The Shepherd University 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 Shepherd music students, Shepherd alumni, 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 Prospective Students and re-enrolling private students:
Please complete the registration form and mail to Shepherd University Community Music, P.O. Box 5000, Shepherdstown, WV 25443, or email communitymusic@shepherd.edu. New and current private music students must pay a $25 registration fee per semester, $15 per summer to remain enrolled in our program. Payments may be made to Shepherd University via check or credit card. After registration is complete, students will pay their lesson rates directly to the instructor. Each instructor sets their own rates and schedules.
Community Music Program Private Lesson Policies
Community Music Lesson Registration Form
Parking Permit
Community Music Instructors:
Heather Austin Stone, violin/viola
Wayne Cameron, trumpet
Susan Carpenter, piano
Dan Carter, horn
David Drosinos, clarinet
Peter Heiss, jazz guitar and guitar
Frauke Higgins, piano
Jeremy Koch, saxophone
Dr. Yu-Hsuan Liao, piano
James Martin, trombone
Daniel Morris, percussion/composition
Camilo Perez-Mejia, cello
Robin Rhodes, double bass (classical)
Anthony Stoika, percussion
Dr. Robert Tudor, voice
Dr. Simon Wildman, euphonium/tuba
Michelle Perrine, voice
Heidi Stoika, piano
Renee Shaw Nutwell, violin
Matthew Holmes, double bass (jazz)
Mary Remsburg, piano
Nate Lease, trombone
Levi Parker, trumpet
Shepherd University 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 Making the Most of Music Study