In 1977, Doris Harry and a small group of music educators sought to create a music school where children could learn about music by exploring, reading, and piano. Thirteen children enrolled in a twelve-week pilot program, and The Music School began as a non-profit community school, an outreach program of the Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. Today, The Music School has an enrollment of over 600 stude
nts throughout the year, ranging in age from 12 months to well over 80 years old. We offer a comprehensive, hands-on approach to musical growth and experiences, including listening, singing, rhythmic activities, instrumental instruction, games and music theory. Our class curricula have been carefully tailored for each level, providing appropriate and innovative learning materials for each age group. Students are given a range of performance opportunities, including preschool programs, choral festivals and concerts, musical theater productions, student recitals, and community performances. Our faculty is made up of highly qualified music educators with extensive teaching and performing experience, with degrees that range from bachelors to doctoral degrees. All our teachers, staff and assistants share a love of music and children. Music School faculty and alumni are making music from coast to coast, as professionals and as amateurs in orchestras, choirs, operas, and musicals on and off Broadway, and are sharing music as educators, choir directors, band teachers and accompanists. Our faculty and alumni perform at our annual Teddy Bear Concert, benefiting the Jan Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund, and make frequent appearances at student events. Some of our top performing teachers and alumni are featured in benefit recitals and celebrations at the Music School.
