Music

Fees for private music instruction

$30 - half hour    |   $40 - 45 minutes   |   $50 - hour

Discounts given for lessons and classes for multiple enrollment in an immediate family.


The Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts (TCFA) appreciates your observance of its class payment and cancellation policies.

If a lesson must be rescheduled, we require 24 hours advance notice. Please contact your teacher directly with any change to your lesson schedule.

Every attempt will be made to reschedule all lessons canceled with 24 hours advance notice. If a lesson is missed and the teacher is not given 24 hours advance notice, the student will be automatically charged for the lesson. In cases of emergency or when 24 hours advance notice is not possible, TCFA requires that the teacher be given an explanation of the extenuating circumstances before the next lesson in order to make an exception to the policy.

Meet our Instructors

Bill Gregg - Guitar, Autoharp, 5 string Banjo, Tenor Banjo, Country Fiddle, Dulcimer, Ukulele

William Gregg began playing piano when he was five years old. He went on to study organ, accordion, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, Appalachian dulcimer, ukulele and autoharp. Bill regularly performs and presents workshops at the New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) and the Mountain Laurel Autoharp Gathering. In 2022 he won 2nd place in the National Autoharp Championship in Shippensburg, PA, and was a featured performer at the North American Fiddlers' Hall of Fame in Osceola, NY. Bill returned to the faculty at TCFA in 2003 and continues to enjoy teaching recreational piano and stringed instruments to young and old. Accepting new students September 2022.  Bill returned to the faculty at TCFA in 2003 and continues to enjoy teaching stringed instruments to young and old.

Gretchen Van Valen - Voice

Gretchen Van Valen is a classically trained singer, has a Bachelor of Science in Music Education (vocal/choral concentration) from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Music in Voice Performance from Ithaca College. Gretchen was a member of the TCFA faculty from 1989 to 1995 and continued to teach private voice lessons and performing since then while working full time at Ithaca College as an administrator and raising a family. Gretchen’s vocal music expertise areas include opera, Italian and German art song, and musical theater. Her teaching style focuses on breathing, posture, and overall healthy singing techniques. She has been on the TCFA Board of Directors since 2016, retired from Ithaca College as Director of Alumni and Family Engagement in 2022 and is now Managing Director of Opera Ithaca. Gretchen will be accepting a limited number of students in the 2023-2024 school year.


Weather-Related Closing

TCFA follows the Trumansburg Central School District decisions on all matters pertaining to inclement weather. If school is closed due to inclement weather, TCFA will be closed. If you are in doubt about the weather-related status of TCFA, please contact your teacher directly.


Discounts & Scholarships

Scholarship assistance and family discounts are subject to availability. Financial aid in the form of scholarship assistance may be available to students with demonstrated financial need. Please speak with your teacher to inquire about this support.


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