No musical experience is required to participate.

Each group lesson will be 45 minutes long.

Please plan to arrive at the library no less than 5 minutes early to ensure lessons start on time and all students can benefit from the full 45minute session.

Each Music Stars course is 6 weeks in length. Participants will be required to attend each 45-minute lesson, every Monday during those 6 weeks.

Students will be enrolled on a first come, first served basis through our online Enrollment Form.

Email confirmations will be sent upon completion of the online Enrollment Form. Please be sure to add MusicStars@library.lacounty.gov to your Safe Senders List to receive timely updates.

Parents, guardians, and/or caregivers are required to sign and submit a Program Agreement Form before services begin. This may be done in advance via email or on the first day of lesson.

Please note: Forms received after the first lesson will automatically be added to the waitlist. Customers will be contacted if and when a space is available.

The format of the classes will be done in a group setting, and Teaching Artists will provide progress reports and assessments for students.

Students enrolled in an instrument can be placed on the waitlist, so it may be possible to attend more than one session as space permits.

The format of the lessons will be done in a group setting, and Teaching Artists will provide progress reports and musical development assessments for students.

Attendance at each lesson is required.

We ask parents and caregivers to carefully consider other schedule obligations before submitting an Enrollment Form and reserving a space in the program.

Library staff and Teaching Artists are not responsible for the supervision of students.

A parent or guardian is required to remain at the library in the designated waiting area throughout the entire 45-minute class duration.

Due to the short nature of the program, students will be required to attend all lessons to maximize the benefits of this free service. Students who miss any lessons may be removed from services and another student on waitlist in their spot.

We ask parents and caregivers to carefully consider other schedule obligations before submitting an online Interest Form and reserving a space in the program.

Music Stars welcomes students of all abilities. Our program is designed to provide sustained music lessons in a fun, engaged, and supportive learning environment through regular instruction and learning activities.

Music Stars is not an intervention program nor can teaching artists provide recommendations or diagnose any concerns you may have with your student’s musical progress. Additional information about Special Education Services at different school districts can be found on the Los Angeles County Office of Education’s website.

LA County has partnered with Bloom Arts Foundation to lead the music lessons. All Teaching Artists have at least 5 years of professional music experience and at least 2 years of teaching music to elementary to high school students.

Music Stars is designed for beginner level introduction to music theory, sight reading, and basic playing techniques. Lessons may include the geography of the musical instrument, rhythmic notation, ear playing, and ensemble playing.

We will provide an instrument for the lessons at enrollment and students may borrow that instrument for the 6 week duration of the course.

To ensure consistency, students are required to use the instruments provided by the library for the lessons.

All instruments will have copies available to borrow as part of the Tool Lending Library program.

Musical instruments can be checked out for an additional three weeks after the last session. We encourage students to continue learning from the variety of materials and resources available from the library like books, DVDs, and digital resources also available on this page.

Additional questions can be sent to MusicStars@library.lacounty.gov. Emails are monitored Monday-Thursdays and will be answered in the order received.