Best of AVL-2024 Gold Winner in Tutoring and Education Services!
At our West Asheville facility, we have 18 music educators who conduct private lessons in a wide variety of music styles and instruments for students of all ages and abilities. We also offer band classes, summer camps, master classes and workshops in a supportive family-friendly environment. Our instructors are professional music educators, many of whom also perform at local and regional venues.
In 2008, founder Anne Coombs’ summer guitar jam camps developed into what is now The Rock Academy, a year-round performance studies program. In 2009, Music Academy Asheville opened at our current location in West Asheville at 1408 Patton Avenue. In 2011, in order to keep music education accessible for students who would otherwise be unable to afford tuition, Give to the Music, a 501©3 non-profit organization was formed to provide tuition for private music lessons, performance classes and summer camps, as well as instruments and musical equipment for children in need of financial assistance.
In 2017, Steve and Dena Clark, who have been involved with The Rock Academy, The Music Academy-Asheville, and Give to the Music since inception, became the new owners. Steve provides more than 40 years of financial management experience and Dena, who has a background in commercial insurance, has been on the Give to the Music Board of Directors since its inception. The strengths that these partners bring to the business will insure that the school and its programs continue to grow and serve the community well into the future.