Family Music Center

Family Music Center was founded by Dave Leach's grandfather, Alonzo Leach, in 1922. In 1970 it merged with Des Moines Music which was founded in 1921, so January 1921 begins our 100th year!

Learning to play an instrument can help your child fine-tune her ear and enhance skills needed for education and social interaction. If you're on the fence music classes to the list, take note of the benefits that come with signing your little one up for violin or piano lessons. Maybe she won't be the next Beethoven, but she may have an easier time learning math, practicing good manners (including patience!), and becoming a team player.

Children's schedules are already so jam packed with school and extracurricular activities, you may think it's too much to even think about adding one more thing. Moms, music teachers and even students cite the benefits of music lessons that make this enrichment activity worthwhile.