Music lessons for ages 4 to 84, one-to-one in Bellingham.
Lesson seriesAges 4+
Piano
Classical, pop and jazz
- A130-minute lesson$38
- A245-minute lesson$54
- A360-minute lesson$70
Needle drop First lesson free. Ages 4 to adult.
Lesson seriesAges 6+
Guitar & bass
Acoustic, electric and bass
- A130-minute lesson$38
- A245-minute lesson$54
- A360-minute lesson$70
Needle drop First lesson free. Loaner guitars at the desk.
Lesson seriesAges 7+
Drums
Kit and hand percussion
- A130-minute lesson$40
- A245-minute lesson$56
- A360-minute lesson$72
Needle drop First lesson free. Practice pads to borrow.
Lesson seriesAges 8+
Voice
Pop, folk and musical theatre
- A130-minute lesson$38
- A245-minute lesson$54
- A360-minute lesson$70
Needle drop First lesson free. Audition prep on request.
Lesson seriesAges 5+
Violin & cello
Suzuki-friendly strings
- A130-minute lesson$40
- A245-minute lesson$56
- A360-minute lesson$72
Needle drop First lesson free. Rentals from $22 a month.
Pick an instrument to play its record.
Lessons
One teacher, one room, once a week.
One-to-one lessons from age four to retirement. Students learn the songs they love and read music as they go.
Book a free trial-
Piano
Classical, pop and jazz
$38
From, 30 min · 4 spots left
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Guitar & bass
Acoustic, electric and bass
$38
From, 30 min · 6 spots left
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Drums
Kit and hand percussion
$40
From, 30 min · 2 spots left
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Voice
Pop, folk and musical theatre
$38
From, 30 min · 5 spots left
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Violin & cello
Suzuki-friendly strings
$40
From, 30 min · 3 spots left
Lesson lengths and plans
- 30 minutes
- $38-40 Ages 4-8 and first-year beginners
- 45 minutes
- $54-56 Most students after their first year
- 60 minutes
- $70-72 Advanced players, adults, audition prep
- Groups
- $22-28 Little Ears (ages 3-5), Band Lab (ages 11-17)
Billed monthly for four lessons. Make-ups with 24 hours' notice, 10% off for siblings, no registration fee. The shop rents violins and cellos from $22 a month.
Your first lesson is free.
Thirty minutes with the teacher you would actually have, in the room you would use. Bring an instrument or borrow ours. No contract, no fee.
- TryA free 30-minute lesson
- BookOne weekly time slot
- LearnBilled monthly, no contract
- Play outYour first recital
Five teachers. All of them still play out.
All background-checked, all teaching for eight years or more, all gigging around Bellingham.
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Marisol Vega
Piano · founder · since 2012
Classical and jazz piano. Starts every student reading in week one and has taught ages 4 to 81.
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Theo Lindgren
Guitar & bass · since 2015
Plays in two local bands and teaches the songs students actually want, with theory on the side.
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Ruthie Okafor
Drums · since 2017
Ten years as a pit and session drummer. Patient with beginners, strict about the click.
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Sam Whitlock
Voice · since 2016
Pop, folk and musical theatre. Runs the Saturday youth choir and preps school auditions.
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Hana Mori
Violin & cello · since 2019
Suzuki-trained. Starts players at five and leads the Thursday string ensemble.
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Not sure who?
Free trial · we match you
Tell us what you want to play and when you are free. We pick the teacher and the room.
Book a free trial
Recitals & events
Every student gets a stage.
Two recitals a year, free to play and free to watch, plus open houses and band nights in between.
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Oct 25
Open House
Try every instrument, meet the teachers
Sat 10am-2pm · at the school
Free · drop in
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Nov 21
Band Lab Live
Four student bands, one short set each
Sat 6pm · the Alder Room
Free · all ages
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Dec 12
Winter Recital
Piano, voice and strings, two shows
Sat 1pm & 4pm · Bayview Hall
2 player spots left
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Jan 23
Adult Beginners' Night
Six weeks of lessons, one friendly stage
Fri 7pm · at the school
Free · sign up at the desk
The school
Every lesson is one-to-one, in a room with a door that shuts.
Marisol Vega opened the school in 2012 with one piano and a waiting list. Today five teachers share six sound-treated rooms above our shop counter, and every student plays a recital twice a year.
- 14
- years teaching in Bellingham
- 310
- students this term
- 4.9
- average from 180 reviews (sample)
- Background-checked teachers
- Make-up lessons with 24 hours' notice
- Insured, sound-treated rooms
Liner notes from families.
4.9 average from 180 reviews (sample)
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Sample review · piano
“My son asked to practise. I did not know that was possible.”
Jen P., parent of a seven-year-old
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Sample review · guitar
“I started guitar at 52. Theo never once made me feel slow.”
Mark D., adult beginner
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Sample review · voice
“The winter recital was her first stage. She has already picked her spring song.”
Priya S., parent of a voice student
Book a free trial.
Tell us who is learning and when. We call back within a day with a teacher and a time.
Visit the school.
Six teaching rooms above the shop counter, two blocks from the bus line. Free parking behind the building after 5pm.
- Phone
- (360) 555-0148
- Lessons
- Mon-Thu 1-8:30pm
Fri 1-7pm · Sat 9am-3pm - Shop counter
- Mon-Sat 11am-6pm
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