First lesson free

Tempo Music School — Est. 2013

Learn music
like you mean it.

Private lessons in piano, guitar, violin, drums, and voice — taught by working musicians, for students aged 5 to 95. No recitals you dread. No dusty scales for their own sake. Just real progress, one lesson at a time.

Book your first lesson — free See instruments ↓

No contract. No pressure. Just 30 minutes with your teacher.

Find your instrument

Five paths in. One school.

Every track starts the same way — a free trial lesson to find your teacher and your pace. Pick where you want to begin.

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Piano

Keys, chords, and the muscle memory that makes it feel automatic — from first scale to first Chopin.

4 lessons/mo · ages 5+ from $150/mo
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Guitar

Acoustic or electric — open chords in week one, riffs you can show off by week three.

4 lessons/mo · ages 7+ from $140/mo
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Violin

Bow control and ear training that build fast — real repertoire within your first term.

4 lessons/mo · ages 6+ from $160/mo
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Drums

Groove before theory. Full kit access included, so practice never waits for gear.

4 lessons/mo · ages 8+ from $150/mo
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Voice

Range, breath, and stage nerve — pop, jazz, or classical, styled to how you actually sing.

4 lessons/mo · ages 10+ from $145/mo

Meet the studio

Taught by people who still gig.

Five teachers, five instruments, one thing in common — they all still play for a living, not just teach it.

Nora Vance, piano teacher at Tempo Piano

Nora Vance

Piano · 14 years teaching

Trained at a conservatory, un-learned the stiffness, now gets eight-year-olds requesting Chopin on purpose.

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Desmond Okafor, guitar teacher at Tempo Guitar

Desmond Okafor

Guitar · session player

Plays sessions around town on weekends, teaches the same tricks he uses on those gigs on Tuesdays.

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Elin Marchetti, violin teacher at Tempo Violin

Elin Marchetti

Violin · former concertmaster

Led the youth orchestra's first violins for three seasons, and is quietly obsessed with clean bow technique.

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Jules Tran, drum teacher at Tempo Drums

Jules Tran

Drums · toured with three bands

Spent four years on tour vans before deciding Tuesdays at 4pm with a nine-year-old is more fun.

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Priya Anand, voice teacher at Tempo Voice

Priya Anand

Voice · coach & performer

Coaches two Broadway understudies between shows, and treats breath support like it's a superpower — because it is.

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Enrollment windows

Four terms a year. Jump in at the start of any of them.

Spots are limited per teacher, so terms fill in the order enrollment opens — not the order the term starts.

Term Dates Enrollment Price
Fall Term Sep 8 – Dec 12, 2026 · 14 weeks OpensAug 3, 2026 $140–165/mo Our most popular term — usually full by late August.
Winter Term Jan 11 – Mar 27, 2027 · 11 weeks OpensNov 30, 2026 $140–165/mo Great for New Year starters and instrument switches.
Spring Term Apr 12 – Jun 26, 2027 · 11 weeks OpensFeb 28, 2027 $140–165/mo Recital season — every student performs at our June showcase.
Summer Intensive Jul 6 – Jul 24, 2027 · 3 weeks, daily OpensMay 1, 2027 $320 flat Daily lessons instead of weekly — the fastest way to level up.

Your first lesson is on us

First lesson's free.
Come see if it clicks.

Thirty minutes with a real teacher on your instrument of choice — no contract, no obligation to continue, no awkward sales pitch at the end.

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