Piano and Music Classes for 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds in Singapore: 35 Schools (2026)

16 October 2026 · 20 min read

TL;DR – The Quick Version

We checked every school Jungle lists for music at ages 4 to 6 against its own website, and 35 run a class a child this age can join. At 4 most children start in a group: a keyboard course, often with a parent beside them, or music and movement with no instrument to learn. From 5 more schools teach one-to-one piano. Group classes cost $40 to $61 where fees are published, one-to-one lessons $42 to $72. Browse kids' piano classes on Jungle.

Most music schools in Singapore say they teach children from 4. What a 4-year-old actually gets varies far more than that label. At Yamaha it is a group keyboard course of 5 to 10 children, with you sitting beside your child. At Aureus it is a 30-minute one-to-one lesson. At Joy Music Studio it is a year of trying four instruments while parents wait outside, and at The Music Scientist it is songs about science, with no piano at all.

This guide covers the 35 schools on Jungle that run a piano or music class a 4, 5 or 6-year-old can join. We checked each one on its own website, fee page or timetable on 16 October 2026. Every card says whether it is a group course or a one-to-one lesson, the starting age, whether a parent sits in and whether you need an instrument at home. For under-4s, see our guide to music classes for babies and toddlers.

Start with what changes between 4, 5 and 6 and how group courses differ from one-to-one lessons, then the three quick picks. After that every school is grouped by area, with the six chains at the end. Eighteen of the 35 schools do not publish fees, and their cards say so.

Piano and music at 4, 5 and 6, at a glance

At 430 of the 35 schools take them, mostly in groups

At 5One-to-one piano opens at six more schools

At 6Preschool groups end and more instruments open

Group or one-to-oneGroups at 24 schools, one-to-one only at 9

Group class price$40 to $61, at the 7 schools that publish one

One-to-one lesson$42 to $72 for 25 to 45 minutes, at 8 schools

Trial classFree at 5 schools, $21 to $72 at 9 others

Schools on Jungle35

At 430 of the 35 schools take them, mostly in groupsAt 5One-to-one piano opens at six more schoolsAt 6Preschool groups end and more instruments openGroup or one-to-oneGroups at 24 schools, one-to-one only at 9Group class price$40 to $61, at the 7 schools that publish oneOne-to-one lesson$42 to $72 for 25 to 45 minutes, at 8 schoolsTrial classFree at 5 schools, $21 to $72 at 9 othersSchools on Jungle35

Preschoolers in a class at Creative Hearts in Pandan Valley. Photo: Jungle

At 4, most first classes are groups. Thirty of the 35 schools take 4-year-olds. Group keyboard courses such as Yamaha's Primary Course, MYC's Sunshine and Cristofori's I CAN PLAY run 45 to 60 minutes. Music and movement classes at Our Music Studio, Kindermusik and The Music Circle need no instrument. Yamaha and MYC Orchard want a parent in the room, while Joy, Medley and The Music Circle are drop-off.

At 5, one-to-one piano opens up. Cristofori, Bloom, Mandeville, Learn 2 Play and The Music Circle start individual piano at 5, and Play By Ear's pop piano course begins there. MYC starts new beginners at Sunbeams 1, and 555 Beatbox and Believer's holiday cajon class take children from 5. Aureus, Groove, Rocktone and LVL already teach one-to-one from about 4, and Nousound from four and a half.

At 6, preschool groups wind down. Creative Hearts, Fasosola, Juzmusic, Joy and The Music Scientist end their classes for 4 to 6, and so does Drum Tutor's Ankle Biter. Yamaha's Pre-Junior and Piano Course for Children start at 6. Stradivari suggests piano from 6, The Music Circle starts violin at 6, and Mandeville calls 6 a suitable age for a first exam.

Group class or one-to-one?

A group course teaches two to ten children from the same book. Cristofori's I CAN PLAY takes two or three children, Creative Hearts three, Bloom up to four, Joy up to five and Yamaha five to ten. Group classes cost $40 to $61 where fees are published, and several ask a parent to sit in. Yamaha and Mandeville expect an instrument at home from the start.

A one-to-one lesson follows your child's pace. Lessons for this age run 25 to 45 minutes and cost $42 to $72 where fees are published. Most schools say little about how they teach a 4-year-old. Groove and LVL want a piano or weighted keyboard at home soon after lessons start, and Aureus recommends one for practice.

Some classes have no piano to learn. Music and movement, singing and beatbox count as music classes at this age, and the cards say plainly which they are.

Group keyboard, piano or mixed-instrument courses: Yamaha, MYC, Cristofori, Creative Hearts, Fasosola, Bloom, Mandeville, Juzmusic, Edvox, Music LifeStyle, Learn 2 Play, Joy Music Studio, Medley.
Group music and movement, beatbox or holiday drumming, with no piano: Our Music Studio, The Music Scientist, Kindermusik, The Music Circle, Liberal, Fun Melodia, 555 Beatbox, Believer.
One-to-one only: Aureus, Rocktone, Groove, Play By Ear, Nousound, Adeline Yeo, Stradivari, Drum Tutor, The Vocal Studio (singing).
One-to-one or a small group: Melodious, SmallGiant, LVL.
Format not stated: Artists Music Studio, Fisherman.

If you are choosing between the three biggest chains, our Yamaha vs Cristofori vs Aureus guide compares them side by side.

Is your child ready for a music class?

They can follow a teacher in a small group for 45 to 60 minutes. If not yet, start with a 30-minute one-to-one lesson, such as Aureus, Nousound, Rocktone or Drum Tutor.
You can sit in every week, or they are happy to be left. Yamaha asks a parent to attend the first year, Learn 2 Play's preschool piano is parent-and-child, and Drum Tutor wants you there for the first four lessons. Joy, Medley, The Music Circle and Kindermusik's Level 3 are drop-off, and Rocktone keeps parents out of lessons.
You can give them an instrument at home. Yamaha asks for one as soon as lessons start and Mandeville from the start. If not yet, choose a class that needs none: Joy includes a keyboard and ukulele with its full programme, Edvox provides an instrument, and Kindermusik, The Music Scientist and The Music Circle need no piano at home.

If one of the three is not there yet, a trial will tell you more than any checklist. Yamaha, Aureus, Rocktone, Drum Tutor and Joy's Music Explorer offer free trials. Creative Hearts charges $21, Nousound $28, The Music Circle $40 and Bloom $49.

What Age Can My Child Start Piano Lessons?

Your child can start piano lessons at 4, in a group keyboard course or a one-to-one lesson, and two schools start preschool piano at three and a half.

Cristofori's I CAN PLAY, for 3.5 to 5, teaches two or three children together, and Learn 2 Play's Pre-schoolers' Piano Course, for about 3.5 to 4, is parent-and-child. Yamaha's Primary Course takes 4 to 5.5-year-olds in groups of 5 to 10, with a parent beside them in year one. Groove, Rocktone and LVL teach piano one-to-one from about 4, and most Aureus pupils start at around 4 to 5. Rocktone keeps parents out of lessons.

The next step comes at 5. Cristofori, Bloom, Mandeville, Learn 2 Play and The Music Circle start one-to-one piano at 5, and Yamaha moves children to one-to-one piano from 5.5. Stradivari prefers to start piano at 6, and Mandeville calls 6 a suitable age for a first exam.

Quick picks

Best for a first-timer

Joy Music Studio

Teachers at Joy Music Studio around one of its pianos. Photo: Jungle

Music Explorer lets a child try four instruments before choosing one: vocals, keyboard, ukulele and violin, four lessons each, in groups of up to five. It has the most published slots of any single studio's class for this age, 11 a week this term, and the trial is free. Nothing needs buying: the full two-term programme comes with a keyboard and a ukulele. The catch: parents wait outside, and the school's pages give two different age ranges.

Price: $430 for a nine-lesson term ($48 a class). Free trial.
Book on Jungle: Joy Music Studio, Parkway Centre

Best value

Juzmusic Academy

Young students with keyboards and a ukulele at Juzmusic Academy. Photo: Jungle

Juzmusic charges the least for group time of the schools that publish fees: $40 for a 60-minute class on a 12-class pack, or $30 for children who come twice a week. The Music Circle also charges $40, for 45 minutes. Junior Musician, for 4 to 6, spends a year on keyboard and violin in a small group before children choose one instrument. The catch: fees are not refundable under any circumstances. It is in the same building as Joy.

Price: $480 for 12 classes over three months ($40 a class), or $730 for 24 ($30 a class). Trial $21.80, waived if you sign up.
Book on Jungle: Juzmusic Academy, Parkway Centre

If they get serious

Yamaha Music School

Children singing at the keyboard, from a Yamaha Music School promotional collage. Photo: Jungle

Yamaha publishes the clearest route from a first group class to graded piano. The Primary Course takes 4 to 5.5-year-olds for two years in groups of 5 to 10, with a parent in the first year. One-to-one piano follows from 5.5, on books Yamaha maps to ABRSM grades. Fees and lesson lengths are published for both courses, and January 2027 classes are listed at seven schools. The catch: an instrument at home from the start, and no replacement lessons.

Price: $534 for an 11-lesson term ($49 a class), or $498 on weekdays ($45 a class). Free trial.
Book on Jungle: Hougang, Kallang Leisure Park or SAFRA Punggol

Piano and music schools for 4 to 6 year olds, by area

North and north-east East West City and Orchard Novena, Thomson and Toa Payoh Bukit Timah and Holland Schools with several branches

North and north-east

Bloom School of Music and Arts

Ang Mo Kio · Ang Mo Kio MRT (NS16), 660 m

Group keyboard, up to 4From 4Parent optionalHome instrument not stated

Tutti Keyboard takes children from 4 in groups of no more than four, for 45 minutes a week over a 10-session term. Children echo rhythm patterns, read rhythm symbols and simple scores, and play along on keyboard and percussion. The page calls it a parent-and-child class but says children may attend on their own. One-to-one piano starts at 5, and Bloom is an ABRSM exam centre. Its class pages were last edited in 2021.

Price: Bloom School of Music and Arts does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices. The course books cost $49.
Trial: $49. Sign up the same day and the $49 registration fee is waived, which the school says makes the trial free.
Address: Blk 528 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, #02-2387, Singapore 560528. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Bloom School of Music and Arts

Learn 2 Play Music Academy

Hougang · Hougang MRT (NE14), 0 m

Parent-and-child pianoAbout 3.5 to 4, then 5Parent sits inHome instrument not stated

The Pre-schoolers' Piano Course is a nine-month parent-and-child course for about 3.5 to 4, an age the school calls a guide rather than a cut-off. It runs as a 45-minute group or a 30-minute one-to-one lesson: keeping a steady beat, moving to rhythm and first notation while learning the piano. One-to-one piano and violin start at 5, with ABRSM exams optional. The studio opens only on Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends, and closes in school holidays.

Price: Learn 2 Play Music Academy does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: A no-obligation trial lesson, booked online. The price is not published.
Address: 80 Hougang Central, #01-K1, Singapore 538758. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Learn 2 Play Music Academy

Melodious Piano Studio

Serangoon · Kovan MRT (NE13), 830 m

Piano, one-to-one or small groupFrom 4Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

Melodious teaches its own Active Learning Piano Mind programme from about 4, mostly one-to-one, with small groups at this studio depending on the child. Children play clapping and rhythm games, read both treble and bass clef, and work on posture and hand shape from the first lesson, with mini performances along the way. Children who are ready can follow an ABRSM exam path. Lesson length is not published. Studios in Yishun, Bukit Merah and Tampines are not yet on Jungle.

Price: Melodious Piano Studio does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: A 30-minute trial with no obligation. The price is not published.
Address: 142 Lorong Ah Soo, #01-239, Singapore 530142. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Melodious Piano Studio

Adeline Yeo Piano Studio

Lorong Chuan · Lorong Chuan MRT (CC14), 400 m

One-to-one pianoAges 4 to 10Parent sit-in not statedOwn piano for home lessons

This is a one-teacher studio: Adeline Yeo teaches every lesson herself, at her studio in Cardiff Residence or at your home in nearby estates. She writes that her children's lessons focus on ages 4 to 10, and that she has taught children as young as three, using flash cards, magnetic boards, card games and rhythm instruments, with beginners singing their pieces in solfege. Lessons can be for leisure or ABRSM exams. Home lessons need your own piano.

Price: Adeline Yeo Piano Studio does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Offered. The price is not published.
Address: 103 Cardiff Grove, Cardiff Residence, Singapore 558962. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Adeline Yeo Piano Studio

Also in the north and north-east: Yamaha at Sembawang, two Hougang schools and SAFRA Punggol, MYC at Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Sembawang and Yishun, Cristofori at 11 branches from Woodlands to Punggol, Aureus at Ang Mo Kio, Causeway Point, Hougang 1, NEX and Northpoint City, and Edvox at Hougang and Waterway Point. See schools with several branches.

East

Juzmusic Academy

Marine Parade · Marine Parade MRT (TE26), 140 m

Group keyboard and violinAges 4 to 6Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

Junior Musician is a 60-minute small-group class for 4 to 6-year-olds that teaches two instruments, keyboard and violin, for two terms each over a year, with note reading, rhythm, pitch singing and ear training. Children then choose one instrument for individual lessons. Fees are not refundable under any circumstances, and the registration fee and deposit amounts are not published. Junior Playtime, for 2.5 to 4, has parents in class.

Times: Saturday 9.45am, 11am and 5.30pm, with Friday and Sunday slots to be confirmed. The page gives no term date.
Price: $480 for 12 classes over three months ($40 a class), or $730 for 24 ($30 a class). The fee table covers all early childhood classes.
Trial: $21.80 on the fee table, waived if you sign up after the trial.
Address: 1 Marine Parade Central, #09-04 Parkway Centre, Singapore 449408. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Juzmusic Academy

Joy Music Studio

Marine Parade · Marine Parade MRT (TE26), 140 m

Group, four instrumentsAges 4.5 to 6Drop-offNo instrument needed

Music Explorer takes up to five children and spends four lessons on each of vocals, keyboard, ukulele and violin over two nine-lesson terms, with rhythm games on tone bars, bells and percussion. Parents wait outside and are invited in for the last five minutes. A child alone in a slot gets a 30-minute one-to-one lesson instead of 45 minutes. The programme page says 4.5 to 6, the trial page 3.5 to 5.5. Individual lessons follow at 5 or 6.

Times: Music Explorer 1 on Tuesday 5.15pm, Wednesday 4.15pm, Thursday 3pm, Friday 4.45pm, Saturday 10.30am, 11.15am and 4.30pm, and Sunday 9.15am, 3.15pm and 3.30pm. Music Explorer 2 on Saturday 10.15am. These are September to December 2026 times.
Price: $430 for a nine-lesson term ($48 a class), or $860 for both terms, which comes with a free keyboard and ukulele. No book or material costs. The site does not say whether its $28 registration fee and $128 deposit apply.
Trial: Free. A trial in the first week of term counts as the first paid class if you enrol.
Address: 1 Marine Parade Central, #02-02 Parkway Centre, Singapore 449408. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Joy Music Studio

Kindermusik Singapore

Katong · Marine Parade MRT (TE26), 290 m

Music and movement, no pianoAges 3 to 7Drop-off at 3 to 5No piano needed

Kindermusik Level 3, for 3 to 5, is a 45-minute drop-off class of clapping, keeping a steady beat and playing together, and the studio says it does not teach an instrument. Kindermusik for the Young Child, for 4.5 to 7, is a 75-minute small-group course in four 15-week levels: glockenspiel, dulcimer and recorder, and reading the treble clef. Studios at Rochester Mall and in Sengkang are not yet on Jungle.

Times: Level 3 on Monday 5.15pm, Wednesday 5.30pm, Saturday 11.30am and 5.15pm, and Sunday 12pm. Young Child on Sunday 1.15pm. These come from a timetable dated 1 January 2021, the latest the school publishes.
Price: Kindermusik Singapore does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Charged at a price that is not published, and free if you sign up the same day.
Address: 112 East Coast Road, #03-21 i12 Katong, Singapore 428802. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Kindermusik Singapore

SmallGiant Music

Katong · Marine Parade MRT (TE26), 420 m

Piano, one-to-one or group of 3 to 4From 2Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

SmallGiant teaches piano to all ages, from toddlers as young as two, one-to-one or in small groups of three or four. Each lesson mixes technique and hand coordination with singing and ear training, and older students can work towards ABRSM or Trinity grades. A Music Explorers group for 3 to 5, trying ukulele, piano and drums, has its own page but no dates or price, so ask whether it runs. Lesson length is not published.

Price: SmallGiant Music does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Mentioned on the site, but the price is not published. The online booking offers a 30-minute consultation.
Address: 865 Mountbatten Road, #06-22 Katong Shopping Centre, Singapore 437844. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: SmallGiant Music

The Music Scientist

Tampines · Tampines MRT (DT32/EW2), 330 m

Music and science, no pianoAges 4 to 6Parent sit-in not statedNo instrument needed

Scouts is for N2 to K2, ages 4 to 6. Children learn science through the school's own songs, start reading the stave, play percussion in a mini-orchestra, act out songs and finish with a game or craft. It is general music, not piano, and each timetable slot is an hour. Terms last two months, renew automatically unless you give notice, and need a non-refundable deposit worth three classes. A Parkway Parade centre is not yet on Jungle.

Times: Saturday 10.20am, 11.40am and 4.40pm, and Sunday 11.40am, 2pm and 4.40pm, on the 2026 weekend timetable.
Price: The Music Scientist does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices. N2 children pay a $12 material fee a term.
Trial: $45.
Address: 300 Tampines Avenue 5, #06-03 Tampines Junction, Singapore 529653. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: The Music Scientist

Also in the east: Yamaha at Kallang Leisure Park and Tampines Mall, MYC at Pasir Ris, Cristofori at six branches from Old Airport Road to Downtown East, Aureus at Bedok Mall, Century Square, Eastpoint, KINEX and White Sands, Edvox at Marine Parade and Tampines, and Drum Tutor at Katong Shopping Centre. See schools with several branches.

West

Fasosola Music School

Clementi · Clementi MRT (EW23), 200 m

Group piano or keyboardAges 4 to 6Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

Kinder Piano and Kinder Keyboard are small-group classes for 4 to 6-year-olds: rhythm, listening, finger movements and music basics, with music appreciation instead of exams, across three levels. Kinder Guitar takes children from 5, and a Music Explorer holiday course for 5 to 10 tries violin, keyboard and guitar in June and in November to December. Graded courses follow. The site gives no class length, group size, timetable or trial, and its course pages date from 2024.

Price: Fasosola Music School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: None mentioned on the site.
Address: Blk 320 Clementi Avenue 4, #01-49, Singapore 120320. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Fasosola Music School

Liberal Music and Arts School

Bukit Batok · Bukit Batok MRT (NS2), 1.2 km

Group music or one-to-one pianoFrom 3Drop-off for group classNo instrument for group class

Music for Kids, for 3 to 5, uses the Orff method: children sing, move and act while playing xylophones, glockenspiels, bells and drums. Parents wait outside, though they can watch the trial. Private piano starts as early as 3, usually in 30-minute lessons on the ABRSM syllabus, and violin, ukulele and drums from about 4. The school leads its marketing with ABRSM results. Four more branches, including a new flagship at Jurong Point, are not yet on Jungle.

Price: Liberal Music and Arts School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: 30 to 45 minutes at any branch, with no commitment. The price is not published.
Address: 4 Bukit Batok Street 41, #01-K1 Le Quest, Singapore 657991. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Liberal Music and Arts School

Also in the west: Yamaha at Clementi, Frontier CC in Jurong West, Limbang and Westgate, MYC at Jurong East, Cristofori at nine branches from Alexandra to Choa Chu Kang, Aureus at Bukit Panjang Plaza, Jurong Point, Rochester Mall and Westgate, and Edvox at Sunshine Place. See schools with several branches.

City and Orchard

Our Music Studio

Tanglin · Orchard Boulevard MRT (TE13), 270 m

Music and movement, no pianoAges 3 to 4.5Drop-offInstruments provided

Melodic Kids, for 3 to 4.5, is a 45-minute drop-off class of instrument play, drama, dance, games and storytelling, based on Orff, Dalcroze and Kodaly. It suits a 4-year-old. Young Musicians, built for 4.5 to 6 with glockenspiel, xylophone and ukulele, has no slots on the live timetable updated on 15 October, so older children may have nothing to join this term. Fees are not refundable, and a trial can be cancelled only with a medical certificate.

Times: Melodic Kids on Tuesday 3.30pm, Saturday 9.30am and 12.30pm, and Sunday 12.30pm and 4pm.
Price: Our Music Studio does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Booked online. The price is not published.
Address: 163 Tanglin Road, #03-113/114 Tanglin Mall, Singapore 247933. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Our Music Studio

The Vocal Studio

Dhoby Ghaut · Dhoby Ghaut MRT (CC1/NE6/NS24), 370 m

Singing, one-to-oneFrom 4 or 5, after a trialParent sit-in not statedNo instrument

The Vocal Studio teaches singing only, with no piano or other instrument. Children under 8 take 25-minute one-to-one lessons, and the school says 4 and 5-year-olds can start once a trial shows they are ready, with lessons made more playful: breathing, simple scales and projection, starting from a song the child knows. Packages need at least four lessons a month, and nothing is refunded once paid. A second studio at The Yards in Joo Chiat is not yet on Jungle.

Price: $166 for four 25-minute lessons with a junior coach ($41.50 a lesson), or $497 for 13 over three months (about $38 a lesson). Senior and lead coaches cost more, up to $234 for four.
Trial: The first lesson is a single paid lesson, $46 for 25 minutes with a junior coach, and is not refundable.
Address: 20 Kramat Lane, #02-11 United House, Singapore 228773. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: The Vocal Studio

Stradivari Strings

Kampong Glam · Nicoll Highway MRT (CC5), 410 m

One-to-one ukulele, cello, keyboard, pianoUkulele from 3, cello from 5Parent joins until about 6Home instrument advised

Stradivari, a strings shop, matches children with private teachers at Sultan Plaza, at home or at the teacher's location. Ukulele can start at 3, best with a parent in the lesson until about 6. Cello starts at 5, keyboard at 5 or 6 and piano ideally at 6, and the school's own FAQ calls 5 to 7 the best age to start. It advises a piano, not a keyboard, for home practice. Trials are paid.

Price: A guide only: beginner ukulele $35 to $50 and beginner piano $30 to $50 a lesson for 30 to 45 minutes, and cello from $50. The school gives a firm quote on enquiry.
Trial: Paid trial lessons. The price is not published.
Address: 100 Jalan Sultan, #02-23 Sultan Plaza, Singapore 199001. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Stradivari Strings

Play By Ear Music School

Bugis · Bugis MRT (DT14/EW12), 50 m

One-to-one pop pianoFrom 5Parent sit-in not statedPiano advised, not required

The junior course teaches pop piano by ear to children aged 5 to 12, one-to-one with a permanent teacher. Children choose songs they know and learn them from lead sheets of melody and chords, about one or two songs a month; Grade 1 covers two-handed playing, C and G chords and call-and-response improvisation. Books are free. All lesson sales are final and a two-month minimum applies. It is a pop route, not a classical exam route.

Times: Slots change weekly. Children's lessons run from 11.30am to 8.30pm on weekdays and 11am to 7.30pm at weekends.
Price: $288 a month for four weekly 45-minute lessons ($72 a class), plus a $20 registration fee and a refundable deposit of one month's fees.
Trial: $72 for 45 minutes.
Address: 245A and 245B Victoria Street, Bugis Village, Singapore 188032. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Play By Ear Music School

Music LifeStyle Academy

Farrer Park · Farrer Park MRT (NE8), 510 m

Group keyboard or one-to-one pianoFrom about 4Parent sit-in not statedNo piano needed to start

Encore on Keys Junior, for beginners of about 4 to 5, mixes keyboard playing with storytelling, games, percussion, movement and solfege singing, and uses flash cards to start note reading. Encore on Keys Primary follows at about 5.5. Private piano can start around 4, on the ABRSM syllabus or without exams, and the school says exams are not compulsory. It publishes no fees, lesson lengths, class sizes or timetable.

Price: Music LifeStyle Academy does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: A trial lesson for piano. The price is not published, and no trial is mentioned for the group course.
Address: 616 Serangoon Road, Singapore 218219. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Music LifeStyle Academy

Nousound Academy

River Valley · Fort Canning MRT (DT20), 180 m

One-to-one pianoFrom 4.5Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

Nousound's minimum age for piano is four and a half. Lessons are one-to-one, sold as monthly subscriptions of four 30, 45 or 60-minute lessons, and cover scales, reading both clefs, ear training to play tunes by listening, theory and some improvisation. The school does not mention exams. Its website footer still says 2022 and nothing on it is dated, though its booking system sells trials and packages today.

Price: $225 a month for four 30-minute lessons ($56 a class), or $337.50 for four 45-minute lessons ($84 a class).
Trial: $28 for 30 minutes, booked online.
Address: 81 Clemenceau Avenue, #03-12 UE Square, Singapore 239917. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Nousound Academy

Also in the city: Yamaha at Plaza Singapura, MYC at Orchard Plaza, Cristofori at Funan and Shenton Way, Aureus at Anchorpoint, Forum, Great World, Suntec City and VivoCity, Edvox at Paragon, and Drum Tutor at Orchard Plaza. See schools with several branches.

Novena, Thomson and Toa Payoh

Mandeville Conservatory of Music

Novena · Novena MRT (NS20), 360 m

Group pianoFrom 3 to under 6Parent sit-in not statedInstrument needed from the start

Mandeville Junior's Piano Group is a weekly 45-minute keyboard class for children from 3 to under 6: note reading, aural awareness, singing, sight reading and rhythm. Individual piano starts at 5, and Piano Group graduates skip that age rule. The school suggests exams from about 6. Its FAQ says a child needs an instrument from the start. Fees are paid through the holidays, with no replacement for missed lessons. A Parkway Parade branch is not yet on Jungle.

Price: $588 for a three-month term, paid as $196 a month. The school's FAQ says monthly fees cover 47 lessons a year, which works out at about $50 a lesson. An $80 enrolment fee and a one-month deposit apply. Individual 30-minute lessons from 5 start at $225 a month.
Trial: $49, paid in advance and not refundable.
Address: 101 Thomson Road, #03-20/21 United Square, Singapore 307591. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Mandeville Conservatory of Music

Groove Music School

Novena · Novena MRT (NS20), 240 m

One-to-one pianoFrom 4Parent sit-in not statedKeyboard needed soon

Groove teaches piano and keyboard one-to-one from 4. Young children start with simple songs and finding the keys, and lessons build theory and technique through songs the child wants to play rather than drills. A weighted-key keyboard or piano is needed for practice fairly quickly. Exams are optional and follow Trinity Rock and Pop, not ABRSM. A Music Exploration class for young children states no ages. A second branch at United House near Dhoby Ghaut is not yet on Jungle.

Price: $260 to $360 for four lessons ($65 to $90 a lesson). The site does not say what sets the price, and its course overview gives the top of the range as $380.
Trial: 30 minutes. The price is not published.
Address: 177B Thomson Road, #03-177B Goldhill Shopping Centre, Singapore 307625. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Groove Music School

Artists Music Studio

Novena · Novena MRT (NS20), 260 m

Piano, format not statedFrom 4Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

Junior Music Lessons, from beginner to ABRSM Grade 3, are an hour a week, and the studio says they work well from age 4. Activities draw on the Kodaly method, teaching children to read notation and rhythm both by sight and by ear. The site does not say whether junior lessons are group or one-to-one; a separate one-to-one programme takes all ages. It publishes no fees, trial or timetable.

Price: Artists Music Studio does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: None mentioned on the site.
Address: 275 Thomson Road, #01-37 Novena Regency, Singapore 307645. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Artists Music Studio

Believer Music

Novena · Novena MRT (NS20), 50 m

Holiday class: group cajonAges 5 and 6 onlyNo parents in classNo instrument needed

This is a holiday class, not a weekly one. The Kids Cajon module takes only 5 and 6-year-olds for three weekly 90-minute group lessons from 30 November to 20 December 2026, playing the cajon, a box drum, as a team to backing tracks. A church version uses praise songs. Parents may not sit in. Believer has moved from International Plaza to Velocity@Novena Square, and its One Commonwealth and Tampines branches are not yet on Jungle.

Times: 30 November to 20 December 2026. Register by 15 November.
Price: $299 for the three-lesson module ($100 a class), plus a $12.90 admin fee and a one-time $35 membership fee for first-timers.
Trial: None for the kids' module.
Address: 238 Thomson Road, #02-56 Velocity@Novena Square, Singapore 307683. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Believer Music

Medley Music School

Toa Payoh · Toa Payoh MRT (NS19), 830 m

Group music, tries keyboard and violinFrom 3.5Drop-offHome instrument not stated

Medley Preschooler is a 45-minute group class over 22 lessons in six months: singing with lyrics and solfege, rhythm and percussion, a first try on keyboard and violin, and a mini ensemble, as a step towards an instrument. Parents sit in for the trial only. The page gives two age ranges, 3.5 to 4.5 in the text and 4.5 to 5 on the course panel. Terms are strict: no replacement for missed group lessons and no refund for leaving early.

Price: Medley Music School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices. A $40 registration fee, waived if you enrol on the trial day, and a $100 refundable deposit.
Trial: Arranged by phone. The price is not published.
Address: 293 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, #02-02 SAFRA Toa Payoh, Singapore 319387. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Medley Music School

Fisherman Music School

Sin Ming · Upper Thomson MRT (TE8), 430 m

Piano, format not statedFrom 4Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

Fisherman lists piano lessons from 4 and Kiddy Music Lessons from 3, with ukulele from 5 and guitar from 6. Beyond that the site says little: no lesson length, format, syllabus, trial, fees or timetable, and nothing on it is dated, so check it is taking students. It describes itself as a private school registered with MOE, and it closes on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Price: Fisherman Music School does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: None mentioned on the site.
Address: 6 Sin Ming Road, #01-14 Sin Ming Plaza Tower 2, Singapore 575585. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Fisherman Music School

Fun Melodia Music

Potong Pasir · Potong Pasir MRT (NE10), 90 m

Music and movement, then pianoTo 4, piano from 4.5Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

Little Tots, for 2 to 4, is a 45-minute group class: rhythm through movement, pitch through singing and hand signs, and rhyming songs, so it suits only children who have just turned 4. Piano starts at 4.5 with the Junior Pianist track, which stresses rhythm and coordination, and ukulele at 5; the site does not say whether these are one-to-one. Graded exam and leisure tracks follow. Trials for under-7s carry a fee that is not published.

Times: Little Tots, October 2026 intake, on Tuesday 3.30pm, Saturday 10am and Sunday 11am.
Price: Fun Melodia Music does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Charged, at a price that depends on the course and slot. The amount is not published.
Address: 51 Upper Serangoon Road, #03-09 The Poiz Centre, Singapore 347697. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Fun Melodia Music

555 Beatbox

Boon Keng · Boon Keng MRT (NE9), 390 m

Beatbox group, voice onlyAges 5 to 16Parent sit-in not statedNo instrument needed

The Kids Beatbox Class takes children from 5 to 16 and teaches beatbox sounds and patterns from templates in five genres, from House to Trap, adding sounds lesson by lesson until children make their own routines. For 4-year-olds there is only a holiday camp, and the preschool programme runs inside preschools. The site says group classes run at fixed times but publishes no timetable, class length or fees, and does not say where the kids' class meets.

Price: 555 Beatbox does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: Offered through a Google Form or WhatsApp. The price is not published.
Address: 994 Bendemeer Road, Singapore 339943. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: 555 Beatbox

Also in central Singapore: Yamaha at Thomson Plaza, MYC at Goldhill in Newton, Cristofori at Junction 8 in Bishan and the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh, and Aureus at Thomson Plaza, United Square and The Woodleigh Mall. See schools with several branches.

Bukit Timah and Holland

Creative Hearts

Pandan Valley · Dover MRT (EW22), 1.0 km

Group piano, 3 a classAges 4 to 6Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

Little Pianists is a 45-minute group piano class of three for 4 to 6-year-olds, using pieces and books written by the director, with movement breaks away from the piano and theory worksheets. The school calls it the way into formal piano. Kids on Keys, for 3 to 5, is a piano primer of rhythm games and percussion, though the school's pages disagree on whether children play pieces. Little Pianists has no published times, and individual piano starts at 3.

Times: Kids on Keys on Tuesday and Friday 4.15pm, Saturday 9.45am, 11.30am and 12.30pm, and Sunday 1pm, in Term 4 2026. Little Pianists by arrangement.
Price: Creative Hearts does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices. A $40 registration fee applies.
Trial: $21 for a 45-minute group trial. Little Pianists trials are arranged by WhatsApp, and their price is not published.
Address: 2 Pandan Valley, #01-200, Singapore 597626. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Creative Hearts

LVL Music Academy

Bukit Timah · Beauty World MRT (DT5), 170 m

Piano, one-to-one or groupFrom about 4Parents may watch violinPiano at home once lessons start

LVL starts piano from about 4, one-to-one or in a beginner group: posture and hand position, then rhythm, note reading and simple pieces with both hands, with scales, sight-reading and ear training in each lesson. Violin also starts at about 4 and cello at 4 to 6, and parents are encouraged to watch young violinists. A home piano is strongly recommended once regular lessons start. LVL has moved from Pearl's Hill Terrace to Yuk Tong Avenue, near Beauty World.

Price: Per lesson, charged by the term: group piano $45 for 30 minutes or $65 for 45, and one-to-one piano $65 for 30 minutes or $85 for 45. One-to-one violin from $75.
Trial: Charged at a price that is not published, and waived if you enrol.
Address: 17 Yuk Tong Avenue, Singapore 596322. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: LVL Music Academy

Rocktone Music Academy

Bukit Timah · Beauty World MRT (DT5), 400 m

One-to-one piano, drums or ukulelePiano from 4, drums from 3No parents in lessonsHome instrument not stated

Rocktone teaches piano from 4, and drums and ukulele from 3, priced per individual lesson, with pop, jazz or classical piano and optional Rockschool grades. Parents may watch the free trial but not regular lessons. The piano lesson plan is written for older learners, and the site does not say how a 4-year-old is taught or which lesson length suits. Packages expire, are not refundable and renew automatically unless you give two lessons' notice.

Price: $780 for twelve 30-minute lessons ($65 a lesson), or $80 a lesson for 45 minutes. Keeping the same teacher costs $10 a lesson more.
Trial: Free. The FAQ says 30 minutes and the home page 45.
Address: 1 Jalan Anak Bukit, #02-23A Bukit Timah Plaza, Singapore 588996. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: Rocktone Music Academy

The Music Circle

Farrer Road · Farrer Road MRT (CC20), 170 m

Group music, then pre-instrumentalAges 4 and 5Drop-offXylophone rental $20

The Little Circle, for 4-year-olds, is a 45-minute drop-off music and movement class: solfege, steady beat, clapped rhythms and percussion. The Junior Circle, for 5, adds xylophone and note reading, and in its second half children try piano and violin with instrument teachers. It runs four terms, so it is a year's commitment. Individual piano can start at 5 alongside it. There are no make-up classes. A Katong outlet is not yet on Jungle.

Price: $440 for an 11-lesson module ($40 a class), plus a $65 enrolment fee and $30 to $40 of materials.
Trial: $40.
Address: 4 Queen's Road, #02-115, Singapore 260004. Google Maps
Book on Jungle: The Music Circle

Also in Bukit Timah and Holland: MYC at King Albert Park, Cristofori at Beauty World Centre and One Holland Village, and Drum Tutor at Beauty World Plaza. See schools with several branches.

Schools with several branches

Yamaha Music School

12 branches on Jungle

Group keyboard, 5 to 10Ages 4 to 5.5Parent sits in, year 1Instrument at home

The Primary Course for 4 to 5.5 runs two years, in 50-minute lessons. Children learn each song by listening, singing, playing and reading in Do-Re-Mi, with a parent beside them in year one. Yamaha asks for a piano, Electone or keyboard at home as soon as lessons start, and missed lessons are not replaced. A one-to-one version uses the same books, and the Piano Course starts at 5.5. Hougang Green and Limbang are licensed schools run by Music Act.

Branches: North: Sembawang. North-east: Hougang Street 21, Hougang Green, SAFRA Punggol. East: Kallang Leisure Park, Tampines Mall. West: Clementi, Frontier CC, Jurong West, Limbang, Choa Chu Kang, Westgate. Central: Thomson Plaza. City: Plaza Singapura.
Times: New Primary Course classes start from 2 to 8 January 2027, with 23 slots across seven schools, most at weekends. None is listed yet at Clementi, Plaza Singapura or Sembawang.
Price: $534 for an 11-lesson term ($49 a class), or $498 on weekdays ($45 a class), GST included. One-to-one Primary Course (Personal) is $218 a month for 30-minute lessons, with 11 lessons a three-month term. The Yamaha Piano Course from 5.5 is $232 a month for 45-minute lessons; the page does not say how many lessons a month that covers. Add $60 registration and $160 of books in the first year.
Trial: Free.

Music for Young Children (MYC)

9 branches on Jungle

Group keyboardSunshine 3 to 4, Sunbeams 5 to 6Parent sits in at OrchardHome instrument not stated

MYC is a Canadian group keyboard method taught in weekly one-hour lessons. Sunshine 1 starts 3 to 4-year-olds and Sunbeams 1 starts beginners at 5 to 6, with singing, ear training, rhythm ensembles and reading the grand staff. Moonbeams follows and ends in a first piano and theory exam. Each centre is run by its own licensed teacher, so fees and rules differ. MYC Orchard asks a parent to attend up to about age 10 and gives no make-up classes.

Branches: North: Sembawang, Yishun. North-east: Ang Mo Kio, Hougang. East: Pasir Ris. West: Jurong East. Central: Goldhill, Newton, King Albert Park. City: Orchard Plaza.
Times: MYC Orchard's August 2026 classes for 4 to 5 run on Saturday 10.50am and 12.15pm, Sunday 10.45am and Monday 4.10pm, and for 5 to 6 on Saturday 8.30am, Sunday 9.40am and 10.45am, and Monday 5.20pm. MYC Pasir Ris lists Sunbeams 1 at weekends, though its two pages give different times.
Price: MYC Orchard says beginner group lessons average around $72 a lesson, including materials. Other centres do not publish fees.
Trial: MYC Pasir Ris arranges trials by WhatsApp. No centre publishes a group trial price.

Cristofori Music School

32 branches on Jungle

Group piano, 2 to 3I CAN PLAY 3.5 to 5Parent sit-in not statedHome instrument not stated

I CAN PLAY is a one-year course of 44 lessons for 3.5 to 5, in groups of two or three. Children play simple songs from the first lessons, learn notation and rhythm, sing, and try percussion, ukulele, drum and violin. It runs at 10 outlets the school does not name, so ask your branch. One-to-one piano starts at 5, and Poppy Piano, for 4 to 7, is a 44-lesson one-to-one package sold with a digital piano.

Branches: North: Woodlands Street 11, Woodlands Mart, Vista Point, Woodlands, Wisteria Mall, Yishun. North-east: AMK Hub, Buangkok Square, Hougang Central, Punggol Plaza, Oasis Terraces, Punggol, Rivervale Plaza, Serangoon Central. East: Djitsun Mall, Bedok, Downtown East, Eastpoint Mall, Old Airport Road, Our Tampines Hub, Tampines Street 23. West: Alexandra Retail Centre, West Mall, Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Hillion Mall, Choa Chu Kang Centre, Fajar, Jurong East, Jurong West Street 51, Jurong West Street 91. Central: Junction 8, Bishan, HDB Hub, Toa Payoh, Beauty World Centre, One Holland Village. City: Funan, Singapore Conference Hall.
Price: I CAN PLAY is $675.80 a term with GST at off-peak hours, or $708.50 at peak hours. The fee table does not say how many lessons a term covers; the course page says 11, which would be about $61 a class. Poppy Piano is a $2,500 package of 44 30-minute lessons, a digital piano and an exam fee. Registration is $54.50, and licensed branches may charge different fees.
Trial: Bookable on every lesson page. No 2026 page gives a price; older pages call it free.

Aureus Academy

22 branches on Jungle

One-to-one onlyPiano from about 4 to 5Parent not requiredNo instrument to start

Every Aureus lesson is one-to-one. Most children start piano at around 4 to 5, on the school's own graded books, earning points, badges and plushies. Musical Adventure, from 2.5, moves a child through handbells, piano, guitar, violin and drums, and most choose one instrument at 4 to 5. Grades are assessed inside lessons rather than on exam days, with ABRSM or Trinity optional. An 88-key weighted keyboard is recommended for practice. Eight more studios are not yet on Jungle.

Branches: North: Causeway Point, Northpoint City. North-east: AMK Hub, Hougang 1, NEX. East: Bedok Mall, Century Square, Eastpoint Mall, KINEX, White Sands. West: Bukit Panjang Plaza, Jurong Point, Rochester Mall, Westgate. Central: Thomson Plaza, United Square, The Woodleigh Mall. City: Anchorpoint, Forum, Great World, Suntec City, VivoCity.
Price: $279 a month for four 30-minute lessons ($70 a lesson), $399 for 45 minutes ($100) or $519 for an hour ($130), with books and materials included. Deposit and registration amounts are not published.
Trial: Free.

Edvox Music and Dance

6 branches on Jungle

Group piano and violinAges 3.5 to 5Parent sit-in not statedInstrument provided

Funtime DoReMe, for 3.5 to 5, is a small-group course in which children take turns on piano and violin, sing with movement, play percussion, and learn note reading, solfege and aural skills, with solo and ensemble performances. Edvox provides an instrument. Children then move to individual piano or violin, but the site gives no starting age for those, so the path for a 5 or 6-year-old is unclear. A Keat Hong CC branch is not yet on Jungle.

Branches: North-east: Hougang, Waterway Point, Punggol. East: Marine Parade, Telepark, Tampines. West: Sunshine Place, Choa Chu Kang. City: Paragon.
Price: Edvox Music and Dance does not publish its fees online. Contact them for current prices.
Trial: None mentioned on the site.

Drum Tutor Singapore

3 branches on Jungle

One-to-one drumsAges 4 to 6Parent sits in, first 4 lessonsDrum kit advised after 3 months

Ankle Biter is a weekly 30-minute one-to-one drum lesson for 4 to 6-year-olds on junior-sized kits. It uses the founder's Beat by Beat method of cartoons and boxes instead of notation, until children can jam along to songs. A parent must sit in for the first four lessons, and the school strongly encourages buying a drum set after three months. The school now lists its Orchard outlet at Orchard Plaza and its Katong outlet at Katong Shopping Centre.

Branches: Central: Beauty World Plaza. City: Orchard Plaza. East: Katong Shopping Centre.
Price: $170 a month on weekdays or $180 at weekends for four 30-minute lessons ($43 or $45 a lesson). Add a $50 registration fee, a deposit of one month's fees and a $21.90 book.
Trial: A free 15-minute trial, or $30 with the founder.

What changes at 7

At 7, most preschool courses end. Kindermusik's Young Child course ends at 7, and MYC starts older beginners at Moonbeams 1 from 7. Believer's kids' keyboard, Drum Tutor's Tween class and Band Academy Singapore's wind band foundation course all start at 7. Yamaha's Pre-Junior and Piano Course for Children take 6 to 8-year-olds, the second with an exam target every year.

Exams are optional almost everywhere. LVL, Music LifeStyle, Groove, Learn 2 Play and The Music Circle say so plainly. Mandeville sends children for exams only when the teacher thinks it will help, from about 6. Cristofori's route is built around RSL and CMS exams, and its Poppy packages include a Debut exam fee. Aureus assesses its own grades inside lessons, and MYC works towards a first piano and theory exam after Moonbeams 3.

How we picked these

Every school here is listed on Jungle. We checked each of the 50 music schools Jungle lists for these ages on its own website, fee page or timetable, and kept the 35 that run a class a 4, 5 or 6-year-old can join.

Fifteen were left out: they state no starting age, start at 7, teach no children, cannot be checked online or match families with private teachers. Each card says whether the class is a group or one-to-one, who sits in and what you need at home.

The quick picks are our judgement: the most published slots for a class built for this age, with a free trial; the lowest published price for an hour of group class; and the clearest published route to graded piano. Fees, trials and timetables were read on 16 October 2026.

At a glance

School and format	From age	Price and trial
555 Beatbox, beatbox group	5	Not published by provider
Adeline Yeo Piano Studio, one-to-one	4	Not published by provider
Artists Music Studio, piano	4	Not published by provider
Aureus Academy, one-to-one	4	$70 for 30 minutes, free trial
Believer Music, holiday cajon	5	$100 a class, no trial
Bloom School of Music and Arts, group keyboard	4	Fees not published. Trial $49
Creative Hearts, group piano	4	Fees not published. Trial $21
Cristofori Music School, group piano	3.5	About $61 a class
Drum Tutor Singapore, one-to-one drums	4	$43 for 30 minutes, free trial
Edvox Music and Dance, group piano and violin	3.5	Not published by provider
Fasosola Music School, group piano	4	Not published by provider
Fisherman Music School, piano	4	Not published by provider
Fun Melodia Music, group music	2	Not published by provider
Groove Music School, one-to-one	4	$65 to $90 a lesson
Joy Music Studio, group, four instruments	4.5	$48 a class, free trial
Juzmusic Academy, group keyboard and violin	4	$40 a class, trial $21.80
Kindermusik Singapore, music and movement	3	Not published by provider
Learn 2 Play Music Academy, parent and child	3.5	Not published by provider
Liberal Music and Arts School, group or one-to-one	3	Not published by provider
LVL Music Academy, group or one-to-one	4	$45 group, $65 one-to-one
Mandeville Conservatory of Music, group piano	3	About $50 a class, trial $49
Medley Music School, group music	3.5	Not published by provider
Melodious Piano Studio, one-to-one or group	4	Not published by provider
Music for Young Children (MYC), group keyboard	3	About $72 a class at Orchard
Music LifeStyle Academy, group or one-to-one	4	Not published by provider
Nousound Academy, one-to-one	4.5	$56 for 30 minutes, trial $28
Our Music Studio, music and movement	3	Not published by provider
Play By Ear Music School, one-to-one pop piano	5	$72 for 45 minutes, trial $72
Rocktone Music Academy, one-to-one	3	$65 for 30 minutes, free trial
SmallGiant Music, one-to-one or group	2	Not published by provider
Stradivari Strings, one-to-one	3	Guide $30 to $50 a lesson
The Music Circle, group music	4	$40 a class, trial $40
The Music Scientist, music and science	4	Fees not published. Trial $45
The Vocal Studio, one-to-one singing	4	$41.50 for 25 minutes
Yamaha Music School, group keyboard	4	$49 a class, free trial