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College / career · University of Texas

UT Austin Butler School of Music

UT Austin's comprehensive university music school offers undergraduate through doctoral training across performance, composition, jazz, education and scholarship.

Serious pre-professionalsClassical and jazzGraduate study
University tuitionAustin · College / Adults
Private lessons · South First

Red Leaf School of Music

An all-ages neighborhood school offering private instruction across contemporary and classical instruments, plus online lessons and recital opportunities.

All skill levelsMulti-instrument familiesAdults
Contact for tuitionAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Private lessons · West Austin

Strait School of Music

A large retail-connected lesson program with personalized private instruction, month-to-month enrollment and regular student performance events.

Wide instrument choiceMonth-to-month lessonsAdults
From $180 / monthAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Classical & chamber · Northwest Austin and UT campus

Austin Chamber Music Center

A chamber-music education hub offering coached adult ensembles, youth summer divisions, competitions and in-school instruction.

Chamber musiciansIntermediate and advanced playersAdult amateurs
Varies by programAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Community / nonprofit · Austin / community locations

Inside Out Steelband

A community music organization dedicated to Trinidadian steel pan through classes, private lessons, residencies, camps and public performance.

Steel panAbsolute beginnersCommunity ensemble
Varies by classAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Community / nonprofit · Partner schools across Austin

Beat 4 Beat

A nonprofit employing local musicians to deliver interest-led after-school music education for underserved Central Texas youth.

Underserved youthAfter-school learningContemporary music
School / nonprofit programsAustin · Kids / Teens
Community / nonprofit · Schools and community sites citywide

Austin Soundwaves

An access-focused nonprofit serving thousands of students through school partnerships, private lessons, mariachi, orchestras, fellowships and camps.

Equitable accessBand and orchestraMariachi
Free, scholarship and paid programsAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Classical & chamber · Partner middle and high schools

Chamber Academy Austin

A full-year chamber-music program for middle- and high-school orchestra students, including coaching, masterclasses and a professional performance recording.

School orchestra studentsChamber competition prepSmall ensembles
School-based programAustin · Kids / Teens
Private lessons · North Central Austin

Austin Guitar School

An Austin institution founded in 1987, specializing in guitar-centered private lessons, group classes, performance and online study.

GuitaristsBlues and contemporary stylesGroup classes
Contact for tuitionAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Performance school · North Loop / Koenig

Femme Rock

An inclusive music school and community where women and non-binary adults learn instruments, join bands and perform at real Austin venues.

Women and non-binary adultsSupportive communityFirst band
Varies by classAustin · Adults
Private lessons · North Austin

Redeemer Performing Arts

A community lesson program offering structured after-school private instruction and an annual showcase for students age six through adult.

Semester consistencyAfter-school lessonsBeginners
Contact for semester tuitionAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Performance school · Northcross / North Burnet

School of Rock Austin

Performance-based music education built around private lessons, band rehearsals and live shows, with pathways for young beginners through adults.

Joining a bandLive performanceRock and pop
Contact for tuitionAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Community / nonprofit · Westlake

Armstrong Community Music School

A nonprofit community school offering early-childhood classes, private lessons and inclusive programs designed around access, well-being and lifelong learning.

Early childhoodSupportive private lessonsFamilies
From $42.50 / 30 minAustin · Preschool / Kids / Teens / Adults
Private lessons · South Austin

Austin School of Music

A long-running, musician-led school offering private lessons, songwriting, recording opportunities, camps and ensemble experiences for children and adults.

Flexible private lessonsSongwritingWorking musicians
From $145 / monthAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Classical & chamber · Northwest Hills

Austin Suzuki Music School

An inclusive Suzuki community combining weekly private instruction, group classes, listening and regular performance for young string players.

Young string playersParent-involved learningSuzuki method
Contact for tuitionAustin · Preschool / Kids / Teens
Community / nonprofit · North Austin / partner schools

Anthropos Arts

A nonprofit connecting low-income youth with professional musicians for free individual lessons, mentoring and major performance opportunities.

Low-income youthMentorshipProfessional role models
Free for eligible studentsAustin · Kids / Teens
Performance school · Southpark Meadows

School of Rock SW Austin

A South Austin performance school pairing private coaching with band rehearsals, songwriting, camps and recurring showcases.

South Austin familiesFirst bandsStage experience
Contact for tuitionAustin · Preschool / Kids / Teens / Adults
Private lessons · North metro service area

Sur Taal Music School

A multi-location teaching program serving Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown and Cedar Park with individual, group and summer options.

North metro familiesFlexible lesson lengthPiano and guitar
Contact for tuitionAustin · Kids / Teens / Adults
Community / nonprofit · Central Texas

Kids in a New Groove

A trauma-informed mentorship-through-music program pairing Central Texas foster-system youth with consistent weekly private instruction.

Youth in foster careOne-on-one mentorshipConsistency
Free for eligible youthAustin · Kids / Teens
Private lessons · Round Rock

Round Rock Music

A neighborhood school serving Round Rock, Hutto and Pflugerville with private lessons, beginner groups, recitals, camps and instrument support.

Round Rock familiesBeginner group classesRecitals
Contact for tuitionRound Rock · Kids / Teens / Adults
Performance school · Lakeline

School of Rock Cedar Park

A full performance-program location serving Cedar Park and Leander with early-childhood, youth, songwriting and adult band pathways.

Cedar Park and LeanderBand experienceKids and teens
Contact for tuitionCedar Park · Preschool / Kids / Teens / Adults
Performance school · Kyle Centre

School of Rock Kyle

A newer Hays County location serving Kyle, Buda and San Marcos with beginner, youth, songwriting and adult performance programs.

Hays CountyBeginnersPlaying with peers
Contact for tuitionKyle · Preschool / Kids / Teens / Adults
Performance school · East Round Rock

School of Rock Round Rock

A performance-centered school where private instruction feeds directly into rehearsals and public shows for youth and adult bands.

Round Rock familiesRock and popGroup accountability
Contact for tuitionRound Rock · Kids / Teens / Adults
Performance school · Old Town Leander

Vivid School of Music

A small Leander school pairing one-on-one contemporary lessons with a year-round student rock-band program and live shows.

Leander familiesLonger private lessonsStudent bands
From $215 / monthLeander · Kids / Teens / Adults
Private lessons · Bastrop

Bastrop Music Academy

A tailored private studio offering piano, voice and musicianship with theory, ear training, sight-reading and optional performance preparation.

Piano and voiceAudition prepVirtual lessons
Contact for tuitionBastrop · Kids / Teens / Adults
Community / nonprofit · Highland Lakes

Harmony School of Creative Arts

A nonprofit Hill Country arts school offering music, dance and visual-art instruction with performance opportunities and financial assistance.

Highland Lakes familiesMulti-arts householdsScholarship access
Varies; scholarships availableMarble Falls · Preschool / Kids / Teens / Adults