PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS
Private lessons in musical instruments or voice are available for all Grinnell College students, whether beginner or advanced, music major or non-music major. In a typical semester, approximately 20-25% of all Grinnell students take private lessons for credit. For Music majors, private lesson instruction is subsidized at the junior and senior levels. The department employs 26 instructors (see listing below) for voice and instruments ranging from piano to bagpipe. The Bucksbaum Center for the Arts contains 14 practice rooms that are open during all building hours. There are several levels of instruction. In Music 120, students meet with their instructor in weekly 30-minute lessons and are expected to practice a minimum of one-half hour each day, receiving 1 credit for their studies. Music 220 Performance: Private Instruction meets for a half-hour each week, and students are expected to practice a minimum of one hour each day and perform at least once in public during the semester. Music 221 Performance: Advanced Private Instruction meets for an hour each week, and students are expected to practice for an hour each day and perform at least once in public during the semester. Music 420 is for students presenting a recital. Music 220, 221, and 420 all earn 2 credits.
Private Lessons Instructors
Voice
Lisa Henderson
Michael Oxley
Marvin Kelley
John Rommereim
Jazz Voice
Gabriel Espinosa
Keyboard
Piano
Eugene Gaub
Melinda Westphalen
Barbara Rivadeneira
Jazz Piano
Gabriel Espinosa
Organ
Linda Bryant
Harpsichord
Jennifer Williams Brown
Strings
Violin
Nancy McFarland Gaub
Viola
Lisa Ponton
Cello
Yoo-Jung Change
Double Bass
Ashley Eidbo
Guitar (Classical)
Pat Smith
Guitar & Jazz Bass
Robert Dunn
Harp
Kristin Maahs
Banjo
Fred Buck
Woodwinds
Flute
Claudia Anderson
Oboe
Jennifer Wohlenhaus
Bassoon
Jennifer Wohlenhaus
Clarinet & Saxophone
Collin Young
Bagpipe
Rob Clower
Brass & Percussion
Trumpet
Craig Swartz
French Horn
Guinevere McIntyre
Trombone, Baritone Horn, Tuba
Blaine Cunningham
Percussion
Michael Pawlak
