Our materials fee is required for all music students and includes their book, supplementary CDs when applicable, additional fees, and other learning aids.
About our Music Program:
For those who prefer one-on-one lessons, our Music Academy offers lessons of excellence. Our goal is not to teach the pieces, but rather the skills that allow a student to learn music quickly on their own.
We teach a variety of instruments, including: Piano, Voice, Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Guitar
Students will learn:
Timing and Rhythm
Technique
Sight-Playing
Fingering
Ear training and sight singing
The art of practicing efficiently
The art of memorization
The art of performance
A unique feature of our approach includes a Monthly Music Fest every fourth week. Each month at our Monthly Music Fest, students meet for 1 hour and 30 minutes to perform for one another, play speed games to fine-tune their music theory skills, learn more about the great composers, develop friendships, and use their music money (earned through their weekly accomplishments) at the monthly Music Market. What a great opportunity to combine world-class instruction with interactive activities to develop the extraordinary in every student!
Individual lessons are available during the academic year Monday–Friday, 3:30 PM–8 PM.
About our Pre-K Music Program:
This program is customized for students not yet of Kindergarten age in 2025-2026.
This amazing program is customized for students who are ready to leap into learning piano at this young formative age. Each individual lesson combines beginning piano skills with joyful games that teach the fundamentals of music reading, rhythm, sight-singing, and ear training. Students will work on a grand piano. The earlier your child starts, the easier it is to build good practice habits and an aptitude for music.
A unique feature of our approach is our Pre-K Piano Party. This group lesson takes the place of the individual lesson every fourth week. Our Pre-K Pianists will meet for 1.5 hours every fourth Thursday, 4:15-5:45, and Friday, 4:45 PM-6 PM, to play games to fine-tune their knowledge of the keyboard, learn how to read notes on the staff and distinguish different rhythms, as well as discover music through music and movement. As your child progresses, we will add a performance portion to the Piano Party, allowing them to perform for other students and parents. These experiences allow your child to develop into a full musician: performing, listening, appreciating, and experiencing music at a level appropriate to his/her understanding and development. Truly, a solid foundation and love for music are essential to your child’s musical success.
Your child will be prepared to participate in our beautiful Christmas Recital and Summer Extravaganza Recital. Parents may choose to accompany their child to their individual lesson, however, Pre-K music fests are led jointly by Ms. Georgia and our PreK Piano teachers and parents only need to be present for the performance portion (first 20 minutes).
Students will learn:
Finger numbers
Piano topography and all key names
Rhythmic pattern recognition including all note values
White Key names
Notational reading (direction of letters on staff)
Singing and Movement
Correct hand shapes/technique
Group and solo performance experience
Individual lessons are available Monday–Friday, 3:30 PM–7 PM.
Registration:
To register and set a lesson time, please complete the attached registration forms and email a picture or scan to msgeorgia@neighborhoodcreativeartscenter.org. We accept students all year long and prorate tuition and materials costs appropriately.
Get to know our faculty on our Music Faculty Page.
Tuition:
30-minute lessons for 33 weeks of instruction*/ 10 low monthly payments of $100/month (+$3 processing fee).
Materials Fee: $120 / term, includes their book, CD, additional fees, and other learning aids.
We offer a 25% discount for those who take individual lessons for two separate instruments at the Neighborhood Creative Arts Center! We also offer a 15% discount for those who pursue art classes in addition to individual music lessons.**
*Instruction includes Monthly Music Fest every fourth week in place of individual lesson.