Adult Instruction
Comprehensive and Personalized Music Instruction for Adults
Whether you are looking for a teacher to help you make music just for yourself—your own benefit and learning, your own satisfaction and pleasure… gain confidence for sharing your music with others… achieve particular goals through your lessons… or meet your “inner musician” and discover what playing an instrument does for you, you are welcome here, and we invite you to join us at The Music Academy!
Our adult students span the decades and have had a range of prior experience in music:
+Parents who came to the Music Academy for their kids and were inspired to take lessons themselves
+Senior adults who decided retirement was the perfect time to begin an instrument, or to go back to an instrument they played inthe past
+Adults who wanted to take lessons when they were younger but didn’t have the opportunity
+Adults who quit an instrument when they were younger (and regret it!)
+Rank beginners
+Students who have been playing an instrument for much of their lives
Adults of any age can enrich their lives through creating beauty with music and sharing that gift with other like-minded adults.
Adult Classes
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Private Lessons
Progress at your own pace with private lessons. Adults can choose from a more flexible 32-week lesson package or our standard 36 week. Private lessons include weekly one-on-one meetings with an expert instructor, one optional recital per semester, and additional performing opportunities as desired and they become available.
Semester dates: August 25, 2025 - May 18, 2026
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NEW CLASS!! Aged to Perfection: Music, Wine & Cheese
Spend your evening learning about music from different eras and how it relates to events in our area. Bring a beverage of your choice while you discover the art of music. We provide the charcuterie platter.
6:00pm- Fireside Room
Class Dates: 12/11, 1/15, 2/5, 3/5 , & 4/2
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Adult Ensemble
Enjoy playing chamber music with a small group of other adults, coached by a member of The Music Academy faculty. This is a fun way to renew and expand your skills. Grouped by instrumentation and skill level, each class meets for one hour a week. Fall Semester includes 10 classes and Spring Semesters each include 7 classes. Performance included.
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. in the Activity Room
Fall Semester:
Tuition: $200
September 3, September 10, September 17, September 24, October 1, October 8, October 15, October 22, October 29, November 5
-Spring Semester 1: February 4, February 11, February 18, February 25, March 4, March 11, March 18
-Spring Semester 2: April 1, April 8, April 15, April 22, April 29, May 6, May 13
Tuition: $140/Spring Semester
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NEW! Ukulele For Beginners
Our new ukulele classes are for kids, teens, or adults! Learn to play ukulele in a fun and laid back setting. Come join us on Saturday mornings to learn easy tunes and play together as a class!
Saturdays
January 10, 2026 - March 21
9:30 - 10:05am: Ages 16+
11:30am -12:05pm: Ages 9-16
$120 (10 sessions)