As an adult experienced guitarist and pianist now hoping to improve my vocal skills, I was lucky to…read morefind Lexi Pulido as a coach at LJM. She is skilled at teaching the finer points of resonance and phonation, aims her coaching at the appropriate level, and is super fun and easy to work with.

Lexi is an amazing piano teacher. Unbelievably patient but also so creative she makes learning fun…read more She helps them make up their own songs in a really fun way and her enthusiasm really stokes a love for music. I couldn't imagine a better teacher than Lexi and highly recommend her.

I lucked into taking lessons with Laura because it was the closest studio to my job when I moved…read morehere. A happier accident there will never be. Laura has taught me more about guitar playing at a technical level and musicianship as a whole than I would have thought possible. She is an expert in every aspect and has a brilliant talent for translating complex concepts into simple ideas that even I could understand. If you want to truly take control of your guitar booking with Laura will be the best investment you could make.

I have been playing guitar for 30 years but only had lessons the first few years of my playing…read more After years and years of playing for self enjoyment and staying stagnant in my expertise I decided to take lessons again to up my game. Laura was recommended to me by a friend and I decided to give it a shot. I am still pleasantly surprised by the experiences. She teaches guitar like no other, truly amazing. I was not interested in having a teacher that only shows where to put fingers. Laura covers all aspects of guitar playing and performing. She has many many years of experience as a player and performer. She teaches aspects of playing I never thought of, including relaxation,confidence and focus. She was able to show me things about my playing that I never realized after 30 years of playing. She specializes in metal but she is very accomplished in all styles of playing and in music theory. Whatever it is you are looking to learn she can teach it to you in a way you cannot find from watching videos or reading books. Too bad I wasted so much time and effort trying to advance that way. I am pleased to say I moved from an intermediate player to advanced in a surprising short period of time. She has been able to unleash the true guitarist that was deep down inside that I didnt know existed. This has been accomplished with frequent lessons and about 30 mins to one hour of practice a day. I have been taking lessons from her for about a year and a half. She is a wonderful person, a true joy to be around. I cant say anything negative about her or her teaching and would not be able to give any advice on what she can improve on. Give her a shot, you will be glad you did.

Stefanie is a patient, caring, and dedicated teacher to her students and an amazingly talented…read moremusician! She is truly passionate about what she does and it certainly translates into the love, creativity, and encouraging energy she puts into helping her students blossom and shine. I'd highly recommend Stefanie to any student, young or old, for the clarinet and saxophone!

My 8 year daughter loves the in person instruction from Elyse! Previously she was doing zoom…read morelessons, but transition to in person. Elyse has a great way of motivating her to practice, $1 for practicing each day, $1 if you memorizing the song ... all goes to getting a prize from the treasure box. Incentives! Great person, great teacher. My wife raves about her, recommended her to her friend!

Ms Elyse has been teaching piano lessons for my son about 3 years. In my humble opinion, She is a…read moretruly great teacher. She knows exactly how to make kids excited to learn and play song after song. My son has learned so much from her and enjoy playing many songs. You will be very much pleased with her quality of teaching! She deserves more than 5 stars for her passion, talents and creativity in teaching music.

EBONI IS THE BEST COACH! She's my first vocal coach and super supportive. Really willing to support…read moreme and open my eyes to the industry. Francesca is the best business owner!! Even though we have a time difference, she always replies when she can and we can reschedule easily if things arise.

Five stars aren't enough stars to express how much I love my singing teacher, Francesca…read more Francesca makes you feel comfortable while you're trying to get your singing voice out and she's super knowledgeable. I felt right at home from the first lesson I took.

Laura has been a fantastic piano teacher. My son has been taking lessons for a year now and has…read moremade fantastic progression as a total beginner. Laura is always very friendly, and my son greatly enjoys his lesson each week.

"Miss Laura" has been teaching my younger daughter (age 10) for over a year. The confidence in my…read moredaughter's ability to play had led her to have courage to try out for her school Talent Show. Though her piece was less than one minute in length, it was wonderful to see her perform with pride. Since then, my 17 year old daughter has taken up piano with Miss Laura. She had taken lessons early in life, but was discouraged because of the teacher. Though my 17 year old will only have lessons this school year, (college next), her enthusiasm has been restored, thanks to Miss Laura. Miss Laura has the ability to reach into each of her students and bring out their individuality, thus a love for music. To have my daughters love playing the piano alone, or together, is a precious gift. I thank Miss Laura for that gift and I would highly recommend her! ~Kathleen Stark

I taught guitar lessons at Bates-Romeo Music and Art Studio over 10 years ago, but I can say for…read morecertain that Mrs. Romeo is the most effective educator of young musicians available. All the other teachers at the school are very effective as well, and Mrs. Romeo keeps a tight ship and coordinates each student's instruction to maximize their potential. She is way too low on the price of her instruction and you would likely pay double to have some freshlhy graduated music major tutor your child who has never taught pre-K children in their lives. I am only plugging the School because I moved back to San Diego and thought about Mrs. Romeo. She got my started playing violin as an adult... its all a great place for adult learners

Mrs Romeo is the bet piano teacher in the area. My eight year old son loves going to his lessons,…read moreand he is making good progress. She's amazing with children.

I had my first ukulele lesson today. I have never played a musical instrument in my life, in fact,…read moreI hated music class in school. Kev is very easy going and makes it fun. He threw a lot at me but reassured me that everything would be OK and that I would pick things up. He even told me I would be playing a Rolling Stones song by the end of my hour lesson. He was right even though it was VERY rough. I plan on taking the Ukulele 101 class and continue to learn more, as well as go to his meet ups. Get a ukulele at Hale Ukulele at one end of the building and take lessons from Kev at the other end of the building.

Not only is this a great studio to learn guitar and ukulele, it's a very comfortable place to just…read morehang out. The host/instructor, Kev, has a very laid back, patient, go with the flow personality that puts you at ease; he has a knack for teaching the lamest of pupils (me); and for making it fun at the same time. Before you know it, you're actually strumming something on the ukulele that sounds familiar to not just you but to other people as well. "Quickstart" is a very appropriate name for Kev's teaching style. Parking is never a problem, very competitive with the price of lessons (group and private), and he's got such a cool aquarium with really cool fish and frogs and snails that's very hypnotic. It's several doors down from Hale Ukulele (Quickstart is on one end of the "strip mall" and Hale Ukulele is on the other end) across from a neighborhood park - but don't blink, you might pass it. If you're gun shy about taking lessons (guitar or ukulele), try Kev. Even if it's only one lesson you take, you're guaranteed to be playing something someone will recognize!