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Why From the Top is New Jersey's #1 choice for music lessons

From the Top is New Jersey's top-rated music school, teaching students from ages 4 to adult. Whatever instrument you or your child wish to play, odds are we teach it: piano, electric & acoustic guitar, percussion, Voice, Strings, Woodwind, and Brass, all taught under one roof.

‍From The Top will help prepare interested students for the following:
-Honor bands & choir auditions
-School musicals & concerts
-College entrance auditions
-Community theatre auditions

Piano, guitar, percussion, singing, strings, woodwind, and brass lessons in ONE location!

We are the only school in Midland Park that offers all of these popular instruments: All acoustic pianos, electric & acoustic guitar, percussion, voice, woodwind, and brass in one location.

The most qualified teaching faculty in the area

All of our teachers have either college training or professional performance experience. Our music teachers are dedicated to learning about your personal musical goals and helping you to achieve them. We are confident that we have the right teacher to meet your music lesson needs. In addition to their teaching credentials, our teachers have warm personalities, are extremely friendly and dedicated to teaching you the style of music that you want to learn in your music lesson.

The widest range of music lesson times available six days a week

We are the only music school in Midland Park that offers music lessons six days a week from early in the morning to late at night to accommodate your busy schedule.

1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday
Fridays - Saturdays - (By Appointment)

A proven track record of excellence

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. From the Top Music Studio has a proven track record of offering quality piano, guitar, voice, brass, woodwind, strings, and percussion lessons in Midland Park year-round. Our full time mission is teaching music lessons trusted by thousands of families for over fifteen years.

We are proud to say that we have a 100% success rate for our students auditioning and getting accepted to colleges, universities, and conservatories! Many of our students receive substantial scholarships and are also involved in community theatre companies in NJ& Off Broadway Theatres in NYC.

All-inclusive student showcases

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.

In June and December, many of our students choose to perform in our biannual recitals. Our recital location has a grand piano, so piano students are not playing on just a keyboard. Our sound system ensures a quality experience for all!
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We also offer coffeehouse performance opportunities! Our coffeehouses are small, informal recitals that are held at the studio. This is an excellent way for musicians to prepare for the larger scale recital. These evenings have become invaluable to the growth of the students.

Conveniently located on Prospect Street in Midland Park

Due to its central location, our school is convenient and draws students from Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Wyckoff, Allendale, Ramsey, Mahwah, Upper Saddle River, Paramus, Waldwick, Haledon, Hawthorne, Fair Lawn, Franklin Lakes, and Oakland. We are easy to find, right off  Prospect Street, with shopping and restaurants close by.

A comfortable parent's lounge for our clients

Instead of waiting in a music retail store showroom, our clients enjoy a spacious, professional parent's lounge with comfortable chairs, Wi-Fi, and magazines where they can sit back and relax during their child's lesson. We also provide observation windows on every door so that you can watch your child's lesson while you wait. Or if you prefer you can sit in on their lesson anytime you like.

Month to Month lessons

Our desire is to inspire our students with the love of music. We do this through teachers and music that our students love. Unlike other programs, we do not require semester minimums for lessons. You can begin anytime! To stop lessons, we just need a 30 day notice.

If you are ready to start, you have nothing to lose as we only want students who truly want to be here and we will not commit you to a long term contract.

Meet the Director

The ability to play an instrument or sing beautifully offers a lifetime of benefits. Music lessons also foster a student’s personal, social, and academic development. From The Top has an elite faculty and they strive to provide an uplifting environment designed to foster creativity, confidence and joy.

If you’ve been told you are tone-deaf or uncoordinated, I’m here to inform you that everyone can improve their musical skills. As a musician, songwriter and music professor, I've witnessed thousands of students transform their lives in ways they never imagined possible. We make it our mission to help our students explore and develop their talents, wherever their curiosity and interests lead them.

Lisa S. Plasse
Owner and Director
From the Top Music Studio