance office.

Facilities

Instruments

Will all of the classes run?

Group classes require a minimum of 3 students to run. We also have a maximum of 8 students for most group classes. It is possible that your class may be full this time or may not have enough students to run. There is a place on the sign up form to list second or third choice of class if your first choice isn’t available. We will let you know the status of your class by e-mail by January 21.

Absences:

If your teacher has to cancel a class due to illness you will be notified and, if the teacher cannot arrange a mutually agreeable make-up lesson, refunded for that day. If you miss a class there is no refund. For private lessons, your teacher may be able to arrange a make-up time for you but there is no guarantee. When students are absent from group lessons, for any reason, there are no make-up classes.

Questions? Please e-mail Annie Elias, Performing Arts Department Chair, at aelias@ma.org. I am all ears!

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