FAQs

While there is no strict minimum age for private lessons at Keys To Success, our program is generally best suited to students aged three and a half and older. Anyone can learn to play an instrument, but our curriculum demands certain skills, namely the ability to sit and focus on a single task for 15 minutes and the dexterity to press and play notes with different/multiple fingers.

Yes! We love teaching adults, whether in private lessons (https://www.keystosuccessnyc.com/private-lessons)or group classes.(https://www.keystosuccessnyc.com/group-lessons) For private lessons, instead of asking that adults commit to a semester, we offer a scheduling and payment structure that can accommodate your busy schedules. Please contact us for more information on adult lessons.

We teach all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Our staff has a wide range of knowledge and experience, from jazz and classical to pop and rock! We can match students with the right teacher (https://www.keystosuccessnyc.com/faculty-staff)to help them grow in their desired genre.

We believe that anyone can become a performing musician with thriving creative expression. We do this by providing students in our semester- or school-year-long program with private lessons, performance workshops and semester recitals; coaching them in exams and competitions; and instructing our students in improvisation. We also offer group lessons to students who want to broaden their musical horizons in a more social setting and in a shorter timeframe. You can read about our program in detail here,(https://www.keystosuccessnyc.com/our-program) learn more about group lessons here,(https://www.keystosuccessnyc.com/group-lessons) and learn about the process of signing up for private lessons here!(https://www.keystosuccessnyc.com/private-lessons)

Over the course of a semester, students will receive technical instruction, learn scales, work on aural training, and practice improvisation — all while, of course, learning new pieces of music.

Yes! You can learn about the group lessons we currently offer here.(https://www.keystosuccessnyc.com/group-lessons)

Yes! If students and parents want to, we are happy to help them participate in regular level testing and competitive performances. You can read more about the testing and competitions we participate in here.(https://www.keystosuccessnyc.com/our-program)