Summer Lessons
Music for All Ages · All Levels · All Summer Long
⭐ Summer Lessons Early Registration Discount
Plan ahead and save on summer music lessons!
- 🎵 Returning students: 20% off when registering for 8 or 10 summer lessons
- 🎵 New students: 10% off when registering for 8 or 10 summer lessons
This is a great option for families looking to keep musical momentum going through the summer.
Ensemble Participation Discount
Students currently enrolled in a Community Music School Ensemble receive 20% off summer lessons.
⭐ Students who qualify for multiple discounts will receive the highest available discount.
All discounts are applied during registration.
📅 Early registration discounts require completing registration by June 1.
• Pay for a summer package (8 or 10 lessons)
• Monthly payment options available
• Returning students and ensemble members may qualify for discounts
Why Take Summer Music Lessons at the UNI Community Music School (CMS)?
✅ In‑person or online options
✅ Highly qualified, background‑checked instructors
✅ Open to beginners through advanced musicians
✅ Learn at a university‑level music school—without being a UNI student
Summer Music Lessons at a Glance
- Session Dates: May 31 - August 22, 2026
- Lesson Packages: 8 or 10 lessons
- Registration Opens: Mid - April
Registering does not commit you to lessons - the registration connects you with a teacher to discuss goals and scheduling.
Lesson availability depends on instructor schedules. Early registration offers the most flexibility.
Who are Summer Music Lessons For?
Children & Teens
- Build skills over the summer
- Stay musically active between school years
- Prepare for band, choir, and honor band auditions
Adult Learners
- Beginners welcome
- Rediscover music at your own pace
- Learn for fun, enrichment, or personal growth
Advancing Students
- Maintain progress
- Prepare auditions or repertoire
- Work with experienced instructors and faculty
- Brass Instruments
- Euphonium
- Horn
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Tuba
- Percussion
- Piano
- Voice
- Woodwind Instruments
- Bassoon
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Oboe
- Saxophone
Instrument availability can depend on teacher availability. Don’t see your instrument listed? Contact us — we may still be able to help.
CMS summer instructors include UNI music majors, professional educators, and teachers with advanced degrees. Instructors are matched based on student goals, experience, and availability. Teachers are thoughtfully matched with students based on goals, experience, and availability.
CMS Teacher Types
- UNI music students pursuing bachelor’s degrees (*)
- Studio Teachers with undergraduate degrees or equivalent experience (#)
- Master Teachers with graduate degrees or professional equivalency (@)
🔒 Safety First:
All CMS teachers and staff working with students under 18 complete annual criminal background checks.
Available Summer Music Lesson Teachers *check back as summer teachers are updated
- Christine Compton (piano)
- Hannah Elerding (beg. piano and saxophone)
- Heather Hamilton (clarinet)
- Lauren Leman (voice and piano)
- Morgan List (piano)
- Patrick Mooney (horn)
- Charlotte Ottemoeller (saxophone)
- Madelyn Potter (piano)
- Kate Smalley Saulsbury (voice)
- Lydia Watkins (piano)
- Morgan Westphal (euphonium)
- Kate Wilken (saxophone)
- Brass Instruments
- Euphonium
- Horn
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Tuba
- Percussion
- Piano
- Voice
- Woodwind Instruments
- Bassoon
- Clarinet
- Flute
- Oboe
- Saxophone
Instrument availability can depend on teacher availability. Don’t see your instrument listed? Contact us — we may still be able to help.
CMS summer instructors include UNI music majors, professional educators, and teachers with advanced degrees. Instructors are matched based on student goals, experience, and availability. Teachers are thoughtfully matched with students based on goals, experience, and availability.
CMS Teacher Types
- UNI music students pursuing bachelor’s degrees (*)
- Studio Teachers with undergraduate degrees or equivalent experience (#)
- Master Teachers with graduate degrees or professional equivalency (@)
🔒 Safety First:
All CMS teachers and staff working with students under 18 complete annual criminal background checks.
Available Summer Music Lesson Teachers *check back as summer teachers are updated
- Christine Compton (piano)
- Hannah Elerding (beg. piano and saxophone)
- Heather Hamilton (clarinet)
- Lauren Leman (voice and piano)
- Morgan List (piano)
- Patrick Mooney (horn)
- Charlotte Ottemoeller (saxophone)
- Madelyn Potter (piano)
- Kate Smalley Saulsbury (voice)
- Lydia Watkins (piano)
- Morgan Westphal (euphonium)
- Kate Wilken (saxophone)
How to Get Started with Summer Music Lessons
2️⃣ Choose a preferred teacher—or let us match you
3️⃣ Your instructor contacts you to schedule
4️⃣ Receive your invoice and set up payment
5️⃣ Start making music! 🎶