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Discover a world of musical possibilities with a wide range of classes in New York City. From beginner guitar lessons to advanced vocal training, you'll learn from industry professionals and gain the skills to excel in the performing arts.

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Acting Lessons: Audition Technique (Private - 30 minutes)

Grace Music Studio NY @ 5th Ave & Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY

Refine your audition skills and boost your confidence with personalized coaching from industry professionals. Master the art of selection, preparation, and presentation to shine in auditions for Film, TV, Stage, and Musical Theatre. Elevate your craft with expert guidance and tailored feedback.

(3) All levels 5 and older
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Piano Lessons for Beginners: First Year (Private - 30 minutes)

Grace Music Studio NY @ 5th Ave & Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY

Embark on a musical journey with a skilled instructor at a Brooklyn studio. Learn piano fundamentals, music theory, and play delightful tunes. Experience the joy of making music in a supportive environment.

(3) All levels 5 and older
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Piano Lessons for Beginners: Second Year (Private - 30 minutes)

Grace Music Studio NY @ 5th Ave & Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY

Transform your piano skills from beginner to intermediate with a focus on scales, composition, and classical pieces. Accelerate your learning in a supportive environment in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Join now to enhance your music journey!

(3) All levels 5 and older
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Voice Lessons (Private - 30 minutes)

Grace Music Studio NY @ 5th Ave & Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY

Refine your vocal technique and explore diverse repertoire with personalized instruction at Grace Music Studio NY. Master the art of singing across various genres and discover the unique potential of your voice.

(3) All levels 5 and older
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Acting Lessons: Monologue Coaching (Private - 30 minutes)

Grace Music Studio NY @ 5th Ave & Douglass St, Brooklyn, NY

Refine your acting craft with a seasoned instructor specializing in Classical and Contemporary monologues. Dive into character interpretation and performance techniques in intimate one-on-one sessions. Experience the art of acting come alive in personalized coaching sessions.

(3) All levels 5 and older
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Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Start your guitar journey from scratch and learn basic chords and songs by popular artists like John Legend and Taylor Swift at Brooklyn Guitar School. This course is designed specifically for absolute beginners, providing step-by-step explanations and comprehensive video tutorials to help you master the guitar. Join now and discover your hidden talent!

(14) Beginner 18 and older
$357

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Beginners 2: Strums For Absolute Beginners

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Take your guitar playing to the next level with mixed strums and confidence! Learn to play entire songs using basic and best strums in this inspiring class at Brooklyn Guitar School. Build on your knowledge of basic chords and become comfortable changing between them while playing songs by artists like Adele, Bill Withers, Jason Mraz, Ed Sheeran, and more.

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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Beginners 4: Chords for Intermediate Beginners

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

In this class, you'll master open chords, including small barre techniques and pinky use, enabling you to play thousands of songs. Most students finish in 6-8 sessions. Ensure the right level by playing along with graduation videos and warm-up videos before class.

(14) Beginner 18 and older
$357

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Flamenco / Spanish Guitar (1 Hour Private Lessons)

Diego Campo's Guitar Lessons @ 770 Herkimer street, Brooklyn, NY

Master the art of Flamenco and Spanish guitar with personalized private lessons. Develop your technique, learn traditional pieces, and gain a deeper understanding of the instrument's history and theory. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your skills, these flexible and tailored lessons will help you become a great guitarist.

(1) All levels 5 and older
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Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Take your guitar playing to the next level with a focus on rhythm! Master bass strums, palm mutes, scratches, and sixteenth notes to play with confidence and expression. Prerequisites: completion of Guitar 1 and 2 or comfort with basic open chords and strumming patterns.

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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Kids Guitar Club

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

In this class, young guitarists advance their skills by playing individual parts of rock and pop songs to create a guitar ensemble. Learn mixed strum patterns, riffs, licks, and power chords while playing in time with others. Register if you've completed Kids Guitar Level 1 and 2 or are confident with open chords and mixed strum patterns.

(14) Beginner 8 - 12 years old
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Beginners 6: Precision Rhythm for Intermediate Beginners

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

In this class, you'll advance your guitar technique by blending individual notes and strums with bass patterns, arpeggios, runs, and slash chords. Most students complete the course in 6-8 sessions. Ensure the right level by playing along with graduation videos and warm-up videos before class.

(14) Beginner 18 and older
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Beginners 7: Master Guitar Moves for Advanced Beginners

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

In this class, you'll expand your guitar skills with riffs, licks, diatonic chord theory, and more, preparing for barre chords, lead guitar, and beyond. Most students complete the course in 6-8 sessions. Ensure the right level by playing along with graduation videos and warm-up videos before class.

(14) Beginner 18 and older
$357

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Tuesday Morning Music

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

Join us for a delightful morning of music where all ages come together for a cross-generational singalong at Jalopy. Whether you're inclined to sing, dance, or simply enjoy the tunes, our laid-back atmosphere promises a relaxing start to your Tuesday. Let's ease back into the rhythm of music together.

(41) All levels 15 and older
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Rock Ensemble (Advanced Elective)

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the essentials of playing and recording rock songs, from riffs to leads. Dive into multi-tracked guitars, effects, and rock mix techniques. All material will be recorded and mixed by the ensemble.

(14) Advanced 18 and older
$357

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Beginners 2 for Teens

Brooklyn Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

If you're comfortable with basic chords like D, G, Em, C, D7, Am, C, A, and E but want to confidently play entire songs with mixed strums, join this class! Learn with weekly sessions, practice at home with video tutorials, and graduate after about 8 sessions.

(14) Beginner 12 - 16 years old
$357

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Adult Beginner Drums

Williamsburg School of Music @ 400 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the rhythmic world of drumming in our beginner class at the prestigious Williamsburg School of Music. Learn beats, styles, and techniques from a master percussionist, and get ready to rock out or take your music study to the next level. No prior experience or sheet music reading is required.

(24) Beginner 18 and older
$350

8 sessions

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Adult Beginner Guitar

Williamsburg School of Music @ 400 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the joy of playing guitar and learn to confidently strum iconic songs by legendary artists like the Beatles, Green Day, and Johnny Cash. Develop essential skills and habits to become a skilled guitarist, without the need for prior music experience or the ability to read sheet music. Join us at the Williamsburg School of Music and unleash your inner musician.

(24) Beginner 18 and older
$350

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Adult Beginner Keyboard

Williamsburg School of Music @ 400 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Discover the joy of playing the keyboard and dive into the world of music at Williamsburg School of Music. This introductory class will teach you proper technique, basic music theory, and how to read sheet music in a relaxed and supportive environment. No prior experience is required - just come with an open mind and a willingness to learn.

(24) Beginner 18 and older
$350

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Sing w/Your Ears: Harmony & Ear Training

The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music @ 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY

A deep dive into ear training and music theory fundamentals, and an application of these through harmony singing

(41) Beginner 15 and older
$395

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Reviews for Music Classes in NYC

Music Classes in NYC are rated 4.7 stars based on 83 verified reviews from actual CourseHorse.com purchasers.

  • Flamenco / Spanish Guitar (1 Hour Private Lessons)

    Reviewed by Thomas B. on 1/8/2023
    Diego is knowledgeable, patient and a great teacher!
  • Adult Beginner Keyboard

    Reviewed by Fran C. on 12/24/2020
    Hannah was an excellent teacher. Really enjoyed the class. I hope next level will run.
  • Adult Beginner Keyboard

    Reviewed by Mi G. on 10/28/2020
    Very good class! I’ll take it again later!
  • Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners

    Reviewed by LUIZ A. on 4/29/2019
    Awesome! Kolby is a great teacher, I couldn’t have asked for a better experience!
  • Adult Beginner Drums

    Anonymous review on 10/30/2018
    Great class and teacher, highly recommended!
  • Adult Beginner Guitar

    Anonymous review on 7/5/2018
    Craig is fun and informative, low-key and low pressure class. You get what you put in. If you go with informed questions and actually practice, you'll be surprised with how quickly you develop over the 8 short weeks.
  • Adult Beginner Drums

    Reviewed by Conrad S. on 1/2/2018
    Pedro is a great teacher. Our class was great and we had fun. It gives me encouragement to keep learning.
  • Adult Beginner Drums

    Anonymous review on 12/30/2016
    Great instructor! Also, liked the small class size. Please note though, the class is only 8 sessions, not 9.
  • Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners

    Reviewed by Chelsea Maucher on 7/6/2014
    Would only be better if the building had air conditioning!!! :)

Discover the Best Music Classes in NYC

Music is an artform that involves the blending of elements like rhythm, melody, harmony, and other emotionally evocative sounds into a pleasing aesthetic arrangement. While some genres like dissonant death metal may completely ignore the “pleasing” component of the arrangement, all genres are consciously working with the core elements of music in an attempt to produce art that evokes feelings and carries some sort of meaning.

Learning how to play music involves both a theoretical component and a practical component. The theoretical side of music involves understanding the fundamental principles of how sounds relate to one another. The relationship may be the sonic relationship between notes, as is the case with melodies and harmonies, or temporally, as with rhythm. The practical component covers technical skill in an instrument; there must be something to make the sounds in the first place. Whether the instrument is a piano, a guitar, or even your own voice, engaging with music involves manipulating some interface with a degree of technical skill. While any music class will attempt to cover both the theoretical and the practical components, the focus will naturally shift more towards one side of the equation. You can expect, for example, to learn the basics of music theory while taking a guitar class, but the lesson will likely focus primarily on how to play the instrument itself.

Why You Should Learn Music in NYC

From Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind” to Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind,” good old “New York, New York” carries a musical appeal that transcends genre. With resources for any type of musician, including thriving conservatories like Tisch and Julliard, the musical theater of Broadway, and thriving local music scenes, New York is an excellent environment to get formal music training.

New York also boasts a strong niche as a center for jazz. New York’s jazz history extends back over a century to when Harlem served as a birthing ground for stars like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

In-Person Music Classes & Schools in NYC

Whether you’re looking to continue the great tradition of New York jazz or exploring a style of your own, there are plenty of opportunities to leverage New York City’s thriving music scene and find quality in-person classes.

Paying homage to the history of Harlem, classes focused on jazz form a solid core of the course offerings available to New York City residents.

Located in Midtown Manhattan rather than the heart of Harlem, The New York Jazz Workshop has built a strong reputation within the jazz community since it opened in 2008. A community-based jazz school for students of all ages, The New York Jazz Workshop seeks to make world-class jazz instruction accessible to those outside of major universities and conservatories. Most instructors are associated with renowned institutions like NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, The Juilliard School, Columbia University, and The Manhattan School of Music, ensuring the quality of education will rival that offered by a major conservatory.

New York Jazz Workshop’s “Let’s Sing” series offers workshops designed to provide foundational skills, helping beginner and intermediate-level students develop vocal techniques and familiarize themselves with the language of jazz. In Let’s Sing w/ Elana Hedrych, learn techniques for breathing and vocalization to help strengthen your singing voice, tips for phrasing, rhythm, improvisation, and mid-session communication, and also basic principles of music theory.

More advanced jazz vocalists may instead be interested in Jazz Singing with Michelle Walker. This weekly course aimed at intermediate and advanced singers features a chance to workshop vocal techniques alongside professional accompaniment from a solo artist and from a full jazz band. Michelle Walker is known in the jazz community for her charisma and her ability to effortlessly blend genres, incorporating elements of blues, bebop, swing, and soul into a distinctive sound.

Jazz enthusiasts with very specific interests may be interested in New York Jazz Academy’s Summer Jazz Intensives program, a summer-long series of weekly crash courses in different areas of jazz music. These workshops run between two and four days, with rotating weekly curricula devoted to specific instruments (including guitar, piano, and vocals) and to subgenres of jazz (including bebop, Brazilian music, and improvisation). Students have flexibility to choose which workshops they attend, so be sure to reference the course schedule on the New York Jazz Academy’s website to see which dates best match your personal interests.

City Music Schools in Hell’s Kitchen was founded in 1921 with a single goal: to make quality music education accessible to everyone. Today, City Music Schools offers affordable private instruction in practically any instrument. By offering short-term enrollment options, City Music Schools provides flexible access to quality instruction without needing to commit to an expensive long-term tuition. Course offerings from City Music Schools include private lessons devoted to Voice techniques, to orchestral instruments like Piano, Viola, Cello, Oboe, and Flute, to popular instruments like Guitar and Drums, and even to zanier instruments like Accordion and Banjo. Because each class is with a private instructor, you can be sure that class content will be tailored to your needs and skill level. Private lessons also provide a great deal of flexibility in coordinating a preferred time slot, with slots offered from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. City Music Schools requests that you please bring your own musical instrument with you for all lessons.

While City Music Schools offers classes in a wide array of instruments, other organizations focus solely on a single type of instrument. If you’re looking for a particular instrument, consider one of the many specialist organizations in New York.

Conor Hall Drums offers Private Drum Lessons for drummers of all levels out of his personal studio in Astoria, Queens. Conor has extensive training in jazz drumming and in world music, but his inspirations are various and he can both perform and teach a blend of styles including jazz, rock, R&B, world music, hip hop, and Latin rhythms.

Aspiring guitarists can look to the Brooklyn Guitar School or the Queens Guitar School, local branches of the New York City Guitar School. New York City Guitar School believes that people succeed through committed practice, and so their lessons break down long-term goals into smaller, achievable steps. While many levels of guitar are offered, beginners might look consider Guitar I: Guitar for Absolute Beginners at Brooklyn Guitar School or Guitar I: Absolute Beginners at Queens Guitar School for a thorough introduction to the instrument. Starting from zero, these courses teach the basics of guitar playing techniques and common chords, playing along with popular songs from a diverse selection of bands like Sublime, John Legend, and Taylor Swift. Most students feel they’ve mastered beginner techniques after six to eight sessions.

A more orchestral string instrument, the violin, is the focus of NYC Violin Studio, a music school based in Hell’s Kitchen. Instead of following a single model of instruction, like the Suzuki method, NYC Violin Studio operates from a belief that it is best to expose learners to a wide range of pedagogical models. Beginner Violin Technique is designed to help students build a strong foundation, focusing extensively on bow technique, which is essential to producing beautiful sound at any level.

Virtual Music Classes & Schools

In addition to the robust music communities available in New York City, CourseHorse offers an impressive range of online music classes available to anybody with an internet connection. No matter whether you’re a New York resident who can’t work on the schedule of online classes or you’re looking to tap into New York’s music community from a different state, the various online courses organized by New York institutions seek to make music more accessible to all.

By opting for an online class, you are securing all of the core benefits of in-person instruction. An instructor will be working with you in real time, demonstrating techniques for you to follow, responding to your own technique as you play, and providing feedback and technical advice as you go. Moreover, online classes provide you with more access to niche subjects that may not be available in your local scene, and instructors are typically willing to provide flexible scheduling to find a time that best accommodates your busy schedule.

If you consider yourself a bit of an audiophile, be advised that online classes do come with some additional technical demands. While high quality speakers and microphones are not essential - even basic equipment is functional - the sound quality of a session will depend on your equipment, and cannot hope to match the acoustics of being in the same room as your instructor. While the notes will still be recognizable, the discrepancy in quality may prove frustrating to those particularly sensitive to such matters.

If you can’t make it to the in-person “Let’s Sing” classes offered by the New York Jazz Workshop, there’s always the option to opt for the online versions of the program. Depending on your schedule, you can sing With Olivia Foschi on Wednesday evening or With Jocelyn Medina on Thursday evening. As with the in-person classes, you’ll learn techniques for breathing and vocalization to help strengthen your singing voice, tips for phrasing, rhythm, improvisation, and mid-session communication, and also basic principles of music theory. Be assured that you’ll find the same quality instruction, delivered in a manner more accommodating to the limitations of your schedule.

Other New York organizations that offer online instruction to supplement in-person offerings are the Irish Arts Center and the 92nd Street Y. The Irish Arts Center offers online classes in a wide range of traditional Irish instruments, including Fiddle, Irish Mandolin, Celtic Harp, and even Tin Whistle. In each class, you’ll learn techniques for how to play your chosen instrument as well as develop listening skills to pick up tunes by ear. Additionally, they offer theory classes like an Introduction to Music Theory, designed to provide a strong foundation in basic principles of music theory, and a course devoted to Learning Tunes by Ear and developing active listening skills to recognize and latch onto common musical patterns, especially those found in Irish melodies.

The 92nd Street Y offers similar classes in Music Theory and Ear Training for Singers, which is designed specifically for vocalists to help them build aural listening skills while learning fundamental components of music theory. The class helps participants develop sight-singing skills that allow them not only to read musical notation and reproduce the correct notes, but also to form a theoretical understanding of the tonal relationships between the notes.

Private Group Music Classes in NYC

If you’ve ever joked about a reunion as “getting the band back together,” you’ve tapped into a prevalent cultural assumption that playing music together facilitates a special bond. This assumption certainly is not without merit; while music as a solo endeavor does serve as a great outlet for creative expression, merging that expression with a group of like minded individuals is a great way to collaborate and bond on a deeper level. To get the band back together for some group bonding, CourseHorse offers online music classes for private groups.

Although CourseHorse doesn’t currently have any public listings for virtual jam sessions, they can work with you on an individual basis to organize a customized musical event. You can reach out to CourseHorse to learn about the options they can provide, and they’ll get to work scheduling the perfect event for your group.

If you’ve got a team of music lovers who don’t necessarily all play instruments, music can still be the centerpiece of a team social event. Let your team flex their music knowledge with a Music Trivia night, or have a bit of Christmas in July with Holiday Music Karaoke Trivia.

Booking a class with CourseHorse is a simple, streamlined process, so you can spend less time scheduling and more time jamming. The easy-to-follow checkout process gives you options to customize your event to your specific needs, and gives plenty of flexibility in scheduling. You can even change your booking details after the fact, so you don’t need to worry if your band size grows unexpectedly. CourseHorse will reserve your booking date, but allows you to change your group size after the fact, and will not finalize payment details until you’ve locked in your headcount.

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