Music / art lessons for kids in Los Angeles

European School Of Music & Art, Los Angeles County:
European School of Music & Art is a dynamic school that offers instruction in music and art (drawing, painting, sculpturing) to students of all ages. We are located in the beautiful Palos Verdes Peninsula, some 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, serving Rancho Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Torrance, Lomita, Harbor City and Carson areas with subsidiary operations in the Glendale/Burbank area and Ventura county.

The school offers instruction in various instruments:
- Accordion Lessons
- Cello Lessons
- Clarinet Lessons
- Drums Lessons
- Flute Lessons
- Guitar Lessons
- Mandolin Lessons
- Mommy & Me Classes
- Music Theory
- Oboe Lessons
- Piano Lessons
- Rising Stars Music Theater
- Saxophone Lessons
- Trumpet Lessons
- Viola Lessons
- Violin Lessons
- Voice Lessons
- Other instruments upon request

The school offers instruction in art lessons:
- Drawing Lessons
- Painting Lessons
- Sculpting Lessons

The school offers instruction in foreign language lessons:
- Italian Lessons
- French Lessons
- Spanish Lessons

School Curriculum:
Our curriculum is inspired by the European approach, and is informed by our guiding philosophy and principle, that music and art are to be both mastered and enjoyed. In other words, our curriculum is designed in such a way that it ensures development of skill while promoting spontaneity and creativity. While we accept that some students are primarily interested in music or art "just for fun," we strongly encourage our students to work towards the development of the necessary technical skills for music or art performance.

The typical structure of music instruction consists of:
- Learning and performance of a piece
- Technical Work (e.g. scales, keyboard musicianship)
- Sight reading
- Viva voce (theory), and sometimes performance from memory
- Aural awareness (ear training, recognition of cords, etc.)
- Having lots of fun in the process

Of course, this structure is flexible and not fixed, because we always tailor our instruction to the strengths, interests, personality, and age of each student. Such an individual-tailored approach means that oftentimes we use method books chosen (e.g. Bastien, Alfred, Noona, etc.) by the teacher of a respective student, again, on the basis of the student's age, strengths, personality, and interests.