Registration and Financial Aid

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The 2021-22 school year is underway and students can start music lessons at any time! Please click here to submit your lesson preferences, and we’ll be in touch to help you schedule your lesson soon!

Interested in applying for financial aid? Scroll down to the bottom of this page for financial aid application information.

We make every effort to ensure an excellent placement between students and our professional faculty. Placements and lesson times are determined by a combination of factors including:

• The student’s interest in a particular instrument or genre
• The student’s age, personality, and learning style
• A faculty member’s availability and the student’s ability to attend lessons during a particular day and time

For private and semi-private lessons, there are 35 lessons in a full school year. Students may enroll at any time during the year, and lessons will be pro-rated based on how many lessons are remaining in the school year.

CMSS classes and ensembles are still enrolling for the 2021-2022 school year.

Resources for the 2021-2022 School Year at CMSS

• 2021-2022 Student and Family Handbook
• 2021-2022 CMSS Calendar
• Online Financial Aid Application for NEW Students (scroll down for more information)
• Online Financial Aid Application for Currently Enrolled CMSS Students (scroll down for more information)
• Online Financial Aid Reference Form (for NEW students applying for financial aid)
• Financial Aid Reference Form (download/print) (for NEW students applying for financial aid)
• Where To Get Your Musical Supplies

Tuition Information: 2021-22 School Year

2021-2022 School Year Registration Fee for Private Lessons: $50 (per family)

45-Minute Semi-Private Lessons

We invite students of all ages and abilities to gather their own group of peers (2-4 participants) who share an interest in the same instrument and are approximately the same level of playing ability. CMSS then matches you group with an instructor best suited to meet your musical needs and availability requests. Semi-private lessons are scheduled to take place weekly, tuition is $60 per 45-minute lesson (divided evenly among the 2-4 students in the group), and there is no yearly registration fee for semi-private lessons. Semi-private lessons at CMSS offer students a more affordable way to get started with lessons or continue their musical journey, and they provide a great social context for learning and playing as a group.

We have a number of tuition discounts available for students taking private and semi-private lessons:

• Early Bird Re-Enrollment – waive registration fee ($50) when you enroll in your private lesson and remit deposit (first month’s tuition) by May 20, 2021
• Back-to-School Savings – waive half of your registration fee ($25) when you enroll in your private lesson and remit deposit (first month’s tuition) between July 30, 2021 and August 16, 2021
• Pay in Full – save 5% by paying half of private lesson tuition upon registration and the other half in January 2022 (valid only from the rollover period in April 2021 through December 2021; January through March 2022, students can save 5% by paying their entire tuition; Pay In Full discount is not available after March 31, 2022)
• Autopay Enrollment – enroll in monthly autobilling to save $50 off your invoice (after December 31, 2021, this discount decreases to $25; after two declined autopayments, this discount is subject to removal)
• Two Lesson Enrollment – families with two private lesson enrollments save $20 off your invoice (cannot be combined with three lesson enrollment discount)
• Three Lesson Enrollment – families with three or more private lesson enrollments save $50 off your invoice (cannot be combined with two lesson enrollment discount)
• Carpool Agreement – commit to carpooling to your lesson with another student (or walk or take the bus to CMSS) and save $50 on private lesson tuition (sign agreement with front desk once we’ve entered Phase 4)