Music Lessons for Kids

We are music teachers dedicated to your child’s progress.

Fun, Exciting Instruction

We’re teachers with master’s degrees and K-12 teaching certifications
Our lessons are fun
Our students make progress

We teach instruments to beginning and advanced musicians. We have music engineering and technology lessons, too. We also have songwriting lessons to help musicians create finished songs.

Instrument Lessons

Drums

Beginning Drum Lessons
Drum Fundamentals Course
Drum Performance Lessons
Drum Recording Lessons
Advanced Drum Lessons

Guitar

Beginning Guitar Lessons
Guitar Fundamentals Course
Music Theory Lessons
Guitar Performance Lessons
Guitar Recording Lessons
Advanced Guitar Lessons

Bass Guitar

Beginning Bass Guitar Lessons
Bass Guitar Recording Lessons
Bass Guitar Performance Lessons

Mandolin

Beginning Mandolin Lessons
Mandolin Performance Lessons

Ukulele

Beginning Ukulele Lessons
Ukulele Performance Lessons

Piano / Keyboard

Beginning Piano/Keyboard Lessons
Music Theory Lessons

Music Production Lessons

Recording

Production Lessons
Tracking (Recording) Lessons
Mixing Lessons
Mastering Lessons
Music Publishing Course

Electronic Music Production

Electronic Music Production Lessons
Synthesizer Programming Lessons
Drum Programming Lessons
Electronic Music Arrangement Lessons
Electronic Music Mixing & Automation Lessons
Logic Pro X Lessons

Songwriting Lessons

Songwriting For Beginners
Songwriting For Advanced Musicians

Rates

Half-hour lessons are $40. All sessions are weekly. We charge using monthly debit, at $160 per month.

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Our Teachers

Stuart Smith, M.Ed. has been a performing musician since 1995. He has taught instruments to kids of all ages. Customers enjoy his patient, encouraging way of teaching music. Melissa Smith, M.Ed. helps Stuart with the planning and optimization of each lesson. Together Stuart and Melissa have over 20 years of experience as educators.

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“If you are looking for a great one on one music lesson with a patient and energetic instructor – go see Stuart! You won’t be disappointed.” –Chelsea Norden

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“We highly recommend this program to any parent looking to get their children into music.” –Geoff Batz

Location

We are conveniently located in northwest Tucson near I-10, at 3321 West Calle Fresa.

We have limited in-person availability. We also provide lessons online.

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We Have Limited Availability

Unlike big music schools, we don’t serve many customers. We can only serve a few students per day. This is great for our students!

We spend more time preparing and reflecting on each lesson
We have convenient session times open including prime time, weekday, and weekend sessions
We are able to respond right away when you have a question or concern

Few Teachers Do What We Do

It’s not easy to find music teachers who actually change their approach based on how you learn. Individualization is our specialty. That means that we will listen to you and learn what helps you make progress.

It’s easy to get started with your lessons! Call, text or book online.

EXCELLENT

22 reviews on

Monica

2022-09-07

I was nervous to learn guitar as an adult, but am so glad I did and that I chose to learn from Stuart. He is a kind and patient teacher who makes lessons fun and engaging. We learn at a pace that is comfortable for me based on my goals. Lessons are done by Zoom which makes it convenient for my schedule. I have fun each week learning new material and techniques. I love being able to choose songs that I like and submit them to be used for our lessons. I would recommend Stuart for anyone looking to have a personalized, challenging, and encouraging learning experience.

Steve Watson

2022-07-20

I am 66 years old and I wanted to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. I found Tucson Music Lessons and contacted Stuart Smith about taking lessons and started 5 months ago. Stuart is a fantastic teacher. All lessons are on zoom and it works out wonderfully. I can set up and tune my guitar before lessons start. Stuart is upbeat and has such a positive attitude. He tailors lesson with your abilities and how you are progressing. There are times I feel discouraged and down about my progress, but after lessons I feel better about myself and continuing on. If you are interested in music I would highly recommend Tucson Music Lessons.

Jodi O

2022-01-21

The best musical lessons in Tucson by far! My son is a special needs student with a great love of music. Stuart is an amazing and patient teacher, my son looks forward to his music lesson every week, and is learning scales and octaves above and beyond for a child his age. My son is engaged in the lesson the entire time, thanks to the teacher’s enthusiasm and dedication to the learning style of the individual student. Lessons with this music school are so rewarding!!! Very highly recommended!

elizabeth8679

2020-04-09

We absolutely love and highly recommend Stuart!! He is so patient and kind teaching my 7 year old son how to play multiple instruments!! Best music instructor we know!

John D'Orlando

2019-10-22

I’ve been playing guitar on and off for over 40 years, including in a punk band in the early 80’s. I never having had any formal training and my technique left a lot to be desired. In the last two years I had two teachers who helped break my bad habits, but my third teacher, Stuart from Tucson Music Lessons has applied everything I learned and I’m now able play much more confidently and more consistently than before. He makes each lesson enjoyable and tailors the lesson to your needs. In addition to teaching guitar Stuart plays and teaches several instruments and will even join in on drums to bring his teaching full circle. I highly recommend Stuart for not only beginners but also for those who’ve been playing for a while but need a tune up. Highly recommend!

Heath Evans

2019-08-23

Mr Stuart is by far the most amazing gift to music we could have hoped for. He is extremely patient with our special needs son and has fostered an out of this world love for music in our son. Mr Stuart is a very gifted musician who has a passion for fostering music in the next generation. Our son can't stop talking about his lessons at Tucson Music Lessons and it is the highlight of the week. There will never be enough words for how thrilled we are with Mr Stuart's passion, patience, and drive for inspiring our son. A 5 star rating is far too low for the quality at Tucson Music Lessons, but Google won't let me add more!!!

Tina Segovia

2019-07-24

Stuart is an amazing teacher, Super patient! My son loves the drums & Stuart is helping him grow & learn every week. We would highly recommend Tucson Music Lessons!!

Susan Miller-Cochran

2018-10-28

Stuart has been such an inspirational teacher for both our 11-year-old son (who has autism) and for our 7-year-old daughter (who is neurotypical). He is patient, knowledgeable, flexible, and encourages them to love music and to explore. I can’t recommend him highly enough!

Geoffrey Batz

2018-09-30

Our autistic son has been seeing stuart for over a year now and we are extremely impressed with how much he's learned! Stewart is an exceptional and patient instructor. Not only has our son continually learned how to play a variety of instruments but his fine motor skills as well as pattern recognition skills have all improved! We highly recommend this program to any parent looking to get their children into music.

Timothy Gentry

2018-09-30

Our experience with Tucson Music Lessons was fantastic. Our girl has always had a blast going to her music class. On her first visit she was a little nervous but the teacher was so sweet and encouraging she was soon lost in all the fun she was having. She played drums and shakers, played on guitars, and loved singing into a microphone while watching the sound of her voice on a monitor. Very interactive and great for little kids who just need to explore various parts of music. I would highly recommend starting your child out here. I believe they offer instruction for individual instruments as well, I’m excited to see which one my kid connects with. It’s a great musical exposure and fun experience for us all.