Online/In-Person Music Lessons
Downingtown, PA
Downingtown Music Academy is committed to the growth of every musician, young and old, beginner and pro. A positive, creative, student oriented approach drives student success in lessons, workshops, individual auditions and community performances.
9 Benefits
Of Choosing Downingtown Music Academy
1. Award Winning Lessons and Teachers
Downingtown Music Academy has been voted the best in Downingtown three years in a row since 2019! We’ve won awards on Thumbtack and on Alignable for 2020 best Downingtown business out of 900 businesses on the site.
Our teachers have taught professionally in universities and played in their city’s symphony orchestras and acclaimed venues such as Carnegie Hall. They have won songwriting awards in their cities and opened for hip hop legends. They have even written courses used internationally in multi million dollar music company mobile apps.
2. Community Performance Opportunities
Our studio does twice a year recitals for all students. We also provide open house activities, workshops, masters classes, and music for community events such as farmers markets, non profit concerts, and music festivals. We believe in creating a community through music and we regularly collaborate with like minded businesses, always looking for new ways to help our students share their talents with others. Check out our upcoming events or like our facebook page to see what we’re up to!
3. Convenient Lesson Location
Our studio location is conveniently located in the center of Downingtown right near the 30 bypass and 113 making it accessible to students living in Exton, Downingtown and West Chester, and many other Chester county locations. Also we have onsite parking!
4. Comfy and Clean Waiting Area for Parents
5. Quality Lessons in Person or Online
6. Biyearly Lesson Conferences & Weekly Communication Through Our Practice App
7. Convenient and Easy Online Scheduling
8. Group, Individual, Schedule as You Go Biweekly or Weekly Lesson Packages.
Make lessons work on your budget and schedule. You can take at regularly intervals throughout the month, or sporadically when it is convenient to you.
9. Practice Systems That Really Work!
Sometimes young students really struggle to manage their time with practice. We use fun practice charts like the one above to engage students and help them earn fun rewards like gift cards.
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Events
See Upcoming Events & Announcements
Check back regularly to see the latest & upcoming events and announcements from Downingtown Music Academy! The calendar is regularly updated with all of the information you’ll need to stay up-to-date.
Meet the Director
Rosalind Hayes has been teaching since 2012 when she first started at the AIM academy in Conshohocken, working with kids with special needs and learning disabilities. In 2011, she completed her undergraduate degree in voice performance from the highly acclaimed Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ. She graduated from the honors program with a minor in psychology, Summa Cum Laude. Following this, she completed her graduate degree in Music Therapy from Drexel University in 2013 while pregnant with her first son and graduated with honors. She also completed both a master’s and bachelor’s theses on the transfer effects of learning a musical instrument.
She started Downingtown Music Academy Lessons in 2013 and since that time, has led studio participation in many Chester County based community performances, including: workshops, masters classes, non-profit concerts, music festivals, farmers markets, and more. Her students have gone on to perform in NYC and to achieve admission into acclaimed music education programs like Temple University. Her students have also achieved notable success getting sizable parts in community theater programs, solos in school concerts, and even winning awards for songwriting. Ms. Hayes has also performed personally at several world-renowned venues such as the Kimmel Center and Carnegie Hall. Currently she is completing a vocal course for Tonara, a seven figure international music learning company and app.
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