Music lessons in Finger Lakes
11 listed across 6 towns. Ages, schedule, and price up front - we link out to each provider.
Towns with music lessons
Eastman Community Music School
music · Rochester
AgesPrivate lessons typically begin around age 7; piano or strings may start earlier; voice usually around age 10
ScheduleSchool-year lessons billed by semester; summer eight-week session
Price2026–27 school year instructor tuition $666 / $986 / $1,234 per semester for 30 / 45 / 60-minute weekly lessons
Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
music · Rochester
AgesGrades 8–12 at an advanced playing level (generally NYSSMA Level 6)
ScheduleSundays 1–4pm, September–June, at Eastman School of Music (room EEW415); arrive 12:30pm
Price2026–27 tuition $736 for the year through Eastman Community Music School; $100 non-refundable new-student commitment deposit applied to tuition
ROCmusic
music · Rochester
AgesReadiness strings ages 6–9; other tracks recommended ages 8–18 depending on instrument
ScheduleYear-round school-year program; two to three instructional days a week. Readiness 1 (ages 6–9) Tue 4–6pm, Thu 4–5pm, plus a Friday mentor lesson at 57 St. Paul Street
PriceTuition-free; full scholarship covers instruction, an instrument to check out, and performances
St. Peter's Community Arts Academy
music · Geneva
AgesLittle Mozarts and Strings Explorers 3-6; Suzuki violin/viola 3+; Voice 12+; Ballet School Creative Movement 4-6
ScheduleSchool-year lessons; Little Mozarts in 6-week Fall, Winter, and Spring sessions; summer camps and workshops
PriceLittle Mozarts $60 per 6-week session. Piano quarterly: 30 min $310.50, 45 min $465.75, 60 min $621. Suzuki violin 30 min $362.25, 45 min $544.50, 60 min $724.50; Strings Explorers $144. Dance quarterly fees posted on the Ballet School page
Kanack School of Musical Artistry
music · Brighton
AgesCAD Pre-School Arts designed for students 3–5 (also open to older students)
SchedulePrivate lessons, group classes, ensembles; CAD Arts for preschool; Bach Children's Chorus in residence
PricePrivate lessons $35 (30 min) / $50 (45 min) / $65 (60 min); 10-week beginner/group classes $200; Class Pass $100/quarter; $25 annual family registration
Maxfield Music
music · Canandaigua
AgesVoice lessons for kids, teens, and adults; Broadway Bootcamp 9-17; Saturday Sing group voice has been offered for ages 10+
ScheduleIn-person lessons in Canandaigua or online; Broadway Bootcamp is a 4-week Monday 6pm session
PriceBroadway Bootcamp $130 for the 4-week program. Private lesson tuition was not posted on the pages that fetched
Rochester Academy of Music & Arts
music · Rochester
Ages2 to adult
ScheduleWeekly lessons six days a week
PriceOne-time registration fee $37
School of Rock Rochester
music · Victor
AgesLittle Wing 4-5; Rookies 6-7; Rock 101 8-13; Performance 8-18; Songwriting 12+
ScheduleYear-round rolling enrollment; Mon-Thu 3pm-9pm, Fri 3pm-7pm, Sat 10am-2pm; closed Sunday
Price2026 summer camps: Rookies (ages 5–7) $395/week; Rock 101 and Performance/Classic Rock (ages 8–18) $525/week. Optional Ramp to Camp $109 for 4 sessions. Year-round Little Wing/Rookies/Performance tuition not posted
The Hochstein School
music · Rochester
AgesMusic FUNdamentals ages 6 months–5 years; children's group guitar ages 5–9; Suzuki strings from age 3
ScheduleMusic FUNdamentals runs the 36-week school year; new registrations each nine-week quarter
PriceMusic FUNdamentals tuition $472.50–$630 depending on class
Finger Lakes Piano Music
music · Canandaigua
Ages6-85; beginners through late-intermediate
SchedulePrivate studio lessons; yearly recital during Festivals of Trees at Granger Homestead (required for children and teens, optional for adults)
PriceFirst introductory/evaluation lesson is free. Ongoing lesson rates were not posted on the homepage that fetched; students who study continuously keep their rate
ROC Star Academy South
music · Geneseo
AgesInstrument lesson pages: 8 to adult (guitar, drums, piano/keys). South page says musicians young and old