• Piano

• Violin

• Viola

• Cello

• Guitar

• Flute

• Saxophone

• Voice

We believe that private instruction is the best way for anyone to learn how to play an instrument.

The one-on-one instruction means that students are given instruction that best suits how they as an individual learn.

Private lessons also mean that they are able to learn the types of music they personally are most interested in.

Also with private lessons a teacher can focus 100% of their attention on that one student to ensure that things such as hand positioning, posture or understanding of a particular concept are correct.

If a student has a particular difficulty in one area, the teacher can work on it without hampering the progress of a class of students and alternatively if a student is excelling in one area, the teacher can move on. We offer 30 minute, 45 minute and 1 hour lessons.

Our music teachers have university training in the instruments that they teach. We teach students from beginners to very advanced. New Mozart teaches hundreds of music students each week at our two locations in Palo Alto.  

We offer pre-piano lessons for 4-5 year old children. These lessons are especially good for the child who is not yet ready to sit through a private lesson.

The format for the lesson includes lots of varied activity and lots of fun. It is taught by our teachers who teach our group piano based music program, Harmony Road so they know how to work with very young children. This program can be taken on its own without being in the group program or for children already in the group class it will enhance the material and experience the child has in the group class. For children who have completed the group program these lessons will continue to develop and add to the skills learned in the group program. As the child progresses and their attention span increases more and more time will be given to actual piano skills. These lessons prepare the student to either go on into private piano lessons or another age appropriate instrument. Lessons include:

New Mozart offers piano lessons for students of all ages and abilities from beginners to very advanced students. We offer every style of piano lessons from classical to jazz and pop. We have students who want to play just for fun and students who excel with the Guild Auditions, Certificate of Merit, Carnegi Hall Royal Conservatory Achievement, & ABRSM exam. As we have so many teachers on staff we are able to match students with a teacher that works best with their particular age, ability and interest. We start piano lessons from age 5 onwards. Before age 5 we recommend our group piano based music program, Harmony Road or our pre-piano private lessons. Our piano lessons are all private one-on-one instruction and lesson lengths are 30 minutes, 45 minutes or 1 hour. While our piano lessons are all private, parents are more than welcome to sit in on their child’s lessons. For our advanced piano students we have teachers with master’s degrees in piano who can prepare them for university entrance or to complete their certification with the Guild Auditions & Certificate of Merit.

We have many students who take voice or singing lessons at New Mozart. Our voice lessons are all private on-one-one instruction. Students sing all kinds of music from their favorite artists to classical arias. Our voice teachers all have a university degree in music specializing in voice and sing everything from pop and jazz to opera. Our teachers all have performance backgrounds as well. Just a sample of what a student will learn in singing lessons includes how to breathe properly, how to increase their range, proper pitch, how to project and stage presence. Our schools offer 3 optional performance opportunities each year with our Christmas recital, Spring Sing and Summer recital. We provide a professional accompanist who rehearses with the students and plays for them at the recitals. Many of our students also perform at local musical theatre productions, opera productions and festivals.

 

Our private guitar lessons include acoustic, electric and bass guitar. We have an excellent guitar teaching staff and teach guitar lessons in everything from rock to jazz, classical to pop, Spanish to chording. Many of our teachers actively perform in bands. Our guitar teachers have university training so they know the proper theory and technique no matter if a student is interested in metal or in classical. Guitar lessons at our schools are enhanced by the opportunity of learning how to jam with other musicians in a rock band setting or how to perform solo in one of our recitals. No matter what type of guitar lessons you are interested in, we have the teachers to help you. Typically a student would be 7 before starting guitar lessons, due to their hand size, but some younger students start with a junior sized guitar.

 

 

Our strings program offers private instruction in violin, viola or cello. Our private violin lessons start as young as age 5. Due to the size of the instrument, most cello lessons start at 6 years of age or older. We have students of all ages from adults to children. For younger children we highly encourage a parent to sit in on the lesson to help the student at home with things such as posture and hand positioning.  Our violin, viola and cello teachers have university or college degrees in their instrument and many perform regularly with local orchestras or bands. Basic restrictions are usually due strictly to the size of the child – e.g. hand size for piano or lung capacity for brass and woodwinds.

Our piano based group music program is a fun, interactive program for children ages 3 – 7. You can find out about this internationally recognized program by going to the Harmony Road page of this website.