The Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program is a small and selective music program, serving Houston and surrounding neighborhoods. The program offers weekly not-for-credit one-on-one individual lessons to the admitted students in piano, violin, and cello. Our Preparatory Program Instructors are primarily locally contracted professionals and selected current Shepherd School of Music doctoral students. While the minimum age requirement for private lessons is age six, the program is primarily aimed to serve advanced middle school and high school students. Our environment is small yet personalized, catering to exceptionally gifted students and educating them in the art of traditional classical music performance.
The Preparatory Program is not accepting new students and will close at the conclusion of the spring 2026 semester.