UNM Music Prep School
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A COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
OPENING DOORS TO A LIFETIME OF MUSIC

FALL 2025

Class Dates
Saturdays, August 23 – November 22 (no class August 30 or October 11)
Thursdays (Children’s Chorus), August 28 – November 20 (no class October 9)


The base price is $175 per semester for 12 classes, each 45 minutes long.
Additional fees apply for classes requiring books or materials and for longer class durations. Classes on a shorter schedule cost less.

Registration includes one parking validation for the Cornell parking structure - additional codes are $10

Protection of Minors:
Required supervision of minors: In accordance with UNM Minors on Campus policies, a parent or guardian must accompany all minor children into and out of university facilities and remain on site for the full duration of each class.

Children’s Chorus drop-off service: the Music Prep School provides a supervised drop-off and pick-up service for UNM Children’s Chorus classes on Thursdays, with convenient drop-off and pick-up locations, and children released only to authorized adults with valid ID.

Three required forms must be submitted prior to attending any class that does not require adult attendance.
Click below to download and submit by email to: musprep@unm.edu
[LINK TO RELEASE FORMS]
 

If your class is canceled due to low enrollment, you may transfer enrollment to another available class or be refunded.
We are unable to offer UNM Tuition Remission at this time. We are working on a solution to offer it in the future. 


To contact us, email musprep@unm.edu
Sean Umstead, Program Coordinator


For information about violin and cello lessons, please visit the UNM STRING LAB SCHOOL website.
 Schedule of classes, modalities, and protocols subject to change at any time to comply with updated guidelines and mandates.