Portsmouth · Kittery · Rye · Newington

Every note deserves a spot on the fridge.

Little Harbor is a Seacoast studio for private piano, violin and guitar lessons, plus preschool music classes. We keep the small wins — and the loud ones — where everybody can see them.

Piano · Violin · Guitar · Preschool music

Book a Lesson Call (555) 014-2290

A home fridge door covered with recital tickets, snapshots and handwritten practice notes

First-lesson nerves? Gone by week two.

Lessons in Portsmouth, Kittery, Rye & Newington (555) 014-2290

Recital moments

The whole year, pinned up and proud.

Every season we hang up the snapshots that matter: the bow that finally stayed straight, the chord that finally rang, the walk to the piano in front of everybody.

A young student playing piano on stage during a studio recital while family watches — Recital night — the walk to the piano in front of everybody.

A violin teacher guiding a student's bow hold during a lesson — Bow hold, week six. It sticks.

Preschoolers playing shakers and scarves during a music class on a rug — Preschool music: shakers, scarves, one very loud triangle.

Close view of a student's hands forming a chord on an acoustic guitar — First chord that rang out clean. Then four more.

Before & after

Watch the progress stack up.

Nobody starts out polished. Every student's timeline looks a little different, but this is the shape of a first year at Little Harbor — three instruments, three honest starting points.

Week one · Piano

Hands shaking. Plays three notes of "Hot Cross Buns," then looks up to check it was okay.

Recital night · Piano

Walks to the piano, plays the whole piece, takes a bow she didn't plan on taking.

Week one · Violin

The bow bounces, the scale squeaks, and the big question is how long until break.

Recital night · Violin

Holds one steady tone through "Twinkle" while her little brother watches from the front row.

Week one · Guitar

Fingertips hurt, one chord buzzes, and he grins anyway and asks to try it again.

Recital night · Guitar

Strumming a whole song with the group, keeping time on his own without looking down.

Pace varies — some students get there in months, some take a year. Nobody gets rushed.

Straight answers

The questions families ask at the door.

Lessons should be easy to arrange and easy to understand. These are the three things parents ask most before a first visit.

Do we need a piano at home?

A keyboard with weighted keys is plenty to begin with. We'll tell you when an upgrade is actually worth the money — and what to look for in a used one.

How much should a beginner practice?

Short and often beats long and rare. Fifteen focused minutes four or five days a week moves a beginner along faster than an hour the night before a lesson.

What if my child is shy?

That is the most common way to start. The first few lessons stay low-pressure on purpose, and recital invitations go out when a student is ready for the room.

Something else on your mind? Call the studio — (555) 014-2290.

Lessons & prices

Piano, violin, guitar and the littlest musicians.

Private lessons run in half-hour slots, one student at a time. Preschool music is a group class for the wiggliest age group we teach, and recital prep mini-sessions are extra run-throughs for a student polishing a piece for the stage.

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Little Harbor lesson list

Rates per lesson

Private piano30 minutes

$38

Private violin30 minutes

$40

Private guitar30 minutes

$38

Preschool musicGroup class

$16

Recital prep mini-sessionPer session

$50

Not sure which instrument? Call and we'll talk it through — (555) 014-2290.

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Let's get the first note up on your fridge.

Call the studio to set up a first lesson or to ask about preschool music classes. Families come to Little Harbor from Portsmouth, Kittery, Rye, Newington and all along the Seacoast.

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Portsmouth
Kittery
Rye
Newington
Seacoast NH

Serving Portsmouth, Kittery, Rye, Newington & Seacoast NH families.