Let's Play Music and Make Art

Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, we have an instructor who can suit your needs and help you develop into a well-rounded musician. Our piano program is geared toward expression and underlying theory of pieces. Let's Play Music own standard piano method, Let's Play Jazz and More. series, has all the instruction of a traditional piano lesson method using fun and current song styles while teaching concepts not traditionally taught in piano lessons such as writing music, improvising, arranging, playing by ear and more. Material for students is selected with the goal of enhancing the student's natural capabilities while making concepts fun and accessible. Our instructors are proficient in different musical styles and can accommodate a variety of interests and goals. What makes our approach unique is that our students begin learning about all aspects of piano playing from the start, including improvisation, arranging, note reading, chords, scales, and more.

Whether you want to learn to entertain your friends by the campfire, play in a rock band or just play for your own enjoyment, our program will guide you along the path. Some of the many styles we offer include rock, folk, blues, jazz, country and classical. You will learn guitar chords, scales and phrasing, as well as guitar techniques such as bending, vibrato and improvisation. You will also develop skills in rhythm guitar accompaniment and reading music notation. Whether you're a fan of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, Chet Atkins, Duane Allman or BB King, our instructors will provide you with the tools to sound like a pro!

Whether you are a beginner or experienced vocalist, we can help you improve your voice in a supportive environment. Using proper technique to ensure vocal health, you will experience training on breathing, tone and emotional expression as well as sight reading, ear training and music theory skills. All-State and theater audition preparation is available.

Weekly sight singing and theory classes and a monthly vocal workshop series are included with tuition. Our choral, a capella groups, and rock bands allow students to enhance their performance skills and stage presence. Many or our vocal students have gone on to win All-State and other vocal competitions, talent awards and scholarships to conservatories.

Jay Latulippe is the co-owner and Music Director of Let's Play Music and Make Art, LLC. He teaches students on-site and online throughout the United States. He grew up in a family of many generations of musicians and music educators, and has taught countless numbers of students on a wide variety of instruments, as well as voice, theory, and composition. Jay graduated from the University of Missouri, Kansas City where he received a full scholarship in performance. He is an accomplished arranger and composer, and the author of over a dozen books and method series published by Santorella Publications. In addition to teaching in his studios, he is in demand as a clinician and teaches at the college level. Jay also performs routinely as a soloist with a focus on jazz, classical, and popular genres.