Feel Proud and Sound Great
Learning the violin or viola can be challenging. Maybe you’ve played in your school orchestra for years but still struggle with making a great sound. Maybe practicing feels frustrating because you’re not sure how to fix what isn’t working. Or maybe you love playing and simply want to see how far you can go.
That’s where Key to Change comes in.
Our violin and viola Studio helps middle and high school students build the technique, musicianship, and confidence they need to make real progress. Students learn how to develop a stronger, more expressive sound, play with greater confidence, tackle challenging music, and feel proud of what they can do.
Students learn in a welcoming and diverse community with accomplished music instructors who know how to help young musicians succeed. Through expert instruction, encouragement, practice, and performance, students can begin to hear and feel meaningful changes in their playing in a matter of weeks.
And the growth goes beyond music. Students develop confidence, discipline, responsibility, and leadership skills they can carry into school, performance, and in their communities.
There’s a place for you here. Explore our lesson options and find the one that fits your goals.
Financial aid and scholarships are available. Live outside South King County? We welcome students from other communities. Contact us for Out of Network tuition information.
Student Accomplishments
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Find the Lesson That Fits You
Group Lessons
Make music, make friends, and get better together.
Group lessons give students expert instruction while learning alongside musicians at a similar level. Build stronger technique, improve your sound, gain confidence, and discover how much fun it can be to grow with a group.
Private Lessons
Personal Attention. Focused Goals. Individual Progress.
Want more individual help? Private lessons give students personalized instruction based on exactly what they need to improve. Work one on one with an instructor to solve challenges, strengthen technique, prepare for solo performances, and make faster, noticeable progress.
Young Artist Academy
Ready to see how far your talent can take you?
The Young Artist Academy is for highly motivated students who want to pursue violin or viola at an advanced level and are ready for a more intensive course of study. Students receive intensive instruction and extraordinary opportunities to learn, perform, and grow as young artists. Admission is by application, audition, and interview.
Combo Lessons
Individual Attention. Group Energy.
Combo Lessons pair the energy and community of Group Lessons with the individual attention of Private Lessons. Students strengthen skills one on one, then put those skills to work while making music with their peers.
See Where Music Can Take You
Students come to Key to Change with different levels of experience and different dreams for their futures. What they share is the opportunity to discover just how much they can achieve.
Our students and alumni have earned college scholarships, performed as soloists with professional orchestras, attended prestigious summer programs, and grown into confident young leaders. Others have discovered a lifelong love of music and carried the discipline, courage, and confidence they developed here into college, careers, and their communities.
Their journeys started with a lesson, just like yours can.
Lesson Options
Our students learn various styles of music in a diverse and healthy environment. Each student is taught by renowned music instructors who help you make major progress in a matter of weeks. Our curriculum is designed to give you confidence and teach you to be responsible, caring musicians who are role models in your schools and communities.
We offer a range of lesson options, so you can pick the one that fits you best. Financial aid and scholarships are available for each option.
| Group Classes | COMBO Lessons | Private Lessons | Young Artists Academy | |
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| New friends | ||||
| Studio recitals | ||||
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| Solo repertoire | ||||
| Music written for you! | ||||
| Performance opportunities | ||||
| Masterclasses | ||||
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Lesson Options
Our students learn various styles of music in a diverse and healthy environment. Each student is taught by a renowned university professor who help you make major progress in a matter of weeks. Our curriculum is designed to give you confidence and teach you to be responsible, caring musicians who are role models in your schools and communities.
We offer a range of lesson options, so you can pick the one that fits you best. Scholarships are available for each option.
High-quality instruction
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Group Classes
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Private Lessons
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Young Artists Academy
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New Friends
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Private Lessons
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Young Artists Academy
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Studio recitals
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Group Classes
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Combo Classes
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Private Lessons
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Young Artists Academy
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Part of an ensemble
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Group Classes
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Combo Classes
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Private Lessons
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Young Artists Academy
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Solo repertoire
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Group Classes
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Combo Classes
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Private Lessons
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Young Artists Academy
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Music written for you!
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Group Classes
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Combo Classes
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Private Lessons
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Young Artists Academy
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Performance opportunities
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Group Classes
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Combo Classes
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Private Lessons
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Young Artists Academy
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Masterclasses
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Group Classes
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Combo Classes
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Private Lessons
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Young Artists Academy
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