About Sweet Potato Music

“As a new mom, I noticed that my musical play had a specific focus on ear training, pitch, rhythm, and movement.

I began developing songs and activities that honed in on the things that felt most important for my young daughter’s musical development, and that is how the idea for these classes was born.”

Leah Paul, Founder

Developed by Leah Paul, the heart of Sweet Potato Music is her library of original songs that both delight and enrich young children and parents alike. The brains of very young children are uniquely receptive to the fundamentals of music making that are crucial to being a well rounded and capable musician later in life, as well as foundational to childhood development.

Every Sweet Potato Music song is crafted to engage children actively and passively with musical skills and developmental milestones baked in, setting the stage for a life of music loving and the joy, confidence, and cognitive benefits that learning music brings to a child.

Whether you have any musical background or not, by participating in Sweet Potato Music, you will take part in fun and enriching musical play, and learn how to bring it home into your everyday life to support your child’s development in an ongoing way.

Fun & Engaging
Featuring refreshing original kids songs that you won’t mind singing all week.

Interactive for Parents & Kids
Delights kids and keeps them engaged through music and movement.

Develop Real Music Skills
Learn the building blocks of music, from do-re-mi, to rhythm, to dynamics, laying a strong foundation for any future music study.

Support Developmental Milestones
Reinforces early language and multi-sensory development with counting, colors, animal sounds, pattern recognition, expressing feelings through body movement, and more.

Build Confidence
Classes have the same pacing and rhythm every time, so children know what to expect and build confidence expressing themselves through music.

High Quality Materials
Enjoy xylophones that are actually in tune, along with delightful puppets, bubbles, and ukulele. Everyone loves bubbles.

What Parents Are Saying

“Sweet Potato Music is the sweetest class! The songs are fun for baby and me and Leah is the best. Aidan looks forward to his class every week.”

Jennifer Love Hewitt

“I guess I was expecting a teacher with a guitar singing the same old camp tunes, but Leah has all original amazing songs that are really good and the kids just love them.”

David Costello, Principal Trumpet LAPC Orchestra

About Leah Paul, Founder

Leah Paul is an acclaimed musician, composer, and mom with decades of experience as a music educator, including:

  • Teaching instrumental music to undeserved communities through the Harmony Project of Los Angeles

  • Teaching general music in the public schools through Education Through Music

  • Leading orchestras in public and private schools as Musical Director

  • Adjudicating the National YoungArts Competition, which supports young artists at all stages of development

  • Guest lecturing on music education at colleges and forums

  • Teaching music for four years at a school that served children with developmental disabilities, working alongside occupational therapists, psychologists and neurologists to provide music instruction and therapy to some of those who needed it most.

  • Teaching across a range of instrments including flute, clarinet, guitar, voice, ukulele, recorder, and more.

As a composer and flutist, Leah “navigates between jazz, experimental and contemporary music with confidence and authority.” (eMusic)

Read and listen more about Leah as composer, flutist, and arranger at leahpaul.com.