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2026-27 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Save your spot today!
Myriad’s Music Lessons and Music Classes, Dance Classes and Art Classes are recognized by California State Legislature, the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County, and the San Mateo Chamber of Commerce as providing excellence in instruction, demonstrating outstanding commitment to our community.
NEW STUDENTS!
YOUR FIRST LESSON IS WAITING FOR YOU. LET’S GET INSPIRED TOGETHER TODAY!
Limited Spots Available
Online Registration is now open for 2026-2027!
Easy online registration for Private Music Lessons, Music Classes, Dance Classes and Art Classes
Prime times in all lessons and classes fill up quickly, so reserve your spot today.
1. Select your desired lesson / class below.
2. Learn more on each lesson / class page. Next, choose the day / time of your preferred class, and complete the quick online registration.
If you need help choosing:
- Fill out our online Inquiry Form and one of our helpful Arts Administrators will contact you soon.
- Or text, via the text icon on the side of your screen.
- Or give us a call, via the phone icon on the side of your screen.
We are located in San Mateo, close to Highways 92, 101 and 280. Register today to reserve your spot in our busy classes before prime times fill up. Our community provides music, dance and art classes to families in San Mateo, Burlingame, Foster City, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood Shores and surrounding areas on the Peninsula.
You are making a great choice, prioritizing Music, Dance and Art in your child’s life! We are ready for all children, teens and adults, all ages, all levels for an inspiring and creative journey at Myriad, a community favorite since 1997!
Enroll in one of our in-demand Private Music Lessons, or popular, fun, small-sized Music Classes. Discover your grace and strength in our many Dance Classes, including Twinkle Dance for Ages 3-5, Ballet, Hip Hop, K-Pop, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical and Contemporary Dance. All dancers, all ages, all levels are welcome! Art Classes are so creative and fun, exploring watercolor, oil pastel, clay and multi-medium collage, with drawing, perspective and form for older students. Our Classes always support a small student to teacher ratio, with lots of attention on each student. Develop your voice, celebrate your new skills, spin with joy, and create a masterpiece. Register today for Myriad’s quality lessons and classes, inspired together with our warm, experienced, and professional teaching artists cheering for you every step of the way!
We are looking forward to seeing your children become more confident, playing dancing and creating their way to more confidence and a joy for the arts, making friends while learning new skills. Register today to reserve your spot in our quality, dynamic, engaging lessons and classes!
Music For All Ages
We offer smart choices for smart parents looking to give their children a positive, successful experience in their music classes and private lessons. Programs for all ages: Kids, Teens, Adults and Preschoolers too!
Dance For All Ages
There are classes for all ages & levels. This is the perfect cozy, non-intimidating, environment for dancers to create something special together – a quality dance program that is a great fit for kids, teens and adults!
Art For All Ages
Quality visual arts program with small classes. Explore the mediums of watercolors, air-dry clay and oil pastels through well-designed art lessons, and be a part of an exciting art show this year! Artists will create something special together each week!
Parent Resources
How do I start lessons or classes? What does Year Round Mean? What you can expect as a parent? The care we place in your child’s arts education
Register Early for Summer Camps and Classes!
Summer 2026 Registration opens January 1st!
“I just love getting to hang out with my teacher every week. She’s always very motivating and inspiring to me and very helpful during lessons. Occasionally, while we’re picking a new song for me to start learning, I get to see her talent shine through while she’s playing.”
– Addy U, Age 14, Piano Student
“I like learning about different kinds of dances and coming up with our own choreography before our performances. I like how Teacher Amanda encourages us to come up with our own dance moves and then asks us to show them to the rest of the class. I like my teacher and my fellow dancers a lot because we have so much fun each week!”
– Abi S, Age 9, Hip/Jazz & AcroDance Dancer
“I love art class because Teacher Tiffany says I’m a really good artist! Painting with lots of colors is fun. I love my art backback!”
– Remy P, Age 7, Artist
Need help choosing?
Learn, Grow, Thrive & Develop your Unique Style!
Benefits at Myriad
Myriad’s Three Goal Mission
Myriad’s Mission delivers to all our students and their families! Our Mission is three-fold.
- The first goal is to have fun, and lots of it!!
- The second goal is to help each student discover their own unique voice / style as a Musician, Dancer and Artist.
- The third goal is to foster smart, confident Musicians, Dancers and Artists for a lifetime!
Small Class Sizes
The focus is on your child. Small class sizes have always been a Myriad standard. With a maximum 10:1 student-teacher ratio, our instructors take great care to know each student personally.
Quality Private Lessons
You’ll receive an outstanding, unique private music lesson experience at Myriad. Private music lessons are a treasured time with a caring mentor each week. Your teacher is university trained in their art, while also delivering a warm, caring experience each lesson. We deliver a fun, researched, well-rounded approach, teach all musical styles, and hold over 40 performance events annually.
Lesson Snapshot Progress Videos for Parents
Welcome to our brand new app, launched in 2026-2027, where parents of private lesson students will get short progress videos of into their child’s lessons, celebrating milestones along the instrument lesson journey. This will be a great way for parents to support their child throughout the year. Myriad is a beta-tester and one of the first music schools world-wide to launch this program. Regardless of a parent’s musical knowledge, we present lesson updates to families in a way where everyone feels included and informed of how beneficial, exciting, educational , and purely amazing it is for your child to be learning how to play an instrument and read music. We know you’re going to love to be included in frequent student video progress updates!
Celebrating Students
We celebrate you! Students’ milestones are tracked and acknowledged through awards throughout the year and at Myriad’s many performance events.
Unlimited Make-ups
Unlimited Make-Up Courtesies for active, registered students! We know life is busy, and we do our best to encourage consistency, while offering flexibility.
Top-Notch Clean Facility & Books Provided
Our Music, Dance and Art classrooms are well-lit, equipped with the best technology, are full of multi-sensory resources, and are distraction-free with sound-dampened walls to allow for maximum focus during lessons.
You receive books, sheet-music and all learning materials in-house! We stock a full music and art library with the best, expert resources on the market. No need to go shopping for your own books or supplies.
Register Online Before our Prime Class Times Fill Up.
Need help making a great choice? Fill in the Inquiry Form below. Let’s match you to a day and time that works for your family so you can begin your Music, Dance and Art Classes. Save a spot in our small-sized classes. Your journey is about to begin!
ALL LESSONS & CLASSES: Fall & Winter Fun!
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS: Musician Quest App Launch! Oct 2
DANCE: Bring A Friend Week, Oct 7-11
ART: Parent and Child Art Classes, Nov 6-7
TWINKLE DANCE: Themed, Monthly Parent Presentations once a month, every month.
DANCE: Haunt, Harvest & Holly Holiday Showcase, Nov 15
THANKSGIVING BREAK: Nov 23-29
MUSIC CONCERTS: Intermediate & Advanced Musicians, Dec 4-5
MUSIC PLAYING PARTIES, Elementary Levels, Dec 11-13
MUSIC FOUNDATIONS: Family In-Progress Week, Dec 7-13
MUSIC: Playing Parties, Elementary Musicians, June 6-7
HOLIDAY BREAK: Dec 19-Jan 3
MUSIC EVENTS: ‘Candlelight Serenades‘ Holiday Concerts and ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Playing Parties features Myriad’s Private Lesson & Team Musicians, ages 6 & Older. Featuring our enthusiastic, talented Piano Students, Guitar Students, Singers, Ukulele Players, Violin Students and Flute Students! Students Ages 9- Adults, early-intermediate through advanced students perform in the Holiday Concerts, held in our cozy off-site venue in the Belmont hills. Performers have a multitude of concert times to choose from. Students Ages 6-8 at the elementary levels, perform in our Holiday Playing Parties, which are gentle, fun, small-sized, performance classes held on-site at Myriad, on our very own stage! This is an invitation for Private Lesson and Team Students to celebrate all they have accomplished during the fall season. All events feature a festive photo booth. Sign-ups are through SignUpGenius. See you there!
DANCE EVENTS: Held this Fall at the cozy Pied Piper Players Theater, this is the perfect venue for our performers to enjoy their first performance of the season, in a cozy theater experience venue for our dancers, ages 6 through Teens. Welcome to Myriad Dance Academy’s ‘Haunt, Harvest & Holly Holiday Showcase‘ featuring character dances starring spooky characters, Thanksgiving scenes and Holiday / Winter-inspired choreography. Dance is a joyful way to leap and twirl into the holidays together. As they step into seasonal characters and stories, our dancers build confidence, stage presence, and teamwork, while sharing the warmth of the season with their families and friends. It’s a memorable first performance of the year and a festive start to the holiday season. Thank you to Teachers and Assistants Stacy, Estrella, Liza, Polly, Geffen and Dance Director Mattea for their inspiring creativity and can-do positivity this fall and winter season!
The Myriad Music School & Dance Academy has taught thousands of students since it was established in 1997
A community favorite, our school provides a magical staircase approach to curriculum, ensuring success and confidence in all music and dance skills, from our youngest to our most advanced students.
Myriad graduates have continued on to esteemed universities
such as Berkeley, Boston University, Stanford, UCLA, Cornell, Columbia, Barnard, Brown, American University, NYU and other reputable schools. Some graduates have chosen to major / minor in music or dance degrees. We celebrate all of our students’ future endeavors!
Take a School Tour.
Welcome, New Families!
Do take a quick video tour of where the magic happens in Music, Dance and Art Classes. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes overview of the clean, cozy lobbies and classrooms, where all of the playing, twirling and painting comes to life!
Brand New To Music Lessons or Dance Classes?
Find out what you need to know before making a great choice!
Featured Students of the Month
VISIT OUR FEATURED MUSIC STUDENT PAGE
Read all about our talented dedicated Private Music Students!
VISIT OUR FEATURED DANCE STUDENTS PAGE
Read all about Myriad’s Dancers, and what keeps them inspired in their Dance Classes!
VISIT OUR FEATURED YOUNG MUSICIANS PAGE!
Myriad’s Young Musicians progress from Preschool Music, to Mini Piano Plus, through Superstar Young Musicians classes. Music Lessons & Teams are the next step!
Music Lessons, Dance Classes, and Art Class times fill up quickly, so register today for Music Classes for kids, Piano Lessons, Guitar Lessons, Voice Lessons, Singing Lessons, Violin Lessons, Viola Lessons, Flute Lessons, Dance Classes for kids, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, Kpop, musical theater dance classes, musical theater singing classes, and art classes today. Serving families and students in San Mateo, Burlingame, Millbrae, Foster City, Redwood Shores, San Carlos, Belmont, on the Peninsula.