Private Music Lessons
CSMA provides excellence in private music lessons for students of all ages and experience levels on 20+ instruments.
Welcome to Silicon Valley’s vibrant community music center! We offer top-quality lessons and much, much more.
There’s always something happening at CSMA: recitals, free concerts, Jazz Fest, fun music workshops, small group classes, choral groups and ensembles give our students a a complete music education.
What makes CSMA's Private Lesson program the best in Silicon Valley?
- A community hub for music featuring our outstanding faculty of professional musicians and educators, trained in the top music schools in the world
- Individual attention, focused on gaining solid music fundamentals
- Recitals and performance opportunities in our beautiful music hall
- Many ways to make music socially, including group classes, jazz and pop ensembles, choral groups and school-wide concerts
- Private lesson studios offering the highest quality soundproofing in the area! Our beautiful campus offers distraction-free music lessons and ample onsite parking.
Private lessons are offered in:
- Guitar, Bass, and Ukulele
- Orchestral Strings (upright bass, cello, violin, viola)
- Percussion (drums, vibraphone)
- Piano
- Voice
- Woodwinds & Brass (baritone/euphonium, bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, piccolo, recorder, saxophone, trombone, tuba)
We also offer specialized jazz instruction in select instruments as well as music theory, composition and songwriting.
Private Lesson tuition
Fall 2026: August 16- January 17 (19 Weeks)
Each 19-week semester includes 18 lessons plus Workshop Week. Students can enroll at any time during the semester. CSMA is now offering tuition payment plans. Students may make payments in up to 4 installments. We also offer financial aid for qualified students. For more information, contact Student Services at info@arts4all.org.
While serving over 800 private lesson students, CSMA achieved a 97% satisfaction rate among students and families! Respondents said they were satisfied or very satisfied with their teacher and that CSMA provides a positive and supportive learning environment.
My teacher provides constructive suggestions. She is supportive and easy to talk to about musical questions. She has a good sense of humor, which lightens the atmosphere.
How to enroll in music private lessons
Starting private lessons is simple and personalized to each student. New students have the option to start the formal enrollment process or sign up for a trial lesson first. Click the green button below to choose your next step.
Are you a returning student?
Continuing students receive registration notices before each semester and are given priority for selecting lesson dates and times. Contact Student Services at info@arts4all.org if you need assistance with your renewal.
