Programs, Events, Prices
We at the MUSIC CLINIC are constantly looking at new opportunities for you. If you are interested in studying at the MUSIC CLINIC please read the information below. If you have any questions or want to sign up
please call: 1-603-528-6672
or send an e-mail to: karen@musicclinic.org
Lessons
Individual Lessons – All Instruments and Voice
Each lesson is 30 minutes long and meets weekly. Hour lessons are available by special request. Lessons are ongoing and designed to meet the student’s individual needs in performance, technique, and theory.
**We also offer live lessons online via Google Meet, Zoom, SKYPE and Facebook Messenger. We have found that Google Meet provides the best sound quality so far.
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What Do We Teach?
We teach music on all types of instruments and much more!
- Bagpipe Chanter
- Banjo
- Baritone Horn
- Bass Guitar
- Bass Viol or Double Bass
- Cello
- Clarinet
- Drums – Rock, Jazz, Classical, African, Latin
- Dulcimer (Hammered and Mountain)
- Fiddle
- Flute
- French Horn
- Guitar (Electric & Acoustic) – Rock, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Classical & more
- Harmonica – Straight, Chromatic, & Blues
- Keyboard
- Mandolin
- Oboe
- Ocarina
- Organ
- Percussion – Drum Set, Bells & Orchestral Rhythm Instruments
- Piano
- Recorder
- Saxophone
- Singing (see Voice)
- Theory – Composition, Arranging, Conducting
- Trombone
- Trumpet
- Tuba
- Viola
- Violin
- Voice – Speech-Level Technique, Performance, Sight-Reading, Solfege
- Xylophone (Marimba & Vibes)
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Rentals
The Music Clinic is no longer providing rental instruments on-site.
If you would like to rent an instrument we suggest visiting:
Ellis Music at ellismusic.com
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Schedule
We offer on-going instruction year-round for 47 out of 52 weeks. Tuition is charged by the month and is the same amount every month regardless of how many weeks are in that month.
During the year there are five (5) scheduled vacations when the Music Clinic is closed:
1. April School Vacation Week (for NH)
2. The Week that includes the 4th of July
3. The Week before and including Labor Day
4. Thanksgiving Week, and
5. Christmas Week (including December 24 through January 1)
There are no lessons scheduled for these vacations, and lessons are not made up since they are not included in the overall tuition for the year.
We are also closed on the following Federal Monday Holidays:
1. Martin Luther King Jr’s Day (January)
2. President’s Day (February)
3. Memorial Day (May)
4. Labor Day (September), and
5. Columbus Day (October)
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Prices
There is a one-time Registration Fee of $30 due at sign-up.
Tuition for lessons is billed by the month at the rate of $75 per student per calendar month.
Payment is always due on or before the first day of each month.
Month-To-Month Payment Option
– Payments made in person (cash/check), by mail (check), or by phone (Debit/Credit Card)
– The due date for payments is the 1st day of each month (not the 1st lesson in the month)
– There is a $9 fee for late payments received after the 1st of the month unless there is a prior agreement amending the due date.
Auto Month-To-Month Payment Option
– Payments made by Credit Cards on file.
– These payments are withdrawn electronically from your account on the 1st of the month or the last business day before the 1st.
– You won’t have to worry about writing checks, mailing payments, or risking late fees for payments received after the due date.
– If you already use electronic banking through your own bank, you can set up an automatic payment to the Music Clinic designed to arrive by the 1st of each month.
– If mailing a payment please make sure to mail it to :
MUSIC CLINIC
12 Webster Street, Laconia, NH 03246
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Gift Certificates
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO GIVE THAT SPECIAL PERSON? We have Gift Certificates available. Prices are as follows:
A Single Half-Hour Lesson is $20
A block of 4 half-hour lessons – $75
A block of 8 half-hour lessons – $150
A block of 12 half-hour lessons – $225
A block of 16 half-hour lessons – $300
Once the Gift Certificate has been received the recipient can call or email and set up his or her own lesson schedule.
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EVENTS
Student Recitals – featuring Music Clinic students past and present. Dates and times will be posted here. Pictures from many of our events are posted on our Facebook page.
Other
The Music Clinic is pleased to provide a home and practice space for the:
New Horizons Musical Organization of the Lakes Region
This concert band is designed for adults aged 30+ who have always wanted to play an instrument in a band but never had the time or opportunity to do so. Players who may have played at some time in their past are also welcome.
The band was formed in January 2007 and has played in numerous area concerts and parades including Laconia, Belmont, Gilford, Gilmanton, Franklin, Meredith, Center Harbor, Moultonborough, Ashland, Bristol, and Alexandria.
Rehearsals are held Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:00 PM at the Music Clinic, located at 197 Daniel Webster Highway (Rt 3, across from the China Garden Restaurant), in Belmont, NH.
You can find out more information about NHMOLR and upcoming concerts on Facebook:
or on the web: http://www.newhorizons-lakesregion.org/
For more information about the International Organization of New Horizons go to: http://newhorizonsmusic.org/
For information specifically about the Lakes Region chapter please contact:
https://newhorizons-lakesregion.org/contact-us/