SOL-LA Music Academy

SOL-LA Music Academy offers Discover Music!, Explore Music!, Make Music!, Ready, Set, Music!, Ready, Set, Music! / Piano Partners, Violin Starters, Cello Starters, and Children’s Choir. The offerings include auditory tracking, internalizing the beat, bonding, early vocal play, musical exploration, steady beat, spatial awareness, active movement, seasonal exploration, musical vocabulary, parent-child creative collaboration, hands-on crafts, violin instruction, cello instruction, and choir.

Programs

• Discover Music! — 0-12 months · Saturdays, 9:00am - 9:45am · Requires parent/guardian participation. Focus: Auditory tracking, internalizing the beat, bonding, and early vocal play. Teaching Artist: Andy Leon-Ramos.
• Explore Music! — 1-2.5 years · Saturdays, 10-10:45am · Requires parent/guardian participation. Focus: Musical exploration, steady beat, spatial awareness, and active movement. Teaching Artist: Andy Leon-Ramos.
• Make Music! — 2.5-4 · Saturdays, 11-11:45am · Requires parent/guardian participation. Focus: Seasonal exploration, musical vocabulary, parent-child creative collaboration, and hands-on crafts. Teaching Artist: Andy Leon-Ramos.
• Ready, Set, Music! — 4-6 · Saturdays, 9:00am - 9:45am · Parent/guardian supervision on campus is required; active participation in class is not necessary. Recommended Companion Courses: Children’s Choir and Piano Partners. Teaching Artist: Jan Kravets.
• Ready, Set, Music! / Piano Partners — 4.5-6 · Saturdays, 10:00am - 10:45am · This class requires parent/guardian participation. Recommended Companion Course: Ready, Set, Music! and Children's Choir (Ages 5+). Teaching Artist: Jan Kravets.
• Violin Starters — 5-8 · Saturdays, 10:00am - 10:45am (Level 1); Saturdays, 11 - 11:45am (Level 2)
• Cello Starters — 5-8 · Saturdays, 10:00am - 10:45am
• Children’s Choir — 5-8 · Saturdays, 9:00am - 9:45am · Recommended Prerequisite: Ready, Set, Music!. Recommended Companion Courses: Ready, Set, Music!, Piano Partners, Violin Starters, and Cello Starters. Teaching Artist: Jessi Gravelle.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–8 years old

About the provider

SOL-LA Music Academy started in 2007. Its mission is to provide high quality music instruction in a supportive environment while nurturing the whole student from early childhood onward. The academy also mentions outreach and school partnership programs, scholarship programs, special-needs programs, and community performances at BroadStage, senior centers, neighborhood festivals, and other local events.

Requires parent/guardian participation for Discover Music!, Explore Music!, Make Music!, and Ready, Set, Music! / Piano Partners. Parent/guardian supervision on campus is required for Ready, Set, Music! Active participation in class is not necessary. Auditions required for new students in Chamber Music Institute; returning students do not need to re-audition.

Last updated October 31, 2026.