Brookline Music School seeks to awaken and nurture musical interest, appreciation, and artistic excellence in a friendly and stimulating atmosphere; to offer a high standard of comprehensive music instruction to people of all ages and backgrounds from the local community; and to serve the community by teaching in multiple locations, offering generous tuition assistance, and sponsoring a full schedule of concerts and public performances throughout the year.

Private lessons are the cornerstone of music education. Brookline Music School welcomes students ages 4 years to adult, with the belief that the right match of student and teacher is vital to a students progress, pleasure of learning and enjoyment of music. After an initial consultation, the student is assigned to a faculty member whose teaching style most closely complements the students learning style and personality.

Associations and certifications

National Guild for Community Arts Education

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Shufang Du

Violin & Piano

Appeared as a soloist with Boston Classical Orchestra, Boston University Orchestra, and The Boston Conservatory Orchestra. As a pianist at the Boston Conservatory, she was a concerto competition winner and is a staff accompanist at the school. Co-founder of Parnassus String Quartet.

Nick Grondin

Guitar

Performs actively on guitar in jazz and rock groups, and leads the Nick Grondin Group, an original jazz group which performs regularly in theBoston area.

Katie Seiler

Voice

Katie was born in Durham, NH and began classical piano lessons at eight years old. Since 2002 she has been studying voice and has performed regularly as a solo and ensemble vocalist in both classical and jazz styles, with WMU Gold Company Jazz Choir with Donny McCaslin, Pollyfolia Vocal Festival with the WMU Gold Co. Sextet in Normandy, France, The Oprah Show, and with vocal ensemble “Prism.”

Chris Veilleux

Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute

Chris is a woodwind player and composer whose music stems from jazz, free jazz, world music, rock and classical. He co-leads the sax, guitar, and drums trio Industrious Noise, and Roving Soul, with more of a world music influence. He is a member of Charlie Kohlhase’s Saxophone Support Group and Jerry Sabatini’s Sonic Explorer’s.

Guitober Rocks Brookline Music School

The Brookline Music School's GuiFaculty asked their students this fall: "What do you LOVE about guitar," and nearly 70 students responded: "Let me show you! " Guitober Rocks Brookline Music School is a short film featuring the students and faculty of Brookline Music School's guitar department leading you on a journey as they explore their favorite six-stringed instrument.