Our Approach
From our fantastic, renovated studio complex in the heart of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, we offer professional music tuitions in Guitar, Drum kit, Bass, Piano/Keyboard, Recording Studio techniques and Vocals... along with Workshops, Events, Seminars and Clinics by some of today's top performers and industry professionals.
Our centrally located music studio complex hosts a full band/Seminar/Lecture studio, a full production recording studio and nine fully equipped teaching studios. So come along and relax in our lounge area with refreshments and free Wi-FI and prepare for your next step to stardom!
Our Story
The brain child of Music Industry experts Gary Walmsley and Steve Smith, Progress Music Academy have been delivering music lessons to thousands of students around the world since 2009!
After renovating a 2,000 square foot studio in the heart of Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter, Progress opened it's doors with a plan to deliver professional, fun, inspiring and completely tailored musical instrument lessons to both beginners and advanced musicians, either online or in person from our studios.
With support from Industry giants Marshall Amplification, Natal Drums and Trinity College London, Progress Music Academy have gone from strenth to strength and operate with a team of hand picked tutors who deliver sessions on Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano & Keyboard, Vocals and Recording Studio.
JLR - INVEST IN YOU SCHEME: We are extrenely proud to be an official supplier to Jaguar Land Rover Cars. As part of their employee benefits scheme, ALL JLR employees are entitled to free music lessons with us and we've been a partner to JLR since 2014!
Our Tutors
With some of the country's best musicians teaching for us, we guarantee you'll be playing along with your favourite songs, forming your own bands or passing your grades in no time. You can choose to study towards exam grades (We are Birmingham's Trinity Rock & Pop Exam Centre) or just improve on certain aspects. ALL music lessons Birmingham are 100% tailored to your aspirations, music preference and learning style.
STUDIO TOUR
Take a look around our studios with our new virtual tour here!
Our Music Tutors
These are the people who really make Progress a success! Get to meet the people who you could be working with!
Next Steps...
Use this website to find out everything you need to know about our complete music solution for you. Check our FAQ's for further information or contact us if you need to know more. When you're done, you can book online and save 25% off your first lesson with us!
Nicki Kelly13. October, 2025Love Progress have been coming for years, I have learnt so much. The staff are lovely, friendly and supportive. Highly recommended.
Michael Wu16. August, 2025Having taken vocal lessons with Alexandra after 6 months, I am confident to say that she is a professional, competent and capable vocal teacher. I once took vocal lessons with professionals for a year in drama school and Alexandra is definitely one of them. Thank you Alexandra :)
Liz Bottomley10. August, 2025I’ve been having singing lessons with Goldie now for almost two years and I’ve noticed a drastic difference in my voice, allowing me to feel far more confident in my voice. I always look forward to my lessons with Goldie and I always walk away from my lesson feeling like I’ve achieved something. Through Goldie’s feedback and expert knowledge, I’ve been able to achieve things with my voice I didn’t know I would be able to. Not only has she helped me vocally, but she has also given me lots of guidance on becoming a better musician and artist. I definitely wouldn’t be in the position I am today musically if it wasn’t for Goldie and Progress, I thoroughly recommend them!
Becky Gavigan1. August, 2025I've been having classical singing lessons with Alexandra for almost a year now and she's caused me to improve so much!! Her lessons are so enjoyable and she teaches other styles, not just classical. Before I became her student I couldn't sing high notes without my voice cracking and the notes sounding strained. Now my voice never cracks and I can hit them with a nice sound confidently, clearly and powerfully! I have much more control and precision over my voice too, and she's really helping me correct bad habits I picked up from before she taught me. My voice has become richer and clearer too. My choir leader has also commented multiple times on how much my singing has improved since I've been having lessons. Alexandra is a lovely, thoughtful teacher who I'd really recommend!!
Andy Duff11. February, 2025Well organised, friendly, and great lessons.