Music Lessons

Private lessons are available to graduate students in the School of Music, Yale Divinity School, Yale School of Drama, and Yale School of Art. The student’s school affiliations determines the type of lesson enrollment, cost, and credit. Gospel music lessons are also offered to both Yale graduate and undergraduate students. See below for details. 

ISM and School of Music students 

For School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music students concurrently enrolled at School of Music:

  • Students may take one secondary lesson instrument each semester as per their major. No audition is required. There is no charge for the 6 hours of instruction per semester, but students are required to play a final jury. 
  • To receive lessons and get credit students must complete the following:
    1. Request a teacher using the lesson request form.
    2. Register for the proper course along with their other regular classes
  • Each lesson term is one semester; students must repeat both steps above for each semester enrolled in Secondary Lessons. If you drop Secondary Lessons you must use the drop form before the deadline. See your registrar for procedures and charges specific to your school.

ISM and Schools of Divinity, Drama, and Art students

For Yale Divinity, Drama, and Art School students concurrently enrolled at the ISM:

Students may take one secondary lesson instrument each semester. No audition is required. There is a $200 fee for 6 hours of instruction per semester, and students may be required to play a final jury. Each lesson term is one semester; students must repeat both steps 1 and 2 below for each semester enrolled in secondary lessons. If you drop secondary lessons you must use the drop form before the deadline. See your registrar for procedures and charges specific to your school To receive lessons and get credit students must complete the following:

  1. Request a teacher with the lesson request form.
  2. Register for the proper course in the school along with their other regular classes. Please check with your school’s registrar for the proper course. If you do not register for secondary lessons through your school your lessons are considered non-credit and charged $350 per semester.