A Beat above the rest
BREAKING THE BARRIER School of Music is an educationally centered music school located in Southeast Pennsylvania serving Delaware County, Chester County and northern Delaware. Our music lesson area includes: Aston, Brandywine, Chadds Ford, Chichester, Garnet Valley, Glen Mills, Media, Swathmore, Thorndale, Unionville, Wallingford, West Chester, Wilmington and surrounding areas in PA and DE.
We believe all students can reach their full potential through music. Our teachers are diverse educators, specializing in adapting to meet the needs of all learners.
Students will learn a variety of musical styles–from classical to rock and from jazz to hip-hop–with performances twice a year. We offer opportunities to expand individual lessons to small groups & master class settings with guest artist experiences.
Students will learn not only how to perform on various instruments, but also the value of hard work and dedication. Our teachers instill confidence and self-esteem while fostering and developing leadership skills. Many of our teachers are experienced in working with students who have special needs. We offer sensory friendly lessons and classes along with multimodal lesson techniques.
We create specialized music lessons for drums, piano, guitar, bass guitar, woodwind as well as voice lessons and music theory.
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Client Testimonials
Michele has been exceptional at teaching my son the fundamentals of piano. He has been playing for 1 1/2 years and has demonstrated much improvement in his piano skills. Also, he enjoys Michele’s company for the 30 minute sessions each week; he is comfortable with her and he enjoys talking about music and dinosaurs.

Joe W. – Parent
My children have been learning from Nic for years. He is not only incredibly knowledgeable about music, but he also has a great understanding of kids. He has a unique blend of patience and enthusiasm that has motivated my sons to surpass my expectations.

Jay M. – Parent
I give five stars! I like taking drum lessons with Mr. Nic because he makes music fun to play and learn. I have learned a lot from Mr. Nic.

Zach G. – Student
With Nic’s instruction, Stephen has consistently progressed.

John S. – Parent
I can’t believe how fast my son is picking up the drums. Nic’s instructions, patience and knowledge is incredible.

Kevin Z. – Parent
I love being taught by Nic. He’s really nice and makes the lessons fun. I like the way he teaches and he’s cool. He’s really easy to understand and he makes me want to go to lessons.
