Greater Richmond School of Music
GRSM Atlee Main Studio, 9109 Dickey Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116
About
Greater Richmond School of Music offers group music instruction, private music instruction, and music recitals for registered students who are interested in performing. Students can take voice lessons, piano lessons, bowed strings lessons, guitar lessons, woodwinds lessons, brass lessons, percussion lessons, bass lessons, violin lessons, and ukulele lessons. The program also offers specific group options such as Mother Goose Meets Dr. Seuss 2025, Instrument Sampler 2023 and 2025, Guitar Fundamentals 2024, Group Classes Instrument Sampler, Young Musicians, Summer Jam Camp, and Concert Band and Symphonic Band programs.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Greater Richmond School of Music states that it believes in the transformative power of music and focuses on community and creating a haven for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels. The school organizes its year around school semesters and uses schools for lessons, and registration remains open throughout the year with tuition adjusted accordingly. Only registered students are eligible for lessons, and recitals each semester are optional but strongly encouraged for those who want to perform.
Each member of the faculty holds a degree in music, including instructors with credentials such as B.M., B.A., B.F.A., B.M.Ed., M.M., M.M.Ed., M.Ed., D.M.A., and A.B. from institutions such as Appalachian State University, Longy School of Music, Virginia Commonwealth University, Boston Conservatory of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, Concordia University, Shenandoah University, Dokuz Eylul University State Conservatory, Conservatory of Lausanne, International Yehudi Menuhin Music Academy, Millikin University, University of Richmond, Eastman School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, James Madison University, Boston University, University of California Los Angeles, Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, University of South Carolina, Virginia Wesleyan University, Old Dominion University, Harding University, California Institute of the Arts, New Mexico State University, and others. The leadership team includes Hayes Cummings (Owner and Director), Rebecca Cummings (Owner and Director), Devin Sullivan (GRSM Administrator), and Robert Ellithorpe (Director of Bands).
Greater Richmond School of Music is described as serving the Richmond area and using various private schools as lesson locations. It is identified as a top-rated music school in Richmond, Virginia, and as a top-rated destination for music education in Richmond, Virginia.
Parents report experiences such as children starting with group piano lessons at age 6 and continuing with private lessons, participation in Summer Jam Camp, bass and violin lessons, and private ukulele and guitar lessons. Parent testimonials describe instructors matching lessons to a child’s learning pace, continuing to challenge more advanced students, organizing weekly lessons that lead to an end-of-semester concert in the Concert and Symphonic Band program, and switching to online lessons during Covid without interruption. Multiple parents state they are happy with the quality of instruction, the organization of schedules around school semesters, and their children’s ongoing progress at Greater Richmond School of Music.
Last updated January 19, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Greater Richmond School of Music states that it believes in the transformative power of music and focuses on community and creating a haven for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels. The school organizes its year around school semesters and uses schools for lessons, and registration remains open throughout the year with tuition adjusted accordingly. Only registered students are eligible for lessons, and recitals each semester are optional but strongly encouraged for those who want to perform.
Each member of the faculty holds a degree in music, including instructors with credentials such as B.M., B.A., B.F.A., B.M.Ed., M.M., M.M.Ed., M.Ed., D.M.A., and A.B. from institutions such as Appalachian State University, Longy School of Music, Virginia Commonwealth University, Boston Conservatory of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, Concordia University, Shenandoah University, Dokuz Eylul University State Conservatory, Conservatory of Lausanne, International Yehudi Menuhin Music Academy, Millikin University, University of Richmond, Eastman School of Music, Carnegie Mellon University, James Madison University, Boston University, University of California Los Angeles, Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, University of South Carolina, Virginia Wesleyan University, Old Dominion University, Harding University, California Institute of the Arts, New Mexico State University, and others. The leadership team includes Hayes Cummings (Owner and Director), Rebecca Cummings (Owner and Director), Devin Sullivan (GRSM Administrator), and Robert Ellithorpe (Director of Bands).
Greater Richmond School of Music is described as serving the Richmond area and using various private schools as lesson locations. It is identified as a top-rated music school in Richmond, Virginia, and as a top-rated destination for music education in Richmond, Virginia.
Parents report experiences such as children starting with group piano lessons at age 6 and continuing with private lessons, participation in Summer Jam Camp, bass and violin lessons, and private ukulele and guitar lessons. Parent testimonials describe instructors matching lessons to a child’s learning pace, continuing to challenge more advanced students, organizing weekly lessons that lead to an end-of-semester concert in the Concert and Symphonic Band program, and switching to online lessons during Covid without interruption. Multiple parents state they are happy with the quality of instruction, the organization of schedules around school semesters, and their children’s ongoing progress at Greater Richmond School of Music.
Last updated January 19, 2026.
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