DUSCOM offers Individual Instruction in piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, organ, and music theory. Our credentialed faculty offers non-credit instruction to musicians of every level and age, including adults, on the Drake University campus.
Fall |
15 weeks, August 31-December 18, 2020 (no classes 11/23-11/27) **Remote or Face-to-Face lessons are up to the individual instructors and the student. From November 30-December 18, 2020, all lessons will be remote. |
Spring |
18 weeks, January 4-May 15, 2021 (no classes 3/16-3/20) **Lessons will be remote until February 15th in alignment with the Drake University schedule. After that date, remote or face-to-face lessons are up to the individual instructors and the student. |
Summer | 8-11 weeks beginning June 1, 2021 |
Enrollment into DUCSOM is on a semester basis. Remote or face-to-face lessons are up to the individual instructors and the student. Tuition is pro-rated for students enrolling after the start of the semester.
Fall | $472.50 |
Spring | $567.00 |
Summer | $31.50 per half-hour times the number of lessons |
Pro-Rated Charge | $31.50 per half-hour times the number of lessons |
Enrollment Fee New Students only |
$30.00 (charged per family) |
Two payment Plan Fee | $10.00 |
Three payment Plan Fee | $15.00 |
Discount Forfeiture Fee | $25.00 |
The standard lesson length is 30 minutes; longer lesson times are available. The tuition for 45 and 60 minute lessons is the pro-rated charge rate. A 75% tuition refund is available for lessons discontinued on or before the second lesson. Students who discontinue lessons after the second lesson of the semester are still responsible for full payment of the semester’s tuition, payment plan fee and enrollment fee (if applicable).
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All lessons take place in studios located in the Harmon Fine Arts Center on the Drake Campus.
For lessons held Monday through Friday before 4:30 p.m., you must use street parking, except for Handicap accessible parking (always available without a permit in Lot 1). Lot 1, located directly east of Harmon Fine Arts Center on 25th street, is open for permit parking only during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). After 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and all day on Saturdays/Sundays, Lot 1 is open for visitor parking. "Visitors" are classified as anyone not eligible to purchase a parking permit. All Drake faculty, staff and students are able to purchase parking permits.
Recitals by our students occur periodically throughout the year; please consult your instructor regarding dates and times. Students are encouraged, but not required, to participate in recitals. The Drake Music Department also presents events throughout the year that are free and open to the public. A schedule of events is available by calling Danielle Peters, Manager of the Fine Arts facilities, at 271-2018.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact Cynthia Giunta.
Enrollment into DUCSOM is on a semester basis. Tuition is pro-rated for students enrolling after the start of the semester.