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Welcome you to Santa Monica Academy of Music. Our mission is to provide a personalized environment that fosters the exploration and appreciation of the many facets of music. We offer a thorough and diverse music education, with an emphasis on building fundamental skills that will last a lifetime. Our instructors are all conservatory or university trained musicians, but are also experienced and committed music educators dedicated to helping students achieve their goals. |
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Founded in 1997 by husband and wife music educators Buzz Gravelle and Jessi Spike Gravelle, the Academy began with private piano lessons and guitar lessons and a steadfast commitment to high quality music education for students of all ages. Thirteen years later, with a teaching staff of fourteen instructors, the Academy now teaches over 300 students weekly and continues to grow. Private instruction is currently offered in piano, guitar, voice, violin (Suzuki and traditional methods), cello, flute, clarinet, saxophone, music theory, ear training, composition, and songwriting. Personalized and supportive instruction and an understanding of the needs of both beginning and advanced students distinguishes the Academy and make it your best choice for your music education needs.
We are helping to keep music education in the schools!
The Santa Monica Academy of Music is an advocate for stronger, more comprehensive music programs in our schools. We partner with selected elementary schools to implement such high-quality music programs. Our curriculum is aligned with the California Performing Arts Content Standards and features the Orff-Schulwerk process. The Academy is responsible for all aspects of instruction, administration, and management of such programs. We are proud to provide or supplement music programs in six different elementary schools, reaching over 1,200 students a week.
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310.828-8025
2414 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90403
postmaster@smamusic.com
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