St. Mary's Music Academy is a community music school (501(c)(3)) for children and adults, enriching the musical environment of High Point and the greater Piedmont Triad.

What We Offer

Founded in 2001 by Margaret McDonald, St. Mary’s Music Academy has been the mainstay of music education in High Point for over twenty years. The SMMA gives children and adults a foundation of musical education and venues to perform. All students are encouraged to participate in recitals, competitions, and music festivals.

Students are taught in a safe and friendly environment at St. Mary's Episcopal Church’s Community Life Center (CLC). Our faculty holds music performance degrees from top colleges and universities worldwide.

St. Mary's Music Academy provides lessons for kids/adults in piano, guitar, voice, violin, viola, cello, harp, flute, trombone and RCM Music Theory. Group music classes for toddlers are available through our partnership with the Gate City Musikgarten. Please contact Melissa Zacharias at maczacharias@gmail.com to learn more about Musikgarten classes.