Pick the sound that makes your brain light up.
When does music fit your Tuesday?
Practice rooms run 7 AM to 10 PM, every day. Pick the windows that actually work — we'll match you with teachers who live in those hours too.
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Dr. Priya Raghunathan
Cello · Piano
“The first note you play in tune is a moment you never forget.”
Marcus Webb
Trumpet · Flugelhorn
“Rhythm is the first language. Melody comes after.”
Tomás Villanueva
Percussion · Marimba
“Every child who hums is already a musician.”
Yuki Nakashima
Violin · Viola
“Adults learn differently — and often better. There is no such thing as too late.”
Where are you starting from?
No wrong answer. We have retirees picking up the violin at 68 and seven-year-olds who already hum in perfect pitch. Everyone starts somewhere real.
Your geometry grows with you
Every door leaks a different key signature.
Six-year-olds and sixty-seven-year-olds share these hallways. Here's what happens when people stop waiting.
Kezia Oduya
Parent · Enrolled her daughter Amara, age 7
“Amara hummed constantly but I had no idea what to do with it. Three months in, she played "Für Elise" for her grandmother. That phone call is something I will never stop replaying.”
Daniel Park
Adult learner · Rearranged his Tuesday nights
“I wanted jazz piano badly enough that I said no to two years of Tuesday happy hours. Marcus taught me a ii-V-I and something clicked so hard I cried on the subway home.”
Barbara Whitmore
Retired teacher · Finally claiming the violin at 67
“I was promised lessons at twelve. Life happened, as it does. Yuki never once made me feel like I was catching up. She made me feel like I had arrived exactly on time.”
Right now
Practice rooms open
6–78
Age range of students
340+
Students enrolled
7 AM
First practice slot
15 hrs
Daily practice room hours
Your curriculum, already written.
Based on your answers, here's what the first year at Cadenza looks like for you.Complete one more quiz step to unlock your practice plan download.
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Schedule
Flexible
Weeks 1–2
First Contact
Holding, breathing, basic posture. No wrong notes yet.
Weeks 3–6
Your First Scale
C major, then D. The geometry of the instrument reveals itself.
Weeks 7–12
First Melody
A piece you recognize. The moment it sounds like music.
Month 4+
Ensemble Readiness
Playing with one other person changes everything.
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