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ISM North:

 

10450 Auto Park Avenue (near Montgomery Mall)

Bethesda, MD 20817

 

Tel: 301.365.5888

Fax: 240.396.5757

 

ISM North is located just North of Montgomery Mall in the North Bethesda/Rockville area.


From DC:

Take Old Georgetown Road North. Turn left onto Democracy Boulevard, then a right on Fernwood Road. Take a right on Auto Park Avenue.


From Points North:

Take 270 South. Exit at Democracy Boulevard and head West (right turn). Take a Right at Westlake Drive. Take a right on West Lake Terrace. Turn Left onto Auto Park Avenue.


From Silver Spring:
Take 495 West to 270 North. Take exit 1B. Take a left on Rockledge Drive. Stay right to continue on Rockledge Drive. Take a right on Westlake Terrace, then a right on Auto Park Avenue.


Public Transportation:
Take the Redline metro to Medical Center. From there take either the J1, J2, or J3 bus to the Montgomery Mall Transit Center. Auto Park Ave. is located on the north side of Montgomery Mall.

 

 


ISM South:

 

5110 Ridgefield Road, Suite 104 (off River Road)

Bethesda, MD 20816

 

Tel: 301.657.0763

Fax: 240.396.5918

 

ISM South is located in the Westwood Center II mall in Bethesda, Maryland, off River Road, between Little Falls Parkway and Goldsboro Road. The 495 Beltway exit 39 is 3 minutes away, making it convenient to communities from Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

 

From DC:

Head north on Wisconsin Avenue, turn left onto Western Avenue, then right on River Road. Alternatively, head northwest on Massachusetts Avenue and take a right on Western Avenue then a left on River Road. Once on River Road, go about 1/4 mile past Little Falls Parkway, then turn left onto Ridgefield Road. The Westwood Center II is located on the left.

 

From 495:

 Take the River Road exit #39 towards Washington D.C. Head south on River Road for about three miles and turn right on Ridgefield Road. Westwood Center II is immediately on the left.
 

Public Transportation :

From the Friendship Heights Metro Station take Metrobus T2 or Ride-on Bus #23. The time by bus is about 7 minutes. If you wish to walk from the metro it is about twenty minutes. Buses stop in front of ISM on River Road and Ridgefield Road.
 

 

Click on the underlined categories below to find out more:

  • Keyboard: piano

  • Strings: cello, guitar (acoustic/electric/bass), harp, viola, violin, cello, banjo

  • Voice: classical, Broadway, jazz, pop/rock

  • Woodwinds: clarinet, saxophone, flute, piccolo, recorder, oboe, bassoon

  • Brass: cornet, trumpet, flugel horn, french horn, euphonium-baritone, trombone, tuba

  • Percussion: drumset, afro-Caribbean drums, mallet instruments, symphonic percussion

  • Theory: music theory, ABRSM theory, composition, improvisation, song-writing, jazz improvisation

 

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To schedule a trial lesson call 301.365.5888

 

 

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301.365.5888 (Next to Montgomery Mall)

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Our two locations serve communities of Bethesda, North Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, Potomac, Cabin John, Kensington, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg, Washington DC, and Virginia.

 

The International School of Music (ISM North): 10450 Auto Park Ave. Bethesda MD 20817  |  Tel: 301.365.5888
The International School of Music (ISM South): 5110 Ridgefield Rd. Suite 104, Bethesda MD 20816  |  Tel: 301.657.0763

 

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