Private lesson instruction occurs in practice rooms. Private lessons occur in classrooms when observation or video recording is happening. The classrooms include acoustic pianos or electronic keyboards for each pupils, grand pianos centrally located, and chalkboards. Occasionally interns will teach additional lessons during the winter or summer breaks, for which they are compensated. The levels of the pupils is elementary to lower advanced.
Observation is required for each semester enrolled.
Observation requirements are divided between instruction by the supervising teachers and instruction given at music schools and private studios in the community, which includes all levels of instruction. Interns also teach group lessons in incremental stages until they assume full instruction of a class. All experience in the group lesson is observed with written evaluations by the supervising teacher. These same selected interns who have done intern teaching for a minimum of one year may serve as supervising teachers and training teachers for undergraduate students. Private lessons are observed two to four times each semester and include live observation with written evaluations and videotaped lessons reviewed together by the intern and the supervising teacher.