Finding Her Voice in the Low End Bass & Flashback · LSM Student Since 2014 When Lily Christiansen first started piano lessons, she wasn’t sure music was really for her. It was something she did—quietly, consistently—but she hadn’t found her sound yet. That changed the moment she picked up a bass. “Once I started playing […]

Leading with the Beat Since Age Five Drums, Percussion, Flashback · LSM Student Since 2012 When Solea Novelo walked into Little School of Music at five years old, she didn’t just want to play drums—she needed to. It wasn’t casual interest. It was a calling. “She had such a strong pull to drums, even at […]

Composing a Life in Music and Math Piano, Composer, Flashback · LSM Student Since 2014 From the moment Harry Christiansen sat down at a piano, it was clear: his mind was wired for music. Patterns, phrasing, movement—it all made sense. Music, to Harry, was never just a subject. It was a language. A puzzle. A […]

Trusting the Process, Becoming the Artist Piano, Percussion, Arranger · LSM Student Since 2022 When Brooklyn Lacy first arrived at Little School of Music, she had one bold goal: to major in music. There was just one problem—she didn’t want to read it or learn music theory. “I just wanted to play. I didn’t understand […]

From Little Mozarts to Carnegie Hall — and Beyond Flute & Piano · LSM Student Since 2012 When Erica Chan began her musical journey at age five in the Music for Little Mozarts program with Miss Mindy, she couldn’t have imagined that one day she’d take the stage at Carnegie Hall. And yet, in January […]