Take one-on-one lessons with the world's best music teachers, in partnership with the Aspen Music Festival and School.
Your exclusive access to top-tier teachers
This program offers Miami Country Day School online students unparalleled access to the best music educators in the world. Learn from teachers selected by the globally renowned Aspen Music Festival and School. Whether you are a relative beginner or an advanced musician, these teachers can help you become the musician you want to be.
About the Program
Program Overview
Miami Country Day School online students can sign up for a package of 12 45-minute 1-on-1 music lessons with an AMFS teacher, included in their MCDS tuition.
Upon completion of your 12 lessons, you will receive a final grade from your lesson teacher based on the following:
Attendance at all 12 lessons
Satisfactory preparation for each lesson
Lessons are held on Forte – an online lesson platform with industry-leading audio.
Fully individualized learning designed to help you achieve your personal goals.
Program Participation Criteria
The program is offered for most Western orchestral instruments with a focus on classical music, as well as guitar and composition.
Students must be currently enrolled in Miami Country Day School's online program.
Program Cost
The cost of the program is included in your MCDS Online tuition.
The AMFS Teachers
Teachers for the Forte Music Lesson Program are among the top musicians globally, hand-picked from the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS), one of the world’s most exclusive and competitive classical music festivals.
The AMFS accepts only the best pre-professional and professional musicians from around the world, most of whom come from top music colleges and conservatories. Not only are they exceptional musicians and performers, but these teachers have also been rigorously vetted by AMFS for their skills and experience as music educators. Some teachers are professionally performing orchestral players, opera singers, and concert pianists. Some teachers are on faculty in university music departments. Some are students at (or graduates of) the world’s top music colleges and conservatories. All of them are extraordinary musicians and teachers, and with the Forte Music Lesson Program through Miami Country Day School, you now have access to them all!
Frequently Asked Questions
Teachers for the Forte Music Program are among the top musicians globally, hand-picked from the Aspen Music Festival and School, one of the world’s most selective music schools, recruiting only the best students from top conservatories around the world.
These teachers have also been rigorously vetted by AMFS for their skills as music educators.
The Forte Music Lesson Program welcomes most Western classical instruments, including
Piano
Violin
Viola
Cello
Double Bass
Flute/Piccolo
Oboe/English Horn
Clarinet
Bassoon
French Horn
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Orchestral Percussion
Drum set
Voice (classical voice or musical theater)
Classical Guitar
Composition
Songwriting
Music Theory
If you are interested in taking lessons with an AMFS teacher and do not see your instrument listed, please reach out to us at programs@fortelessons.com.
Students will be scheduled and matched with a teacher based on matching availability. Teachers may be located all over the US, so lesson times will vary.
Register for the Forte Lesson Program today!
If you have any questions please email us at programs@fortelessons.com.
