In March 2015, we founded Music After School at MA through the generous support of the Grant Martin Memorial Fund honoring Grant’s musicianship.
Music After School continues to be sustained through the Tristan Witte ’14 Memorial Scholarship Fund, which honors Tristan’s creativity and talent as a musician and scholar. Music After School 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.
Music After School is an after-school program with three sessions (fall, winter, spring) which run parallel to the athletic seasons. Generous tuition assistance is available.
Your incidental account will be charged when you sign up for your class. Once your payment has been made there are no refunds. The only exceptions are a medical leave from school or if your class doesn't run due to a scheduling issue. There is no “drop/add” period to try out classes.
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.
Students are asked to bring their own instrument from home. Drum and piano/keyboard students can use MA drums and pianos for class and practice at school. If you do not have the instrument you want to study it may be possible to receive a loaner for the period. On the sign-up form there will be a box to click if you need a loaner instrument.
Will all of the classes run?
Group classes require a minimum of 3 students to run. If we have just 2 sign ups it's possible to move to a duo class at a slightly higher cost. We also have a maximum of 8 students for most classes. It is possible that your class may be full this time or may not have enough students to run.
Absences:
If your teacher has to cancel a class due to illness, you will be notified. If the teacher cannot arrange a mutually agreeable make-up lesson, you will be refunded for that day. If you miss a class for any reason, there is no refund.
Questions? Please e-mail Chris Detrick, MAS Program Administrator.
The music after school teachers are awesome, and they tailor it to what you want to do, which is pretty great.
