[1] Lilla Akademien, translated as "The Junior Academy", specializes in classical, jazz, and to a degree, folk music.
Housed in a historic building in the Stockholm district Norrmalm, it was founded in 1994 by a group of music teachers.
In its early years, it provided instrumental tuition for young children, but since 1998 it offers full-time tuition in music and regular schooling for children from 6 years and up into adolescence.
In 2006 Lilla Akademien opened a post-gymnasial 'Pre-College' one-year program.
[2] Today, Lilla Akademien offers lessons and courses in the majority of orchestral instruments.