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For Kids & Families

Enjoying music together is a family affair. Engaging in listening, playing, composing and sharing is a journey that starts at home, and lasts a lifetime.

Featured Article

An Examined Life, Colored by Music

BY MARK MACNAMARA

In a girl’s mind, school experiences in China are mixed with ideas from America, where she now lives. What choices will she make? What choices does she have?

Free Classical Music MP3 For Kids

Lara Downes: Nocturnes for Night Owls

Lara Downes shares a track with SFCV readers from her collection of "good music for bedtime"

Cool Websites for Kids

Featured Learning Resource: PlayMusic

Organized by the League of American Orchestras, this animated site connects to numerous online resources, and provides some interactive and readable information for kids as well.

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Tips and Advice

Tip of the Week: The Benefits of a Music Education

Is there anyone who does not enjoy some form of music? From our mother’s first lullabies, and accompanying us through holidays, celebrations, sports events, and rituals, music has added beauty, grace, vitality and expression to our lives.

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Private Lessons & Music Programs

Find a music enrichment program or a teacher for private lessons

The Bay Area is home to a variety of outstanding music enrichment programs, from community music schools to first-rate youth symphonies and children’s choruses to piano teachers who offer private lessons. Let us help you find what’s right for your child’s talents and abilities.