All Newton Music School

We found ANMS because I was looking for a place where my daughters could each learn an instrument, (one guitar, one piano) during the same lesson time. I stumbled upon ANMS and am really glad I did. My two daughters have been taking lessons at the school for over 5 years now and I can not be happier. The staff is unbelievably attentive to the needs of the individual students and go out of their way to keep them engaged.

In summer 2012, my daughter, who was 6 at the time, attended the Summer Music Explorers program and had a wonderful experience. The curriculum is perfect — a great combination of learning songs, playing xylophones and drums, and musical theater, balanced with games, outdoor play time, and choice time. My daughter is back this summer and the experience has again been so positive. This summer program is a treasure (and affordable!) for Newton and the surrounding communities. If you have a child between ages 5−9 – definitely check it out!

My daughter has been taking piano lessons at ANMS for a few years now. She has developed such a passion for it due to the positive environment and community at ANMS. The faculty & staff are always easy to work with, trying to ensure that Jessica has the best experience possible while she is there taking lessons.
A few of my girlfriends were thinking of integrating music & lessons into their children’s after school activities & I jumped at the chance to talk up ANMS. It’s so wonderful at the end of the school year to be able to see our children play in the Music in May concert and share with everyone what it is that they have been working so hard on all year long.
ANMS is the best, definitely recommend it for anyone trying to get their children into music!

Hi! I used ANMS for music class last year, 2 weeks of camp last year and for their kindergarten Xylophone School during this past school year. If I had an easy child, I am sure it would have been a good program, but my child is a bit challenging but is sweet, smart and well– behaved. He did ok with the camp. I found out during xylophone class my child was being disruptive the first half of the year and not participating the 2^nd half of the year. What really annoys me is that there was no communication with me the Mom. If a student is having trouble for an extended period of time, the parent should be contacted and a plan created.
I was told, well its only a 45 minute group class and the teacher is busy. Well, that is unacceptable without proper parent communication, expectations could not be set. My 6 year old now has no interest in instrumental music.
Also, during last year’s music class i was called to pick up my child because he could not stop crying… Well, turns out he had a small cut near his eye and needed 3 stitches. He was injured by the sharp edge of the whiteboard. Instead of looking at his face, the teacher was annoyed that he was crying.
I ended up asking for a partial refund because it was clear that my son was not prepared for the end of the year performance and he is a lot happier now. They also have a draconian refund policy. I understand that this is a school but they are so money hungry that they are inflexible.
If you have that perfect child, this school may work well for you. If you have a more mature student this may be the school for you. But beware.