<p>You don’t have to do anything until you get to campus. Then, during Orientation, there is a meeting for all those interested in the music department. You will go to it and find out that you need to take the music theory placement test if you would like to pursue lessons. On the music theory placement test will be a place to indicate what instrument(s) you are interested in receiving instruction in. Then the appropriate instructor will email you to set up an initial time to meet. At that time, you will play for the instructor so that you can decide together what level (and consequently how long) your lessons will be. If you are on financial aid AND take lessons for credit AND fulfill the required accompanying music class (most likely some level of theory your first year), then your lessons will be free. If you are not on financial aid but take lessons for credit (and do the accompanying class), you will essentially get a discount–you will get a 45 min/wk lesson for the price of a 30 min/wk lesson (which is about $500 in savings), for example (there are lessons longer than 45 min/wk which naturally have a higher cost).</p>