Private
1 student
From school search to first song
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Find your school
See the instruments, prices and how lessons run at your school.
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Enrol online
About five minutes. We hold your card and only charge once your child is booked in.
- 3
First lesson
Your child's teacher welcomes them for their first lesson. Instruments are supplied and lesson diary notes tell you what to practise.
A format that fits
Paired
2 students
Group
3 to 4 students
Students are grouped by skill level as far as timetabling allows. All year levels can start. Prices and available formats are set per school.
Find your schoolA regular time at school
Your child has a lesson at the same time each week (30 minutes at most schools). Instruments are supplied. Lesson diary notes tell you what they worked on and what to practise.
Your school page shows whether lessons run during school hours, after school, or both. We confirm your child's time when they're booked in.
Missed lessons
Mark the absence in the parent portal before 9am on lesson day. Your child can receive one make-up lesson per term. Lessons missed without notice before 9am do not receive a make-up. A make-up lesson is also provided when a lesson is missed because of a school event or because our teacher is unavailable.
Find their sound
Other instruments
Some schools also offer instruments like violin or ukulele. Check your school page.
Not sure which one?
Pick the one your child is excited about. Their teacher can help.
Practice at home
It helps to have an instrument at home for practice. Ask your child's teacher for a recommendation. We supply instruments for lessons.
Progress that you can see
Intentional progression
Every student follows a clear, structured path using music books we've chosen. Lessons build solid technique and music reading, a strong foundation for AMEB exams if your child wants to sit them later.
Consistent feedback
Weekly lesson diary notes show what your child worked on and what to practise, and a written report each term shows how far they’ve come.
Performances
We work with your school to create chances to perform. At larger schools that may be a concert. At smaller schools it's an opportunity to play for classmates or at assembly.
Your child needs their first music book ($40) when they start. Further music books are recommended as they progress. Music books are paid separately to lesson fees.
Real chances to perform
We work with your school to create chances to perform. At larger schools that may be a concert. At smaller schools it's an opportunity to play for classmates or at assembly.
About Primary Music Institute
Primary Music Institute has been bringing music lessons into schools since 1995, teaching more than 100,000 students along the way. Today we teach at 69 schools across Melbourne. Lessons happen at school, instruments are supplied, and we handle timetabling with each school, so families don't drive anywhere and schools don't carry the admin.
Our teachers are musicians who love teaching kids. Every one is auditioned, holds a Working with Children Check, and is trained in our method and our child safe policy, with our team behind them.