Piano is an excellent first instrument, and provides a starting point for students who may wish to later study other instruments or voice.

Violin, viola, cello and bass at the Brooklyn Music School have a long-standing tradition of excellence, and our outstanding strings instructors are comfortable with students of all ages and experience levels.

We believe that the voice is the most intimate and powerful instrument that human beings possess and our pedagogical approach is at once approachable and rigorous.

At BMS students can learn to play a full range of percussion instruments, including drum set, claves, congas, marimba, tablas, timbales, xylophone, djembe, the balaphon, cajon, dundun, and shekere.

BMS provides students of all age and experience levels with high-quality musical instruction on woodwind and brass instruments including: flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, french horn, trumpet, and trombone.

Adaptive Instruction caters private instrumental and vocal lessons, group classes, and special sessions, to meet the challenges and abilities of our students and community members. These services reach a broad range of clients, with programming that promotes holistic approaches to mind-body expression through music.