Parents are actively involved in the process. Total weekly time is 2 or 2 hours. Instruction is offered in voice, piano, recorder, guitar, saxophone, and most orchestral instruments. Students of all levels of ability and experience are welcome. A Musicianship Training class is required for any student studying privately through grade four and strongly encouraged for all students at no extra cost, Private Coaching Coaching Is available for advanced students who have attained technical proficiency in voice or on an instrument and wish to work on nuances of musical interpretation and expression.
Students preparing for auditions or recitals also benefit from coaching.
The number of coaching sessions is arranged on an individual basis. The SCMC encourages performing at all levels. These include Informal classroom settings in which students studying an instrument play for their peers in Musicianship class. Recital Parties and Play-Downs which take place in an informal concert setting in which students play for their peers and teachers, Student Recitals, which take place in a formal concert setting and require teacher recommendation. The Suzuki String students perform at senior citizen houses, malls, and other locations.