Poco a Poco Music Studios

We provide expert instruction, high expectations, incredible curriculum, and top of the line practice aids for at-home practice to encourage our students to build a firm foundation. Because of the unique nature of our group classes, we are able to spend substantial time each week on technique, ear training, theory and composition. These skills are reinforced with the at-home practice tools. Before students advance to a new level, they meet one-on-one with their instructor for a private evaluation and new-skills tutorial to prep them for their next level.

Creativity requires tools. An artist cannot create a painting without paint brushes and paint. For musicians, those tools include theoretical knowledge and technical skills. From the moment our students begin collecting their set of tools, we give time in our classes to use those tools in creative ways. At first, it doesn’t sound like much, but as they perform their small compositions and ideas for their classmates, they gain confidence in their creative abilities and develop into well-rounded musicians not tethered to others’ compositions.

At Poco a Poco Music Studios, we love to celebrate! When students pass off a song in class, they get to ring a bell, and the whole class takes a second to cheer for them. We love to play for each other. At least twice a week, the students will play short pieces for one another. You’ll find more cheering after that. When a student completes a book, the class takes a moment to shake the advancing student’s hand and congratulate them.

In addition to this, we believe that as musicians build skills with which they can play beautifully and create from their soul, they will find joy in their music. We hope they will go forward to share that joy with their families and communities in big and small ways.