Frequently Asked Questions

Music is an essential component of a well-rounded education. It complements your child’s academic studies and promotes healthy development. In addition, if you observe that your child is highly interested in music and singing, it is a sign of a passion that needs to be nurtured.

Studies have shown that music education can improve the cognitive development, academic performance, and social-emotional skills of an individual, especially in Children!

Your child will enjoy learning to play the piano or guitar or perfect their voice through games, singing, and creativity. Your child will play, compose, improvise, and perform various musical activities. We also focus on teaching kids discipline, consistency, commitment, and overall leadership that will help them in every other area of their lives.

Yearly Registration Fee: $50
30 Minutes: $30 per week
45 Minutes: $45 per week
60 Minutes: $60 per week

We are located at 1801 Port Malabar Blvd NE, on the campus of Peace Lutheran Church of Palm Bay. Look for ‘Building F’ in the decorated Children’s Building. Visit us by Appointment only.

Yearly Registration Fee: $60
30 Minutes: $40 per week
45 Minutes: $55 per week
60 Minutes: $70 per week

Private lessons offer intermediate and advanced students direct attention to focus on their musical learning goals. The one-on-one attention allows students who have shown commitment to practice and desire to grow their musical skills greater individual attention and focus on developing their musical styles and personal discipline. At JMA, our private lessons spots are reserved for students ages 7+ who have taken the Introduction to Piano class or have had prior lessons for at least 6 months. These private lessons focus on the student’s musical goals and how to attain them. We create short-term and long-term goals to help intermediate and advanced students reach their highest potential.

Yearly Registration Fee: $50
Weekly 45 Minutes Lessons: $25-$30 per week based on the program selected.

Group lessons are perfect for beginner students. Generally beginner students will thrive in a group lesson setting because of:

• Musical Interactions: Making music together is the most impactful way for students to engage with Music learning. It is designed to be interactive, and students develop confident performance skills—greater Musicianship!

• Collaborative/Peer-to-Peer Learning: When Students learn together and have a common goal, they work as a team, and each student is motivated and invested. Working as a group achieves games, songs, and creative tasks. Students are motivated and encouraged by each other and learn together as we do in every other area in the school setting.

• Creative Opportunities: We incorporate creative learning opportunities such as improvisation and compositions. Our topics are inspiring and relevant so students can learn essential musical skills and concepts efficiently. Play as an ensemble and make music with others; music-making is at the heart of our lessons.
• Variety of Activities, including the use of games, movement, and singing
• Secure Foundations: Our cyclical approach is the ideal learning structure for students because it helps them consolidate and review concepts while deepening their learning. The careful building blocks and scaffolding ensure our students have a secure foundation.
• Gain and retain the musical skills and concepts.
• Fun! The enjoyment enables students to access and apply their learning more successfully.

Your child will develop many positive character traits when participating in our group music lessons. Although children may have a specific musical style, they tend to share the same purpose (learning music). Our goal at JMA is to ensure that children within a group setting collaborate and support each other while they creatively learn together. The curriculum we use allows a child to join our group lessons at any point without feeling left behind. Children will be able to move in their own space, while students will learn from each other, create healthy competition, building dependency and trust. It is also a great setting to meet like-minded friends and create lasting bonds. If your child tends to be timid, a group setting is also a great place to start their musical journey.

Yearly Registration Fee: $50
30 Minutes Music Play Time (In-Studio): $25 per week

Yearly Registration Fee: $50
45 Minutes Weekly Practice: $25 per week
Competition and Dress code costs are additional and at an ad-hoc basis.

Administration Support, including Parent/Student First Consultation
Instruments for Private or Group Lessons
Workbooks, Music Sheets & Classroom Materials
Parents and Students Portal Access

The monthly fee covers:
– Age-appropriate curriculum
– Additional class management materials
– Time Slots/Time spent teaching
– Teacher’s expertise
– Mileage (if at home)
– Safe, affordable, and convenient Music Lessons

We only accept registration via the website. Click on the click here to register. If you are only interested and do not want to register, click here to register your interest!

Jay’s Music Academy offers reduced and free lunch lesson tuition, which parents can benefit from. Parents are responsible for obtaining a letter from their school showing their child’s participation in a Reduced or Free Lunch Program. Parents whose schools don’t have such a program can complete JMA’s Reduced & Free Lunch-Based Discount Program Application and show proof of income to be eligible for the discounted tuition.  JMA uses the State of Florida household and income requirements to determine eligibility. Please call our office at 321-312-1787 to request an application.

Learning an instrument takes commitment. Parents should discuss the goal of taking music Lessons with their children. The goal may change over time, but this gives the parent a starting point on how much to invest in the child’s music education.

Month-to-month lessons do not offer long-term value to students and do not encourage long-term commitment to learning music.

JMA offers a 4-week paid trial program to parents who are interested in our program.

Generally, students will participate in 4-6 monthly lessons if scheduled to meet once weekly.

Ask about our Keyboard Pack, which includes your child’s “61 keys Keyboard pack” with headphones, a microphone, a stand, a stool, and power cords. The cost for the keyboard pack ranges from $115 – $130.

• All payments are required on via Auto-Pay and a card must be on file.
• Weekly: Recurring Lesson Membership/Subscription –Generally, the monthly cost is divided into 4 recurring payments. Normally, auto-pay on the first day of the week unless the parent prefers another day.
• Monthly: The lesson Fee for the upcoming month’s classes/lessons is due in full on the agreed-upon auto-pay date.
• Semester: Pay for the full semester in advance or split the payment 50% at the beginning. 25% are in the middle, and 25% are near the end of the semester. Enjoy 10% off Savings for the semester!
• Yearly: Pay for the full year in advance or split Payment by the Semester on Autopay and/or email invoices. Invoiced 50% of the semester’s fee at the beginning of each semester. The remainder will be in the middle of the semester. Enjoy 20% Off savings for the year.

Saving only applies to parents who haven’t already received a discounted price.

Major US Credit & Debit Cards

• VISA
• Mastercard
• American Express
• All other Major US Credit Card

ACH – US Bank Account

Apple Pay– when parents open our invoice in the Safari Browser, they can access Apple Pay. We currently do not accept in-person physical Contactless Apple Pay as we are a Mobile Music Academy.

(NOTE: Please remember that you will need the Apple wallet on the device you intend to register on)

• When a card is already on file and parents have pre-authorized autopay, the payment will be:
• – Secure & Compliant: Your card information will be secure, and you will contribute to reducing our world’s carbon footprint.
• – Convenient: Know what to expect with each invoice without guessing.
• –Transparent: Invoices are autopay only after fees are reviewed, allowing parents to pay for Lessons without worry.
  – Efficient: Reduce/eliminate late fees and avoid missed payments, which may result in the cancellation of lessons.