MUSIC WORKS COMMUNITY, in the Phoenix valley since 1974,
was formerly known as Music Works Academy.
MWC, known as the ‘Piano Place‘, is an association of piano instructors
dedicated to providing quality music instruction and offering year-round lessons and classes in piano.
The Piano Place is now also offering violin instruction!
MWC is the home of Prelude: A Musical Beginning, music classes for toddlers – first grade.
The Musicianship Lab is an additional component beyond the weekly lesson
that is available inStudio or onLine to piano students during the MWC academic school year.
InStudio and Virtual Lesson Options
2026 Lesson Schedule
Lesson Schedules
The weekly schedule* can be viewed on the MWC Website
*The schedule allows for moving between OnLine AND InStudio lesson formats without any schedule adjustments
The facility is prepared for InStudio instruction.
Each Instructor will determine their InStudio teaching schedule
based on their personal safety concerns with a two-week notice to parents.
Piano Lessons for All Ages
MWC offers year round, weekly Piano Lessons Monday – Saturday to all ages, from preschoolers to senior citizens. Several lesson formats are available: Private, Piano Partnerships, and Parent Piano Classes. Piano study includes all levels of repertoire and all styles of music.
A Piano Lab is an additional component of the piano curriculum for elementary, middle and high school students during the academic school year. This is scheduled in conjunction with the weekly lesson as a 20-minute block before or after the lesson time with the instructor. The addition of a virtual option for the MWC Lab is now available for students who wish to do this from home. For more information, check out the Musicianship Lab.
2026 Summer Session
Registration Form
MWC students and PRELUDE LeapFrog Students
June 1 – July 31, 2026
2026 – 27 Academic School Year
MWC Lessons
Registration Form
Fall Lesson Schedule begins August 3, 2026
PRELUDE Piano Program
PreSchool and PreK, Kindergarten and First Grade children ages 3 – 6
participate in Prelude Classes at Music Works Community.
- ShiningStars | piano discovery classes for PreSchool and PreK (ages 3 – 5) | four-six children.
- LeapFrogs | piano classes for Kindergarten and First Grade (ages 5- 6+) | four-six children.
PRELUDE
A Musical Beginning for the Young
Visit the LeapFrog
page for more information
about Kindergarten and Grade 1 classes
Visit the ShiningStars
page for more information
about PreSchool and PreK classes
PRELUDE Fall 2026
Calendar
PRELUDE Summer 2026
Summer ShiningStars Classes
PreSchool and PreK
June 1 – July 31
PRELUDE Fall 2026
Fall Semester Registration | 18 classes
PreSchool, PreK, Kindergarten or Grade 1
August 3 – December 11, 2026