Young Musicians of Virginia

The Academy of Music in Norfolk, VA offers a wide range of music instruction programs, including private lessons, Suzuki strings, early childhood music, and Band-Together for students of all ages and skill levels. With a focus on the importance of making music, the Academy provides scholarship opportunities, support for students and faculty, and a variety of resources to help individuals explore their passion for music in a welcoming and nurturing environment.Generated from the website

Lee Harper - owner, teacher, player. 40 + comprehensive years playing experience. 30 + years teaching experience. Industrial Psychologist and corporate trainer who understands the learning process. In the beginning, playing the guitar is hard; however, it is one of those instruments that - once the neural connections are formed and the muscle memory is locked in - become easier over time. Its that over time factor that prevents most from going beyond just strumming a few chords. . . and most dont even want to think about Theory - Boo, Hiss! My goal for each student? To become a musician with the guitar as the primary means of expression. To achieve the ability to totally express yourself, the specific goal is to become a Guitar Player - not a rhythm guitar player or a lead guitar player . . . but a GUITAR PLAYER. No one ever says to a piano player so, you play piano. . . rhythm or lead? - that would be ludicrous; but its a common question to guitarists. OK, there are leads parts and rhythm parts and some bands distinguish those parts with the role lead guitar or rhythm guitar. But thats what it is a role, not a goal. Rhythm guitar might be the limitation of some players because they couldnt, or wouldnt, overcome the learning curve . . . thats why you need a teacher, a coach, a Guitar Mentor. Private and group lessons. One of the great joys of playing a musical instrument is interacting with other musicians. To facilitate this interaction, I encourage all students to attend the various pickin sessions that I hold frequently.

The Governor s School for the Arts offers a wide range of programs in visual and performing arts. It provides studies in critical art studies, dance, film, video, music and theater. The school is located in Norfolk, Va. It provides various programs for professional training in fine arts, graphic designing and photography. The dance division offers studies in performance, choreography, production, and interactive and digital technologies. The dance coursework includes classes in dance history, functional anatomy, physiology of exercise, body conditioning, yoga, music, video and theatrical presentation and design. It also provides arts and music instruction, which includes private music instruction on voice and musical instruments. The center organizes a variety of programs for its students, including fall and spring classes, vacation camps, violin, cello and guitar learning and summer art programs.