Registration

Fall 2013 registration will open on June 15th! 

Click here for Online Registration

Please use the instructions below to register for your  NEC Prep School courses. 

Prep students who plan to register for private lessons should do so only after a studio teacher assignment has been made and both teacher and student have agreed on the number and length of lessons.  Students who wish to be assigned a teacher should contact the office at (617) 585-1130.

Scholarship funds will only be disbursed into the online accounts of scholarship applicants if and when an award has been granted. Any registration processed before scholarship disbursement will result in a full tuition charge.

Getting Started

Returning Preparatory School Families: Returning students and their parents should already have Login IDs and Passwords. If you are the parent of a Prep student, please log in with your own Login ID and Password. Follow the online registration link at the top of the page and click "My Account" on the welcome page of our online registration site to log in.

• If you’ve forgotten your Login ID you may attempt to log in with your e-mail address instead. To do so, click the e-mail button above the Login ID field before entering your e-mail address. 
• If you’ve forgotten your Password you can retrieve it by clicking "Forgotten?" under the Password field.
• If you still cannot log in, please call the Registrar’s office at (617) 585-1314 or e-mail prepceregistration@necmusic.edu. Please do not create a new account for your family.

New Preparatory School Families: The first step of the registration process is creating an online account for your family. To begin creating your family account, follow the online registration link at the top of the page and click "Create Account" on the welcome page of our online registration site. Parents, please create an account for yourselves first. Then add your children to your account by clicking “Submit & Add Family Member” at the bottom of the page.

Once you log in, you will be directly connected to the “Account Options” page. This page is where you can manage various aspects of your family’s accounts. Please review the following before registering for courses.

• Update your personal information by clicking on “Change Account Address or Personal Information” under “Personal Information."
• Update your answers to various questions by clicking on “Change Question Answers” under “Personal Information.” New questions have been added since you last registered.  Please answer all questions on behalf of your family.
• Click “Change Information about Family/Friends”. On that screen you should see all members of your family who have an association with NEC. If you are the parent of a Prep School student and your child is not listed under your account, please add him/her.

Finding Your Courses

To search for a course, click on “Register for Courses” under “Other Services” on the “Account Options” page. This will take you to our course listings page. You will then see four filter dropdown menus at the top of the page to help you refine your course search.

Private Lessons

• From the “Site” menu select “NEC – Preparatory School.”
• From the “Select” menu select “In progress/Future.”
• From the “Course Category” menu select either “Prep Private Lessons – 11 or fewer” or “Prep Private Lessons – 12 or more” based on the number of lessons in which you plan to enroll. Standard enrollment is 15 lessons per semester; enrollment for fewer than 15 lessons per semester requires the permission of the instructor.
• From the “Course Sub-Category” menu, select the instrument.
• Click on the appropriate private lesson course for you. Then select the lesson length. A few additional steps will follow during which you will be prompted to select the teacher and the exact number of lessons that you wish to take.

Students who wish to register for private lessons should do so only after a studio teacher assignment has been made and both teacher and student have agreed on the number and length of lessons. Students who need a teacher assignment should contact the office at (617)585-1130.

Large Ensembles

• From the “Site” menu select “NEC – Preparatory School.”
• From the “Select” menu select “In progress/Future.”
• From the “Course Category” menu select  “Prep Ensembles.”
• From the “Course Sub-Category” menu select “Large Ensembles.”
• Select your ensemble and add it to your cart.

Do not register for any large ensembles unless you have gone through our formal audition process and have been accepted into an orchestra or chorus. 

Chamber Music and Jazz Ensembles

• From the “Site” menu select “NEC – Preparatory School.”
• From the “Select” menu select “In progress/Future.”
• From the “Course Category” menu select “Prep Ensembles.”
• From the “Course Sub-Category” menu select “Chamber Music."
• Select the appropriate instrument category from the list and add it to your cart.

These instructions apply to all chamber music, piano duo, instrumental duo, and jazz ensemble registrations. 

Classes

• From the “Site” menu select “NEC – Preparatory School.”
• From the “Select” menu select “In progress/Future.”
• From the “Course Category” menu select “Prep Classes."
• From the “Course Sub-Category” menu select “All.”
• Select your course and add it to your cart.

A special note to Theory students: all classical music theory students should enroll in "Preparatory Theory," regardless of specific theory placements. All Jazz Theory students should enroll in "Jazz Theory," regardless of specific theory placements.

General Registration Information

Attending classes or informing instructors of the intent to register does not constitute formal registration for courses. Registration is complete only when online registration is complete and payment has been received and processed. All participants in lessons, classes and ensembles must register and pay the corresponding fees.

Registration can be done online or in person at the 241 St. Botolph Street office. Our summer hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-12:30pm.  Our hours during the academic year are Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 8am-4pm.

All new students will need to get an NEC ID. If you lose your ID, a $15 fee will be charged to replace it.

Students and their parents are responsible for adhering to the registration deadlines and policies that are printed in the Prep School catalog and website. Students who have questions about registration should not rely on their instructors or other students for information regarding official policies. Misinformation or failure to read these guidelines does not exempt students from the printed registration policies and deadlines.

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