15 Benefits of Becoming a Scranton Music Academy Student...
1. Free, optional & fun music recitals. No parent fundraising.
Our recitals are optional, free, low-pressure and lots of fun. Every May and December, our students have the option of performing in our recitals.
Students are not required to perform, but many choose to. There are no participation fees and parents, friends & family never have to pay admission for these recitals.
Students or parents are never required to fund-raise or volunteer for studio events.
2. Five-Point Family Safety Plan.
Do other music studios invest thousands of dollars in the safety of your children? Every parent is concerned about their children’s safety and well-being.
Scranton Music Academy has invested thousands of dollars in our "5-Point Family Safety Plan" which helps parents ease their minds while their kids are at their music lessons.
You may rest assured that your children are safe while taking lessons at Scranton Music Academy.
Our 5-Point Family Safety Plan Includes...
- A video/security camera in every room.
- Every lesson room has a clear glass observation window.
- Office staff is on duty during all lessons times.
- We have an Open Door Policy. Parents are welcome to sit in on any lesson, any time.
- Each teacher must pass at least 4 different background checks.
3. FREE Trophies, certificates and colored wristbands to celebrate achievement with our Musical Ladder System®.
We inspire our students by giving them full color, really cool Musical Ladder® wristbands which they can show off to their friends.
We are the only music school in the Scranton, PA area which gives their students the opportunity to earn special colored wristbands, trophies AND certificates for passing musical tests. Kids and teens love the Musical Ladder!
The Musical Ladder System® is our unique method of music education which you can only get here.
More importantly when our students have a test coming up, they practice more, their parents are proud, their teachers are proud, and everybody wins.
"It's a fun, unique system. It encourages her to learn. My daughter loves the Ladder System. She's encouraged to do better each time, and she wears the wristbands to school and shows them off!"
- E. Dramasino
4. Unlimited Makeup Classes.
If you forget about a lesson or have a conflict, no problem! Just sign up for a makeup class.
They never expire, and you can take as many as you need.
5.
Free, convenient parking in our private parking lot, and a comfortable parent's lounge
with free Keurig coffee for our clients
Why spend time driving around the block looking for a parking space? Our parking lot saves you time, money and aggravation.
Instead of waiting in a music store's showroom, our clients enjoy our comfortable parent's lounge. Get some work done while you wait with our FREE Wi-Fi.
Enjoy our complimentary Keurig coffee & tea, comfortable chairs, kids' toys, cable TV and bottled water service. Or if you prefer you can sit in on their lesson anytime you like.
6. The largest and most qualified music teaching faculty in the Scranton area. Learn the songs you want to learn!
We teach it all, not just rock...
Pop, rock, musical theater, jazz and classical!
We have 31 music teachers, all with university training or many years of professional performance experience. Our music teachers are dedicated to learning about your personal musical goals and helping you to achieve them.
-Want to play guitar in a band?
-Want to play organ, guitar, piano or sing in your church?
-Want to audition for your high school musical?
-Want to play guitar or sing just for fun?
We are confident that we have the right teacher to help you or your kids reach their musical goals! In addition to their teaching credentials, our teachers have warm personalities, are extremely friendly & dedicated to teaching you the style of music that you want to learn in your music lessons. Click here
to learn more about our teachers.
7. Lunchtime weekday lessons & Sunday afternoon lessons for home-schoolers, retirees, college students, working professionals & busy parents.
We offer lessons as early as 11 a.m. and we see many students between the hours of 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
If you are a home-school parent, retiree, college student or working professional who has a flexible schedule, take advantage of our lunchtime weekday or Sunday afternoon lesson spots.
8. Scranton's widest range of music lesson times available 7 days a week!
Lessons are available:
- Mon-Thur: 11am - 9pm
- Friday: 11am - 7pm
- Saturday: 9am - 3pm
- Sunday: 1pm - 4pm
The office is open:
- Mon-Thur: 9am - 8pm
- Fri: 9am - 7pm
- Sat: 9am - 3pm
- Sun: 12pm - 6pm
9. A proven track record of excellence.
Every year, aspiring music teachers start their own studios, and a year or two later they're closed.
SMA has a proven track record of offering quality music lessons in Scranton, PA year round, since 2006! Trusted by hundreds of families for over 14 years.
Visit our testimonial page
to see what our students are saying about lessons at SMA.
10. The most technologically advanced and fully stocked music lesson rooms in the Scranton area... with Bose™ sound systems!
Feel free to "Bring Your Own Device" to your lesson in addition to your instrument! No other school in Scranton offers this technology. We give you the best music lesson experience that no one else can offer in Scranton, PA!
Our rooms are stocked with everything you need for music lessons, including amps, electronic drum kits, keyboards, pianos and more. All you need to bring is your instrument.
Technology is also a big part of lessons at the Scranton Music Academy and we have Bose® sound systems in every classroom.
The systems have cables that can attach to iPods, iPads, or laptops. This allows students to have a modern and engaging lesson.
11. Student Discount Cards.
We are the only music school in the Scranton area that offers student discount cards for their students which saves them money all throughout the year.
All of our current students receive a student discount card that saves them money on all of their music supply needs.
12. We are not a music store. Our one and only focus is on teaching music lessons.
Scranton Music Academy is Scranton's largest and only community music school whose primary focus is teaching music lessons.
Our entire school is designed and professionally equipped just to give you the best music lesson experience possible!
We are the only music school in Scranton where you can bring your iPhone, iPad, or any mobile device, plug into our Bose® Sound Systems, and get the BEST music lesson experience
in the Scranton area, that no one else can offer.
13. Professional office staff seven days a week to serve you.
We strive to bring you top-notch customer service.
We are the only music school in the Scranton area that offers full time professional customer service for their students seven days a week.
14. Convenience... Located on Oak Street, just off Keyser Ave.
Due to its great location in the former WOLF TV building in Scranton, our school is convenient to all areas of Northeast PA and Lackawanna County.
SMA is located at 916 Oak Street, minutes from Clarks Summit. The Keyser Oak Shopping Center & Gerrity's Super Market are just around the corner in Scranton, PA.
This convenient location serves the Scranton area including Clarks Summit, Dalton, Waverly, Taylor, Old Forge, Moosic, Glen Maura, Moscow, Dunmore
and all surrounding areas of NEPA.
15. Month to Month Lessons, No Long-Term Contracts.
SMA does not require you to sign a long-term contract for music lessons.
Every student is here on a month-to-month basis.
It's easy to take the next step!
Sign-up is simple and parent-friendly, with helpful staff at the front desk seven days a week to serve you.
- Click the "Sign Up Now" button and fill out the simple form.
- Or call 570-343-9051 now to grab a great lesson time as space is limited.
- Or you can email us, or request more info.
