Lily Pad Music Academy

Reviews

• CG

  Cassidy Grant

  Mar 31, 2025
  5.0
  Ms. Leslie is SUCH a fantastic teacher!! My kids are always excited for class and learn so much. This program is amazing and really creates a whole musician out of these little kiddos. (Also, her studio space is beautiful and inviting and she runs her studio so well!)
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  Drea Z.

  Mar 28, 2023
  5.0
  My son and I really enjoy Mrs. Leslie and going to Lets Play Music! We always have a lot of fun and look forward to class every week!
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  Desma Lisonbee

  Mar 20, 2023
  5.0
  I’ve had my kids in Mrs. Leslie’s Sound Beginnings and Let’s Play Music classes! The programs themselves are wonderful- you can read about that on the website, and you won’t find a more sweet, caring, and knowledgeable teacher! My kids have learned so much and adore their classes. Not to mention her studio is so beautiful.
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  Cheryl Espinoza

  May 12, 2021
  5.0
  Where do I begin... I actually met Mrs. Leslie at moms group. I was slowly informed of her program and came to a sample class. I believe it was the beginning stages of her time with LPM, as you can see she was a tad nervous. (Perhaps I'm wrong ) Admittedly, I was nervous to commit to 3 years with a program I didn't know and a teacher I had no feedback on. At times, sometimes I thought, maybe this program isn't for my kid, but she could see that he was listening, receiving, taking it all it. She asked me to not force him. She was right. She must have had a way with them, because my son loved her class. There were rewards, stickers, and FUN. Let's be honest, what music class is really Fun outside of the singy songy types. This class is completely different. I will get to that... The homework part was admittedly a challenge, especially because he didn't know how to write to begin with. He was only 5. I can't say I wasn't slightly annoyed, but why? It was forcing me as a parent to work with my child more, to encourage him to develop. All of the negatives I kept running into, I could see the positive. Now the only real challenge was parent day (which I completely understand why the parent had to be there, huge benefit) , finding someone to look after my other two kids at no additional cost was difficult when you only budgeted for the course. She did however find a way for some parents to have their kids looked after (which she didn't have to do) for a fee. That really helped a lot of parents out. The program itself, the important part, it's fantastic. Some might say it's a little dragged out. My son was 5 when he started this program. They start off with bells. Some parents want their kids to jump right into the piano, but the beauty of this, is he was learning rhythm and theory, tuning his musical ear and so much more. Everything on the slides, she shows you and what is on the LPM site, is what actually happens. Mrs. Leslie, makes the course fun for these kids whether live or on a zoom call, she really tries to keep these kids engaged. It's not an easy task let me tell you. We had a lot of bouncy boys who fed off each other, each taking their turn in class to have their rambunctious moments, but they were learning and we let Mrs. Leslie be the authority in class as she was the teacher. She asked this of us. Over the years she came up with a new way to keep them listening and it worked. It was so great to watch her grow as a teacher, as well as watch my son grow as a student. He is on the piano now finishing up the year, writing his own composition which I have not helped him on because I wanted to see that he had learned. Let me tell you, it's pretty cool. Now, I know some parents after 3 years, expect their kids to play like Mozart. My son can not, but can he read music, does he understand the theory, can he write a composition, can he sing DO from memory and be on pitch, yes. He has the knowledge to continue and understand what is being taught, he has a solid foundation and I can't wait to see how he progresses. You will find that other piano teachers will assume this is some kind of Musikgarten class or Songs for seeds, this is absolutely not that kind of course. There is a lot of hard work involved by the child, the teacher and the parents. These kids are learning proper music skills and if I could have Leslie back here teaching my other kids I would! If you're thinking about signing up, you should. Mrs. Leslie is great! She has a beautiful musical family and you can see that she puts her whole heart into this program! Music/family is her life! Thank you Mrs. Leslie for teaching our son!
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  Tink Sloane

  May 11, 2021
  5.0
  We love Ms. Leslie and Lily Pad Music Academy! We had the pleasure of 4 seasons guided by her wonderful, caring, and patient instruction. Her whole family is musical and a treasure! We moved counties (an hour away) and continued to drive to class because of her. Now she’s moved states and our loss is YOUR blessing. If you want to introduce your children to a fun music program and the very best teacher; one that your children will look forward to seeing over and over again - mine are 5 and 3.5 (we started when they were 3.5 and 18mo) still sing the songs and ask for her. Join her class. Ms Leslie has a gentleness and care beyond compare. She makes music accessible and is pure joy and fun to be around.