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616-965-1655
info@academyofmusicGR.com
6159 28th St SE, Grand Rapids 49546
West Michigan's Largest Music School featured on:
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Nationally recognized for Music Academy Success and Voted #1 Grand Rapids Music Studio by Grand Rapids Kids (grkids.com)



The Academy of Music in Grand Rapids is the largest professional music lesson studio in the Grand Rapids area offering quality lessons in piano, guitar, drums, voice, singing, violin, viola, cello, ukulele, and mandolin.

We know you are busy, and that's why go above and beyond to provide everything you need for the best possible music lesson experience.

While you are researching your options, consider the benefits of becoming an Academy student and find out why we are Grand Rapids, Michigan's best choice for music lessons.   

14 Benefits of Becoming an Academy of Music student:
1. Lessons for Piano, Voice, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Mandolin, Violin, Viola, Cello all in ONE location! 

This saves our students time and money, as one family can take multiple instruments on the same day.  Other studios offer multiple instruments, but we are the only one to offer all of the most popular instruments - Piano, Guitar, Drums, Voice, Violin, and Ukulele -  in a high quality, convenient environment.  We teach music lessons to all ages (including adults) and all ability levels (beginner to advanced).

​2. The largest and most qualified teaching faculty in West Michigan. 

We have more than 40 music teachers, all professionals with college training or performance experience. Our instrumental music teachers are experienced teachers, dedicated to learning about your personal goals and helping you to achieve them. With several teachers for each instrument (guitar, piano, strings, drums, and voice), we are confident that we have the right teacher to meet your music lesson needs.  Academy of Music teachers are friendly and dedicated to teaching you the style of music that you want to learn in your music lessons. 

3. The widest range of music lesson times available seven days a week! 

Music lessons at the Academy of Music in Grand Rapids, Mi are available seven days a week from early in the morning to late at night to accommodate your busy schedules.  In addition to our after school lesson times, we offer other scheduling options for homeschoolers and retirees.  We also offer lunch hour music lessons for business professionals, or late evening music lessons for college students and other adults.

​Monday-Thursday 9 am - 9 pm
Friday  9 am - 7 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 pm - 6 pm

4. Comfortable waiting areas for parents and siblings.  

With 4200 square feet at the Academy of Music, we have the most spacious and family friendly waiting area in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 

Instead of waiting in a music retail store showroom or an in-home teacher's driveway or living room, our clients a enjoy spacious, professional waiting areas with comfortable chairs, activities for children, Wi-Fi, reading material, a filtered water cooler, and free coffee. We also provide observation windows on every door so that you have the option of observing your child's lesson. If you prefer, you may sit in on their lesson at any time. ​

​5. Proven 15-year track record of excellence. 

Visit our Testimonials page to see what our students are saying.  Every year, aspiring music teachers start their own studio, and a year or two later they close. The Academy of Music in Grand Rapids has a proven track record of offering quality music, piano, guitar, voice, drums, and string instruction in Grand Rapids, Michigan year round. Our full-time mission is teaching music lessons, and we have been trusted by hundreds of Grand Rapids families for more than a decade.

6. The most technologically advanced and fully stocked music lesson rooms in Grand Rapids and West Michigan.  

Our rooms are stocked with everything you need for music lessons, including amps, stereos, full drum kits with pads, keyboards, pianos and more. All you need to bring is your instrument. We have spent thousands of dollars on our studio to offer soundproofing and large observation windows.

Technology is also a big part of lessons at the Academy of Music in Grand Rapids, and we have installed LED monitors and Apple TVs in every classroom.  Teachers can wirelessly connect iPods, iPads, or laptops to the monitors. This allows students to have a modern and engaging lesson using music teaching apps, music software and more. Feel free to "Bring Your Own Device" to your lesson in addition to your instrument! No other school in Grand Rapids offers this technology.

One of the things that has really set up apart is our focus on providing lessons that are fresh, new, and engaging.  There are so many great teaching apps out there now that we felt we had to update our teaching rooms with LED monitors.  By doing so, our teachers are able to keep our students happy, challenged, and engaged.  By integrating technology such as teaching apps from the iTunes store, GarageBand, ProTools, and more, we're providing a cutting edge lesson experience in the Grand Rapids area.

​7. Free music recitals in world class music halls!

We are one of the only music schools in Grand Rapids that offers free recitals with a Steinway grand piano in a first class professional recital hall.

Every parent wants to know how their child is doing and whether they are progressing. The best way to understand if your investment in guitar, ukulele, mandolin, bass, piano, voice, drums, violin, viola, or cello is really worth it, is to have your child participate in a recital.

In May and December many of our students choose to perform in our biannual recitals.   We hold these in a professional setting where students can perform on a stage platform with a grand piano and excellent acoustics.  

For our students, these music recitals are free for our students, and we do not charge recital participation or admission fees. 

8. Professional office staff to serve you. 

The Academy of Music in Grand Rapids is the only music school in Grand Rapids that offers full time professional customer service for our music students seven days a week. 

Many music studio desks are staffed by the teacher/owner, or more commonly, an answering machine.  We have full-time staff members who are available at the Academy of Music front desk to assist our clients quickly and professionally. 

9. Trophies, certificates and award wristbands to celebrate achievement.

We are the only music school in the Grand Rapids area that gives students the opportunity to earn special color wristband bracelets (kids and teens love them!), certificates AND trophies for passing musical tests. Do other schools offer trophies and certificates? A few. But none of them inspire their students with smiling faces by giving them full color, really cool “Musical Ladder” wristbands that they can show off to their friends. The Musical Ladder is our unique method of music education that you can only get here.

More importantly when our students have a test coming up, they practice more, their parents are proud, their teachers are proud, and everybody wins. You can only get the Musical Ladder here. We also specialize in music lessons for adults.

10. Student Discount Cards.

We are the only music school in Grand Rapids that offers student discount cards for their music students, which save them money all throughout the year.

As a convenience to our students, the Academy also sells music books, instruments, and accessories.  All of our current students receive a student discount card that saves them money on all of their music supply needs. 

11. Early morning and lunch time lessons for homeschoolers, retirees, college students and working professionals.

Since we are the largest school in West Michigan, we are able to be a "full service" music school. This allows us to offer lessons as early as 10 a.m., and we can schedule students between the hours of 11 a.m.-2 p.m. If you are a homeschool parent, retiree, college student or working professional who has a flexible schedule, take advantage of our lunch time lesson spots.

12. Located on 28th St. near the lovely Cascade shopping district. 

Our location one mile east of I-96 on 28th St in Grand Rapids, Michigan makes our school convenient to all areas of the greater Grand Rapids community. Near our studio, you will find the lovely Cascade shopping district which includes D & W grocery, Target, Meijer, a library, and many excellent family dining opportunities. 

13. Picture Day

We are the only music school in the Grand Rapids area that offers a free Picture Day for our students. 

Once a year, we offer a free picture day with a professional photographer.  This is a service that our music student parents love as they all want quality photos of their children. Adults are welcome too! Students can bring their instruments to the photo shoot and wear whatever they like.

14. Month to month lessons.  

The Academy of Music in Grand Rapids does not require semester minimums for music lessons. Every students here is on a month-to-month basis. 

If you are ready to start, you have nothing to lose as we only want students who truly want to learn. We will not commit you to a long-term contract.
It's easy to take the next step:
Lessons are first come, first served,
so contact us today to arrange your first lesson

616-965-1655
info@academyofmusicGR.com
6159 28th St SE, Ste 24, Grand Rapids, MI  49546
one mile east of I-96

Offering quality piano, voice, drums, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, violin, viola, cello, and mandolin lessons in Grand Rapids, MI.

Serving the communities of Ada, Cascade, Forest Hills, Lowell, Caledonia, Kentwood, East Grand Rapids, Walker, Grandville, Byron Center and more.