Individual Lessons

Ages 4 and above

Individual Lessons enable students to learn technique and repertoire that are best suited to their particular needs, and are an integral part of a musician’s education.

Individual lessons follow an open enrollment policy, new enrollments in individual lessons are accepted at anytime throughout the year. To enroll in individual lessons, please speak with the Student Services Manager at (312) 369-3103, or email at juth@colum.edu. All new students are required to speak to the Student Services Manager before enrolling in individual lessons.

Our Student Services Manager will help you decide which instructor is right for you as well as assist in determining an appropriate lesson length, and will then schedule a trial lesson at a mutually agreed upon day and time. The trial lesson is a single piad lesson ($40 fee) that allows the student (and parent) to meet the teacher to determine if the instructor is the right fit for the student, as well as recieve important feedback and, if needed, level assessment from the instructor. Once the trial lesson is completed, you may enroll for the remaining weeks in the term, or request another trial lesson with a different instructor.

Individual lessons are offered in the following instruments:

Shared Lessons
Are you and a friend interested in learning an instrument together? Sherwood is now offering shared lessons for 2 or 3 students at a time. Prices for shared lessons are the same as for private lessons, so shared lessons are an economical way to learn a new instrument in a fun, social environment. Pre-formed groups only please, Sherwood will not match up individual students to form shared lessons.

Season Pass
Continuing individual lesson students may opt for the 'Season Pass' option. Students enrolled in the Season Pass must commit to and make a payment for a full year of lessons by the Season Pass deadline of August 3, 2011. In return, students will recieve the following benefits from enrolling in the season pass option:

• A $75 tuition discount
• Automatic enrollment in a monthly automated payment plan option at no additional charge
• 50% off tickets to our "Sherwood Presents..." concert series throughout the year
• The convenience of only registering once for the entire year. No additional paperwork to fill out in the spring and no payment deadlines to remember.

To qualify for the Season Pass, students must fulfill the following requirements:

• Payment by a credit card is required to enroll in the Season Pass option. Your credit card will be charged automatically on the first of every month (Saturdays and Sundays excluded) from August 2011 - May 2012, a total of 10 payments.
• Students must enroll in the full 17 week term for both the fall and spring terms in order to qualify for the Season Pass option.
• Early withdrawal from the Season Pass program will result in a withdrawal fee of $150.00.
• Students do not need to have confirmed a day and time for their lessons at the time of registration to enroll in the Season Pass option. Sherwood will receive a schedule from your lesson instructor before the start of the term and we will assign your day and time according to the instructor's schedule.  
• Students receiving financial aid or scholarship awards from Sherwood are not eligible for the Season Pass discount.

For More Information
For more information, please contact a Program Coordinator at 312.369.3100, or click here to send an email. To schedule a trial lesson, contact the Student Services Manager at 312-369-3103, or click here to send an email.