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All too often, music lessons bring to mind strict teachers, boring exercises, and constantly being admonished to practice more. If you took music lessons, you may have quit after a few months, for one reason or another.

Your teacher may have been a great musician but maybe if she had learned the best ways to teach, you would have been motivated to practice more.

The Portland Music Collective is an active force in changing the status quo for private music instruction. We are truly committed to providing fun and meaningful music lessons for students of all ages.

A cooperative of music teachers:

We are not a music business but a cooperative of music teachers united to provide excellent music making experiences together. In fact, we prefer to call ourselves “Cooperative Teaching Artists” because we do so much more than teach.

Each CTA commits to spending a fixed number of hours each month providing free music services to the community. We also pool resources financially to share practice space and resources. The result: the hardest working team of highly qualified music teachers in town.

Free introductory lesson:

Your first lesson with any CTA is always on the house. Seriously, take as many free test drives as you need to find the right fit.