Welcome to the HORIPRO Music Academy

HMA has been providing music education to hundreds of students in Southern California since 2005. The music academy offers a wide range of programs from group classes for young children, to private lessons for professionally--minded teenagers, and even continuing education for adults. The academy was originally established in 2005 by Shiho Yamamoto, the current director of HMA. Shiho founded the academy out of a strong desire to provide a place that not only technically trains, but inspires students to pursue their own artistic voices. Her guiding belief is that learning music needs to be both fun and enriching to be experienced completely.

“To be effective, education of any kind must take place in an encouraging environment that inspires students to excel not because they have been instructed to do so, but out of their own desire to do so.”

Shiho’s vision has been successfully carried out through HMA’s use of classically based methods to teach multiple genres of music and dance to all ages and levels. Classes are taught by exceptional instructors who have all received academic degrees in music and many adept in teaching in alternate languages such as English, Spanish, Russian, and Japanese. HMA is arguably best known for its proprietary music for kids program: The Color Soundation. This is a unique, age appropriate method for introducing young children to essential musical skills such as pitch, rhythm, and music literacy. We believe the experiences our Beginning Music for Kids (BMK) classes will provide better prepare children for advanced music training at an early age.

Through a structured yet casual course of diverse, fun activities, HORIPRO Music Academy’s graduated lessons seamlessly transition students from Basic to Advanced curricula, based upon the rudiments of Ear Training, Music Theory, and Musicianship. Our musical process helps develop well--rounded and creative young musicians.

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