We sincerely look forward to making music an important and exciting part of your life!
04/29/2025
🎻 Music Increases Empathy
Musicians often score higher on empathy tests. Expressing emotion through music helps you connect deeply with others. 💗🎼
04/28/2025
April 28th, 1964 - On this day in music history Elvis Presley releases "Viva Las Vegas," the title song to his movie, which opens six weeks later.
04/27/2025
🎹 Learning Piano Improves Both Sides of the Brain
Each hand plays independently, engaging both hemispheres of your brain and improving overall mental coordination. 🧠🎹
04/25/2025
April 25th, 1792 - On this day in music history the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise," was composed by Captain Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
04/24/2025
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Learning instruments like piano and violin improves fine motor skills, which can lead to better handwriting in children. ✍️🎻
04/22/2025
🎼 Reading Music is Like Learning a New Language
Notes, rests, dynamics—it’s all a musical language. And learning it improves your ability to learn other languages too! 🗣️🎵
04/21/2025
🎻 Music Training Improves Listening Skills
Trained musicians are better at filtering out background noise and focusing on what really matters in conversations. 👂🔊
04/20/2025
April 20th, 1959 - On this day in music history Dolly Parton's first single, "Puppy Love," was released.
04/19/2025
🎸 Music Strengthens Emotional Expression
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04/18/2025
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04/18/2025
April 18th, 2003 - On this day in music history Etta James received a star ( #2,223) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
04/17/2025
🎤 Music Helps With Public Speaking
Musicians and singers often develop confidence and stage presence that carries into speaking in front of others. 🎙️🎶
04/16/2025
Playing Music Makes You More Adaptable
Musicians are constantly adjusting to tempo, volume, pitch, and group dynamics. It’s flexibility training for your mind! 🎼🔄
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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.