Instrumental and voice lessons are available for students from beginners to advanced. Lessons are available for voice, band, orchestra, and piano students. We also refer lesson teachers to students who want to study with a private teacher outside of school. Lessons are offered during the school day on a rotating basis as well as after school. Lessons are not included in tuition and the cost is determined with the individual lesson teacher.
Instrumental Rental
There are a limited number of instruments available for rental during the school year as well. These include:
Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, and Bassoon
We refer parents to some local music stores to rent other instruments
Atlas Music Music and Arts (2 locations) String Shop
1764 Empire Boulevard 219 West Commercial Street 3819 Monroe Ave 52 North Main Street
Webster, NY 14580 East Rochester, NY 14445 Pittsford, NY 14534 Fairport, NY 14450
671-2020 586-5320 586-2766 377-4360
Please contact Wes Nance (wnance@finneyschool.org) with general questions, and each teacher with more specific questions.
Wind and Percussion Lessons: Elizabeth Irvine (eirvine@finneyschool.org)
Voice Lessons: Bret Miller (bmiller@finneyschool.org)
Cello and Piano Lessons: Maran Lioy (formerly Kunel) (mlioy@finneyschool.org)
Piano Lessons: Penny Kunkel (pkunkel@finneyschool.org)
Violin Lessons: Megan Kemp (otterpops15@yahoo.com)
VOICE LESSONS:
Mr. Miller is offering voice lessons. Contact Mr. Miller for more information.
CELLO AND PIANO LESSONS:
Contact Mrs. Lioy directly for piano or cello lessons. Contact Mrs. Kunkel directly for piano lessons. These lessons can be during the school day or after school depending on the student and teacher's schedules.
VIOLIN LESSONS:
Megan Kemp is the violin teacher. She comes into school some afternoons to teach students of all ages. Contact her for more information.
WIND AND PERCUSSION LESSONS:
Lessons are offered during the scool day once a week. They are $15 for a 30-minute pull-out lesson. This is a very competitive and low price for the Rochester area, where the general range for lessons is $20-$30 for 30 min. Parents will be billed each quarter and the bills must be paid up front before the quarter begins. A letter will be sent home before each quarter starts (except 1st quarter) with the expected lesson dates and amounts. If a lesson is missed due to an illness, absence, or field trip, it will be made up that week, if possible, or as soon as possible after the missed lesson (unless there are extenuating circumstances.) Lessons are pull-out and rotate throughout the day to keep students from missing too much class work.
4th and 5th Grade students who play wind and percussion instruments will have lessons with Miss Irvine, mostly in the mornings. Miss Irvine contacts Mrs. Paganelli and Mrs. Kestler to set up this schedule around the elementary schedule. 6th through 12th grade wind and percussion students' lessons are arranged on a rotating basis around the available times in the Middle School, High School, and Miss Irvine's teaching schedule. Quarterly schedules are mailed home.