Is My Child Too Young for Lessons? (Guitar is an exeption! Read the whole answer) Our instructors agree that for most instruments, seven years old is a good starting place. It takes discipline and focus to learn an instrument and if a child starts too early, they can become frustrated and lose interest in music altogether. For guitar, the lower age is nine. This is because of hand size and strength. Part of learning the guitar is learning to play chords. There are many that are easy--but we quickly get to the point where more strength is needed to play some of the chords. A nine year old can develop the strength for this, younger children typically can not. Back to top
	Am I Too Old for Lessons? Heavens no! Back to top
	Where are you located? The Asbury School of Music is located in the facilities of Asbury United Methodist Church at 6612 Creedmoor Road in North Raleigh. See map. To find us if you're traveling north on Creedmoor from Glenwood Ave., we are a right turn just after Lynn Road. If you're traveling south on Creedmoor from I-540, take a left turn at Sawmill Road, take the second right at Valley Drive, and take a right turn at Rangecrest Rd. This will take you into the church parking lot. Your instructor can give you specific instructions on how to find their studio. Back to top
	Why Can't I Pay Tuition Fees Online? Online credit processing is costly. The credit card companies charge a fee and the online processing companies also charge fees. Even with the best deal, the additional cost would be at least $25.00 per student per year. We just couldn't justify raising everybody's tuition to cover those charges. Back to top
	In Case of Bad Weather, How Will You Let Us Know If You Are Open? If the Wake County School System is closed, we are closed. If there are any exceptions, we will contact you personally to let you know. If you haven't heard from us, stay home. We will let you know how we will make up the lessons later. Back to top
	Do you provide instruments if I don't have one? Students have to supply their own instruments. We do have pianos at the school but piano students must have at least a keyboard at home. Good quality guitars can be purchased nowadays at a reasonable price. Other instruments such as strings, brass, and woodwinds are often rented from a music store. In our area, students often rent instruments from Burrage Music Company. Back to top
	Do you have recitals? We have student recitals at the end of the winter semester, typically in April. Recitals are important. They give students confidence and experience performing in front of an audience. We don't have recitals every semester because the work required to get ready for recitals can take up half of the teaching time. So we feel like a good balance is to have a recital once a year. Back to top