A music school, also known as a music academy, is an institute or school where you can take music lessons in a hobby to play musical instrument of your choice or take singing lessons. You also have music schools that offer a combination of music lessons, singing lessons, and dance lessons. Anyone can apply to a music school, young and old. Before you decide definitively whether playing, singing or dancing a musical instrument is right for you, you can often take a free trial lesson first. This way you get a little familiar with the music school and the lesson it teaches and you can decide if it's right for you. There is often a wide range of courses. People and children do this in their spare time and often there are musical performances, also known as pre-play nights, given at the music school in which you can show your family or friends your musical skills and progress through a joint performance or as solo performance. It also happens that you perform with the music teacher who accompanies you.

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It is definitely advisable for children before you want to choose a musical instrument to take an AMV course first. Children can participate in the AMV course from group 3/4 when they are six or seven years old. In this course you will learn to read notes, but also rhythm and movement to music. In addition, you will play various musical instruments in order to make a suitable choice. An AMV course lasts two years. You get lessons once a week. This lesson lasts between 30 and 45 minutes. You are usually in a group of seven children. AMV stands for General Musical Education and is actually a preliminary education for music.

Once you have completed the two-year AMV course and have made a choice for which instrument you want to take lessons, you will be assigned a teacher where, in group or private lessons, you will be assigned to lessons will follow. It also happens that sometimes you start in a group first and then get private lessons after a while. In the lessons, you will learn how to play your instrument and you will get to work studying pieces of music. You will also receive homework assignments to be able to practice the piece. Every week, your progress is performed and reviewed by your teacher. The music theory is also regularly repeated during the lessons and are also used in practice while playing to support the mastering of the piece of music. You will progress along the way and improve and develop your music knowledge and music playing.