15 Reasons to Join Fresno Music Academy & Arts

  • Do you want to learn at a Fresno Music Academy where music lessons are the most important thing? We are not a piano store or dance studio that also has music lessons, or an instrument retailer that has lessons in tiny little rooms with little or no accountability from the instructors. At Fresno Music Academy, providing you with a great music learning experience is our #1 priority.

  • Fresno Music Academy was established in 2016, formerly known since 1998 as The Voice Shop Music Academy. We teach hundreds of lessons each week to students like you!

  • Your lessons can begin whenever you are ready. Fresno Music Academy operates year-round with new students starting weekly.

  • You and your family can take guitar, piano, voice, drums, bass, violin, cello, saxaphone, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, accordion, ensemble programs, and more! Fresno Music Academy has many instructors at 2 locations, giving you more options for scheduling and musical

    styles. For your convenience, we are open 6 days per week.

  • Fresno Academy of Music & Arts is the winner of: the many Readers Choice Award from California Parent Magazine for the Best Place For Music Lessons in the Fresno county area and Best of Fresno for multiple years.

  • Lessons are on-going and weekly (47 lessons/year schedule), and tuition is paid monthly. Take lessons as long as you like. To withdraw from lessons just give Fresno Music Academy a withdrawal notice by the 15th day of your final billing month.

  • One on one private music lessons are a time honored tradition, and they offer many advantages for you. They provide great flexibility, are easy to schedule, and are available in a wide variety of instruments. They can also provide for an individualized course of study to allow you to advance at your own pace.

  • Our busy families with multiple kids and hectic schedules enjoy the convenience of having their children taking different lessons at the same time in one location.

  • Your child can enroll in Fresno Music Academy's award winning| Music Fun Time program. This program is specifically designed for kids starting at 24 months through 6 & 7 years of age. The Music Fun Time program is the only childhood music education program of its kind in Fresno! Our experienced teachers conduct weekly classes with these young children, teaching them music theory, instrumentation, rhythm and more. Based on extensive studies at the John Hopkins institute, children, as early as 18 months can learn music in much the same way as they learn language, sounds, shapes and so much more. A child starting with a musical background will

    walk away with advantages not available to those who don't. Additionally, many of our instructors have other special training in child development related to music education. Call us at 559-222-7464 and we will help you get your child in the right music program.

  • FMAA has Art FUNdamentals® classes for students ages 6-14, which are being held at the Fresno Music Academy & Arts Annex. The classes are structured with a specific curriculum that focuses on a different artist and their style each month. The classes sessions are age-specific (classes for 3-5 year olds, 6-9-year-olds and for 10-14- year-olds). Each class has a maximum number of students for each class by age group.

  • Your participation in recitals is optional. However, they are a great way for you to grow your talent and confidence. Your instructor will help you or your child prepare for any recital you sign up for. Fresno Music Academy will provide you at least three recital opportunities each year. The regular recitals are in front of a safe and encouraging audience full of students' friends and family members. See when our next showcase is!

  • Fresno Music Academy is always offering opportunities either for musicians to become better at what they do or for lovers of music and the arts to attend performances. From our "Rock Lab" build a band) program, to our Guitar and Coffee weekly sessions, to summer camps for children, and our summer camp for adults (Front A Band Fantasy Camp). Acting workshops for young adults, plays, concerts and more, we are always focused on performance and building confidence and ability through our many programs. Special classes & programs are announced in our monthly newsletters.

  • Music lessons are offered year round, because that is the best way to earn music. You won't have to worry about missing lessons during your summer vacation because Fresno Music Academy has an awesome make-up lesson policy.

  • Fresno Music Academy is located at 1298 N. Wishon Ave. in the heart of Fresno's Historical Tower District, just 1 block north of Roger Rockas. We are also available at our north Fresno location at 8068 N. Cedar Ave, on the NE corner behind the new Toledo's Resturant.

    We are open Monday through Saturday, 48 weeks per year.

  • Fresno Music Academy has a large instructional staff providing you many lesson options. All of our instructors have formal music training and/or extensive performing experience. All instructor candidates are subject to rigorous background checks before they can become instructors at Fresno Music Academy.