The Piano Project

Help us with our latest initiative, The Piano Project! Family Harmony is fulfilling its mission by making piano classes and lessons available to elementary-aged children who would otherwise not have the opportunity. A strong musical foundation is so important for children in their development and piano study is one of the best ways to set this foundation.

Many children are born into circumstances where they have access to quality piano instruction but what about those who do not? The Piano Project seeks to level the playing field and make it possible for all children who show sufficient desire and willingness to study the piano. Imagine what it would do for your community if more children could take private piano lessons?

The Piano Project has three phases:

Phase 1

In Phase One, which began in the summer of 2020, we partnered with Aldersgate Center for Child Development (ACCD) to offer piano classes and private lessons. Students who showed sufficient interest, practice habits, and classroom behavior became eligible for private piano lessons during the following school year.

Phase 2

In Phase Two, which began in Summer 2026 Season we added a second partner organization, The Other Way Ministries (TOWM) to offer piano classes, while also continuing to partner with ACCD. We plan to make private lessons available at a reduced rate to ACCD & TOWM families for the 2026-27 Season.

Phase 3

In Phase Three, we will partner with a larger organization or multiple organizations to offer piano classes and lessons in a manner similar to Phases One & Two.

If your school, child care center, or other community organization is interested in being a partner with Family Harmony in The Piano Project, please contact us at

616-301-3888 or lessons@allegroGR.org.

Make a Contribution

Here is what your Phase Three partnership with us would entail for Summer 2027:

We would work with you to design a program that matches your organizational needs. Typically we would set up piano classes for up to 8 students each entering grades 3-5, with the possibility of also offering pre-piano classes for up to 8 students each entering grades 1-2.
Classes run 6-8 weeks for 45-60 min. each; families could possibly pay a low percentage of the cost for tuition & materials/registration, and the remaining percentage would come from a combination of funds from our organization and yours.
You decide how much you can contribute, as well what percentage to charge students and we decide if we can cover the difference. Tuition, materials/registration and equipment costs vary by program design.
Classes are held either at our facilities or yours at timeframes agreeable to both of us.
We would work with you to set up a plan to determine selection of students for the program.
We will supply keyboards for student use in class; students would need to have access to a keyboard or piano for practice in between classes. This can be at home or on your site if you are able to set up a supervised practice situation. We can supply one keyboard for students to use for practice at your site.
From these classes we then would identify students to continue with private piano lessons as part of a future school year season, which runs from September into May. These students would be selected based on their interest, achievement and effort demonstrated during the Summer Session classes, most notably through attendance & practicing. The actual number of students selected would also depend upon availability of funds from your organization and ours.
We would then evaluate & repeat for future seasons as funding, interest & staffing allow.

We are in the process of securing the funding needed for the next steps in The Piano Project! If you would like to make a financial contribution, click here.