Are We the Right Music School for You?
Onalaska Music Academy is the fastest growing music school in the Coulee Region offering lessons in piano, voice, strings, guitar, ukulele, brass, woodwinds, bells and drums. Students drive from as far away as Norwalk, Blair, Galesville, Trempealeau, Mindoro, Tomah and Dakota (MN) to take private lessons with us. We offer lessons for ages 4 to adult.
While you are here researching the best school for you, please consider the benefits of becoming an OMA student and find out why we are the fastest growing music school in the area!
Visit our testimonial page to see what our students are saying. Every year, aspiring music teachers start their own studio, and a year or two later it’s closed. We have a proven track record of offering quality guitar, voice, piano, strings, drums, bells, woodwinds, brass, ukulele, composition, and theory lessons in Onalaska, WI, year round. Students who participate in WMTA and WSMA test well on their written exams and score well on their chosen pieces. Our full time mission is teaching music lessons, trusted by hundreds of families for nearly 10 years.
We have a very spacious and parent friendly waiting area. Instead of waiting in a music retail store showroom, or a cramped hallway, our clients enjoy a spacious, professional parent's lounge with comfortable chairs, kids toys, free wifi and magazines.
All nine of our private studios are equipped with full glass doors so that you can watch your child's lesson while you wait. Or if you prefer, you can sit in on the lessons at any time.
Our rooms are stocked with everything you need for lessons, including amps, full drum kits with pads, keyboards, pianos, and more. We have spent thousands of dollars on our studio for everything you need for music lessons!
Every parent just wants to know how their child is doing and if they are really progressing. The best way for a parent to understand if their investment in lessons is really worth it is to have their child participate in a recital. We have at least 4 recital opportunities every year, not including WSMA and WMTA. We hold these locally so you don't have to travel far for a top-notch recital experience. Our recital locations have a grand piano, so piano students are not playing on just a keyboard. Unlike other schools, parents never have to pay admission or any related fees for these recitals.
We strive to bring you the best customer service possible, 7 days a week. We are continually adding hours to ensure that our desk staff is able to assist you when you call or come to the studio! Most music lesson providers do not provide front desk staff, but we have desk staff who are available at the front desk: Monday through Friday 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
There is always staff available by phone to assist you with questions, registration or lessons, quickly and professionally. Excellent customer service is what sets us apart!!
We are in a great location on Oak Forest Drive, north of Harley Davidson and near Misty's Dance Studio.
The Academy has a very safe, well-lit and spacious parking lot for our students and parents.
We are the only music school in Wisconsin that gives their students the opportunity to earn special colored wristband bracelets (kids and teens love them!), trophies and certificates for passing musical tests. Do other schools offer trophies and certificates? A few. But none of them inspire their students with smiling faces (see pictures to the right) by giving them full color, really cool “Musical Ladder” wristbands that they can show off to their friends.
The Academy does not require semester minimums for lessons.
Lessons are billed on a calendar month basis and all students are enrolled month-to-month.
Missed a lesson? Out of town? No problem. Just sign up for our make up classes. They never expire, and you can come when it's convenient for you.
Lessons are offered year-round for students to insure continuity and progress.
Whether you are exploring music for the first time, renewing your passion for music or continuing to develop your skills, OMA offers a variety of opportunities and instructors. OMA teachers want to know their students and realize that each person has strengths and weaknesses. Every student has different needs and thus, lessons are tailored to the individual.
All our clients pay through automatic deposit for their convenience. This form of payment is very secure and limits the need to keep track of payments and if missing a payment, having to pay a late fee.