Dr. Mario Ajero, professor of piano at SFA, instructs a group of Music Prep piano students

Dr. Mario Ajero, professor of piano at SFA, instructs a group of Music Prep piano students. Registration for Music Preparatory summer programs is underway.


NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Registration continues for summer lessons and camps offered by the Music Preparatory Division of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music.

Private lessons will be offered in piano, voice, cello, violin/viola, and trumpet. Summer lessons begin on Monday, May 23, and continue through Friday, July 29. Private lesson schedules will depend on students’ and teachers’ summer availability and can be for four, six, eight or 10 total lessons.

Piano group classes will be offered for children and adult students. Learn to read music, play chords and create music with others in a variety of music styles. These group classes will be offered from Monday, June 27, through Thursday, June 30.

Kindermusik classes are offered for children ages 0 through 6. Kindermusik is an early childhood music and movement program based on the belief that every child is musical, every parent is the child’s most important teacher, and the home is the most important place for learning. Based on research, music nurtures a child’s cognitive, emotional, social, language and physical development. Classes begin on May 23 and continue  through Aug. 4 on varying schedules, dates and times, depending on age. Cost is $70 per month with sibling discounts available.

Registration forms and more information, including detailed schedules and private lesson tuition, can be accessed at sfamusicprep.com/summer-flex-lessons, or contact Music Prep Director Alba Madrid at musicprep@sfasu.edu, or call (936) 468-1291. The Music Prep House is located at 3028 Raguet St.