Music heals even the most painful wounds. Chuck James studios have been a huge part in my children's lives. My son is very shy but playing the guitar is an escape from the social anxiety he experiences. Ms Sonia treats him like family and it means so much to us. My daughter took piano lessons for a year then stopped. She's back at chuck james in voice lessons and she is so happy. It's amazing to bring her to her voice lesson as an angsty teen and have her come out of her lesson bubbly and smiling. Thank you so much for enriching our lives!! Worth every dollar spent!! read more

The lady at the front desk at the Kaimuki location is very rude and her communication is horrible. They put my kid on the schedule without even asking me and they expect us to show up. The school also did credit card withdrawals on our credit card without our approval. read more

Both my sons (12 & 9) have been here for a couple of years now taking piano, ukulele and voice and they have really developed their talents & confidence in themselves. My family is very happy with the results of the classes and the instructors they offer are excellent. Students have the opportunity to be challenged and showcase their progressions and talents at recitals. I have also taken voice here for a period of time and it really helped me. A key with any progress of course is also how much practicing is done at home from what is learned in class. I also like that they allow us to do make up classes at different locations when needed. read more

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Management and communication of this music school is terrible. Zoom lessons are offered in an event that you are unable to make it in person, however the manager (Ms. Sonia) always gives grief about how difficult it is when I try to set up a zoom lesson and continues on and on about it. I try to brush off my difficulties with her because my son enjoys learning piano, which is the reason we stayed for so long. What ultimately made me pull him out of the program is when the ball was dropped when I inquired to Sonia about a recital. I followed the steps by letting my son's teacher know our interest so my son was assigned a song to practice. He practiced the song for months leading up to the recital. I followed up with Sonia to get more information since the recital was happening soon. She told me he wasn't signed up and blamed the instructors. management here does not have oversight, not aware what's going on, places blame on instructors, and just so frustrating to coordinate with and talk to. The rate was $140/month and going up to $160. Management makes it not worth spending that much money a month. read more

Aloha My 14 year old son has been attending Chuck James for guitar for 2 years. Great music instructor he helps my son for his upcoming guitar gigs. I feel the price is very reasonable. Plenty of free parking read more

Chuck James Music School - My son had a performance at Blue Note Hawaii back in December. Joel the guitar instructor helped Ken to get ready for this performance - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

My Daughter recently started attending voice lessons at Chuck James Waipahu and we love it. She is 4 years old and loves singing but still gets shy at times. MR. TIM is awesome. He is so patient with her and always so nice. He takes his time going over the basics and exercises with her. In the short time she has been attending classes we are amazed at all that she has already retained. I surely recommend MR. TIM if you have a little one who is interested in music. The scheduling is fairly easy as well and the communication is great when we have to reschedule. Sonya at the front desk is on top of scheduling. Check out Chuck James Studio. read more

My daughter, Abriana, took lessons at the stadium mall location for two years. During that time, she did a few recitals to help build her self confidence. She later went on to win Hawaii Stars Keiki division in July of 2015, and KZOO Karaoke Festival, 12 and under division on November 8, 2015. We have to give much credit to Chuck James and his professional staff for creating my daughter's foundation to build on. Her coach (James) was awesome and very supportive! I highly recommend Chuck James studios as a place for learning!! read more

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My son is taking saxophone lessons with Mr Aaron. He has learned so much since December. This is the second instrument he is takings lessons with Chuck James Music Studios. The first instrument is guitar with Mr. Roshan at the Wahiawa location. Since Mr. Roshan's retirement, he is now with Mr. Alika. read more

When my daughter started taking piano lessons here, I was never given an exact pricing plan. She took 4 lessons and still no plan. Then all of a sudden the lady who I guess is in charge of payments tells me I owe them this much. It was insane!! I brought my daughter in the next day and they cancelled her time slot without warning!!! Absolutely not cool, my daughter was very disappointed! read more

My son takes drum lessons here and we've been very happy with the service. They're always friendly and willing to work around your schedule. Cost is reasonable as well. They have recitals every few months, which is great for the students to get experience in front of an audience. read more

Great place. My daughter goes here for voice lessons. Josh is her instructor and she is more than happy with him. She's been going here for several months now. The staff are friendly, chairs available for parents to wait, pricing is descent---military discount (yay!) and they call ahead of time if the instructor will be out. If the instructor is out, they will prorate or offer you a make up class. You must cancel 24hrs ahead of your day if you want to have a make up class. They will also prorate if you will be on vacation (but you must tell them ahead of time). read more

I've been learning acoustic guitar at Chuck James Music studio, Waipahu, since September 2018. I went in as a blank slate, having never picked up a guitar before. Joel is beyond excellent! Every week I'm learning something new, from music theory, reading music, developing hand coordination, and of course, playing the guitar. I've learned quite a few songs and various strumming patterns since I've begun, and look forward to my hour long lesson each week. Joel allows me the flexibility to cover the topics I want to explore during my lessons: From learning to play songs we sing at church, to my favorite songs on the radio, to working on my own songs, Joel's patient approach offers me a professional, fun lesson, every time. He answers all my questions, and offers an easy to understand explanation. Sonia, (the receptionist,) is also very nice, as is Mr. James. I can feel the love every time I walk in the front door. Should the instructors ever need to be off, a replacement is waiting for you in class, so you never have to miss your lesson. The only bad thing I can say about this place is, it's a little expensive, but so is everything else in Hawaii. Oh well. It is what it is. It's the price we pay to live in paradise. This is my treat to myself, and I plan to continue taking lessons here for a very long time. If your serious about wanting to learn how to play the guitar, and appreciate knowledgeable, friendly staff, then Chuck James Music Studio is your best bet. I'm so happy to have discovered this place! read more

My girls love their teachers at Chuck James. Its a professional environment, studios look nice, and they have a curriculum for each instrument. Chuck is a good guy who sees potential in everyone. read more

So i've been waiting to write this review until my 6 yr old son had his violin lesson from krocs center. I wanted to see if there would be a difference. Well let me just say this place is bunch of crap. First off the reception person is a total idiot. When we first went for his lesson she never greeted or said anything to us. And when i told her that we are there for violin lesson she told us ok. Then we went in to the room. The sound proof wall covering was torn and half finished. Had two broken chairs and one that was about to break. No table nothing. Then the "teacher" was the worst. Had no plan on how he was gonna teach my son. Didn't have no music no paper to write the notes nothing. Then he spent the first 20 min asking my son y he wanted to learn violin. Then the next 10 min was spent with him laughing about the violin we rented from the place they told us to go to. Then the class was over. I said well maybe he just getting to know my son. Nope. We took lessons for month and a half once a week for 30 min. Every class the "teacher" had no plan and kept saying o I'll bring music next week. Well my final straw was when we went for our class and he asked me do u remember what we did last week?? After that class i've had enough and canceled his lessons. My son learned how to hold his violin and that was about it. No exaggeration. Did i mention in the month and a half thay had to reschedule three times and canceled one class. This place is a joke. read more

I have been taking piano lessons from Chuck James Music Studio for about 2 months now. I was a returning student prior. I love this studio because of the location, I reside right in Ewa. Okay so my instructor is Aaron and he's an AMAZING TEACHER! He's patient and really takes the time to explain piano music and how both hands incorporate to form the staff. He makes me laugh and I feel very comfortable during music lessons. I'm never frustrated or feeling down about not knowing how to play or struggling to find finger positioning for reading music. He makes it easy and assures me to take it slow when reading music and playing for the first time. He teaches me from a piano instruction booklet, which I'm happy to say I found on Kindle version. So I put my IPad up on my piano at home and practice with confidence. He also makes copies of what we learned and played during our sessions so I can take home to practice. Lessons are 1/2 an hour. Which works great for me because it's not overwhelming or too much info to take in. All in all, I really enjoy my piano lessons and my instructor. He's great! (: read more

My 9 year old grandson, Michael, and his 12 year old brother, Raymond, visited us from Washington this summer for 5 weeks. During that time Michael took ukulele lessons to perform "Amazing Grace" with his brother at my aunt's funeral; he had never had a lesson except for on YouTube. After the funeral (where he did pretty good), he asked to take more lessons to learn one of his favorite songs by Bruddah Iz. I was surprised at his enthusiasm because he's mostly a nerdy kid with a love of sports and trivia. During their stay in Hawaii, he had lessons with every one of the studio's uke teachers and each time had something wonderful to say about each one, excited to haved learned something different each time to improve his skills. I can't say enough about the fine musicians who were always so helpful and encouraging. And many thanks to Sonia, their wonderful admin, who was so helpful with our weird schedules. read more