PRIVATE LESSON PROGRAM
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Life Lessons through Music
IMPORTANT DATES FOR FAMILIES AND TEACHERS
MUSICIAN MEET UP
Friday, November 21, 2025, 6-8 PM
First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa
Enjoy dinner and a fun activity for musicians and their families.
ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS MARKET
Sunday, November 23, 8:00-10:00 AM
Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church, 2366 N. 80th Street
Performance opportunities will be available to students. More information to come.
ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS MARKET
Sunday, December 8, 11:00-1:00 PM
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1006 N Astor Street
Performance opportunities will be available to students. More information to come.
MUSICIAN MEET-UP
Friday, March 27, 2026, 6-8 PM
First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa
Enjoy dinner and a fun activity for musicians and their families.
FINAL RECITALS
Saturday, May 9, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 3:00 PM
First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa
Please mark your calendars today! All students receiving lessons this 2025-26 season are expected to perform in one of these three recitals. You will be asked a few months before which time fits best into your schedule. If at that time you have been recommended by your private teacher to apply for an additional year scholarship, your recital performance serves as your audition.
Other dates to tell other young musicians about:
APPLICATIONS DUE FOR NEW YEAR 1 STUDENTS
Saturday, March 15, 2026
Applications will be available on our website. Help us spread the word!
AUDITION DAY FOR NEW YEAR 1 STUDENTS
Saturday, April 18, 2026
All events except for the Alternative Christmas Market in November are held at:
First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa, 1511 Church Street, Wauwatosa
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
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IMPORTANT FORMS AND DATES FOR TEACHERS
For students in the current 2025-26 season:
YEAR 2 & 3 TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS
Deadline: March 20, 2026
Use the blue button below to find the recommendation form for your student(s). Please remember that only your recommendation triggers our invitation to them to apply. Please get your completed form(s) on by the deadline. We are making the deadline tight in order to provide them enough time to receive and complete their application.
FINAL RECITAL PIECE Notification FORM DUE: March 27, 2026
Use the orange button below to find the form for your student's recital piece.
The students learn so much when they perform with an accompanist. We would love to see all musician s perform with an accompanist. If you have an accompanist who will be performing with your student(s) and they are willing to play for more students, please email us that information. Likewise, if you are a pianist willing to accompany at one or more of the recitals.
We will be communicating with the families on March 6 about which recital they would like to be on. (Please note that we have added a third recital this year. Two recitals with 64 students is an understandable challenge to sit through for families new to sitting through a recital!)
Feel free to begin that conversation with them today. Saturdays in the spring get filled with numerous other activities. We want to make sure that our event gets on the calendars of our families!
Updated 2025-26 Flyers
coming soon!
Posters available in
<<< English <<
&
>>Spanish >>>
Please contact us if you would like us to come to your school to make a presentation to your students.
The Private Lesson Program is made possible in part through
generous funds donated by Norbert J. Beihoff, generous
CIVIC MUSIC MKE individual donors and
Harri Hoffmann Family Foundation | Francie Luke Silverman Foundation | Marjorie L. Christansen Foundation |
The Gardner Foundation | Townsend Foundation | Bert & Patricia Steigleder Charitable Trust |
White House of Music Foundation | Evan and Marion Helfaer Foundation | AptarGroup Charitable Foundation |
We Energies Foundation | Pieper Electric, Inc./Ideal Mechanical |GMAR Youth Foundation | Elmbrook Rotary Club |