ABOUT THE SCHOOL
Mountain Top Music Center offers private instruction for all ages at all levels. We offer lessons on all orchestral and band instruments (strings, winds, brass), plus harp, piano, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, voice, and percussion. Lessons in additional instruments can be arranged. Affordable instrument rental, tuition assistance, and payment plans are available.
Private Lessons
Private lessons are appropriate for students of all ages and abilities and are an extremely effective way to improve a musician’s solo and ensemble playing. Students enrolled in the private lesson program have the opportunity to perform in recitals and informal gatherings throughout the year.
Early Childhood, Youth & Teen
Mountain Top Music Center provides coordinated music education to all ages and skill levels, from babies to elders. For very young children,Music for Babies, Preschool Music, Keyboard Kids and more provide foundational music skills to support early learning and brain development. Our partnerships with area schools and childcare organizations provide music programming that enriches and complements music and arts activities for children in the wider community. The Top of the Mountain honors program provides masterclasses, performance opportunities, and additional resources for teens wishing to focus on their musicianship.
Adult Learners
Adult learners make up a significant and active part of Mountain Top Music Center’s community. In addition to private lessons, we offer ensemble opportunities tailored to adult musicians.
Mountain Top Music Center’s private lesson faculty comprises outstanding teachers and performers from the Mount Washington Valley and surrounding communities. The faculty shares the philosophy that great teaching and learning takes place in a constructive and supportive environment. Lessons are tailored to the age, skill level, interests, and learning goals of each individual student.
Students in the private lesson program have the opportunity to perform in community recitals, Mountain Top’s unique, “Performance Potlucks” and other performance events throughout the year. More advanced students might even wish to schedule a solo recital or share a recital program with a friend.
Ensemble experiences build both musicianship and friendship. Groups include:
- Jazz Band for Adults
- Chamber Ensembles
- Piano Duetters
- Singers’ Workshop
- Cover/Jam Band
- Strings After School
- Beginning Ukulele
- Youth Ensemble
and more.
The Mountain Top Music Center Community Orchestra brings together students, faculty, community members, amateurs, and professionals alike to collaborate on orchestral repertoire and perform several concerts per year in venues around the region. The Orchestra often collaborates with other performing arts groups in the area
Mountain Top Music Center has a limited number of instruments available for rental on a monthly basis by students enrolled in our educational programs. A rental fee of $15 per month will be charged for all instruments on rental as of the first of each month. Renter is responsible for damage or loss.
As part of our mission to provide “music for all”, we strive to make music education affordable and accessible. Payment plans, multi-lesson discounts and affordable instrument rental are available to all students. Need-based tuition assistance is available as our funding allows.
Download tuition assistance application
Policies
The study of music can be a joyous and rewarding experience. It offers a unique opportunity to develop simultaneously one’s self-expression, artistry and self-discipline. In order to make good progress you will need to do the following:
- Attend lessons regularly and be on time.
- Practice every day in a quiet place. Remember that the quality of practice time is as important as quantity.
- Keep your music and instrument in good order and bring your music to lessons.
- Attend live music performances at every opportunity. Current Mountain Top students may attend any Mountain Top concert free of charge.
- Enjoy yourself and remember to take pride in being a student of music.
Students pay for all lessons in the term regardless of attendance (registrations after the beginning of the term will be pro-rated). Students should notify the office of any absence as soon as possible, out of courtesy to the instructor. This does not exempt the student from payment.
If a teacher must be absent, the student will be notified as promptly as possible. All teacher absences and weather cancellations will be made up or credited.
Private lesson students registered for an entire term may make up one notified student absence in the 13-week Fall term and two notified student absences in the 18-week Spring term, at the teacher’s discretion. There are no makeups in the 8-week Summer term.
There are no makeups for student absences from group lessons. If a group lesson is cancelled by Mountain Top, it will be made up if possible.
Mountain Top Music Center will occasionally cancel class due to inclement weather. Weather-related Mountain Top closings will be posted to our website and announced on the recorded message on our office number. If possible, they will also be announced on WMWV 93.5 FM and wmwv.com. If inclement weather starts later in the day, call the office at 447-4737 to check for a recorded message. All lessons cancelled due to weather will be made up during make-up week at the end of the semester or credited.
Mountain Top Music Center reserves the right to cancel any group class that does not meet the required minimum of students.
Information Privacy Policy Effective Date: March 1, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how Mountain Top Music Center collects, uses, and discloses personal information about our customers, prospective customers, and visitors to our website at mountaintopmusic.org.
Information collected directly from you:
We may collect personal information directly from you through, for example, a web form, during registration, while making a reservation, while setting up an account with us, when you contact us, or at checkout. Personal information we collect directly from you may include first and last name, address, email address, and phone number.
Information collected from your device: Our website may use technologies such as cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other similar technologies to automatically collect certain information from your device including, for example, your IP address, date and time of your visit, browser and operating system information, referring website address, and other information about how you interact with the website. Our website may also use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your user experience and enable certain features such as keeping track of items you put in your shopping cart. Our email campaigns may also use tracking technologies such as web beacons, pixels and other similar technologies to automatically collect certain information such as your IP address, browser type and version, and email engagement statistics.
Information collected from our partners: We may collect personal information about you from third party partners and combine it with other information that we collect. Personal information we collect from our partners may include, for example, your demographic information, shopping history, and geographic location.
Use of your personal information:
We may use information collected about you for any lawful purpose, including the following:
– To provide you with our products and services, customer service and support, and other relevant information;
– To market our products and services to you, including by email and text message subject to your consent;
– To provide our website to you, to optimize our website, and to assist with our advertising and marketing efforts;
– To send you abandoned cart reminders if you added items to your shopping cart but did not complete check out;
– To comply with the law and to maintain the security of our website;
– With your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing.
Sharing of your personal information:
Mobile opt-in information will not be shared with third parties for any purpose. All the below categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with third parties under any circumstances.
We may share the information we collect with other parties, including the following:
– With third-party service providers to assist us with providing and marketing our products and services, such as payment processors, data hosting services, analytics services, online store support, advertising partners, and email service providers.
– With Constant Contact, to send email marketing and text message communications. For more information about how we may use your information with Constant Contact and the information that may be collected through our email campaigns, see Constant Contact’s Customer Data Notice available at www.constantcontact.com/legal/customer-contact data-notice.
– With any affiliates or joint venture partners that we may have in the future.
– As part of a corporate sale, merger, or acquisition, or other transfer of all or part of our assets, including as part of a bankruptcy proceeding.
– If necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights or the rights of third parties, or to protect the safety or security of any person or entity.
– With your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing.
– We may share information that has been de-identified or aggregated without limitation.
– Our website may offer interactive features, such as the ability to leave reviews, that you can use to communicate with other website visitors or to submit and post your own content. If you disclose information in one of these forums, this information can be viewed, collected, and used by others.
Online advertising and analytics:
We may authorize our advertising partners to use cookies and similar technologies on our website to automatically collect certain information from your device, and we may share information about you, your purchases, and your interactions with our website with our advertising partners. These partners may also collect information from other websites or apps over time, including information about relationships among different browsers and devices. Such information can be used by us or our advertising partners to serve more relevant targeted ads. For more information about this type of advertising and how to opt out of targeted advertising from our advertising partners, go to www.aboutads.info.
We may also work with third parties that collect data about your use of our website and other sites or apps over time for non-advertising purposes. We use Google Analytics and other third-party services to improve the performance of the website and for analytics and marketing purposes. For more information about how Google Analytics collects and uses data when you use our website, visit www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners, and to opt out of Google Analytics, visit tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.] Your web browser may allow you to block or disable cookies; however, parts of our website may not function properly if you do so.
Email and text message terms and conditions:
If you wish to unsubscribe from our email campaigns, please click on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any marketing email sent from us. If you opt out of our email marketing, we will still send you messages related to our transactions and relationship with you, such as order confirmations.
You will have the opportunity to opt-in to text communications when you register with Mountain Top Music Center. When you opt-in, you agree to receive informational messages (appointment reminders, account notifications, etc.) from Mountain Top Music Center. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. For help, reply HELP or email us at office@mountaintopmusic.org. You can opt out at any time by replying STOP.
Updating your information:
When you have an account with us, you may review, change, or update your contact information by logging into your account.
Changes to this privacy policy:
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time. Please review it frequently. If you have any questions about this policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at office@mountaintopmusic.org or 603 447 4737.
The music school is located on the 2nd floor of the Bolduc Block, 28-38 Main Street in Conway Village, New Hampshire. The building also houses the Majestic Theatre. The school entrance is at the rear, and parking is accessible via a driveway on the east side the building. There is a lift for those with mobility issues.
We offer in-person individual and group lessons. Instructors may require masks in their studios.
IF YOU HAVE A POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST OR ARE FEELING SICK,
PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AND DO NOT COME TO YOUR LESSON.
