About NMSM

NMSM provides music instruction through a subscription-based model. Customers enroll in semester-long subscriptions. NMSM employees include student teachers, entry-level educators, and also experienced teachers.

This website is not owned, operated, or affiliated with NMSM. All information on this website is obtained from the employee or parent handbooks, available at NMSM, and publicly available sources. 

Customers are not guaranteed to have the same instructor every week, and may be notified when they arrive for their lesson that a reassignment has been made. More details on scheduling and instructor assignments are available in the parent and employee handbooks. 

Subscription-based schools in Albuquerque charge between $60-$70 per hour and $30-$40 per half-hour; independent music studios range from $30-$80 per hour and $20-$40 per half hour.

One of the benefits of the subscription model is easy entry - virtually no wait time. In this model, parents drop off their child and wait in a separate room, and collects their child at the end of the appointment. The New Mexico School of Music is the largest subscription-based offering in New Mexico. 

NMSM holds internal auditions at their discretion in its determination of the assignment of the next teacher to its customer. Professional music teachers make similar evaluations with each lesson, and reach out to other professional music teachers when a change of teachers becomes the best interest for the child's growth. 

Lessons at NMSM follow a standardized curriculum so that a child may acquire an educational experience with a employee of the New Mexico School of Music upon the child's arrival to the New Mexico School of Music facilities at their scheduled time, pending instructor availability and the parent's adherence to the handbook*. Independent professional music educators may offer different approaches based on their individual backgrounds and experience.  

NMSM organizes recitals and competitions for its customers. The school generally does not permit recordings on its premises or during performances. Families interested in external recognition are encouraged to explore national and regional music organizations to acquire requested information.
* Advance notice and terms and conditions may apply. See Handbook for Details.