Exceptional Music Education.

Extraordinary Young People.

Schedule A Musical Assessment

You Play and You Pass It On

Explore Programs

For more than forty years, the Kadima Conservatory of Music has brought together talented young musicians from across Los Angeles through conservatory-level training, exceptional faculty, and transformative ensemble experiences.

Why Kadima?

Side-By-Side Learning

Students learn from faculty and from one another in a collaborative, conservatory-style environment.

Beyond Private Lessons

Private lessons build technique. Ensemble training builds musicianship, confidence, and leadership.

Excellence + Opportunity

Kadima combines high-level training with access, bringing students together from many backgrounds through a shared love of music.

OUR IMPACT

40+

Years

100%

Class of 2025 college attendance

200+

Students Annually

21

Teaching Artists

32

Free community concerts in 2025

Kadima’s impact is measured not only in performances, but in confidence, discipline, opportunity, and lifelong love of music.

85%

Students on scholarship

Young girl smiling during an orchestra rehearsal, surrounded by musicians, with music stands and instruments visible.

A NEW HOME FOR KADIMA’S NEXT CHAPTER

Beginning September 2025, Kadima’s classes and orchestras are based at High Tech LA High School, expanding access to exceptional music education in the heart of the Valley.

learn more

Upcoming events

  • June 30 - July 30, 2026

    3PM-7PM
    Tuesdays and Thursdays
    HTLA Campus

    Summer Music Seminar

  • July 16, 2026

    5:30PM
    HTLA Campus

    Kadima Conservatory
    Faculty Recital
    KSQ: Songs of my People

  • July 23, 2026

    6:00PM
    HTLA Campus

    Trio Synthesis

  • July 28, 2026

    5:30PM
    HTLA Campus

    Summer Music Seminar
    Chamber Music Concert

  • July 30, 2026

    5:30PM
    HTLA Campus

    Summer Music Seminar
    Summer Symphony
    and Masterclass Ensemble

See All Upcoming Events

YOU PLAY. YOU PASS IT ON.

Apply Here
  • A young boy playing a silver trumpet during a music lesson or rehearsal, with a woman and another person holding a trumpet in the background.

    Private Music Lessons

  • Orchestra performing on stage with a conductor, featuring a female cellist in the foreground.

    Kadima Conservatory Philharmonics

  • A group of musicians playing French horns, seated in a row during a performance.

    Instrumental Music Programs

  • Group of young girls and a woman, some holding a water bottle and a violin, posing happily together indoors.

    Summer Music Seminar

From a student’s first lesson to advanced philharmonic training, Kadima offers a pathway for young musicians to grow at every level.

LEARN MORE

Where Kadima Students Go

Kadima alumni have gone on to leading universities, conservatories, and music programs across the country.

Stanford, Columbia, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UC Santa Cruz, NYU Steinhardt, Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin, Wesleyan, Reed, Northeastern, Boston University, Syracuse, Pepperdine,

Stanford, Columbia, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, UC Santa Cruz, NYU Steinhardt, Manhattan School of Music, Oberlin, Wesleyan, Reed, Northeastern, Boston University, Syracuse, Pepperdine,

Recent Performances

See All Media

Every Note Counts — Support Kadima

Help Keep Exceptional Music Education Within Reach

Your support helps Kadima provide scholarships, free community concerts, and life-changing musical opportunities for students across Los Angeles.

DONATE