Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts - River Ridge provides music, dance, and arts education in a professional, inspiring, and welcoming environment for kids, teens, and adults. Its highly qualified instructors are passionate, positive, and dedicated to motivating students while helping them achieve their personal and artistic goals. Students can develop technical skills with the goal of pursuing careers as performers, educators, or arts professionals, while others participate to build confidence, explore creativity, relieve everyday stress, pursue new interests, stay active, enjoy their favorite music, and connect with a like-minded artistic community. The academy emphasizes the broader benefits of arts education, including creativity, focus, coordination, memory, stress management, and personal development. Through music, dance, and the arts, Louisiana Academy of Performing Arts - River Ridge offers students an enriching experience that supports both artistic growth and personal well-being.

New Orleans Conservatory of Music provides quality music education for students of all ages and skill levels in New Orleans. Located at 3837 Napoleon Ave, the conservatory offers private music instruction and group classes designed to help students develop their musical abilities in a supportive and encouraging environment. Instruction includes voice, piano, violin, guitar, and music theory, with lessons tailored to each student’s individual interests, experience, and goals. Experienced instructors focus on building strong fundamentals, proper technique, musical understanding, confidence, and performance skills while making the learning experience enjoyable and engaging. Whether students are beginners exploring music for the first time or more experienced musicians looking to strengthen their abilities, New Orleans Conservatory of Music provides personalized instruction to help them progress and reach their musical goals.

Spreading the Music is a music education school dedicated to inspiring students, supporting teachers and musicians, and strengthening the broader community through the power of music. Established in 2016, the school provides a professional, welcoming, and inclusive environment where students of different ages, experience levels, musical interests, and abilities can develop their skills and creativity. Private music instruction is available for students ages 5 and up, with flexible 30-, 45-, and 60-minute lessons offered across all instruments, including voice. Lessons are individually tailored to each student, placing their goals, interests, learning pace, and musical development at the center of the experience.

Carla's Musikgarten New Orleans is a music education program offering engaging, developmentally appropriate classes for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and young children. Since 2008, the program has helped children explore music through singing, movement, instrument play, and interactive activities in a fun and supportive environment. Its multi-year approach allows children to build musical skills progressively while developing confidence, creativity, listening abilities, and a lifelong appreciation for music. The program also offers group keyboard instruction for young children, providing an enjoyable introduction to playing and learning music.

NOLA School of Music was founded in 2017 by Nicky Bierman and is a small but growing music school located in New Orleans’ Mid-City neighborhood. The school is dedicated to making music education fun, engaging, and inspiring, with instructors who use creative teaching approaches to keep students motivated and excited about learning. NOLA School of Music welcomes students of all ages, from young children as young as 3 to adults, with many adult students learning a new instrument or returning to one they played earlier in life. Its team of talented musicians provides private instruction in a wide range of instruments, including piano, guitar, voice, violin, ukulele, drums, banjo, saxophone, and more, with personalized instruction designed to help students develop their musical skills and confidence. Conveniently located near the intersection of Bienville Street and Carrollton Avenue, the school provides a welcoming environment where students can explore their musical interests, develop their abilities, and participate in performance opportunities such as student concerts.