Harmony Road Music Studio

Contact Us:
(208) 331-0278
or
(208) 409-6868
Email:
info@harmonyroad.org

Toddler Tunes: (ages 2 to 3) in Boise

25-30-min. weekly, $45.00 a month Toddler tunes is a joyful first music experience. Your little one will start by singing, dancing and exploring the keyboard, with you beside her/him. You will learn fun coaching techniques so you can reinforce the concepts between lessons. Toddler Tunes includes a fun repertoire of finger-play, bounces, rhythmic patterns and lullabies. You get CD's and workbooks of catchy Harmony Road Tunes, designed to feature age specific, layered musical exercises and rhythms. This building-block approach to music trains ears for better inner hearing and helps maintain the perfect pitch with which children are born. With toddlers, we build musical minds before musical hands. If you live in the Boise or Meridian area and are interested in group piano lessons, please email me or call me at 331-0278 to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to our lessons and time together as I help you achieve your musical goals. (Two 18-week course / 6 weeks a session)

Music in Me @ More Music in Me in Boise (ages 3 to 4) 0-45 min. weekly, $55.00 a month 

Your child's voice is his or her first musical instrument. The optimum prescription for musicianship is this: voice, rhythmic instruments, piano. We use the voice first to develop musical literacy enhancing the ability to read, write, hear and think music before there is any pressure to become proficient in techniques. This dynamic readiness program is structured so that your child will learn to play music the same way he or she learned to speak-by listening, repeating and responding. Even parents or caregivers with no musical background can attend, take notes, and coach daily at home. Music in Me contains the basic elements of rhythm, melody, pitch, dynamics phrasing and form. Concepts are learned through keyboard playing, solfege singing (naming notes using do-re-mi), movement activities and the use of rhythmic instruments. As your child develops a trained ear and learns to create and perform music in a non-competitive environment, he or she will develop coordination, concentration and self-confidence. This layered natural approach emphasizes the ensemble aspects of music and it is wonderful preparation for further studies. Parents are fully involved in class and at home.If you live in the Boise or Meridian area and are interested in group piano lessons, please email me or call me at 331-0278 to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to our lessons and time together as I help you achieve your musical goals.

Please, watch the video of 4 years old Elizabeth Ragan playing the piano.

 See what 4 years old James Miller achieved in 4 months playing the piano.

Harmony Road in Boise: (age 5 to 6) 45 min weekly for $70.00 a month. or 30 min weekly for $55 a month

The Harmony Road course is carefully constructed for children to learn the basic building blocks of music. The emphasis is on ear training, solfege singing, keyboard playing, ensemble rhythm activities, movement and music creativity. This exceptional course gives the student “inner hearing”, which makes transposing, improvisation and composing easily accessible in their musical studies. The program makes the best use of the many orchestral and contemporary sounds possible on a digital keyboard. Parents and caregivers are fully involved in class and at home. If you live in the Boise or Meridian area and are interested in group piano lessons, please email me or call me at 331-0278 to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to our lessons and time together as I help you achieve your musical goals. (Four 20-week course)

Young Musician in Boise: (age 6 to 7) 45 min weekly for $70.00 a month or 30 min weekly for $55 a month

The Young Musician course is an age specific layered program, which introduces beginning students to keyboard performance and note reading. It is a holistic program which includes the organized development of pitch and rhythm, solfege singing, and movement activities. Parents or caregivers are fully involved in class and at home. If you live in the Boise or Meridian area and are interested in group piano lessons, please email me or call me at 331-0278 to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to our lessons and time together as I help you achieve your musical goals. (Four 20-week course)

Keyboard Prep in Boise: (age 7 to 12) 45 min weekly for $70.00 a month or 30 min weekly for $55 a month

This age specific layered program is similar in dynamics and curriculum to Harmony Road and Young Musician but upgraded to reflect the tastes and needs of the older child who are starting music for the first time. This holistic program introduces students to keyboard performance, note reading and music writing including the organized development of pitch and rhythm, through solfege singing, keyboard and movement activities. Parental involvement is encouraged. If you live in the Boise or Meridian area and are interested in group piano lessons, please email me or call me at 331-0278 to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to our lessons and time together as I help you achieve your musical goals. (Three 20-week course)

Piano Street in Boise: (age 12 through Adult) 45 min weekly for $70.00 a month or 30 min weekly for $55 a month

The older beginner is invited to join a piano - keyboard class which includes solo and ensemble playing, music reading, theory and ear training. Improvisation and composition are also part of this program.If you live in the Boise or Meridian area and are interested in group piano lessons, please contact me to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to our lessons and time together as I help you achieve your musical goals. (Four 20-week course)

Theory Class:

Group theory classes are taught by Mila Quarles. If you are interested in attending a class, please call me for more info. Theory lessons are held normally on a weekly basis in tutorial style.

Beginning Theory: for students ages 6-7, 45 min weekly.

We use a variety of musical themes to offer learning in a fun way. Students will learn to think about music away from their instruments through games involving letter cards and rhythm cards. We teach rhythm, notation, signs and symbols, ear training, singing and listening skills.

Intermediate Theory and Composition:
(for students ages 8 and over and who have already taken any instrument lessons) 45 min weekly.

Music Theory is an essential part of musicianship. Theory Classes are designed to enhance the music student's performance and overall musicianship by promoting an understanding of the structure, or "grammar," of music. Students gain tools with which they can increase their learning speed, memorize more solidly, and develop greater sight-reading ability. Ear-training is an important focus of the program. Theory also forms the basis for student composition and improvisation. We will be studying scales, key signature, intervals, and triads. Aural skills include sight-singing melodies using solfege syllables and interval recognition. It is designed to meet the needs of students with varying music backgrounds. Each lesson in this unit builds on skills learned in the previous lesson; however, each lesson can be adapted to stand alone as a separate lesson plan. Prerequisite: students must be able to identify notes on the staff in at least treble clef.

Private Piano Lessons in Boise or at your home:

(for ages 2 to adult)

$65.00 - $100 a month (once a week lessons). We have 3 teachers in our studio. All of them have different education and experience. The rates are different for all of them. The cheapest one is $15 per 30 min lesson and the most expensive is  $25 per 30 min lesson. If prices are still expensive for you, you might consider to do group lessons. Its starts from $55 a month for 30 min.once a week  lessons.

Private lessons for children and adult are available in Treasure Valley Area. In my studio students generally come once a week. Depends on age and level lesson could be from 20 to 45 minutes. I let every student pick their favorite songs .I want their lesson to be fun and enjoyable. Each lesson is individually tailored to fit the student's level of experience (from beginner to advanced) and music preference. Besides just learning to actually play the piano, you will gain an overall knowledge of music, which can also prepare you for continued study in other instruments or singing. Topics covered include development of music memory skills, theory, ear training, proper finger exercises, sight reading, composition, improvisation and advanced rhythm techniques. Lessons will be instructed by Mila Quarles, a European teacher with Master Degree in Music and 14 years experience. Her lessons are fun, challenging, and tailored to the ability of each individual. Mila successfully develop good piano technique using classical repertoire, along with technical exercises. Students are encouraged to participate in recitals. I look forward to helping you reach your musical goals, whatever they may be. If you live in the Boise or Meridian area and are interested in private piano lessons, please email me or call me at 331-0278 to schedule your first lesson. Lessons at your home are also available at additional charge.

 See what 4 years old James Miller achieved in 4 months playing the piano.

Studio in Nampa. (for ages 5 to adult) starts at $85.00 a month (once a week)

Private lessons are available in my home from Monday through Friday and will be instructed by Kelly Mendoza. Right now I have an opening on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Students are taught proper finger technique, theory, ear training and sight-reading. Every student regardless of level will experience improved coordination, a broadening of interests, discovery of the importance of self-discipline, and a world of pleasure. I enjoy teaching younger beginners out of Alfred's Basic Piano Library. Each musical principle is reinforced and supplementary material is carefully coordinated with each lesson. For the older beginner, I like Nancy and Randall Faber's Piano Adventure Series. The wide variety of songs are suitable for older age groups and entertaining for practice. Students are encouraged to participate in recitals. If you live in Nampa and are interested in private piano lessons, please contact me to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to helping you reach your musical goals, whatever they may be.

Private Voice Lessons in Boise or at your home: (for ages 5 to adult)

$70.00 - $100 a month (once a week lessons). Depends on the length of the lesson

Private lessons for children and adults are available in the studio which is located in Boise. Voice lessons at your home are also available. Learn to sing freely with a fully operating vocal instrument - your voice! Learn to hear, feel and see the physical results of proper singing. Establish a proper timbre of the voice throughout all registers. Learn to coordinate proper laryngeal function, resonance, breath management, diction and vocal legato to encompass a safe and healthy singing experience. At the lesson I would like student to work on their favorite songs. I noticed that most teenage-girls like Hannah Montana.  Older people like Gospel songs or song from 50th.I am very flexible with repertoire. I can also work on ear training. I can teach you how to sing different intervals and how to sight sing the song with the notes and sing them correctly.

If you live in the Boise or Meridian area and are interested in private voice lessons, please contact me to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to our lessons and time together as I help you achieve your musical goals.

Watch short performance of Claudia. She prepared this song in 2 weeks. Fast Speed Internet is required.

Private Guitar Lessons: $65 to $85 a month for once a week lessons(20min.-30min) 

Group Guitar Lessons: $55 to $70 a month for once a week lessons.(30min-45min)

Brent Vaartstra, a multi-genre guitarist, teaches in the styles of contemporary music.  He won the 2007 "Best Jazz Soloist" award at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival.  He played in a progressive rock band for two years, participated in multiple jazz combos, and plays gigs regularly.  He has recorded a full length album, and also an acoustic single.  Brent has recieved scholarship into a private arts highschool called Arts West.  He has also taken first place in a jazz group at the BYU Jazz Festival.  Lessons with Brent, are concentrated on a mix of important guitar skills.  Music theory, music reading, improvisation, and contemporary guitar song performance are some of the few skills that are taught.  Students will learn to be creative by experimenting with important improvisational genres, such as the Blues.

If you live in the Boise area and are interested in guitar lessons, please contact me to schedule your first lesson. I look forward to our lessons and time together as I help you achieve your musical goals.

Private Violin Lessons:

(for ages 6 to adult)

Call 888-7585 directly to the violin teacher - Jennet Kurtz

Private Clarinet Lessons(for ages 8 to adult)

I teach the proper care and maintenance of the instrument, correct posture and breathing, learning to read music with particular emphasis on dynamics, rhythm, phrasing and articulation.

Private Saxophone Lessons: (for ages 8 to adult)

I teach the proper care and maintenance of the instrument, correct posture and breathing, learning to read music with particular emphasis on dynamics, rhythm, phrasing and articulation.

Private Flute Lessons: (for ages 6 to adult)

I teach the proper care and maintenance of the instrument, correct posture and breathing, learning to read music with particular emphasis on dynamics, rhythm, phrasing and articulation.

Childcare Music Classes: (for ages 2 to 8)

30 min weekly at your childcare center. This is introductory program of music for young kids. Teaches skills that encourage music to become a natural of child's life while preparing kids for future piano, instrumental or vocal lessons. This is a comprehensive music program to give a child a great start on ear training, choir singing, movement, pitch and rhythm awareness. In an enjoyable atmosphere, we offer a quality musical education, developing the students' skills and natural creativity.