From youth to adult, beginner to advanced, orchestra to electric guitar - we have teachers to fit every playing ability and learning style. Our music teachers tailor a lesson plan to each individual student, offering a personalized approach to music development.

Heid Music Appleton offers private lessons for guitar, bass, ukulele, banjo & folk instruments, piano, drums and percussion, woodwind, brass, voice, orchestral strings and composition & improvisation.

If you are interested in signing up for lessons, please fill out the lesson inquiry form HERE

This is a photo of a guitar student with their teacher at Heid Music

Getting Started with Lessons at Heid Music

This is a photo of a trombone player with their lessons teacher in Heid Music Appleton

1. Browse list of teachers to see who you feel is the best fit for you
2. Fill out the registration form after you find a match, and pay the one-time registration fee*

3. Wait to be contacted by Heid Music's education coordinator
4. Start lessons!

*Heid Music students pay a one-time registration fee of $25 ($15 for the second family member, $10 per additional family member). This fee helps Heid Music ensure a safe learning environment for the student, and qualifies students for discounts. This fee is non-refundable.

How Much do Lessons at Heid Music Cost?

Our teachers set their own lesson rates, approximately $20-$30/lesson. Payments are made directly to the teacher.

Why Music Lessons from Heid Music?

We select our teachers based on their musicianship, education and their passion for teaching. All of our teachers go through an annual background check for the safety of our students. We understand that all learning styles are unique and therefore provide a variety of top-quality teacher to provide you with the best possible learning experience.

Heid Music offers private studios that are fully equipped with the essentials for your instrument and we keep our shelves stocked with the books and materials you need for lessons. We will support you throughout your musical journey with a full line of instruments from student line to professional.

This is a photo of a student playing drums with their lesson teacher in Appleton, Wisconsin Heid Music

The Proven Benefits of Studying Music

Studying music increases empathy and respect for other cultures and languages, improves discipline and capacity to work in a team and allows self-expression which in turn increases self-esteem. Studying music as also proven to decrease anxiety, aggression, chronic pain and depression. Fun fact: music is the only activity that simultaneously uses both sides of the brain!

Studying music helps students academically too! Musicians have been shown to hold higher grade point averages than non-musicians in the same school. Learning how to play an instrument can even increase IQ by seven points in both children and adults, according to researchers.