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San Ramon Academy of Music offers Summer Music Camps, Summer Camps, group classes, and private lessons in piano, voice, violin, viola, cello, guitar, saxophone, composition, flute, trumpet, and clarinet. The program also includes chamber ensemble, a youth string orchestra, music examinations, performances, recitals, and online classes.
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San Ramon Academy of Music states the mission, “We make better people by making better musicians.” The program is led by owner James Daly. It is an Official Trust Partner of the City of San Ramon and has an official partnership with the City of San Ramon. Through this partnership, all group classes are hosted at the newly renovated Dougherty Station Community Arts Center. The program offers in-person lessons at its San Ramon studios and remote lessons available nationwide, and it serves families from San Ramon, Dublin, Danville, and Livermore. Unique features described by families include the option to sit in on lessons, teacher notes with a recap and homework assignment emailed after every lesson, a user-friendly portal for scheduling, a strong emphasis on community, a variety of community performance opportunities, and recitals throughout the year. The school also offers play-based learning, structured goal-setting and personalized guidance, support for nationally recognized programs like ABRSM, CM, and RCM, and seasonal recitals and community performances. A portion of all lesson fees directly contributes to the enrichment of the city’s cultural offerings.
Parent and student comments describe San Ramon Academy of Music as an excellent program with talented teachers who focus on individual kids even in group lessons, give valuable feedback, and are patient and organized. Families mention that staff members, including Tenisha and James, are helpful, supportive, friendly, and flexible with rescheduling, and they highlight specific teachers such as Andria, John, and Ms. Emily as engaging and passionate educators. Parents note that the portal is user friendly and convenient for scheduling, that online classes make scheduling easy and flexible, and that recitals and community performance opportunities take place throughout the year. Several parents report that their children enjoy their music classes, thrive in the program, and look forward to lessons, and one student describes the recitals as a joy to play at.
Last updated May 18, 2026.
• Price: $0.00
San Ramon Academy of Music states the mission, “We make better people by making better musicians.” The program is led by owner James Daly. It is an Official Trust Partner of the City of San Ramon and has an official partnership with the City of San Ramon. Through this partnership, all group classes are hosted at the newly renovated Dougherty Station Community Arts Center. The program offers in-person lessons at its San Ramon studios and remote lessons available nationwide, and it serves families from San Ramon, Dublin, Danville, and Livermore. Unique features described by families include the option to sit in on lessons, teacher notes with a recap and homework assignment emailed after every lesson, a user-friendly portal for scheduling, a strong emphasis on community, a variety of community performance opportunities, and recitals throughout the year. The school also offers play-based learning, structured goal-setting and personalized guidance, support for nationally recognized programs like ABRSM, CM, and RCM, and seasonal recitals and community performances. A portion of all lesson fees directly contributes to the enrichment of the city’s cultural offerings.
Parent and student comments describe San Ramon Academy of Music as an excellent program with talented teachers who focus on individual kids even in group lessons, give valuable feedback, and are patient and organized. Families mention that staff members, including Tenisha and James, are helpful, supportive, friendly, and flexible with rescheduling, and they highlight specific teachers such as Andria, John, and Ms. Emily as engaging and passionate educators. Parents note that the portal is user friendly and convenient for scheduling, that online classes make scheduling easy and flexible, and that recitals and community performance opportunities take place throughout the year. Several parents report that their children enjoy their music classes, thrive in the program, and look forward to lessons, and one student describes the recitals as a joy to play at.
Last updated May 18, 2026.
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