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Registration

New students: Please contact Dr. Karen Taylor at karmtayl@indiana.edu before registering. Pay only the $15 registration fee at this time pending teacher availability.

Click here for more information on Registration. 

* If you are applying for Financial or a Merit Award, please defer payment until you are informed what financial support, if any, your child has received. See below for deadlines and forms.

 

 

Fees

Please note: All lessons in the Spring 2021 semester will be online (distance).

Non-refundable Registration Fee: $15 MUST be paid at the time of application to be considered registered

Financial Aid Application Fee: $10

One 60-minute private piano lesson per week: $568 (plus $15 registration fee) for the semester – 15 weeks, 15 lessons

Two 30-minute private piano lesson per week (for younger children and beginners): $568 (plus $15 registration fee) for the semester – 15 weeks, 30 lessons

Music Theory: $90 per semester for 14 lessons (one hour per week on Saturday mornings)

 

 

  • All private lesson times are by arrangement with the student’s private instructor
  • New students should contact Dr. Karen Taylor for a teacher assignment
  • Do not pay the full tuition fee online until you have been informed that your child has been assigned a teacher. Pay only the non-refundable registration.
  • Please DO NOT send checks or other forms of payment to the Office of Pre-College and Summer Programs!

 

 

Deadlines

Spring Registration Deadline: January 19, 2021 (Late applicants accepted by permission of the Direct; contact Dr. Karen Taylor)

Tuition and Fees Deadline: January 19, 2021 (unless applying for financial aid)

 

 

Forms

Before the first class, you must sign and submit the required safety and liability forms. Formerly, those forms were accessible on the Jacobs School of Music website. Now, the only way to access the two required forms is through your Confirmation of Registration which is automatically emailed to you after enrolling with the online registration form.

Only the parent/guardian may complete these forms and submit them to Indiana University using one of the following methods (fax and mail are no longer accepted):

  1. A parent/guardian may submit forms in person to the Program Director or Assigned Teacher at their child’s first pre-college class of the academic year.
  2. Before the first class, a parent/guardian may email forms to the secure IU BOX HEALTH folder for their program. The link is provided in the Confirmation of Registration mentioned above. Only email these forms to the IU BOX HEALTH folder, and please attach as a single PDF document with a file name of CHILD’S LAST NAME, CHILD’S FIRST NAME.

 

 

Tuition Remissions

Click here to learn more about Need-based Financial Aid and Artistic Merit Awards. 

 

 

Courtesy Discounts for Multiple Siblings or Classes

Courtesy discounts are offered only during the Fall and Spring semesters. Discounts are NOT automatically applied to students’ accounts when this option is chosen but are subject to approval by the Program Director and the Office of Pre-College and Summer Programs. If unsure whether you qualify, contact the Office of Pre-College and Summer Programs: (812) 855-6025 or musicsp@indiana.edu. You may delay payment until any requested discount is approved.

Piano Lessons Discount: Families with 3 or more children enrolled concurrently in the Young Pianists Program are eligible for a $150 discount each semester on piano tuition (one discount per family).

Theory Class Discount: In order to encourage students to learn piano or another instrument to enrich their musical education by taking Theory classes, Young Pianists offers substantial discounts to most families enrolling 2 or more children in Theory classes. Individual students taking two Theory classes concurrently are also eligible for a discount on the second class. Theory discounts are in units of $40. The number of theory discounts a family may claim depends on how many siblings study piano through the Young Pianists, as well as how many theory classes each child takes. Classes must be taken in the same semester to qualify for the discount.

 

Please read the Table of Theory Class Discounts below carefully.

Individual Students:

1 student taking 1 Theory class no discount
1 student taking 2 Theory classes, whether studying piano through YP or not 1 discount ($40)

 

 

 

Families with at least 2 siblings taking piano lessons through Young Pianists (discount is per family):

2 siblings, one taking 1 Theory class, the other not enrolled in Theory no discount
2 siblings, one taking 2 Theory class, the other not enrolled in Theory 1 discount ($40)
2 siblings, each taking 1 Theory class 1 discount ($40)
2 siblings, one taking 2 Theory classes, the other taking 1 Theory class 2 discounts ($80)
2 siblings, each taking 2 Theory classes 3 discounts ($120)
3 or more siblings, each taking 1 Theory class 2 discounts ($80)
3 or more siblings, taking a combined total of 4 or more Theory classes 3 discounts ($120)

 

If enrolling 2 or more sibling, one of whom takes piano lessons through Young Pianists:

2 siblings, one taking 1 Theory class, the other not enrolled in Theory no discount
2 siblings, each taking 1 Theory class 1 discount ($40)
2 siblings, one taking 2 Theory classes, the other taking 1 Theory class 2 discounts ($80)
2 or more siblings, each taking 2 Theory classes 2 discounts ($80)*

 

If not studying piano through Young Pianists:

2 siblings, each taking 1 Theory class no discount
2 or more siblings, taking a combined total of 3 Theory classes 1 discount ($40)
2 or more siblings, taking a combined total of 4 or more Theory classes 2 discounts ($80)*

 

*Note: $80 is the maximum Theory discount for families with less than 2 children studying piano through Young Pianists

 

 

Refund Policy

Click here for information on the Refund Policy.