Five College Music Departments

Five Colleges, Incorporated

Performance Instruction

Students wanting individual voice or instrumental instruction are usually accommodated on their home campus.
Key to initials: Amherst College (AC); Hampshire College (HC); Mount Holyoke College (MHC); Smith College (SC); UMass Amherst (UM)
Note regarding fees


Woodwinds

Baroque Flute
MHC, UM
Flute
AC, MHC, SC
Recorder
SC
Clarinet
AC, SC, UM
Oboe
AC, SC, UM
Saxophone
AC, MHC, SC, UM
Dulcian
MHC
Bassoon
AC, UM


Brass

Trumpet
AC, SC, UM
French Horn
AC, MHC, SC, UM
Trombone & Euphonium
AC, UM
Sackbut
MHC
Tuba
UM


Strings

Violin
AC, MHC, SC, UM
Baroque Violin
MHC
Viola
AC, MHC, SC, UM
Viola da Gamba, Baroque Cello
MHC, SC
Cello
AC, MHC, SC, UM
Bass
UM
Harp
AC, SC
Piano
AC, MHC, SC, UM
Organ/Harpsichord/Fortepiano
MHC, SC, UM
Guitar/Lute
AC, MHC, SC, UM


Percussion

AC, SC, UM


Voice

AC (soprano, baritone, jazz voice)
MHC (soprano)
SC (soprano, jazz voice)
UM (tenor, vocal jazz, soprano)


Conducting

AC (choral orchestral; orchestral)
MHC (choral; orchestral)
SC (choral orchestral; jazz ensemble)
UM (choral; marching band/hoop band; jazz ensemble; studio orchestra; vocal jazz ensemble; orchestral)



Note: Applied Instruction includes full-time, part-time, and adjunct instructors, and additional fees are usually required.