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What Sets Us Apart
Hopkinton Center for the Arts offers quality private lesson education for all ages and skill levels. Our professional instructors provide individually tailored instruction for musicians, artists, actors, and dancers. Most instructors hold master's degrees and have taught in collegiate programs and at exceptional galleries and museums nationwide.
Private Lessons at HCA are held weekly during the academic year (September through June), providing a consistent learning experience. However, we understand that life can be unpredictable, so lessons can start at any time throughout the year, offering flexibility to our students. Tuition is charged monthly based on your lesson type and length, allowing our instructors to focus on their students' development.
The HCA is also proud to offer summer lessons that honor off-time and family vacations. Summer lessons do not require weekly attendance; they can be taken whenever possible. Current students who skip our summer semester are guaranteed the same lesson spot the following fall, assuming the teacher's availability remains the same.
For those craving more flexibility, we also offer one-time or short-term lessons in our "Drop-In" lessons program. These lessons are priced higher. Please email privatelessons@hopartscenter.org for more information or to sign up for these.
Ready to embark on your educational journey with us? Fill out the registration form below. We value your time and will contact you during business hours, Monday through Friday, if we need additional information or to set up your first lesson.
Students of all ages and abilities are welcome. Please email privatelessons@hopartscenter.org if you have questions about your child's readiness.
Policies:
Read the Student Handbook & Policies Here
Read HCA Injury and Photo Release Policies Here
Tuition:
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There is an Annual Registration Fee of $75, which covers lessons from September 2024 to August 2025
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Students must purchase all supplies, such as music books, paints, or dance attire.
30-minute lesson: Starting at $40
45-minute lesson: Starting at $55
60-minute lesson: Starting at $75
60-minute semi-private lesson: Starting at $35 - $45
90 and 120-minute + lessons are also available upon request
Scholarships:
Read About and Apply for Scholarships Here
Discounts:
We are not able to offer sibling discounts at this time.
HCA Insider Plus Members (and higher) are entitled to a 5% discount on all lesson & class tuition, and most ticketed events. This membership also includes extra perks like free or discounted admission to over 1,000 art/cultural institutions through affiliations with NARM/ROAM.
Please note the "Insider" membership ($75) and the "Student/Teacher/Military/Vet" membership ($45) do not include any discount for private lessons.

Monica Anderson–Spencer
Voice Instructor
Earning Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Music Education (Vocal Performance & Choral Conducting), from Howard University in Washington, D.C., Monica Anderson Spencer is a private voice teacher. Monica has worked for decades with high school and college singers. She has a great deal of experience with the care and training of developing voices, paying special attention to vocal health in students of all levels and ages 12+.

Jeremy Bellion
Instructor: Bass, guitar, beginner trumpet, and cello
Jeremy majored in double bass at Keene State College, where he received his Bachelor’s of Music Education, with a specialization in instrumental education. He is a multifaceted professional, who is flexible, creative, and organized. For the past twenty years, he has taught middle school and high school band and orchestra in North Carolina; including beginning guitar, intermediate guitar, and guitar ensemble. As an experienced music educator, he has a highly developed ear and is skilled at providing real-time, kind, and consistent feedback.

Mark DiCampo
Instructor: Voice, beginner piano; musical theater direction
Mark DiCampo is a private voice teacher, director, and singing actor who has taught for the last two decades. After studying classical voice at New England Conservatory and The Boston Conservatory, he went on to obtain a Master’s degree in Music Theatre Performance (MM) with an Advanced Certificate in Vocal Pedagogy from the Steinhardt School at New York University, where he also taught voice as an adjunct professor. As a private teacher, Mark has worked with all ages, voice types, and musical styles, but he specializes in college audition prep for classical and musical theater majors.

Alyssa Rae Surrette
Instructor: Voice, Ukulele
Alyssa is a Boston-based actor who has worked for companies such as New Repertory Theatre and Reagle Music Theatre. Credits include Me and My Girl, Singing in the Rain, Fiddler on the Roof, and many more. She is also no stranger to the New York stage as her credits include performances at Alvin Ailey and Carnegie Hall. Alyssa received her BFA in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory and attended Walnut Hill School for the Arts majoring in theater in high school.

Emily Vincent
Instructor: Voice
Emily is a Boston-based soprano, music educator, voice teacher, and arts administrator. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in music and community, youth, and education studies from Clark University and a Master of Education from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. In her studies, Emily has focused on vocal performance, collaborative learning, community building, choral conducting, and gender- affirming voice care in the private voice studio.

Mark Schiappucci
Instructor: Voice
Mark is a vocalist, conductor, and music director. A versatile performing artist, Mark is equally at home with a wide variety of repertoire, ranging from Renaissance sacred works to 19th-century art song to musical theater. He has held the position of Director of the Greater Milford Community Chorus since 2019, and maintains an active career as a soloist and cantor at a number of churches in the Boston area. He is a graduate of New England Conservatory.

Bradley Sampson
Instructor: Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute
Bradley is a performer and educator based in Worcester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Anna Maria College with a Bachelors of Music in Music Education and has studied with Lynn Klock, Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, and Mark Weissman. As a high school educator, Bradley has taught private lessons, marching band, concert band, jazz band, and chorus. As a performer he plays in local ensembles and travels to perform across the state as a pit musician in theatrical productions.

T.J. Mendillo
Instructor: Piano and Guitar
A guitarist and musician since ten, T.J. began his studies in traditional music theory and notation on classical guitar. A few years later, he was introduced to new guitar styles like hard rock and heavy metal T.J. discovered his calling and passion for rock guitar and continued his studies through his college career at Berklee College of Music. T.J. is also skilled at teaching beginner-level students on the piano. As a passionate music-lover, T.J. encourages students of all ages to explore the music that excites them, whether country, pop, or heavy metal; both on their instrument, in the recording studio, or just for their listening enjoyment.

Jodi Stevens
Instructor: Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, Bass, Drums, Clarinet, Saxophone
A sought-after bassist and multi-instrumentalist, Jodi teaches guitar, percussion ukulele, bass guitar, and woodwinds at the HCA. She received her Bachelor of Music with a concentration in Education and Electric Bass performance from Berklee College of Music. Jodi has done everything from performing, instructing private lessons, group lessons, and choir directing for 20+ years. Jodi welcomes students of all ages with a warm, kind approach all while catering to a student's individual learning style.

Zoë Glasser
Instructor: Piano
Zoë is delighted to be an addition to the HCA music team! Zoë is a Boston/New York City based performer, born and raised in Milford, MA and studied at HCA in high-school. They earned their B.F.A. in Musical Theater in May of 2023 from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. Zoë is proudly represented by Take 3 Talent, and has worked professionally in Theatre, Print, Commercial, Voice Over, and TV/Film since they were 13 in Boston and New York, and their most recent work can be seen in “Dexter: New Blood”.

Pam Roberts
Instructor: Piano
Pamela (Ms. Pam) has been teaching piano to children and adults for over 30 years. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Westminster Choir College and a Master's degree in Education from Harvard University. She taught elementary music for 27 years, is an active member of MTNA, and has extensive experience with a diverse population. Pam strives to make lessons fun for students while learning many aspects of music: theory, technique, improvisation, and composing. When not teaching, Pam enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Bryan Eyberg
Instructor: Piano
Bryan is a pianist and piano instructor residing in Boston, Massachusetts. He plays many different musical styles such as classical, jazz, and pop. He holds a Master's Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. He performed at the Beatles festival with Beatles tribute band AfterFab and the Vans Warped Tour with a band called Best Not Broken. Also, with Best Not Broken, he opened for legendary bands such as Jefferson Starship, The Goo Goo Dolls, The Gin Blossoms, and The Little River Band.

Emma Pawl
Instructor: Voice
Emma Pawl is a professional singer and actress who specializes in musical theatre genres as well as classical and more contemporary genres, like pop, rock, folk, singer-songwriter, jazz, R&B and more! Emma is a Berklee College of Music graduate who majored in Vocal Performance with two minors in Musical Theatre Performance, as well as Teaching the Contemporary Singer. Emma has been, and continues to be involved in numerous musical theatre productions, as well as performs in professional wedding bands, sings for church services, performs as a Disney Princess for kids parties, acts in music videos, and more. Emma is a private voice instructor, as well as a music and theatre teacher who strives to cultivate an inclusive, individualized, and enriching experience for all of her students. Click Here To Learn More: www.emmapawl.com

