Whidbey Island Music Academy

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A small recital space with a glossy black baby grand piano centered on a low wooden platform stage, its lid elegantly raised. Rows of simple, comfortable chairs face the stage, slightly out of focus, suggesting an intimate audience setup. Behind the piano, floor-to-ceiling windows reveal a softened view of Whidbey Island’s evergreen trees and distant water, bathed in golden hour light. The warm sunlight catches the edge of the piano and bench, creating a gentle glow and long, graceful shadows. Photographic realism, eye-level, symmetrical composition, conveying a sense of achievement, performance, and community celebration.

Lesson Rates

Find clear tuition, fees, and policy details for private lessons, ensembles, and programs.

Tuition

Teachers at the Whidbey Island Music Academy Collective are independent and set their own rates and policies. The following are the starting rates.

Standard Lesson Rates


$40/half hour
$60/forty-five minutes
$80/hour

Lessons are billed monthly at the first lesson of the month.

Weekly lessons

Individual focus

Performance prep

Performance opportunities

Drop-In Lessons*


$60/half hour
$80/forty-five minutes
$100/hour

*not applicable to all teachers

Group lessons may be arranged with certain instructors.

A warmly lit ensemble room with a semicircle of empty, matching black music stands and chairs arranged as if ready for a youth orchestra rehearsal. On each stand sits open, textless sheet music marked with expressive handwritten notations. In the background, a tidy row of instrument cases—cellos, violins, flutes, and clarinets—leans against a neutral wall, with a subtle, framed landscape photo hinting at Whidbey Island shoreline. Overhead track lighting casts soft pools of light on the stands, with gentle shadows creating depth. Photographic realism, wide-angle lens, rule-of-thirds composition, capturing an anticipatory, community-centered atmosphere at a serious music academy.

Lesson policies overview

Review our attendance, cancellation, and payment guidelines so families know what to expect each term.

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Forms

Submit this enrollment form to confirm your lessons and acknowledge academy rates and policies.

PO Box 000 Freeland WA

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An overhead view of a tidy teaching desk beside a window, set in a music academy office. A sleek laptop sits closed next to a tablet displaying text-free, stylized music notation graphics, surrounded by neatly stacked lesson folders in muted jewel tones. A tuning fork, a pair of over-ear studio headphones, and a simple pencil cup with sharpened pencils add functional detail. Soft, diffused daylight from the window creates even lighting with mild, natural shadows. Photographic realism, flat-lay style composition, clean and modern aesthetic, conveying organization, professionalism, and structured lesson planning behind the scenes at the academy.