Why Choose LDMS?

The advantages of piano lessons

• MUSIC MAKES THE BRAIN GROW. Childhood music lessons actually enlarge portions of the brain. German researchers found that the brain area used to analyze musical pitch is an average of 25% larger in musicians. The younger the musical training begins, the larger the area. (Nature, April 23, 1998)

• MUSIC STUDENTS HAVE HIGHER SAT SCORES. College-bound seniors with musical experience scored 57 points higher on the verbal portion of their SAT and 41 points higher in math (98 points combined) than those without arts instruction. (Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, The College Board, 2001)

• PIANO RAISES CONCEPTUAL MATH SCORES. University of California, Irvine found that after six months of piano lessons, preschoolers performed 34% higher on spatial-temporal testing than those who received no training. (Neurological Research, Feb. 28, 1997)

• RHYTHM STUDENTS LEARN FRACTIONS BETTER. After learning eighth, quarter, half, and whole notes, second and third graders scored 100% higher than their peers who were taught fractions using traditional methods. (Neurological Research, March 15, 1999)

Reasons to choose Lily Diehl Music Studio

• We are located in a verdant, aesthetic setting in Loma Linda, California.

• We have modern facilities for lessons, classes, and recitals.

• We offer private and group weekly piano lessons, year-round.

• We offer in-person and online lessons.

• Our students learn technique, theory, aural, performance, and sight reading skills.

• Most of our students are state and nationally accredited.

• We teach all levels and ages, primarily through the classical genre.

What We've Achieved — The “Seagull Club”

Can Music really make your child smarter? Music-making helps us develop from children into adults in uniquely important ways. Dr. Diehl inspires her piano students to fly high and qualify as members of the elite SEAGULL CLUB. Meet some of them and what they have become. Here is a partial list of their current accomplishments: