Applied Music lessons at Stanford incur a fee above tuition. Visit the Applied Music Fees and Policies page for more details.
If you are new to Stanford, you will have to audition, regardless of whether or not you submitted a supplemental audition. Be prepared to play études, a sonata, a concerto excerpt, or anything else that demonstrates your abilities. Consult the proficiency requirements column for each item to see if you currently play at the minimum level at which we expect students to perform. To sign up for lessons in winter or spring quarter, you must contact the faculty member directly or check with staff in the department office to see if there is room in the studio.
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.
Title | Level & Type | ExploreCourses link | Axess link | Contact | Minimum Proficiency/Audition Requirements |
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Flute (Baroque) |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | greere@gmail.com |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Flute (Baroque) |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | greere@gmail.com |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Contrabass |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | bruce.moyer@sjsu.edu |
Ability to play 2-octave major scales and Marcello sonatas, or Baroque sonatas of a similar level. Contact the instructor directly to arrange an audition: (408) 577-9219.
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Contrabass |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | bruce.moyer@sjsu.edu |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Bassoon |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | rufusojr@aol.com |
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. |
Bassoon |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | rufusojr@aol.com |
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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Cello |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | stephenh@stanford.edu, cvccello@stanford.edu |
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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Cello |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | stephenh@stanford.edu, cvccello@stanford.edu |
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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Clarinet |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | markgbrand@yahoo.com |
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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Clarinet |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | markgbrand@yahoo.com |
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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Flute |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | flute@stanford.edu, melodysflute@gmail.com, greere@gmail.com |
Ability to play scales and arpeggios in major keys to 4 sharps and 4 flats; Etude 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.
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Flute |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | flute@stanford.edu, melodysflute@gmail.com, greere@gmail.com |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Fortepiano |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | barth@stanford.edu |
It is understood that students coming to the study of fortepiano at the undergraduate level will often not have had previous experience with early keyboard instruments. Keyboard skills on modern piano at the level of any Beethoven sonata (except op. 49) are sufficient for fortepiano study.
For Audition: Prepare 10 minutes of music for modern piano, memorized (preferably 2 contrasting pieces); there may also be some sight reading.
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Fortepiano |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | barth@stanford.edu |
Students should begin study in 172E first, then may move into 272E upon instructor approval.
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Advanced Classical Guitar |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | caferguson@stanford.edu |
Tarrega, Sor, Carcassi; brief works by Bach, Scarlatti-Brouwer, or Villa-Lobos
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Classical Guitar |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | caferguson@stanford.edu |
Ability to play short studies by Sor, Guiliani, or basic repertoire from Noad, Book I
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Classical Guitar Class |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | caferguson@stanford.edu |
No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number for enrollment. |
Guzheng |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | zitherzheng@gmail.com |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Advanced Harp |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | chauvel@comcast.net |
Ability to play at the level of Pierné, Impromptu Caprice; Hindemith, Handel, Blacksmith, or Salzedo sonatas; Grandjany, Children’s Corner, etc.
For auditions, please contact Marjorie Chauvel via phone or email: chauvel@comcast.net, 650-493-4519 |
Harp |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | chauvel@comcast.net |
Ability to play pieces at the level of Grandjany, selection from Petite Classic Suite; or Trois Pièces Faciles, or Salzedo, Sketches, Modulation Book.
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Advanced Harpsichord |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | ilanabardavid@gmail.com |
Ability to play at the level of: Bach Partitas; François Couperin 8ème Ordre; Scarlatti Sonatas; Jean-Phillipe Rameau Suites
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Harpsichord |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | ilanabardavid@gmail.com |
Ability to play at the level of: Bach Two-Part Inventions; Louis Couperin Suites; Pavan and Galliard of William Byrd. |
French Horn |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | larryragent@astound.net |
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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French Horn |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | larryragent@astound.net |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Advanced Oboe |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | robinrice@yahoo.com |
Ability to play all scales, Ferling or similar etude, one of the Six Metamorphoses after Ovid (Britten). |
Oboe |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | robinrice@yahoo.com |
Ability to play a movement from a Baroque concerto, an intermediate etude, and major scales to 4 sharps and 4 flats. |
Advanced Organ |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | rhmorgan@stanford.edu |
Ability to play J.S. Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 545, or equivalent. |
Organ |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | rhmorgan@stanford.edu |
Ability to play J.S. Bach’s Orgelbüchlein chorales or equivalent. |
Advanced Percussion |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | markveregge@comcast.net |
Ability to play on all 3 of the following: snare drum: Goldenberg, 3 Etudes, Etude in 12/8 (p. 51); mallets: Goldenberg, No. 1 of the 39 Etudes (p. 62); tympani: Goodman, 4 Drum Studies, Ex. 71, or equivalent.
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Drum Set |
Private | Course details | Enroll | davidrokeach@aol.com |
Please contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
Percussion |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | markveregge@comcast.net |
Ability to play any 2 of the following: snare drum: Morris Goldenberg, Guidebook for the Artist Percussionist, Etude II (p. 11); mallets: Goldenberg, Modern School for Xyl., Marimba, Vibraph., Etude II (p.27); tympani: Saul Goodman, Modern Method for Tympani, §2 (examples for 2 drums), Ex. 34, or equivalent. |
Advanced Piano |
Advanced | Course details | Enroll | karul2@stanford.edu, barth@stanford.edu, laura.dahl@stanford.edu, schultzt@stanford.edu, weldy@stanford.edu |
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 Class |
Intermediate, Class | Course details | Enroll | timzer@stanford.edu |
Please see Dr. Zerlang or contact him directly: timzer@stanford.edu or (650) 723-1549. |
Introductory Piano Class I |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | timzer@stanford.edu |
No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number for enrollment. |
Introductory Piano Class II |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | timzer@stanford.edu |
Please see Dr. Zerlang or contact him directly: timzer@stanford.edu or (650) 723-1549. |
Introductory Piano Class III |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | timzer@stanford.edu |
Please see Dr. Zerlang or contact him directly: timzer@stanford.edu or (650) 723-1549. |
Piano |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | karul2@stanford.edu, barth@stanford.edu, laura.dahl@stanford.edu, schultzt@stanford.edu, weldy@stanford.edu |
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. |
Advanced Saxophone |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | chazjazz39@hotmail.com, davidhen@stanford.edu |
Test exercises in Rubank Advanced No.1; for jazz studies, first 6 exercises in Niehaus, Intermediate Jazz Conception.
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Saxophone |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | chazjazz39@hotmail.com, davidhen@stanford.edu |
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. |
Advanced Trombone |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | mcdowell@stanford.edu |
Proficiency at the level of Schlossberg, Daily Drills; Bordogni-Rochut, Etudes for Trombone, vol. 1; Kopprasch, Studies (vol. 1); all major and minor scales. |
Trombone |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | mcdowell@stanford.edu |
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. |
Advanced Trumpet |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | adamluftman@gmail.com, john@johnworley.com |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements. |
Trumpet |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | adamluftman@gmail.com, john@johnworley.com |
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: Joyce: tromba@stanford.edu or (650) 321-9846; John: john@johnworley.com or (650) 968-0917. |
Advanced Tuba |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | ttuba@comcast.net |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Tuba |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | ttuba@comcast.net |
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. |
Advanced Viola |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | lrobertson@stanford.edu |
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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Viola |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | lrobertson@stanford.edu |
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 Viola da Gamba |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | bassviol@stanford.edu |
Contact the instructor to discuss proficiency requirements and to schedule an audition: (510) 530-3202 or bassviol@stanford.edu
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Viola da Gamba |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | bassviol@stanford.edu |
Contact the instructor to discuss proficiency requirements and to schedule an audition: (510) 530-3202 or bassviol@stanford.edu |
Advanced Violin |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | ajdoh2011@hotmail.com, dfong1@stanford.edu, dawnharms@juno.com, geoff@slsq.com, rsharp@stanford.edu, lsohn@stanford.edu, mfewer@stanford.edu |
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
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Violin |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | ajdoh2011@hotmail.com, dfong1@stanford.edu, dawnharms@juno.com, geoff@slsq.com, rsharp@stanford.edu, lsohn@stanford.edu, mfewer@stanford.edu |
Proficiency in two of the following: scales, arpeggios, and etudes (i.e., 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.). |
Violin Class |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | joomee@stanford.edu |
Please contact instructor for proficiency requirements. |
Advanced Voice |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | tenor@stanford.edu, claireg@stanford.edu, wendyhh1@stanford.edu, novadjimenez@gmail.com |
Please contact individual instructors for proficiency requirements at advanced level.
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Intermediate Voice Class |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | claireg@stanford.edu |
Auditions are held at the first class meeting. Sign up on class lists via Axess at the start of term. |
Voice |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | tenor@stanford.edu, claireg@stanford.edu, wendyhh1@stanford.edu, novadjimenez@gmail.com |
2 songs: one in English, one in another language is ideal. There will also be some sight-singing and a one-page musicianship quiz. |
Voice Class I |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | claireg@stanford.edu |
No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number. |
Voice Class II |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | claireg@stanford.edu |
No proficiency requirements. Sign up on class lists via Axess and attend the first day of class to receive a permission number. |
Advanced Jazz Piano |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | murlow@stanford.edu |
Autumn Quarter audition form available via "Audition" link. |
Jazz Piano |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | murlow@stanford.edu |
Proficiency (private lessons): - Ability to read music - chords, melodic lines |
Jazz Piano |
Beginning, Class | Course details | Enroll | murlow@stanford.edu |
No proficiency requirements. Sign up via Axess. Course is only offered when 3+ individuals are registered. Email instructor with questions. |
Carillon |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | timzer@stanford.edu |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements.
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Carillon |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | timzer@stanford.edu |
Please contact the instructor for proficiency requirements. |
Advanced Renaissance Winds |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | hwm@stanford.edu | |
Recorder/Early Winds (Early Music) |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | hwm@stanford.edu |
Contact Herb Myers to discuss proficiency requirements and to set up an audition, (650) 723-0635, hwm@stanford.edu.
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Violin (Baroque) |
Intermediate, Private | Course details | Enroll | a.p.martin@earthlink.net |
Please contact Anthony Martin at a.p.martin@earthlink.net or 510-232-9824 if you’d like to take lessons. |
Violin (Baroque) |
Advanced, Private | Course details | Enroll | a.p.martin@earthlink.net |
Please contact Anthony Martin at a.p.martin@earthlink.net or 510-232-9824 if you’d like to take lessons. |