Dexter Music Academy founders Paul and Kim Dexter are 18-year music industry veterans with more than 20 years teaching experience. As signed artists in the nineties, the Dexters learned the performance techniques, industry ins-and-outs, and artistic commercial balance that only a professional musician fully comprehends. By the late nineties, the husband-wife duo even started their own recording label through which they nationally released albums by several other artists as well as Kim’s solo singer-songwriter music. During this time, the Dexters also wrote/produced songs for other recording artists, created music for animated television and video shows, wrote/produced music for an award-winning children’s music/video series, and Paul even earned Grammy and Dove Award nominations for his work producing and engineering various pop artists. With such experience under their belts, the Dexters can provide a full-spectrum approach to teaching students the many aspects to learning, writing, and performing music.

To ensure the highest standards, Paul and Kim Dexter seek out music teachers who share their passion, understanding, knowledge and unique personable approach to music. In coordination with the Academy founders, all music programs are custom-tailored to meet needs ranging from casual players to professional aspirations with an overall view toward long-term goals. Performance recitals twice per year give each student an opportunity to showcase their skills in front of family, peers and friends. Quarterly progress reports are sent out as well, so families can look back and track how each student has been moving along over time. Best of all, the Dexter Music Academy offers busy parents a break by providing in-home lessons that give students the ultimate in personal attention and parents a break from driving and waiting. The Dexter Music Academy operates for families in the Orange County and Long Beach areas.

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