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A Top 3 Rated Music School in Des Moines, IA

BLACK FRIDAY WEEK OFFER: RECEIVE A $70 REBATE*

*Sign your 6-17 year old up for an upcoming free trial lesson before 12/1, and register for a class within 24 hours of attending!

REGISTER NOW FOR OUR JANUARY BEGINNER PROGRAM!

NEW THIS YEAR: In addition to our in-person classes, online piano lessons are available for ALL beginners, ages 6-17!

Music Lessons For Kids

In-Person or Online Piano and guitar lessons

Since 2010, Arrow Academy of Music has led over 1,000 students to discover their passion for music. Join us today!

NOW ENROLLING: January START

Music Lessons For Kids

In-Person or Online Piano and guitar lessons

Since 2010, Arrow Academy of Music has led over 1,000 students to discover their passion for music.
Join us today!

NOW ENROLLING:
January START

Find Your Child's Place at Arrow

Giving the gift of music to your child while they’re young builds confidence, increases intelligence, and develops leadership.
Group lessons further promote these qualities as students learn alongside their peers of similar age and ability in a fun, relaxed environment. 

Where to Start:

Beginner Piano Students

Ages 6 - 9 or 9 - 17

Beginner Piano Students

We offer 5 different start dates for beginner students, to make entering our program as easy as possible for your busy schedule!
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Beginner Guitar Students

Ages 10 - 15

Beginner Guitar Students

We offer 3 start dates for beginner guitar students to join our program, which has been assembled by our teachers to help students learn at the right pace!
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Returning or Transferring Piano & Guitar Students

Returning/Transferring Piano & Guitar Students

Our School Year & Straight Shot programs keep both piano and guitar students progressing through our curriculum.
New to Arrow? We’ll make sure your child is placed in the right class!
CONTACT US

Beginner Piano Students

Ages 6 - 9 or 9 - 17
We offer 5 different start dates for beginner students, to make entering our program as easy as possible for your busy schedule!
LEARN MORE

Beginner Guitar Students

Ages 10 - 15
We offer 3 start dates for beginner guitar students to join our program, which has been assembled by our teachers to help students learn at the right pace!
LEARN MORE

Returning or Transferring Piano & Guitar Students

Our School Year & Straight Shot programs keep both piano and guitar students progressing through our curriculum.
New to Arrow? We’ll make sure your child is placed in the right class!
CONTACT US

Ready to learn more in a free trial?

Our unique, accredited combination of group and individual lessons is what sets us apart.

Arrow’s proven educational approach provides all the benefits of playing together, while also ensuring individual attention. Contrastingly, private lessons that simply move at your child’s pace can lead to gaps in learning and slower development. Arrow’s lessons are better planned, having both group and individual goals to reach for maximum progress and enjoyment.

What you can expect from our group lessons:
What you can expect from our Flex and Float lessons:
At Arrow Academy, students:

Enroll today in our Straight Shot accelerated summer program starting May 30th, or our School Year Session starting in August!

Choose Your Starting Time

Choose Your Starting Time

Students in guitar class

School Year Session

Registration starts May
Lessons are August – May

Young piano student with teacher

October Session

Registration starts September
Lessons are October – May

Two young piano students in class with teacher

January Start

Registration OPEN
  Lessons are January – July

Student doing activity during group piano

March Start

Registration starts January
Lessons are March – August

Students in guitar class

School Year Session

Registration starts May
Lessons are August – May

Young piano student with teacher

October
Session

October Session

Registration starts September
Lessons are October – May

Two young piano students in class with teacher

January Start

Registration OPEN
  Lessons are January – July

Student doing activity during group piano

March Start

Registration starts January
Lessons are March – August

How Does Arrow Academy Compare?

With many options for music lessons for your child, finding the best fit can be overwhelming. The chart shows a variety of teaching philosophies and how they compare with Arrow Academy of Music’s concept based learning philosophy.

What does concept based learning look like? Each lesson teaches something new – because it’s fun to be learning and engaged! Each lesson reviews – because everyone needs to try and receive feedback. Each lesson evaluates because everyone needs accountability to experience that feeling of success.

Lesson comparison chart

From Student to Musician:
The Journey of an Arrow Academy Student

Piano: Elementary Levels (1A-2B), Upper Levels (3-6) and Advanced Levels (Adv 1-Adv 3)
Guitar: Early Levels (1-3) and Upper Levels (4-8)

We have a plan for our students, taking them from total beginner to a musician ready to improvise, lead a band, take college music classes and more. We have carefully planned every step in our accredited curriculum to create well-rounded pianists and guitarists, ready for a future with music, no matter where their journey takes them. Throughout these accredited levels, our students develop the below important skills, and more.

Elementary, upper, and advanced piano levels graphic

Your child will experience different styles and genres of music and learn different techniques from rock, jazz, classical, pop, and more.

Composing allows children to use their imagination! It also reinforces their ability to read music and makes them more confident and inspired.

Our unique curriculum with it’s creative tools makes music lessons not only productive, but also fun!

Your child will not only understand chords, but learn to play them so they sound great when playing with drums, bass, and guitar players. They’ll read lead sheets and chord charts, and improvise with ease right from the start.

Both social and leadership skills are developed through a group environment of support and accountability.

We teach everything from reading and ear-training, to a plethora of musical styles and history using games and activities, to help your child choose their trajectory of musicianship.

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Our Story

As parents ourselves, we became frustrated when searching for a music curriculum to teach our own children the art of music. Lessons that would include all of the needed technique, theory, composition, improv, and independence required as a player, while also making it engaging and fun for their age. 

Since we are both trained educators, we decided families deserved better and set out to change the way music could be taught. It’s then that the group music lessons at Arrow Academy of Music were born.

Since 2010, we’ve helped hundreds of people just like you to find the music lessons they need so their children can learn to play an instrument.

Expect Great Results!

Hear from parents just like you about their experience with Arrow Academy of Music!

Google 5 star Reviews

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Based on 43 reviews.

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Join Us Today!

BEGINNERS:
Enter our program with a free trial lesson!

TRANSFERS:
Enter our program with a free evaluation!
Contact us to schedule a time.

Thanks for choosing Arrow!

Important Registration Notes:

  • $155 materials fee is non-refundable. 
  • Monthly payments begin January 1st, and will billed on the first of each month, January through July of 2025.