Villa Musica offers an extensive array of programs at both its dedicated facility and in various community locations. Our target audience is anyone “Pre-K to Gray” with a passion for music. Programs serve all ages and backgrounds regardless of ability to pay. From our early childhood music program, which caters to the youngest musicians in the community, to programs which brings seniors out to enjoy a lesson, a concert, or a class with like-minded folks, we have something for everyone.

In addition to private and group lessons and community ensembles and five satellite sites at libraries in under-resourced communities, Villa Musica offers 1) music programming for students at schools limited by their access to instruments and/or instruction due to budget constraints; 2) ENCORE!, featuring programs designed especially for seniors including Musical Biographies™, a partnership with UCSD Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center that brings together seniors living with dementia and their care partners to create a scrapbook of memories inspired by a musical playlist; 3) Music on the Move, San Diego!, a 14-seat passenger van that carries instruments, pop-up canopies, teaching materials, etc. so Villa Musica can offer group music lessons and performances in outdoor spaces. Villa Musica is partnering with senior community centers, and senior residences to bring this program to elderly people who are unable to experience live music due to public health restrictions and/or family/living situations.

Since its founding, Villa Musica has engaged the community through numerous strategies, including collaboration with schools, libraries, and non-profit partners, marketing through print and broadcast media, and scholarship funding so that no student is turned away due to lack of funds. Now, with robust programming serving people of all ages, Villa Musica is focusing on deepening existing programs to attract new students and offer even more impactful experiences.