Learn to play.And to read music.
The Mornington Peninsula's music school. Guitar, piano, singing & drums — in person at our multiple locations, at your school, or streamed from the comfort & safety of your own home. Teaching families to read and play music for over 15 years.
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What we teach
Pick your instrument.
Four instruments, three ways to learn. Hover to hear each one in its own voice — tap to dive in.
The DSE difference
Most schools teach you to copy. We teach you to read.
When you actually understand what's on the page, every new song gets easier — not harder. That's the whole point of DSE Music Tuition.
You learn to read music
Not just memorise songs. Notation, theory and technique together — the thing most other schools skip.
Our own curriculum
15 years of lesson plans and material we built ourselves — and license to schools around the world.
No lock-in, ever
Pay as you go. No advance billing, no contracts. All learning material provided free.
“Ode to Joy”
Beethoven · 4/4 · most kids' first song
♪ Real notes, real rhythm. Read the page, hear the tune — every DSE student learns to do both.
Honest pricing
No hidden fees. No lock-in.
Everyone else makes you call to find out. Here's exactly what it costs — material included, free.
Private
One-on-one, in person, at locations across the Peninsula.
- Specialist teacher, all to yourself
- All learning material provided free
- No lock-in, no advance billing — pay as you go
- WWC-checked teachers, parents welcome to sit in
In-School
On-site at your child's primary or secondary school, in school hours.
- Specialist teachers come to the school
- Organised, dependable, term-by-term
- All learning material provided free
- Trusted by schools across the Peninsula
Streamed
Pre-recorded video lessons you stream at home, at your own pace.
- Beginner → advanced, in sequence
- 10-lesson levels — $50 each, learn anytime
- Pause, rewind, repeat as much as you like
- Includes learning to read music
In schools
We teach inside Peninsula schools.
DSE Music Tuition runs instrumental music programs on-site at primary and secondary schools across Victoria — our specialist teachers come to the school, in school hours. These are some of the schools we work with:
…and more across the Peninsula. Run a school? Ask about an in-school program →
We license our curriculum, too
Good enough that other schools run on it.
The curriculum, lesson plans and material we've built over 15 years don't just run DSE Music Tuition — music schools and brands elsewhere license them too. Join the growing number of teachers & music schools simplifying their business by using our resources.
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“My girls have progressed so much since being with DSE Music Tuition. They are professional, thorough and make learning an instrument an absolute pleasure.”
“My nine year old learnt guitar and picked it up so well, we were really blown away. The pricing is awesome and we couldn't recommend DSE highly enough.”
The people
Real teachers. Real musicians.
Not students with a spare afternoon. DSE's teachers are specialist, working musicians who gig and record — and genuinely love getting beginners playing.
Guitar & Bass
Acoustic, electric & bass — first chords to lead breaks.
Piano & Theory
Classical to contemporary, plus the theory behind it.
Voice
Breath, pitch & confidence — taught safely.
Drums & Percussion
Groove, timing and reading rhythm.
Musician? Teach with DSE.
Set your own hours, generous pay plus super, and we train you up.
Learn from home
A whole school, streamed.
Can't make it to a lesson? Our Netflix-style platform takes you from your very first note to advanced, at your own pace — for the price of a coffee.
Your first lesson is waiting
Let's make some noise.
Tell us the instrument and we'll match you with the right teacher, at a time and place that suits.