All private (one-on-one) music lessons at Stanford are subject to a lesson fee in addition to tuition. Sliding-scale financial support is available for private lessons from Friends of Music at Stanford. Visit the Applied Music Fees and Policies page for more details. Lessons are fully supported for Music majors, minors and performance certificate students.
Private music lessons are enrollable classes in Axess, and all require that the student audition and secure a place in an instructor's studio prior to enrollment. If you are new to Stanford, please audition with us! (Note to frosh: the Arts Portfolio process is unrelated to auditions.) Contact information and proficiency requirements for each area of study are given below. Some instrument areas have an audition link; others simply offer auditions by arrangement with the instructor. To sign up for lessons in winter or spring quarter for studios that have audition signup sheets in autumn, simply contact the faculty member directly.
Group lessons (numbered 00-99) do not have a lesson fee.
ALL MATRICULATED STANFORD STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER FOR LESSONS. A Zero-Unit Enrollment option has been created for graduate students and for students unable to enroll in lessons or ensembles. Review our Zero-Unit Enrollment Policy to learn how to enroll.
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Title | Level & Type | ExploreCourses and Axess links | Audition link | Minimum Proficiency/Audition Requirements |
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Advanced Jazz Bassjthurstonmilgrom@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Jazz Bassjthurstonmilgrom@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Advanced Bassoonrufusojr@aol.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play the 2nd & 3rd movement of the Mozart Concerto in B flat, K. 191, or equivalent; all major scales; one Milde scale study; 1st movement of the Mozart concerto.
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Bassoonrufusojr@aol.com Contact instructor for audition.
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Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play the 2nd & 3rd movement of the Mozart Concerto in B flat, K. 191, or equivalent; all major scales; one Milde scale study. |
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Advanced Carillontimzer@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Carillontimzer@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Advanced Cellostephenh@stanford.edu, cvccello@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition.
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Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Movements. from Bach Suite 2 or 3; Lalo Concerto; Brahms’ Sonata in E Minor; Saint-Saëns or Haydn C Major Concertos; begun work on Popper Etudes, Op. 73.
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Cellostephenh@stanford.edu, cvccello@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
At least 3 yrs. private lessons: ability to play pieces at the level of Bach Suite No. 1, Vivaldi, Marcello sonatas; Squire Tarantella or Bourrée; Elegy by Gabriel Fauré.
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Guzheng Classzitherzheng@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Advanced Clarinetmarkgbrand@yahoo.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play at the level of: C. Rose, 32 Studies; Polatscek, Adv. Studies; Debussy, Première Rhapsodie; Brahms, F minor or E-flat Major Sonata; all major scales w/extensions; all melodic minor scales (tonic to tonic).
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Clarinetmarkgbrand@yahoo.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play at the level of: C. Rose, 40 Studies; C.M. Weber, Concertino; W.A. Mozart, Concerto (1st movement); major scales and chromatic scales (full range).
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Advanced Contrabassbruce.moyer@sjsu.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to perform a Baroque Sonata and 2 octave scales.
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Contrabassbruce.moyer@sjsu.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Permission from instructor.
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Drum Setdavidrokeach@aol.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Advanced Renaissance Windshwm@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact Herb Myers to discuss proficiency requirements and to set up an audition: (650) 723-0635, hwm@stanford.edu. |
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Recorder/Early Winds (Early Music)hwm@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact Herb Myers to discuss proficiency requirements and to set up an audition: (650) 723-0635, hwm@stanford.edu.
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Advanced Fluteflute@stanford.edu, melodysflute@gmail.com, greere@gmail.com |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | Audition |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
Fluteflute@stanford.edu, melodysflute@gmail.com, greere@gmail.com |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | Audition |
Ability to play scales and arpeggios in major keys to 4 sharps and 4 flats; étude from Anderson, op. 33, or similar level; movement from a sonata by Handel, Telemann, or J.S. Bach; or a piece from the standard repertoire at a similar level. |
Advanced Flute (Baroque)greere@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Flute (Baroque)greere@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Advanced French Hornlarryragent@astound.net Contact instructor. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements.
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French Hornlarryragent@astound.net Contact instructor. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Previous private study to the advanced high-school level. Previous exposure to standard German (i.e., Kopprasch or Kling) or French (i.e., Maxime Alphonse, Bk. 2) exercises.
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Advanced Classical Guitarcaferguson@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Tarrega, Sor, Carcassi; brief works by Bach, Scarlatti-Brouwer, or Villa-Lobos.
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Classical Guitarcaferguson@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play short studies by Sor, Guiliani, or basic repertoire from Noad, Book I
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Classical Guitar Classcaferguson@stanford.edu This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
No proficiency requirements. |
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Advanced Jazz & Contemporary Guitarrickv1@stanford.edu |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | Audition | |
Jazz & Contemporary Guitarrickv1@stanford.edu |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | Audition |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
Advanced Harpannabelletaublharp@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor. |
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Harpannabelletaublharp@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor. |
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Harp Classannabelletaublharp@gmail.com Contact instructor. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor. |
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Advanced Harpsichordilanabardavid@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play at the level of: Bach Partitas; François Couperin 8ème Ordre; Scarlatti Sonatas; Jean-Phillipe Rameau Suites.
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Harpsichordilanabardavid@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play at the level of: Bach Two-Part Inventions; Louis Couperin Suites; Pavan and Galliard of William Byrd. |
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Advanced Oboerobinrice@yahoo.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play all scales, Ferling or similar etude, one of the Six Metamorphoses after Ovid (Britten). |
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Oboerobinrice@yahoo.com Contact instructor for audition |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play a movement from a Baroque concerto, an intermediate etude, and major scales to 4 sharps and 4 flats. |
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Advanced Organrhmorgan@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play J.S. Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 545, or equivalent. |
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Organrhmorgan@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play J.S. Bach’s Orgelbüchlein chorales or equivalent. |
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Advanced Percussionstan.muncy@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Snare: a rudimental solo (Pratt or equivalent) and advanced solo (Delecluse or equivalent); mallets: advanced 4 mallet solo, and vibraphone proficiency (dampening, pedaling, etc.); timpani: solo (Carter or equivalent), and orchestral excerpts. |
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Percussionstan.muncy@gmail.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Snare: any Peters Intermediate Etude or equivalent; mallets: all scales, and proficiency with 2 and 4 mallets; timpani: any Peters Fundamental Method Etude or equivalent |
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Percussion Classstan.muncy@gmail.com Contact instructor. This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
No proficiency requirements. |
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Advanced Pianokarul2@stanford.edu, laura.dahl@stanford.edu, schultzt@stanford.edu, weldy@stanford.edu |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play by memory pieces at the level of any Beethoven sonata (except op. 49). For audition: prepare 10 minutes of music, memorized (preferably 2 contrasting pieces); there may also be some sight reading.
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Intermediate Piano Classtimzer@stanford.edu |
Intermediate, Class | Course details | Enroll |
Meet with Dr. Zerlang in room 111 or contact him at timzer@stanford.edu or (650) 723-1549. |
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Introductory Piano Class Itimzer@stanford.edu This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number for enrollment. |
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Introductory Piano Class IItimzer@stanford.edu This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
Meet with Dr. Zerlang in room 111 or contact him at timzer@stanford.edu or (650) 723-1549. |
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Introductory Piano Class IIItimzer@stanford.edu This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
Meet with Dr. Zerlang in room 111 or contact him at timzer@stanford.edu or (650) 723-1549. |
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Pianokarul2@stanford.edu, laura.dahl@stanford.edu, schultzt@stanford.edu, weldy@stanford.edu |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play by memory pieces at the level of any Beethoven sonata (except op. 49). For audition: prepare 10 minutes of music, memorized (preferably 2 contrasting pieces); there may also be some sight reading. |
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Advanced Jazz Pianomurlow@stanford.edu |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | Audition | |
Jazz Pianomurlow@stanford.edu |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | Audition |
All skills listed for the beginning class, plus: |
Jazz Piano Classmurlow@stanford.edu This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
No prior jazz piano experience required, but student must be able to: Orientation from 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. on Wed, Sep 25 in Braun Music Center room 111 (piano lab) See website: https://music.stanford.edu/music-72d-introductory-jazz-piano |
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Advanced Saxophonechazjazz39@hotmail.com, davidhen@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Test exercises in Rubank Advanced No.1; for jazz studies, first 6 exercises in Niehaus, Intermediate Jazz Conception.
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Saxophonechazjazz39@hotmail.com, davidhen@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Knowledge and performance of chromatic scale (full range) and test exercises in Rubank Intermediate (beginning sections); for jazz studies, first 6 exercises in Niehaus, Basic Jazz Conception. |
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Advanced Trombonemcdowell@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Proficiency at the level of Schlossberg, Daily Drills; Bordogni-Rochut, Etudes for Trombone, vol. 1; Kopprasch, Studies (vol. 1); all major and minor scales. |
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Trombonemcdowell@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Ability to play studies comparable to the Langey, Tutor; Fink, Studies in Legato (or Concone, Solfeggi); Cornette, Method for Trombone; Cimera, selected etudes and studies. |
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Advanced Trumpetadamluftman@gmail.com, john@johnworley.com Contact instructor for audition: Adam Luftman: adamluftman@gmail.com; John Worley: john@johnworley.com or (650) 740-7004. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Trumpetadamluftman@gmail.com, john@johnworley.com Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Previous experience: Private lessons during high school, some solo performance experience, knowledge of major and minor scales, some proficiency in a standard trumpet method such as the Arban Complete Conservatory Method. Contact the instructor directly to schedule an audition: Adam Luftman: adamluftman@gmail.com; John Worley: john@johnworley.com or (650) 740-7004. |
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Advanced Tubattuba@comcast.net Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
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Tubattuba@comcast.net Contact instructor for audition |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Major Scales - 2 octaves; one Etude from Johannes Rochut Melodious Etudes for Trombone, 8vb and 15mb; one Etude from Kopprasch 60 Studies for Tuba; solo of your choice. Contact instructor directly to schedule an audition: ttuba@comcast.com or (408) 377-3493. |
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Advanced Violalrobertson@stanford.edu |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | Audition |
3-octave scales; ability to play at the level of Kreutzer, Mazas, or Fuchs etudes; 1 or 2 movements from J.S. Bach unaccompanied suite; Telemann concerto, and an entire J.S. Bach unaccompanied suite; Rolla, Zelter, or Hoffmeister concerto.
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Violalrobertson@stanford.edu |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | Audition |
3-octave scales; ability to play at the level of Kreutzer, Mazas, or Fuchs etudes; 1 or 2 movements from J.S. Bach unaccompanied suite; Telemann concerto. |
Advanced Violindfong1@stanford.edu, dawnharms@juno.com, geoff@slsq.com, rsharp@stanford.edu, dalby@stanford.edu, joomee@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition information. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
A minimum of 4 years of private instruction and the ability to play 3 octave scales and arpeggios; a movement of an unaccompanied Bach sonata or partita; a movement of a Mozart, Romantic or twentieth-century concerto; a short virtuostic piece to show your ability level; Paganini Caprice, or contemporary work by composers such as Bright Sheng, Jennifer Higdon, Jessie Montgomery.
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Violindfong1@stanford.edu, dawnharms@juno.com, geoff@slsq.com, rsharp@stanford.edu, dalby@stanford.edu, joomee@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition information. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
A minimum of 3 years of private instruction and the ability to play scales, arpeggios, and etudes (e.g. Dont, Op. 37, Kreutzer, Rode, Mazas); movement from a solo J.S. Bach sonata or partita or from any concerto or sonata (Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, etc). |
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Advanced Violin (Baroque)a.p.martin@earthlink.net Contact instructor for audition |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact Anthony Martin at a.p.martin@earthlink.net or 510-232-9824 if you’d like to take lessons. |
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Violin (Baroque)a.p.martin@earthlink.net Contact instructor for audition |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll |
Contact Anthony Martin at a.p.martin@earthlink.net or 510-232-9824 if you’d like to take lessons. |
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Advanced Voicewendyhh1@stanford.edu, kjenning@stanford.edu, novadjimenez@gmail.com, liupaogo@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll |
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Intermediate Voice Classliupaogo@stanford.edu This class is closed by design. For further information, see "Proficiency requirements." This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
Audition video required prior to the first class meeting. Enroll to the waitlist in Axess at the start of term and/or contact instructor for details. |
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Voicewendyhh1@stanford.edu, novadjimenez@gmail.com, kjenning@stanford.edu, liupaogo@stanford.edu Contact instructor for audition. |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | ||
Voice Class Iliupaogo@stanford.edu Register on the waitlist (Axess), and come to the first class meeting. This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number. |
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Voice Class IIliupaogo@stanford.edu Register on the waitlist (Axess) and show up at the first class meeting. This is a group lesson. |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll |
No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number. |