Music Lessons in Neve AvivimPiano, Guitar, Voice and Drums at Any Age
Neve Avivim takes its hobbies seriously – from chess and bridge to music. Rockstar music school is just across KKL Boulevard in Ramat Aviv Gimel, and if you'd rather learn in your own living room, you can ask for home lessons, subject to teacher availability.
What Neve Avivim students learn with us
Piano, guitar, voice, drums, bass and ensembles – at our school or at home.
Guitar
Acoustic and electric, from your first chord to solos and the songs you love.
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Vocal lessons
Breathing, range and stage confidence, in your style.
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Piano & keys
Classical, pop and jazz, reading music and accompanying songs.
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Drums
Groove, coordination and styles, from a first beat to playing in a band.
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Bass guitar
The instrument that holds the band together: groove, harmony, locking with the drummer.
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Ensembles & bands
Play with people your age and level, with a coach, all the way to a gig.
Lessons →Neve Avivim: a green neighbourhood built for staying power
Neve Avivim is one of the quietest, leafiest corners of North Tel Aviv. It stretches from Einstein Street in the south to KKL Boulevard in the north, and from Namir Road in the west to Haim Levanon Street in the east. At its heart, four main streets – Yehuda HaNasi, Rav Ashi, Tagore and Oppenheimer – wrap around a generous shared space with Gan Yosef Politi, shopping centres, schools and a sports centre.
The first buildings went up in the mid-1960s on Levitan and Pasternak streets, most of the neighbourhood followed in the 1970s, and the last were completed in the mid-1990s on Tagore and Yehuda HaNasi. The result: spacious apartments in mid- and high-rise buildings, where decades-long residents share the lifts with young families and students.
A neighbourhood of people who practise
Fittingly, Tagore Street is home to both the Israel Chess Federation and the neighbourhood's bridge club – pastimes for people willing to invest and improve slowly, which is exactly how you learn music. The neighbourhood has musical pedigree, too: the poet and songwriter Naomi Shemer lived on Oppenheimer Street until the end of her life.
Adults coming back to an instrument
According to municipal figures from 2012, nearly a quarter of Neve Avivim's residents are over 65 – the stage of life when many people remember the instrument they played as a child or in the army. The good news: your hands remember more than you think, and adults bring what children don't have yet – patience, a feel for structure and the ability to listen to themselves. Adult piano lessons in Neve Avivim pick up exactly where you left off, at your pace and with the music you love now – not the pieces you were made to play back then.
Teens and students too
Beit Milman, Tel Aviv University's student residence, is at 32 Tagore Street, and the neighbourhood has its own scout troop and Bnei Akiva branch. For teens and students here – including international students far from home – our Ramat Aviv Gimel school is close enough to fit a lesson into a busy week.
It's never too late to play again
Lessons for every age, just across KKL Boulevard.
Piano in the living room, drums at our school: what suits whom in Neve Avivim
In an apartment building, the question is also where to learn and practise. Here's what we recommend in the neighbourhood:
| Instrument | Especially good for… | Where to learn | Practising at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano | Adults returning to music, and anyone who wants to understand harmony | At our school, or at home subject to teacher availability | A digital piano with 88 weighted keys and headphones for evening practice |
| Guitar | Teens, students and anyone who wants to accompany singing | At our school, or at home subject to teacher availability | An acoustic, or an electric with a small amp and headphones |
| Voice | Every age – from high-schoolers to retirees who want to sing in a choir or with family | At our school, or at home subject to teacher availability | Short breathing and warm-up exercises, plus phone recordings |
| Drums | Teens with energy to burn and adults who always wanted to try | At our school, on a real kit | A quiet practice pad or an electronic kit with headphones |
Adults and retirees
Start slowly, with small goals: one complete piece in your first month. Many returning adults want to read music again, and for them we wrote learn to read sheet music in five steps.
Students and young adults
Guitar lessons for Neve Avivim residents can take place at our nearby school or at home.
Teens and kids
Teenagers with energy to spare come to drum lessons for teens from Neve Avivim at our school, where they can play full volume without worrying about the neighbours. Children from age 6 start with an intro lesson that helps choose an instrument.
Singing lessons in Neve Avivim are open to every age – and it's worth reading our advice on keeping your voice healthy as well. If hoarseness or pain lingers, see an ENT doctor or a speech therapist before you carry on.
Getting started: from Neve Avivim to our school, or Rockstar Home
Neve Avivim borders Ramat Aviv Gimel, home of our music school. Here's the route from first conversation to a weekly lesson.
- Decide what's convenient. The school is a short ride across KKL Boulevard. Prefer your own living room? Rockstar Home brings the teacher to you, subject to teacher availability.
- Come for a no-commitment intro lesson. The teacher hears what you've played before, if anything, and sets a realistic starting point.
- Set a rhythm. Adults returning to an instrument do best with fifteen minutes a day rather than an hour at the weekend.
- Practise with the right tools. A tuner, a metronome and a chord dictionary are all free in the Rockstar practice tools,.
- Play with other people. When you're ready, you can join ensembles for adults and teens from Neve Avivim at the school.
Curious about the neighbours? To the north, across KKL, is the music school in Ramat Aviv Gimel, and south of Einstein Street there's a page on music lessons in Green Ramat Aviv. For the full map of every neighbourhood, see music in the neighbourhoods of North Tel Aviv.
Neve Avivim music lessons: frequently asked questions
I haven't played the piano in thirty years. Can I really come back to it?
Absolutely – it's one of our favourite things to teach. We start from what your hands still remember, refresh your note reading at your own pace, and choose repertoire you genuinely want to play. The first goal is one complete piece you can play from beginning to end.
Can I have piano lessons at home in Neve Avivim?
Yes, through Rockstar Home – lessons at the student's home in North Tel Aviv neighbourhoods, subject to teacher availability. You'll need an instrument at home, and a good digital piano is fine. If you prefer, you can learn at our school in Ramat Aviv Gimel, across KKL Boulevard.
Do I need to buy an acoustic piano to start?
No. For most students a digital piano with 88 weighted keys and a sustain pedal is enough. In an apartment building it has an extra advantage: you can practise with headphones in the evening. Ask your teacher before you buy.
I live in an apartment building. Can I still learn the drums?
Yes. Lessons are easiest at our school, on a real kit, and at home you practise on a quiet practice pad or an electronic kit with headphones. That way you make progress without falling out with the neighbours.
How close is the music school to Neve Avivim?
Very close. Neve Avivim and Ramat Aviv Gimel are neighbouring areas separated by KKL Boulevard, and Rockstar music school is at 85 Meir Feinstein Street in Ramat Aviv Gimel – a short ride from anywhere in the neighbourhood.
More North Tel Aviv neighborhoods
Rockstar music school teaches in Ramat Aviv Gimel and at your home, subject to teacher availability.
The time to play again is now
Book a free, no-commitment intro lesson at Rockstar music school across KKL Boulevard – or ask us about home lessons in Neve Avivim.
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