We sincerely look forward to making music an important and exciting part of your life!
08/19/2025
This coming Sunday August 24th 2025 from 1pm-5pm!
Come join us for our Very Special Cornerstone Music Conservatory OPEN HOUSE!
“Bringing Music and People together for 55 years!
3030 Nebraska Ave
Santa Monica CA 90404
☎️ - 310 820 1620 to RSVP
08/16/2025
Wow! 🤩 It’s been 55 years since Cornerstone Music Conservatory started!
Our special gift to you is a 50% “Back to School” discount off your 1st month of Music Lessons!
We have a roster of thousands of alumni who have enjoyed our personalized, high quality and professional music lessons over the years. We would love to add you to the list of gratified students who have received a most extraordinary and fulfilling music education.
Don’t forget our Sunday August 24th Open House from 1pm - 5pm
Musical greetings from Cornerstone Music Conservatory! We have so many awesome and talented music teachers to offer Monday through Sunday here. All instruments - Ages - levels of students. We have been giving lessons in West LA and Santa Monica for 55 years! Please join us for our upcoming OPEN HOUSE on Sunday August 24th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Located at 3030 Nebraska Ave, Santa Monica 90404. Call to RSVP! 310-820-1620 😀
07/31/2025
Musical greetings from Cornerstone Music Conservatory! We have so many awesome and talented music teachers to offer Monday through Sunday here. All instruments - Ages - levels of students. We have been giving lessons in West LA and Santa Monica for 55 years! Please join us for our upcoming OPEN HOUSE on Sunday August 24th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Located at 3030 Nebraska Ave, Santa Monica 90404. Call to RSVP! 310-820-1620 😀
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Have you been searching for a music school in Los Angeles, CA, that is a leader in creating innovative programs for toddlers through college prep? For over 49 years, Cornerstone Music Conservatory has been bringing music and people together. In order to give a well-rounded music education, we provide lessons in music theory, history, and composition. All of our instructors are friendly, caring and highly qualified, many having experience in live performance. Through many years of experience and extensive research and development, we are able to offer the very finest, most proven music programs for you and your child.
Our Services
Private Lessons
The Cornerstone Music Conservatory offers an excellent program of comprehensive private lessons for beginning students to the most advanced performer. We cordially invite you to come meet our wonderful teachers and discuss your music education goals. Sample private lessons are available for a nominal $25 fee.
Private lessons at Cornerstone are currently available for the following instruments: piano, violin, viola, cello, voice, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, bassoon, recorder, guitar, and percussion (including timpani). Also available are private lessons in music theory, conducting, orchestration, film scoring, college prep, musical theater/audition prep, composition and jazz improv.
Group Classes
Baby’s First Music Class: ages 7 months to 15 months. Class activities include singing, dancing, and simple musical games, utilizing keyboard and world percussion instruments, as well as other age-appropriate, hands-on materials. Classes meet for 40 minutes each week.
Music Train: 15 months to 3 years & Music Adventures – ages 3 to 4.5 years. Music Adventures, for older toddlers, includes more solo singing response, keyboard development and note reading activities than does Music Train. Music Master Adventures is for the student who has completed several semesters of Music Adventures and, upon teacher recommendation, is ready for more advanced toddler music instruction. Classes meet for 45 minutes each week.
Saturday Music Kids & Little Tune’s Pajama Club: ages 2.5 to 4.5 years. These programs are similar to the other toddler programs but meet in the evening or Saturday to accommodate the schedules of working parents. Children may dress in either day clothes or, of course, pajamas for the Little Tune’s classes in the evenings. Classes meet for 45 minutes each week.
Harmony Road Piano Course: ages 4.5 to 11 years (grouped by age). Harmony Road is a year-round class consisting of 45 one-hour classes. There are eight different levels of accomplishment. Each level takes between 5 to 8 months to complete. Upon completion of each level, a special concert is held and certificates are signed.
Fiddlesticks – ages 4.5 to 5.5 years & Little Fiddlesticks – ages 3.5 to 4.5 years. This class includes a preview of the Suzuki Violin Method, rhythmic preparation, bowing motor development, musical notation, and strings nomenclature This class can be taken by itself or along with private string lessons. Class meets for 15 weeks for 45 minutes.
Junior Strings: ages 6 to 10 years. A beginning strings experience which introduces violin, viola, and cello technique, music notation, and ensemble playing. This class can be taken by itself or along with private lessons. 1 hour per week/ 15 weeks.
Westside Children’s Chorus: Children must audition in order to be accepted into the chorus, but no prior experience is necessary. Chorus members perform a wide variety of choral literature from classical and international folk music to Broadway and jazz. The chorus meets one afternoon per week. Semesters are approximately 4.5 months. Discount for currently registered Cornerstone students applies.
Westside Youth Orchestra*: Share in our enthusiasm for our inaugural season by recommending your talented students to become charter members of this exciting new orchestra. Call to schedule an audition, or visit www.westsideyouthorchestra.org for more information and. Cost $360/semester (18 weeks)
Young People’s Preparatory Programs: ages 7 months – 4.5 years (grouped by age). Classes are on-going and can be entered at any time, space permitting.
Contact Us
When you're ready to experience the highest quality of music instruction, give Cornerstone Music Conservatory a call at 310.820.1620. Our students are always encouraged to show creativity through their own compositions and express moods through playing. We look forward to working with you or your child.
