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Community Music Division

The Community Music Division provides instruction to those who are preparing to study music on the university level, as well as to those who are participating for their own personal development and enjoyment. Regardless of your musical background, the Community Music Division can offer instruction to suit your needs. Our Professional Instructors include faculty members of the CSUS Department of Music as well as qualified professionals from the Sacramento area. Our Associate Instructors are advanced CSUS music majors.

Private instrumental instruction is offered in modules of 10 half-hour lessons which take place in the CSUS Music Building. Beginning Fall 2006 each module will be $250.00. One module is comprised of 10 half-hour lessons.

You can check the list on the left for which instruments are offered. If you are interested in studying an instrument which is not listed, please contact us about the possibility of arranging for an instructor

To Register for Music Lessons, please fill out the CSUS Community Music Division registration form and make your check payable to CSU Sacramento. Mail your check and registration form to:

Sacramento State Department of Music
ATTN: Community Music Division
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6015

You will then be contacted by a program coordinator and assigned an instructor with whom you can set up lesson times and dates. If you have any questions, please leave a message at (916) 278-7991.
The Community Music Division is an after hours project of the Music Student Services Office. All business will be transacted after regular business hours. Because of this, replies to your inquiries may take up to five days. We thank you for your patience.

Tuition Aid
The Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Fraternity has made tuition aid funds available to the CSUS Community Music Division for students grades 5-12. The tuition aid being offered is for one module of 10 half-hour lessons. Recipients are chosen by the Board of Directors of Mu Phi Epsilon. Applications are due October 15 for the fall semester, and February 1 for the spring semester. Complete the application, but instead of mailing it to CSUS, mail to: Rona Cummins, Director; Mu Phi Epsilon Outreach Project; 4331 Sierra Madre Drive; Sacramento, CA 95864

Music Lesson Policy
1. Teachers must be notified at least 24 hours in advance of missed lessons. Lessons missed without notification will be charged as usual.
2. All lessons must be held in the CSUS Music Building. (It is strictly against policy for CSUS to allow music lessons to be taken in the Music Building without registering these lessons through the Community Music Division).
3. All Students are encouraged to participate in a recital at the end of each semester. This is an opportunity to share what you have learned with family and friends. Your teacher will notify you of the date, time and place.
4. At the beginning of each new module of ten lessons, please obtain a new registration form by calling (916) 278-7991 or by asking your instructor for one.

Refund Policy
1. If for some reason, the Community Music Division is unable to accommodate a student and no lessons have been taken, a full refund will be made.
2. If a student is unable to continue lessons after having begun a 10-lesson module, a 20% administrative cost will first be deducted, followed by a deduction of lesson costs depending upon the number of lessons which have been completed.
3. If five or more lessons have been completed, no refund will be issued and the instructor will be paid in full for the 10-lesson module.