Our unique private lesson program allows you to work with producers, editors, and recording artists of the highest caliber from across New York City. You can request to take lessons with anyone in the NYC area: professionals who are leading music forward,
artists who you want to perform with outside of school, and musicians who you can build relationships with for your future career.
Lesson Levels
1000
In Lessons 1000 students study with select faculty on their primary instrument/voice. Students focus on technique, developing healthy practice habits, and exploring their interests. This is the introductory level of lessons.
2000
Students enter Lessons 2000 after passing the Lessons 2000 Entrance Jury. In this second level of lessons students can request to study with any musician who plays their instrument/sings in the NYC metro area. Students can also choose to split their lessons
so they can take lessons with up to two people.
3000
Students enter Lessons 3000 after passing the Lessons 3000 Entrance Jury. In this final level of lessons students can request to study with any artist(s) in the NYC metro area. Students can also choose to split their lessons as well.
Featured Lesson Instructors
Below is just a handful of the faculty that have taught at the 2000/3000 Lesson Level. You can view Lesson 1000 faculty in the course catalog.
Brass:
Dave Douglas
Peter Evans
John Fedchock
Weston Olencki
Jeremy Pelt
Marcus Printup
Bria Skonberg
Composition:
Darcy James Argue
Elliot Cole
Guillermo Klein
Kirk Nurock
Emilio Solla
Drums/Percussion:
Andrew Cyrille
Mark Guiliana
Eric Harland
Ari Hoenig
Billy Martin
Ulysses Owens
Bobby Sanabria
Electronics:
Levy Lorenzo
Ikue Mori
Hank Shocklee
Piano:
Gerald Clayton
Sylvie Courvoisier
James Francies
Ethan Iverson
Shai Maestro
Aaron Parks
Singer-Songwriter:
Margaret Glaspy
Nick Hakim
Julie Hardy
Hank Shocklee
Machan Taylor
Strings:
Peter Bernstein
Kim Cass
Sara Caswell
Mary Halvorson
Lage Lund
Joe Morris
Tomeka Reid
Buster Williams
Vibes:
Patricia Brennan
Chris Dingman
Joe Locke
Joel Ross
Voice:
Kate Davis
Jazzmeia Horn
Michael Mayo
Nicki Richards
Fay Victor
Woodwinds:
Melissa Aldana
Anat Cohen
Ingrid Laubrock
Joe Lovano
Elena Pinderhughes
Dayna Stephens
Marcus Strickland