Les Ray

Les Ray was a well spoken advocate for music education. As the founder of ASM Music Schools in Florida, he created a respected educational program that includes some 2,500 students each week. He had strong feelings about the importance of the process in learning to play a musical instrument. Mr. Ray ensured that all children were given the chance to participate and designed programs for those children with special needs. One of the strongest elements of his program, which continue since his passing, is that all children have a private lesson as well as a group lesson to ensure they are provided the elements of playing together, making friends, and having fun.