Studio Lessons

Personalized Music Instruction with Expert Faculty

Valpo’s studio lessons offer music students individualized instruction with expert faculty across a wide range of instruments and voice. Whether you’re a major, minor, or simply passionate about music, you’ll receive weekly private lessons designed to sharpen your skills and expand your artistry. Lessons are paired with a required colloquium to foster community and professional growth.

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Individualized Performance Training

Here is a list of some of the most popular double majors students elect to combine with music. There are many more options than the ones shown below, so please contact for questions about your particular career goals and path. We would love to work with you to find the combination that works best for you.

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Personalized Lessons for All Skill Levels

Performance Areas Offered

With more than 20 faculty members, students can take individual studio lessons in instruments from organ to euphonium.

Bassoon
Clarinet
Classical Guitar
Composition
Contrabass
Euphonium
Flute
French Horn

Harpsichord
Oboe
Organ
Percussion
Piano
Saxophone

Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Viola
Viola da gamba
Violin
Violoncello
Voice

Music Colloquium

Studio instruction is supplemented with a required performance colloquium, which meets for one 50-minute period per week (MUS 499, 0 credits). The colloquium is required for music majors; non-majors enrolled in studio instruction are welcome to participate in the colloquium and are urged to do so.

Policies and Requirements for Studio Lessons

A number of guidelines structure the studio lessons program, including the number of credits a student should take and the process for registering for lessons. For more information, consult both the Handbook for Music Students, page 9, and the University Catalog.

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