The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøUniversity School of Music program provides the opportunity for area musicians of all ages and experience levels to take private lessons, also known as applied lessons, through our Community Music at Shepherd. Students may receive private instruction from qualified ºÚÁϳԹÏÍømusic students, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøalumni, and adjunct faculty or full time faculty members. Students may study on a weekly basis throughout the school year and summer. Students also have the opportunity to study music theory, composition, or improvisation with a private instructor, if available, through this program. Recitals are presented for the public at the end of each semester in Shipley Recital Hall.
For New Students and Current private students:
All new and current private music students are required to complete a  The registration cost per semester is $27 and $16 for the summer session. All new and current private students must complete the online registration each semester and summer session to remain enrolled in the program. Instructors determine their own teaching schedules and lesson rates. Once registration is complete, new students will be connected with an instructor to arrange a lesson time.
All new and current students must have a current parking pass if attending a lesson between the hours of 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday. Please download, complete, and return the parking pass to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøUniversity Police Department (SUPD) at 102 Moler Hall on 377 W Campus Dr., Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
Community Music Instructors:
VOICE
PIANO
- Heidi Stoika
- Frauke Higgins
- Mary Remsburg
- Savannah Williams
- Annie Jackson
STRINGS
- Violin/Viola
- , Violin/Viola
- Cello
- Matthew Holmes, Double BassÂ
- Dr. Tula Ruggiero, Harp
- Peter Heiss, Jazz Guitar and Guitar
WOODWINDS
- Andrea Diggs, Flute/Piccolo
- Holly Stone, Flute/Piccolo
- Shawn Buck, Clarinet
- Jacob Miner, Saxophone
BRASS
- Trumpet
- Levi Parker, Trumpet
- Dr. James Martin, Trombone
- , Trombone
- Horn
- Euphonium/Tuba
PERCUSSION/DRUM SET
- Anthony Stoika, Percussion/Drum Set
- Daniel Morris, Percussion
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøUniversity student instructors, with permission of the faculty, are also available to teach all instruments and for theory, composition, and improvisation lessons.
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Parent and Student resources for