Music Programs for Kids in Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, Tennessee, a city 200,000 people, has Southern charm and food, but it is primarily known as the "Cradle of Country Music." Young people can benefit from the rich musical past and present of Knoxville, which encompass many genres besides country. Kids can enjoy music programs offered year-round.

  1. Music Classes

    • Backstage Dance Company offers music lessons for all ages. Weekly piano, guitar, voice and harp lessons are available in your choice of private or group settings. Classes are taught by experienced instructors and new students can take attend a free trial class. Allied Music Instructors has two Knoxville locations. Allied Music has been in operation since 2003, focusing on music lessons. Your child can choose from voice, guitar, violin, banjo, mandolin, piano, drums, bass and ukulele. Recital and ensemble programs and available. Angela Floyd Schools operates eastern and western locations in Knoxville. The school has been in operation since 1997. Private classes offered for children include voice, violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, drum, piano, keyboard, ukulele, banjo, saxophone, flute and clarinet.

    In-home Classes

    • Several Knoxville instructors will bring a music learning program right to your home. Melody Music Studios will find your child a teacher who can come over for private lessons. Piano lessons, vocal, guitar, drum, saxophone, clarinet, flute, violin and trumpet lessons are available. Sergio Sanchez from the hard rock band Atom Smash has toured with hit bands such as Nickelback and Creed. He offers home lessons in vocals or songwriting for children. Taylor Robinson Music offers in home music lessons to Knoxville children. Piano, guitar, drums, bass and vocal lessons are offered. Instructors will let your child pick his own favorite songs to learn, so no matter whether he likes rock, jazz or R&B, the lessons will be engaging.

    Summer Camps

    • The University of Tennessee in Knoxville offers summer camps for kids in a variety of fun activities. World Music and Drumming is a weeklong, three-hour a day class for children in fourth through sixth grades. Webb School of Knoxville hosts a camp titled The Voice: Singing Camp for kids entering third through fifth grades. The weeklong, full-day program teaches kids about Hollywood screen legends and current pop stars. Children will develop voice skills and learn basic choreography. The Beat: Drum Camp, led by jazz drummer Harrison Seiler, is also at Webb School. Kids entering fourth through seventh grades bring sticks and practice pads to learn basic drumming techniques.

    Concerts and Festivals

    • The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra hosts special Young People's Concerts, designed to introduce kids to classical music. For example, the Orchestra Quiz Show is an interactive program for students in third through fifth grades. Popular game show formats and fun performers are used to educate kids about music, including Renaissance, classical, contemporary and romantic. The annual Knoxville Children's Festival of Reading kicks off the libraries Summer Reading Program. Six stages feature music for kids, and kids can dance with interactive performances. Besides music, several children authors read on the stages.

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