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Music Academy

The Colburn Music Academy provides pre-college training  for exceptional, young  Classical Musicians like you, who want to dedicate themselves to the art form.. We help you reach your full artistic potential and give you a musical foundation that is essential to a thriving career in music.  

My time at the Colburn Music Academy was pivotal in shaping me as a musician. The inspiring lessons, supportive environment, and performance opportunities all contributed to a deeply enriching experience for me. Benett Tsai, cello, class of ‘20

Our comprehensive curriculum includes private instruction with top faculty, studio classes and chamber music, music theory and history, and ear training, as well as enrichment studies in career development and personal presentation skills. Students perform regularly, both on campus and throughout Los Angeles, and participate in master classes. Alumni have gone on to study at top music schools, including Juilliard, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Colburn Conservatory of Music.

If you would like to be added to our database, you may complete our Music Academy Inquiry Form. Once submitted, we may notify you of special events or deadlines using the information that you provide to us on the Music Academy Inquiry Form.

Music Academy Inquiry Form

Meet Our Faculty

Andrew Bain
Horn Faculty

Esteemed Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and faculty for Colburn’s Conservatory, Community School, and Music Academy

Rodolfo Leone smiling in front of a window.
Rodolfo Leone
Piano Faculty

The brilliant Italian born pianist Rodolfo Leone was the first-prize winner of the 2017 International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna.

Ray Briggs, PhD
Music History and Literature

Ray Briggs is Assistant Director of Jazz Studies at CSU Long Beach and coordinator of the Instrumental and Vocal Jazz Workshop supported through CSU Summer Arts.

Tatjana Masurenko
Viola Faculty and Richard D. Colburn Viola Chair

Tatjana Masurenko’s major objective in her musical career has been the further development of the viola as a solo instrument which also explains her commitment to contemporary music.