Kaufman Music Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit performing arts and education organization in New York, NY. It presents concerts and provides music learning from early childhood through high school, alongside classes and private lessons for all ages. Its programs include Merkin Hall, an intimate performance venue presenting leading modern and classical artists; Lucy Moses School, which offers community classes and private instruction in music, dance, and theater; and Special Music School (M 859), a K–12 New York City public school with an intensive music curriculum. The Center also produces the Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Com

Brooklyn Music School, founded in 1910 in Brooklyn, NY, is a community performing arts school in Fort Greene. Operating as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, its mission is to make high-quality music and performing arts instruction accessible regardless of background or resources. Programs serve all ages and experience levels, including private lessons, early childhood arts, youth and adult classes and ensembles, music therapy, camps, outreach, and the ArtsReachingYouth afterschool enrichment program for ages 5–11. Instruction covers piano, guitar, voice, violin, brass instruments, and drums and percussion, with frequent performance opportunities. BMS o

Based in New York and serving the surrounding areas, Midori & Friends has been committed to enriching the lives of youth through high-quality music education. With a focus on students in Grades Pre-K through 12 who have limited access to the arts, they strive to inspire and transform lives through the power of music. Trust in Midori & Friends to kindle a lifelong love for music in your children.

The Listener School of Music is a private music school based in New York, NY, offering in-home lessons across the city. Founded by musician and educator Emanuel Ayvas, the school pairs students with classically trained instructors who are also active professional performers with credits on television, Broadway, major label recordings, and international tours. The team brings over two decades of teaching experience in the greater NYC area. Instruction covers a broad range of instruments and disciplines, including piano, guitar, voice, bass, cello, trumpet, harp, drums, songwriting, music production, and composition. Lessons are available for

Greenwich House Music School, founded in 1905 and based in New York, NY, is a community music school in Greenwich Village offering instruction for all ages and levels. As the West Village’s oldest and only community music school, it provides private lessons and classes in piano, guitar, violin, voice, drums, harp, woodwinds, and brass. Programs include early childhood music and art, children’s and teen ballet and musical theater, adult classes, summer programs, and performance opportunities. Located in a historic townhouse at 46 Barrow Street, the school features an intimate concert hall that hosts concerts, recitals, and community events. It

Elefante Music & School for the Performing Arts, based in New Providence, NJ, is a family-owned, full-service music store. Established in 1996, the school quickly grew to meet local demand and now teaches over 600 students. The business offers a comprehensive range of services including private lessons in various instruments and performing arts classes. They also rent and sell musical instruments, repair instruments, and sell accessories and sheet music. The school is known for its personalized approach, welcoming parents to sit in on lessons. Elefante Music is truly your one-stop-shop for all musical needs.

BMS has been teaching music for one hundred and nine years. As a World-Class Community Music school we have a diverse offering of instruments and vocal training. As a community music school we believe in bringing people together over music through private lessons, group classes, and then ensembles, bands and productions. We enjoy providing a quality and safe learning environment for our commuity/family!

Special Music School in New York, NY is a K–12 public school housed within Kaufman Music Center that provides an intensive, conservatory-style music education integrated with a full academic curriculum. Students receive fully funded private lessons, music classes, and ensemble training during the school day. The school operates across two sites: Kindergarten through 8th grade at Kaufman Music Center’s Abraham Goodman House at 129 West 67th Street, and the high school at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Educational Complex at 122 Amsterdam Avenue. Admissions are handled separately for K–8 and for the high school and include auditions and open hous

Established in 1920, The Diller-Quaile School of Music, located in New York, NY and its surrounding areas, is a non-profit community music school that offers a well-rounded, comprehensive approach to music education. Founded by pianists Angela Diller and Elizabeth Quaile, the school provides a range of in-person and online instruction options for all ages, focusing on developing musically sensitive and receptive individuals. It offers early childhood music and art classes, instrument and voice lessons, ensembles, teacher development courses, and hosts concerts and master classes throughout the year.

Upper West Side Piano School, based in New York, New York and servicing surrounding areas, provides one-on-one piano lessons to students at all stages of their musical journey. With professional pianists as teachers, each boasting doctorate degrees in piano performance and over a decade of teaching experience, they offer top-notch piano education to students of all ages and levels. Their passion for music and dedication to teaching fuels their commitment to help every student excel.