Shedd Institute
Presenting Sponsor
Registrar's Office:
541.434.7000 registrar@theshedd.net
Shedd Registrar's
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00a-6:00p,
Closed Sat-Sun
868 High St, Eugene, OR

Hearing Loop

Spaces looped
– at The Shedd –

Jaqua Concert Hall
Sheffer Recital Hall
Cole Gallery
Warren Court
Room B09
Shedd Ticket Office
Will Call desk
Concessions

Music School News...
- Fall Term begins Saturday, September 7th
- Your private lessons can begin today!
Music School Programs
The Shedd Institute's Community Music School offers classes and private lessons for all ages in a wide range of musical instruments and styles. The school also offers summer music camps, a school music enrichment assembly program, and special workshops associated with select Shedd concerts.
Private Lessons
Private Lessons
Private and semi-private lessons run all year round at The Shedd and can be arranged to fit into your schedule and interests. You can sign up for private lessons any time and start right away. Just contact the Registrar's office, and we'll be glad to help you set up lessons for yourself or your child. Private Lessons...
Music Course
Music Courses
Our academic year corresponds roughly to that of Eugene-Springfield's public school calendar: Ten to 12 week courses are offered fall, winter and spring, with camps and courses filling summer break. You sign up for courses on a term by term basis, but some you may join in-progress. Current term...
Financial Aid
The Shedd Community Music School offers need-based financial aid for youth and adult students alike, thanks to the generosity of donors and corporate sponsors, so that cost is not a barrier to learning music. Confidential financial aid applicaiton forms can be downloaded online from our eDocument archive or picked up at the Registrar's office. Submit the appropriate form for either a class or private lessons to the Registar. Get financial aid forms from our eDocument archive here.
guitar lesson
Notes from the director... September 2024
A NEW SCHOOL YEAR
by Heidi Turnquist, Director of Education
With a new school year starting, why not get started, or return to, your own music-making journey? Whether your music-making is entirely for yourself, or something you want to share with others, The Shedd Music School has options to fit what works best for you.
If you are rekindling your love of an old instrument, consider why you paused in the first place. Too busy? There is no rule that says lessons need to be a certain length or frequency, and we want to make sure scheduling is accessible to everyone... continued...
3 budding violinists
School Philosophy
The Shedd Institute's mission is "to serve as a cultural center where people find and nurture community through discovery, creation, and celebration.” Our Community Music School reflects this mission in practice by encouraging experimentation (with instruments, instructors, musical styles) and the joy of making personal connections; responding to inquiry and supporting collaborations; and eliminating the stultifying “pressure of excellence” when celebrating student learning.
You are the music. The Shedd Institute Music School provides private and semi-private music, voice, and dance instruction designed to fit you and your interests. Our primary goal is that our students continue to make music throughout their lives for their own enjoyment, to share with your family and friends, not to perform in Carnegie Hall! At The Shedd, you are the music, and the music is for you!
We believe that it is critical for each student to find the instrument, musical style(s), and instructor that best fit his/her interests, learning styles, schedule, and budget. Often, that "fit" changes with the student's growing experiences, and we provide options for students to make those changes flexibly and without feeling guilty about it.