What’s different about TIA from other local music studios, storefronts with private teachers that teach out of them, and individual private teachers that either travel to your home or teach out of their own? TIA is a 501(c) non-profit academy of music. We are a community. We are a team. We aren’t just a bunch of individual teachers. We are a team of individual musicians and educators from various different backgrounds, experiences, and educations, but held together by a common mission and set of values that drive everything we do.

As a team, we are committed constantly to ensuring that every TIA student and family is getting the same TIA experience which includes the best in music education (the essentials of learning proper technique, fundamentals, reading, rhythmic interpretation, and theory), and personal, encouraging, engaging, and fun teaching with a caring and committed music mentor.

As a community, we don’t just offer music lessons, we also have regular community events where our students present the music they have been working on, an annual Festival/adjudication event (TIA is a local affiliate of the National Federation of Music Clubs), and are often playing music for the greater community around the area as well.

We are just getting started in Seattle/Burien, but we can assure you that the goal is the same and the community, relationships, and education you will receive will be as well! We started with just a few students in Olympia and now we are a thriving and bustling academy, and we know the same will be true of TIA Seattle. Enjoy these pictures below and we hope they help you get the feel for who we are!