Staump has taken such great care of our family & little guy, especially Tim teaching the drums…read more Everyone at Staump has just been so supportive and encouraging, starting from Day 0 with the fundamentals, to now, where each lesson is a new adventure. Thank you Tim & Staump family, I can see how much fun the lessons are for the students (& teacher haha). You guys rock!

Our son has been playing the piano or drums in Rock Band with Staump for a couple years now and it…read morehas been great for him. They play popular songs and their teacher Mr. Wes is awesome! We highly recommend Staump Music School

It has been a blessing to have gotten Chetan to be my daughter's piano teacher…read more On top of Chetan's musicianship, his patience is one of reasons my daughter can keep up the piano lessons during her high school years. His ability to "read" his students has made each lesson serious and engaging, yet relaxed. Chetan's balance of firm yet encouraging feedback motivates his students to put out their best. He puts a high standard to his students: emphasizing practice with the metronome and having musical clarity. As part of teaching musical skills, he mentors his students to develop good practicing strategies and habits. I have observed significant growth on my daughter's ability since she began studying under Chetan (nearly 2 years now). Chetan is also the type of teacher who is willing to put extra effort and time for his students' success. Highly recommend Chetan if you are looking for a great teacher.

We highly recommend Chetan and the San Diego Piano Academy! Here's a personalized review from my…read moreson, who has been a student of Chetan's for five years: I first started lessons with Chetan as an inexperienced and overambitious student who had learned bad foundations. Chetan wasted no time working with me to fix this mess, patiently fixing my foundational habits with the perfect balance of basics while still letting my technical skill thrive on more complicated pieces. Chetan made perfect choices of what pieces to play and gave me accurate and helpful feedback, bringing me to competitive status and transforming my subpar skills into something truly amazing. His unique teaching style allowed me to not only be competitive, but to rise to a level where I have now earned prestigious awards. I am certain anyone with a spark of motivation and hard work can achieve their wildest dreams in piano playing through Chetan's outstanding guidance, encouragement, constructive feedback, and vast expanse of knowledge on how to best perfect a student's playing.

As a former wedding singer... yes, I really was... I stopped singing years ago and was convinced I…read morehad totally blown out my voice. Throat problems, neck issues, sinus infections... what a wreck! I did a lot of "The Google" and found Kimberly's unique credentials that though "all is not lost!" I left my first lesson frustrated and still fearful. This had nothing to do with Kimberley who was kind and patient, I just had my own brain compartments working to sabotage me. I noodled (thought) a lot and realized I needed to get over myself and those fears and went for my 2nd lesson At that lesson, I told Kimberely how I felt about the first lesson. She carefully listened, was thoughtful and we worked out a game plan. I left that lesson with confidence that I could get back to where I had been, and significantly improve as I never had "real" voice lessons beyond a college class. Kimberly teaches that it's not just about the voice but the mind/body connection (OMG I just went all metaphysical)I am excited to continue this trek, and if (IF) I ever get married again, I might just darn well sing at it.

Kimberly is an incredible coach with a wide range of advanced skills - from style to neuro-drills…read more Her advice has rescued me on several occasions! My performances are feeling more grounded, connected and confident, and my range has expanded at both ends.

My son has been getting lessons for a year and a half now. He has absolutely loves going.read more

Rebecca is a wonderful teacher. My daughter has been taking flute lessons for 2 months and…read moreimproves after every lesson. My daughter has decided to begin piano lessons with her as well. Rebecca is so sweet and friendly and and my daughter loves learning from her!

Mr King is an eccentric piano teacher who is full of fun stories and very good at motivating and…read moreteaching young kids! My daughter started playing in her first lesson and was very excited she could play right away. He is very friendly, caring and knows his stuff! He also shares tips and tricks to improve, inspiring players and lent us books to practice with. He is a gem & we love piano with Mr King!

We LOVE Mr.King ! He is such a fantastic teacher ! We recently moved and although there are music…read moreclasses much closer we are still going to continue with Mr.King. It is pretty obvious that he truly loves music and teaching it! A+++++

We booked Gordon and his team for an Oktoberfest event and they were fantastic, 10-star review from…read moreme! They impressed our crowd, played for several hours, wore Oktoberfest themed attire and truly made our event a fantastic one. We were so pleased with their music, the accordionist, drummer and saxophone player.

I was lucky to find Gordon because very few people can or will repair/tune an accordion. My older…read moreaccordion needed some minor work. I contacted Gordon and he was polite and helpful. I left my accordion on a Tuesday and picked-up my accordion the following Tuesday. The work was great. He also helped me with a secondary request I made of him. I would highly recommend Gordon to those of us that have this special need for repair and/or adjustment of our accordions.

Fabulous shop with lots of violins, violas and bows. Jade is super helpful. You can take items home…read moreon trial so you don't ever get buyers remorse! Prices are very reasonable. Jade never rushes you. One of the best things about Jade is that he doesn't try to upsell!. I gave him my price range and we went home with three bows ranging from $200 to over $1000. We ended up buying the least expensive since my daughter loved it. My favorite shop for string instruments in San Diego. Highly recommend!!!

They did a wonderful job restoring my grandmothers violin. I highly recommend them. The staff is…read morevery helpful and responsive to texts and it was easy to work with them.

I started taking piano lessons with Shawn back on January 2023 and I've seen major progress in my…read moreplaying abilities. Shawn is extremely patient and understanding and genuinely cares for all of his students. After 8 months of lessons with Shawn, I can now play for my friends and family! Exciting and I love piano more than when I initially started. Highly recommend Shawn and La Jolla piano institute! -Alex

We've been coming here for 8yrs now, since my son was 4yrs…read moreold, learning how to play piano. He is almost 12yrs old now, and he play wonderfully thanks to his instructors Shawn. They really know how to work with your child with different personality, even my daughter who started at 4 as well. But my daughter was a bit of a challenge because she wouldn't sit still. They knew how to capture her interest so she would be interested and focused. They Both play piano beautifully. Thanks Shawn and Dan!