Expressions Music Academy

Specialties

Expressions Music Academy is the largest music school in the Metro Detroit area with an active enrollment of over 800 students of all ages and levels between our Novi and Troy locations.

12 Benefits for Expressions Students:

1. Lessons in piano, voice, guitar, drums, violin, cello, saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, horn, tuba, and trombone in addition to early childhood music classes, show-​choir groups, and band and ensemble groups all in ONE location.

2. Opportunity to learn from the largest and most qualified teaching faculty in the Metro Detroit area.

We have over 50 music teachers, all with many years of teaching experience and most with multiple university degrees in their instrument.

3. A variety of after-​school, evening, and weekend lesson times all year round.

4. Unlimited private make-​up lessons for cancellations.

5. Professional office staff six days a week to serve you.

6. Spacious parking lot, beautiful facility, and clean and well-​stocked lesson rooms.

7. Comfortable and entertaining waiting rooms available for both parents and children.

8. All lesson materials provided so students never have to pick up their own book.

9. Option to participate in professional and fun recitals twice every year.

10. Competition opportunities available for all instruments, ages, and skill levels.

11. Signature Black Belt motivational program only available at Expressions.

12. Month-​to-​month lesson structure with no long term yearly or semester-​long commitments.

History

Established in 2010.

Expressions Music Academy started as a private piano studio in the owner’s home in Novi. After experiencing rapid growth and success, the owner, 24 year-​old Jessica Schatz, secured a commercial space, hired other professional instructors, and expanded to offer music lessons in all instruments including piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, percussion, voice, clarinet, oboe, flute, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, tuba, and more. Expressions opened its doors for the first time in Novi in September 2010, added a second location in Troy in January 2014, and now services over 800 students between both locations.

Meet the Business Owner

Jessica S.

Business Owner

Jessica started taking piano lessons when she was 9 years old and quickly took to the instrument and became proficient. She began offering piano lessons to students in her home when she was 15 years old and eventually grew her piano studio to over 30 students. Jessica attended Rochester College and graduated with her BA in piano performance in 2009. At that time she moved to Novi and built a new piano studio from scratch called the Novi Piano Academy. This is when she began to experiment with different forms of motivation and programs to help her students succeed. Jessica’s new studio grew by word of mouth to over 40 students by the end of the year and she opened Expressions in 2010.

Jessica now lives in Walled Lake with her two cats, Abby and Austin. She continues to teach a handful of students at Expressions, but spends most of her time mentoring her instructors and directing the academy. She is very active at the academy and you are sure to see her there!