Concordia's music majors and many non-majors study with a specialist on their instrument or voice. Unlike large universities where underclassmen and non-majors learn from graduate assistants, at Concordia all students get to work with the best teacher available on their instrument. Concordia's teachers are outstanding, all are performing professionals in the highly competitive L.A./Orange County market. Students may take lessons for 1 unit (30 min. per week) or 2 units (60 minutes per week). There is an extra fee, but it often is included in music scholarship packages (another reason to be sure to apply!).Concordia maintains a staff of professional accompanists to coach and perform with student soloists. All students recieve six 15-minute accompanist/coaching sessions for each unit of lessons. This allows students to work intimately with their accompanist to develop a truly collaborative level of expression and performance execution. (This kind of added value is hard to find outside The Concordia Experience.)And what do students do with what they have learned from their teachers and accompanists? Perform, of course! Music majors will play a solo in two noon recitals per semester, and many non-majors choose to do the same. At the end of each semester, their progress is evaluated in a jury, where they perform in front of Concordia's music faculty for feedback.
