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SonataMusic Rooms · Tiverton

Independent music school · Tiverton, Devon

Lessons every week in term time

Find your rhythm.
Make it your own.

The first chord. The song you love. The confidence to play it out loud. Music lessons for little starts and fresh starts, right here in Tiverton.

There’s a place for you here

Small groups.
Big discoveries.

Twelve ways in, six encouraging tutors, and no need to know your crotchets from your quavers.

See the weekly rhythm
A teaching room at Sonata: an upright piano, a guitar on its stand, a music stand and a snare drum beneath a courtyard window

4–84There’s no right age to start

6People who know your name

4–6Learners in a small group

£18Group lessons from

A few good places to begin

What would you love to play?

All twelve courses

A school with room to listen

Progress sounds different
for everyone.

An exam can be a lovely milestone. So can playing a whole song without stopping, finding your voice in a group, or picking up the guitar after twenty years. We start with your reason.

Meet your people
01 · Listen

Your music first

Bring us a favourite song. It tells us more than a grade ever could.

02 · Build

Little and often

A useful ten minutes at home beats an anxious hour before your lesson.

03 · Share

Music belongs between people

Low-pressure listening afternoons, ensemble sessions and a cup of tea afterwards. Join in when you’re ready.

Your first visit

Come as you are.
We’ll take it from there.

Tell us what you’d like to try. We’ll suggest a tutor and a time, explain what to bring, and make sure the room works for you. There’s no audition for our beginner courses.

A 20-minute introduction · £12

Meet your tutor and try an instrument. We credit the £12 against your first term.

Access before assumptions

Ground-floor teaching rooms, a quiet waiting space, and time to talk about what helps you learn.

Arrange an introduction