CMC currently offers private lessons in piano, organ, strings, brass, guitar, and voice. Lessons are for children, teens, and adults, from beginner through advanced instruction.

All CMC instructors have music degrees but in occasional circumstances, a junior instructor who is actively pursuing a music degree is also employed if there is enough interest in private lessons for that instrument and we do not currently have an instructor.

Refer to the link to the handbook below for more detailed information about private lessons, attendance, and payment expectations. If you are unsure about whether you wish to enroll, please email CMC at info@cmc-music.org for a consultation, or you may call the Concordia Music Conservatory at 660-624-7950.

Upon enrollment, we will contact you and schedule you with the instructor. Your invoice will follow via email during the second week of the semester. Invoices are due within 14 days of receipt. Payment plans (4x per semester) are available but are online only and include a processing fee.

NEW this FALL 2026!

We will now be offering a 12-week option for students through grade 8. These students still have the option to take 15 lessons (the standard semester) but parents of grade school students will now need to select the option when they enroll. 12-week semesters are cheaper and offer more flexibility for makeup lessons for younger children, who are often ill, or whose parents are occasionally unable to transport them. Standard enrollment is required for students 9th grade through adults.

There are no regular lessons or ensemble rehearsals during the the Fall Thanksgiving Break and during the Spring Break (the Saint Paul Lutheran High School schedule) and during Holy Week. Check the Events page for the breaks, as dates vary each semester. These weeks may be used for makeup lessons.

FALL 2026:

Semester begins the week of August 24th. The last week of CMC is the week of December 7.

Fall Semester recitals are on SATURDAY, November 14th, at 11am and 1pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Concordia. Performance at semester recitals is expected. ‍