Private Music Lessons
For Kids, Teens and Adults
Private lessons may be started at any time during the year!
Note: Due to COVID-19, all private lessons are now online.
Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, a young child or seasoned adult, you are welcome to join us for private music lessons, including voice and instruments of all types. Improve your technique and repertoire, enjoy music making and performing all while creating new friendships with other musicians. Mason Community Arts Academy in Fairfax, VA offers the perfect blend of university-quality music teachers and a supportive environment with other community members. Students of all ages at Mason Community Arts Academy are learning voice, piano, violin and viola, cello, guitar, flute and more.
Our Private Lesson Coordinator can help you select a teacher, schedule a consistent weekly day and time for lessons, and set up a trial lesson* to ensure a good fit before committing to the remainder of the current semester (Fall, Spring or Summer). Be sure to read the PRIVATE LESSON STUDENT HANDBOOK for all our policies and procedures.
*Please note that the Trial Lesson is a paid lesson (see rates below).
Faculty Note: Because we are part of George Mason University, on occasion Mason School of Music students may observe and/or assist the instructor with lessons or classes. This is for educational purposes only. Private Lessons vs. Group Classes Rates Teaching Artist Rate Per Lesson: Instructor Rate Per Lesson: Junior Instructor Rate Per Lesson: Total cost of lessons will depend on the number of weeks remaining in the semester at the time of registration. Additionally, all students pay a $35 program fee per semester ($50 max per family). Students who register with 4 weeks or less left in the current semester will pay only a $15 program fee ($25 max per family). Read about our withdrawal policy in the Student Handbook below. Semester & Dates All lessons are held online. See “Resources” for at-home lesson setup instructions. Spring: January 4 – June 12, 2021 Recital Dates: Other Opportunities for Private Lesson Students VIVACE!: This advanced musicianship program offers musical enrichment as a supplement for private lessons for devoted music students seeking to enliven, enhance, and intensify their musical studies, and connect with a like-minded community of dedicated musicians. RECITALS: All private lesson students are encouraged to participate in our Winter and Spring Recitals which take place in the de Laski Performing Arts Building on the Mason campus – friends and family are welcome. Other performance opportunities are also available such as the Spring Music Competition and the City of Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts event. STUDIO CLASSES: Many teachers at the Academy offer studio classes on Friday evenings for extra enrichment and performance practice. Check with your instructor for details. Location & Hours Note: Due to COVID-19, all private lessons are now online. Weekday lessons take place at the Academy building at 4260 Chain Bridge Rd in Fairfax (near Mason campus). Saturday lessons take place on the Mason Fairfax campus in the de Laski Performing Arts Building. We are open for Private lessons during the following times in Fall and Spring: Mondays & Thursdays 11 am – 9 pm Note: Summer hours are reduced. Call to inquire. Missed Lesson Policy If a lesson must be missed due to illness or a family emergency, one make-up lesson in the fall and two make-up lessons in the spring will be given, with sufficient notice. Notice must be given in writing to the instructor by 11 a.m. the day of a weekday lesson, or by 7 p.m. on Friday for a Saturday lesson. There are no make-ups for missed trial lessons. Due to the flexible scheduling offered for the Summer semester, no make-ups will be given. If a student misses a make-up lesson scheduled with the Academy and the instructor, then no additional make-up will be offered and no refund will be given. Any lessons canceled by the Academy or by the instructor will be made up, and will not count toward the student’s make-up limit. If students arrive late, they may use the remaining time of their lesson with no refund or makeup offered. Instructors are not required to teach students arriving later than 15 minutes after the scheduled lesson time. To learn more about our makeup lessons and other policies, please download and read our Private Lesson Student Handbook here:
30min= $51.50 45 min= $67 60 min= $80
30min= $42.50 45 min= $53 60 min= $63.50
30min= $37 45 min= $47.50 60 min= $58.50
Mondays – Saturdays, 9 am – 9 pm EST
Skip Dates:
Monday, January 18 (Martin Luther King Day)
March 29-April 3 (Spring Break)
Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day)
June 5 & 6, 2021
Registered students receive an email to sign up for a recital day and time, and a subsequent email to notify them of their assignment.
Tuesdays & Wednesdays 11 am – 8 pm
Fridays 11 am – 8 pm
Saturdays 9 am – 4 pmRequest More Information and Schedule a Trial Lesson Today!