Piano and keyboardMost requested
from €62 a month
Classical, modern or song accompaniment, depending on what you want to play. Four upright pianos and a grand in the big room, all tuned twice a year.
Music school in Salamanca · since 2010
You play from the very first lesson
Piano, guitar, violin, drums, voice and wind, with proper music theory and bands where you play alongside others. No compulsory exams and no waiting two years to play a whole song. We also teach adults starting from scratch at forty.
- Six instruments and voice
- Bands and choir included
- Adult classes from 8:00 pm
The trial lesson is free and with no strings: you choose an instrument after trying it, not before.
What you can study
Instrument lessons are one to one and music theory is in a small group. You can take just the instrument, but anyone doing both progresses in half the time: we say so because it's true, not to charge you more.
Book a trial
Guitar and bass
from €62 a month
Classical, electric and bass. From age seven, and for adults who want to accompany their own singing without going through the whole theory course. Amps here at school: no need to lug your own.
Violin, viola and cello
from €62 a month
Strings from age five, with small rental instruments so you don't buy one that's outgrown in a year. String students play together in the Saturday ensemble.
Drums and percussion
from €62 a month
A soundproofed room with two kits, acoustic and electronic for the noisiest hours. You start with the snare and rhythm, and within three months you're playing a whole song with the band.
Voice
from €62 a month
Vocal technique, breathing and repertoire, modern or classical. It can be taken alone or alongside an instrument. For adults it's the most requested class after piano.
Music theory and bands
€38 and €32 a month
Music theory in groups of eight by level, one hour a week. And the bands, which is where you really learn: four or five students playing a repertoire they choose themselves.
Preparing for conservatoire entrance auditions? We do that separately, with an extra hour of theory a week. Ask in September.
Fees, with the extras written down
Ten monthly payments, September to June. July is optional and paid separately. No lock-in: one month's notice.
Music theory only
€38a month
One hour a week, in a group of eight by level. No instrument.
- One hour a week in a group of 8
- Four levels, from beginner to entrance prep
- Friday choir included
- December and June concerts
- €45 registration on top
Instrument · 30 minutes
€62a month
A weekly half-hour one-to-one lesson. The starter plan.
- 30 one-to-one minutes a week
- Always the same teacher and the same time
- Band or ensemble included, at no charge
- Two concerts a year in the main hall
- €45 registration on top
The one we recommend
Instrument plus theory
€100€92a month
30 minutes of instrument and one hour of theory. The most popular, and the one that really moves you forward.
- 30 one-to-one minutes of instrument
- One hour a week of music theory
- Band or ensemble included
- Two concerts a year plus Friday choir
- €45 registration on top
With 45 minutes of instrument instead of 30: €115 a month.
Adults
€52a month, fortnightly lesson
45 minutes every fortnight, from 8:00 pm. For anyone starting from scratch or picking it up again after twenty years.
- 45 one-to-one minutes every fortnight
- Weekly instead, if you prefer: €95 a month
- No compulsory music theory
- Thursday adult band included
- €45 registration on top
ON TOP of the fee: a one-off €45 registration in September. Books and sheet music, €25-45 a year depending on instrument and level; bought at the shop on the corner, not here, and we give you the exact list in the first lesson. Rental of a small violin, viola or cello: €15 a month, with case and bow. Second sibling or second specialism: 10% off. Bands, choir and concerts are not charged separately: they're included in any instrument plan.
Group timetable
Instrument lessons are one to one and are arranged with you in September, within the 4:00 to 9:30 pm window. What you see here are the groups, and those are what need slotting in first.
Pazartesi
- 17:00 – 18:00Music theory · beginners (ages 5-7)Clara · Room 1
- 18:15 – 19:15Music theory · level 2Clara · Room 1
Salı
- 18:00 – 19:00Music theory · level 3Clara · Room 1
- 19:15 – 20:45Youth bandDani · Main hall
Çarşamba
- 17:00 – 18:00Music theory · beginners (ages 5-7)Clara · Room 1
- 18:15 – 19:15Music theory · level 4 and entrance prepRubén · Room 2
Perşembe
- 18:00 – 19:00Music theory · level 2Clara · Room 1
- 20:00 – 21:30Adult bandDani · Main hall
Cuma
- 18:00 – 19:00School choirMarisa · Main hall
- 19:15 – 20:45Children's bandDani · Main hall
Cumartesi
- 10:00 – 11:30String ensembleRubén · Main hall
- 11:45 – 13:15Improvisation workshop (open)Dani · Room 2
Friday choir and the Saturday workshop are included in any instrument fee: come whenever you can, no sign-up needed.
Ask about a groupHow we teach
The score comes after the song, not before
Contrapunto was opened in 2010 by three musicians who had quit the conservatoire at fourteen out of boredom. We had nothing against theory: we had something against two years of theory before playing a single note.
Here you play from day one, and theory arrives when it's needed for whatever comes next, which is when it makes sense. Nobody sits an exam unless they want to. And every student, aged six or sixty, plays in front of people twice a year: it's the hardest part and the most useful.
- You play in the first lesson, always
- Bands and choir included in the fee
- Two concerts a year, no compulsory exams
16years and around 180 students
Five teachers, each with their own thing
All of them still play outside the school, which is the only way to have something to say in a lesson. Put your own people here, with their instrument and their qualifications.
Clara Bermejo
Music theory and piano
Qualification: [theirs]Teaches theory from the first level up to conservatoire entrance. She's the one who fits everyone's timetable together in September and knows which group suits which student.
Dani Otero
Guitar, bass and bands
Gigs at weekendsRuns the three bands and the Saturday improvisation workshop. His lessons always end with a whole song, even if it's a three-chord one.
Rubén Salas
Violin, viola and string ensemble
Qualification: [theirs]Strings from age five. He handles the small-instrument rentals and is the one who tells you when a child has outgrown their violin.
Marisa Cuadrado
Voice and choir
Friday choirVocal technique for modern and classical singers, plus the Friday choir, open to every student in the school and their families.
Nacho Prieto
Drums and percussion
Soundproofed roomAlways starts with rhythm using hands before anyone picks up a stick. Within three months his students join a band.
Replace the qualification placeholders with the real ones. People do look at that, especially when a family is paying.
The rooms and the instruments
Photos of instruments and rooms, not of students. When you add your own, do the same: most of your students are minors, and a photo of a room full of instruments sells just as well, without chasing image consent from thirty families.
Concerts and recitals
Two recitals a year in the main hall, plus the end-of-year concert at the neighbourhood auditorium. Free entry for families. Update these dates every September.
Coming up
- 19Ara2026
Salamanca
The school's main hall
Christmas recital. Every student who wants to plays, two minutes each.
- 20Mar2027
Salamanca
The school's main hall
Spring recital, with all three bands and the string ensemble.
- 19Haz2027
Salamanca
Community centre auditorium
End-of-year concert. A proper stage, lights and a morning soundcheck.
Book a trial lesson
Half an hour with the teacher of whichever instrument interests you, free. If you're not sure, try two in the same afternoon: that's what most people do.
- No need to bring an instrument: there's one of everything here
- If you're coming with a child, 17:15 or 18:00 works best
- Adult trial lessons run from 20:00
September questions
The same ones every year, so here they are.
What age can you start?
Strings and piano from age five. Guitar, drums and wind from seven, when hands and lungs are up to it. Voice from twelve, so as not to strain a changing voice. And there's no upper limit: we have students who started at sixty-three.
Do I have to buy the instrument?
To try, no: the school has pianos, guitars, drum kits and amps. To practise at home you do need one, and it depends: a small violin or cello can be rented here for €15 a month with case and bow, and a decent student guitar costs under €150. Before you spend a euro, ask your teacher.
Is music theory compulsory?
No. You can take just the instrument and some students do so for years. That said: those doing both progress roughly twice as fast, because they stop depending on the teacher naming every note. We recommend it, we don't impose it.
What if I miss a lesson one month?
With 24 hours' notice, a one-to-one lesson is made up within the same month, in whatever slot is free. Without notice, it isn't: the teacher was there waiting. Group lessons aren't made up, but they aren't charged separately either.
Do you prepare official exams?
We prepare conservatoire entrance auditions, with an extra hour of theory a week, and anyone who wants can sit external school exams. But nobody has to: most of our students never take an exam and play perfectly well.
I'm an adult and know nothing about music. Will I feel out of place?
A quarter of the school are adults, most of them starting from scratch. Lessons are one to one, from 8:00 pm, and there's an adult band on Thursdays to play with others in the same boat. The one honest warning: you need to practise at home for twenty minutes most days, and no school can fix that for you.
Anything missing?
Write to usC/ Van Dyck 27, Salamanca
Ground floor with the main hall at the back. The walls are soundproofed: the neighbours appreciate it and so do the students.
C/ Van Dyck 27, ground floor
37006 Salamanca, Spain Open in maps+34 600 000 000
37006 Salamanca, Spain Open in maps+34 600 000 000
- Bus
- Lines 4 and 12, Van Dyck stop
- Parking
- Paid street parking outside, free from 8:00 pm
- Access
- Street-level entrance, no step
Write to us
To book a trial lesson, ask about a time, or find out whether a group has space. We answer the same teaching day. In September it takes a little longer: that's the month we fit a hundred and eighty timetables together.
- info@escuelacontrapunto.example
- +34 600 000 000
- +34 600 000 000
- C/ Van Dyck 27, ground floor · 37006 Salamanca, Spain
- Monday to Friday 4:00 pm to 9:30 pm · Saturdays 10:00 am to 1:30 pm