Home Studio Voice and Piano
Summer 2025 Schedule
Private voice and piano lessons are scheduled in Dr. Wolfe's home studio in Mason, Ohio, for Wednesday mornings and afternoons, for eight weeks, from June 18 through August 6, 2025. Students are asked to e-mail a list of all times that they are available on these days.
Fees
Students who register for weekly lessons for 6, 7, or 8 of the weeks above receive a discounted rate of $2 off the regular amount of $35 per half hour lesson, or $3 off the regular amount of $52.50 per 45-minute lesson, or $4 off $70 per one-hour lesson. For fewer than 6 lessons, or a sample lesson, the regular rates will apply. Please e-mail Dr. Wolfe at rwolfe2@udayton.edu for payment due dates.
Schedule for Fall 2025 and Spring and Summer 2026
Fall lessons for 2025 will take place on Tuesdays (September 2 through December 9), and Thursdays (September 4 through December 11). Spring semester 2026 lessons are scheduled for January 13/15 through May 12/14, except for the week of March 17/19. Summer lessons for 2026 are scheduled for Wednesday mornings and afternoons, from June 17 through August 5.
Piano Links
Intermediate and advanced piano students will find these method books, in ten sequentially progressive volumes, useful: Essential Piano Repertoire From The 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries (kjos.com).
Advanced students will find a great deal of the standard piano repertoire available for reference at Petrucci Music Library. The purchase of scholarly editions, such as those at Henle Urtext Editions, is highly recommended.
Method books often used for beginning students or music majors preparing for competencies include the following.: Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Course Book 1 | Faber Piano Adventures and Adult Piano Adventures® All-in-One Course Book 2 | Faber Piano Adventures
Helpful instructional channels on YouTube for these method books include the following: Lets Play Piano Methods - YouTube, and Faber Piano Adventures - YouTube
Voice Links
Accompaniments for practicing songs may sometimes be found on sites such as YouTube, SoundCloud, and Appcompanist, which includes opera, art song, and Broadway accompaniments; six songs are $3.99 month.
Representative anthologies of songs include The First Book of Soprano Solos, The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos, The First Book of Tenor Solos, and The First Book of Baritone/Bass Solos.
Anthologies of songs from Broadway are found at The Singers' Musical Theater Anthologies, including teen's editions in all voice parts and renditions of 16-bar auditions.
