Frequently Asked Questions

Private Lessons: Tuition is billed monthly and is due at the first lesson of each calendar month.

Group Classes:  pricing depends on the amount of private study being taken by the student.

We strongly encourage practicing on traditional acoustic pianos. Keyboards are acceptable for non-piano students, or for piano students in a temporary or other special situation.

Piano lessons are very beneficial for both children and adults. For children, it benefits education skills used in reading, science, and math. It helps develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, as well as brain and memory development. Adults who study music enjoy better emotional and physical health. They also have the benefits of personal satisfaction, increased confidence, coordination, enhanced memory and concentration.

Yes! We have two recitals per year, one recital in the summer and one in the winter. These are open to all current students. Recitals are completely free and we encourage students to bring as many family and friends.

The most important thing is to play your instrument frequently. We recommend a minimum of 15 minutes per day, but 30-45 minutes per day will produce more rapid improvement. It helps to make playing your instrument a daily habit and to establish a good environment for playing. Work with your teacher to play music that you like and that challenges you.

We recommend private music lessons start when students are at least 5 years old to play most instruments (including violin, piano, and drums). This is mainly because students need a certain amount of attention span, self-awareness, and maturity that usually isn’t quite there until 5 years of age. For guitar, we recommend 7 years old, because more finger strength is necessary to press down the strings correctly on the fretboard.

For families of younger students, we recommend our Music For Little Mozarts program. This program is geared towards 4-6 year old students and helps prepare these students for the private setting.

No! We have students from 3 to 85. All ages are welcome at Resonance!

All of our teachers are required to teach music literacy and will emphasize music theory in each lesson. We teach each student the necessary skills to become a musician and that involves being musically literate.