Remember being forced to sit at the piano and play songs you didn't like? That isn't us. Instead, Backbeat Music Academy is a year-round music school founded on the principles of fostering growth mindset, autonomy, inquiry, connection, exploration and fun. The result is a low-pressure environment where students play music on their terms, learn how to ask questions, set goals and meet them.

Kids don’t get boxed into one instrument or one path. We foster curiosity, and use that to work on the skills to figure out the answers - helping them build confidence, increase creativity, and develop the grit to succeed. Year-round we offer band classes and music lessons in piano, guitar, voice, drums, bass, ukulele, violin, trumpet, trombone, and more. And if you can't decide what to learn - you don't have to! All our teachers are multi-instrumentalists and you can study multiple instruments in the same lesson. For example, you can focus on piano, but also spend a little time learning to play the drums, singing and/or the guitar. * Click here to see Backbeat's current Summer Camps and * Click here to book a free 1-1 Intro lesson. To inquire about any particular session or potential future session, please drop us a line at contact@backbeatmusicacademy.com or call/text us at 503.290.5090.