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We offer classes for all ages & skill levels.

Piano Lessons | Northwest School of Music | Salem, Oregon Piano Teacher
Guitar Lessons | Northwest School of Music | Salem, Oregon Guitar Teacher
KINDERMUSIC CLASS | Northwest School of Music | Salem, Oregon Children's Music Classes
Voice Lessons | Northwest School of Music | Salem, Oregon vocal lessons
Violin Lessons | Northwest School of Music | Salem, Oregon violin teacher
Woodwinds lessons | Northwest School of Music | Salem, Oregon flute, clarinet, and saxophone teacher
  • A great piano teacher and diligent at-home practice are two of the most important ingredients for music-making success.
  • Piano, guitar, and voice students at Northwest School of Music have lots of fun showing off the music they've learned at our annual Christmas Recitals. Here's last year's second group of students.
  • Piano, guitar, and voice students at Northwest School of Music have lots of fun showing off the music they've learned at our annual Christmas Recitals. Here's last year's first group of students.
  • Guitar lessons with pro music teacher John Savage are enjoyable and extremely comprehensive. Beginners through advanced students always learn exactly what they need to know to keep them progressing with their instrument.

About Northwest School of Music

Established in 2006

Northwest School of Music is the region’s premier institution for the study of the arts. We offer lessons to students of all ages and abilities throughout Salem and surrounding areas. We provide both private lessons and group classes at our downtown studio, as well as in-home private lessons. Whether you are looking for piano lessons, voice lessons, guitar, or instruction on any of numerous band and orchestra instruments, NWSM is the place to come!

At Northwest School of Music, our teachers believe that music is about more than just learning how to read notes on a page. We teach our students the joy of music—for with joy comes true understanding. Music begins inside each of us long before we are able to read it in black and white. Music is a living and breathing thing! Because of that, we show our students how to feel the music before we teach them how to read it. We listen, sing, and do rhythm activities to get our students in-tune with the music!

Music Lessons Enrich Our Lives

Music lessons make our lives richer by expanding horizons, developing creativity and imagination, and providing a lifetime of enjoyment. Whether you or your child are pursuing music instruction as a hobby or on a competitive or professional level, learning to play the piano or other instrument will help to create a sense of self-worth, a joy of learning, and a love for music.

At Northwest School of Music, our ambition is to develop the full creative potential of each and every student who walks through our doors.

  • Who new playing the piano could be so much FUN? At Northwest School of Music, we strive to impart our joy of music to each and every student who walks through our doors. Come discover music at our Salem, OR studio.
  • At Northwest School of Music, parents and their children learn to enjoy music together! Come try piano lessons at our Salem, OR music studio.
  • Our music teachers have a real JOY of playing music. They love using their skills to perform and share that joy with others.
  • One of our favorite programs is Kindermusic! Toddlers come to make music together and have so much fun learning new skills and making friends along the way. Come check out our children's music classes at our Salem, OR music studio.

The Northwest School of Music Difference

Northwest School of Music understands that you have many choices when looking at music studios. Here are just a few of the differences you’ll experience at NWSM:

  • Qualified music instruction by trained and experience teachers
  • Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend music classes
  • Private and group lessons available
  • Optimum music class sizes – maximum 10 students per class
  • Age appropriate programs available for all ages – infants  through adults
  • Specialists in piano, guitar, voice, strings, and woodwinds—all located in one place!
  • Convenient class schedules – classes are available weekdays, evenings, Saturdays
  • Performance opportunities (low-pressure recitals) offered several times each year
  • Desk staff available to assist you during the week