Ovation Music Co.Performance school Log in Free placement

Programs

Every program, by age and stage

Every stage program starts with a free placement session, where we hear you play and place you in the right book. From there you move up by mastery, not the calendar. Stages 1 and 2 are open now; Stages 3 to 5 open as our first students get there.

Book a free placement session Full price list

By age

Where to start, by age

Gold marks the usual starting point. Stages 1–2 are small-group classes: 45 minutes for ages 8–10; for ages 11 through adult, 60 minutes in Debut and 75 in Encore. From Stage 3 · Artist, every student has a weekly 60-minute private lesson plus a weekly group lab.

8–10Children
Kids Keys ClubGroup · ages 8–11Junior Debut12 classes · 45 minJunior EncoreJunior Books 2–4
11–14Pre-teens and teens
DebutStage 1 · 24 classes · 60 minEncoreStage 2 · Books 2–4Stages 3–5Coming next
15–18Older teens
DebutStart or restartFirst Chords LabGroup · 4 weeksEncoreStage 2 · Books 2–4Stages 3–5Coming next
AdultsStarting fresh or coming back
DebutComplete Beginner or Returning PlayerFirst Chords LabGroup · 4 weeksEncoreStage 2 · Books 2–4
Church playersAny age
Worship Keys LabGroup · 6 weeksDebutStart from the beginning

By stage

The stages, at a glance

Time frames are targets, not deadlines. Master the book and you move up, even if it's early. Need longer? You keep going in the same book. Pay any stage in full and you're a Full Score family.

  1. PStartFree placement30 minutes at the piano
  2. 1Stage 1DebutBook 1 in two terms, or Junior Debut for ages 8–10
  3. 2Stage 2EncoreBooks 2–4, or Junior Encore for ages 8–10
  4. 3+Stages 3–5Coming nextArtist, Specialist and the Fellowship open as our first students get there
StageProgramWhoLessonsPrice
StartFree placement sessionEveryone30 minutesFree
Stage 1DebutBook 1 · ages 11 to adult24 × 60 min · small group · two 12-week terms$647 a term in full or 3 × $239/mo
Paying in full saves $70 a term
Stage 1Junior Debut · Junior Performance TrackJunior Book 1 · ages 8–1012 × 45 min · small group$437 in full or 3 × $159/mo
Paying in full saves $40
Stage 2EncoreBooks 2–4 · after Debut36 × 75 min · small group · about 9 months$1,797 in full or 9 × $219/mo
Paying in full saves $174
Stage 2Junior EncoreJunior Books 2–4 · ages 8–1036 × 45 min · small group · about 9 months$1,647 in full or 9 × $199/mo
Paying in full saves $144
Stages 3–5Artist, Specialist, Fellowship and CertificateAfter EncoreOpening as our first students get thereComing next

Group classes

Side doors into the school

Shorter programs for trying piano with friends, getting your church band sounding full, or getting stage-ready fast.

ProgramWhoLengthPrice
First Chords LabTeens and adults · max 84 weeks$249
Kids Keys ClubAges 8–11 · max 68 weeks$299
Worship Keys LabChurch keys players6 weeks$349

Three ways to start Book 1

At placement we choose one of three editions of Book 1: Complete Beginner, Momentum for busy students who need a lighter practice load, or Returning Player for anyone coming back after time away.

Single lessons

Drop-in private lessons are $85 for 45 minutes or $110 for 60. Enrolled students add extra private lessons at $65 or $85, and Stage 1–2 students can book a 30-minute private check-in for $45. All of these start with a free placement session and are booked in the Ovation Portal.

À la carte prices

Families

A second sibling gets 10% off tuition, applied at placement. Refer a family who enrolls and you get a $50 lesson credit.

Family policies

Next step

Start with a free placement session

Thirty minutes at the piano with a teacher. Play whatever you know, or nothing at all, and leave with your track, your first lesson date and the song you'll perform in 90 days.

Book a free placement session How enrolling works