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🌸 Magnolia Chamber Players at the Waterfront 🌸
🌸 Magnolia Chamber Players at the Waterfront 🌸

Electronic Music: Group class with TJ Cole

Looking for something fun to explore this new year? Join LAM Faculty TJ Cole in this unique group class!

Work collaboratively with peers and TJ using digital audio workstations. No experience required, and all ages and levels are welcome!

Learn more + Register Here


Mini Music Makers: Register for our Winter Session!

Looking for the perfect gift for the little ones in your life? Give the gift of music this holiday season and enroll in our Winter Session of Mini Music Makers.

Led by LAM faculty Anna Johnston, this group class is aimed for children 4-5 years old as a precursor to individual lessons.

Want to learn more? Check out our page here and watch our new promo put together by our Program Director, Kent Klarer!

NEW Winter group class: Intro to Improvisation

LAM is thrilled to announce a new group class for the winter led by faculty member Stephanie Nilles!

Discover how to get off the page and explore your creative side through improvisation. This 8-week course is designed for students to find their own unique musical voice in a supportive environment.

Classes will meet on Thursday afternoons, December 4 – February 8, and are open to students ages 12–18 with intermediate proficiency on any instrument.

Learn more about Stephanie here!

Learn more + Register



WHAS Grant Thank You!

LAM is thrilled to announce we have received a $5000 grant from the WHAS Crusade for Children!

We are happy to work with this amazing organization that does great work for our children in the community. Thank you, WHAS Crusade!

This grant will help to support our Inclusive Learning Program, a partnership between LAM and Restorative Sound, LLC.

Louisville Academy of Music and Restorative Sound are working collaboratively to offer music programs that are neuro affirming and welcoming for all learners. We believe music belongs to everyone and are excited to build resources for faculty, families, and students to support all learners. Lessons with Restorative Sound are a blend of music therapy and music instruction. Lessons are tailored to a student’s individual needs, goals, and musical interests.

October Masterclass: Stage Presence

This month’s masterclass focuses on building confident, elegant stage presence with LAM faculty cellist Alan Ohkubo.

Whether you choose to perform in this class yourself, or just come watch and listen, we’re sure you’ll leave feeling inspired. Learn more about Alan on our website and register through the link below.

Sign-Up Form

📅: October 15th

⌚: 4:45-6:00pm

📍: Ruth French Recital Hall

Thank You Metro Council!

Since 2022, Metro Louisville's funding has allowed LAM to expand our free community programming into 19 of Louisville’s 26 metro districts. This year LAM did not receive a $50,000 grant that had been critical for our expansion. However, thanks to the efforts of District 9 and councilperson Andrew Owen we were able to make up some of these funds with the support of 16 of our districts. We were blown away by the enthusiasm and support and we cannot thank these districts enough for supporting LAM: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 25th.

Chamber Music Applications are Open!

Chamber music groups can be composed of just about any kind of instrument (or voice) you can imagine! Learn more about what chamber music is by our program director, Kent Klarer, below.

Applications for Chamber Music are due September 25th. We’ll also kick things off that same day with our Chamber music party in the Ruth French Recital Hall from 4-7pm. Apply HERE to be considered.

Learn more details on our Chamber Music tab.

Chamber Music Recital

Join us for a beautiful program of old and new works featuring guest harpist Yonca Atar and flutist Gödze Ramsey alongside LAM faculty Sila Darville, Luke Darville, and Sara Callaway on strings. This event is free and open to the public!

Happening in the Ruth French recital hall this Saturday, August 16th at 5pm.

August Performance Practice Session, August 14th 4:45-6:00pm

LAM’s Performance Practice Sessions are great ways to learn real-world skills from real-life professional musicians, and get live performing experience in a low-pressure setting. This month’s theme is Audition Prep, where violinist with the Louisville Orchestra, and LAM faculty member, Caroline Joyner will lead this session for anyone who wants to practice for their upcoming auditions, get a little feedback from a great teacher, or just listen and learn. RSVP for this class at this link if you are interested, or if not performing, feel free to just swing by.

LAM Open House!

You’re invited to the Louisville Academy of Music's annual Open House. Come meet our teachers, talk to students, hear fantastic performances, learn about different instruments and even try a few out for yourself. Snacks, music, and games for all ages and abilities. You don't need any musical experience, just a curious mind.

Saturday August 23rd

3-5pm

Free!

2740 Frankfort ave

Bonnie "Prince" Billy & Friends

Join Louisville legend Bonnie "Prince" Billy, joined by friends, including LAM student and faculty performers, for a one-night-only concert benefiting Americana Community Center and the Louisville Academy of Music.

Buy tickets here. 

For over 30 years, Americana has been a vital hub of hope, belonging, and empowerment for Louisville’s refugee, immigrant, and underserved communities. Guided by the core values of human dignity and social justice, Americana provides holistic, trauma-informed services that meet the physical, emotional, and educational needs of individuals and families. Each year, more than 5,000 people from over 100 countries engage in programs that support youth achievement, family stability, adult education, mental health, crisis response, and economic self-sufficiency. From Adult ELL, GED, and citizenship classes to after-school programming to counseling to a women's fiber arts program to a vibrant community garden, Americana’s interconnected services and programs help participants overcome systemic barriers and trauma, build strong foundations, and move from surviving to thriving. 

Since 1954, the Louisville Academy of Music has been the region’s largest non-profit music school. Each year, LAM serves over 5,000 individuals through community programming and provides private instruction to more than 600 students—guided by the belief that music is for everyone. Over the past five years, LAM has grown a need-based scholarship program that offers long-term support to students at our Frankfort Ave campus. Recognizing transportation as a barrier to music education, we’ve since expanded this initiative to provide scholarship lessons directly within JCPS schools. Through one-on-one lessons, group classes and community programs, LAM nurtures life-long musicians, not solely as musicians, but as creative, inspired people. 

Traveling this Summer? Fill out the LAM Vacation Form!

During the summer, LAM follows the following vacation policy: Students may fill out a vacation request form no later than June 1  for the dates they plan to be out. This form will be forwarded to the student's instructor, and confirmation of the vacation request will be sent to families by email.  All other missed lessons from June 1 - August 15 will be considered absences. If a student is on vacation for more than a month we do not guarantee their particular lesson slot can be held open.

Florence Price: A Story Recital

Join us on April 22nd at 7pm in the Ruth French Recital hall for the World Premiere of a story recital based on the music and life of composer Florence Price, written and performed by soprano and poet Christine Jobson. The program will feature students from the Louisville Academy of Music and the Youth Performing Arts school and is a product of a collaboration between Vanderbilt Blair School of Music, the National Endowment for the Arts, LAM, YPAS, and WMSA.

This event is free and open to the public!