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

My daughter loves this teacher Tim. He is great at keeping her interested in practicing her…read moreelectric guitar. He motivates her by giving her the compliments she deserves. This makes her want to practice more. He works with her and she chooses what she wants to learn.

Absolutely Excellent Teacher, Tim Dobranski knows how to help students learn and love playing…read moreguitar/music

By far the best piano teacher! Yeah, we haven't experienced another piano teacher so my review…read moremight be biased. Miss Tanya is the sweetest teacher. When I reached out on Yelp for more information she answered all my questions. I knew from the beginning of talking to her that my daughter would be going to her for piano lessons. There's two recitals each year I believe and its such a nice experience to see your kid play the piano. Music to your ears! The location is by Millenia and there's always plenty of parking in the front of the business.

If you're looking for the BEST piano teacher, from children to adults, then get your piano lessons…read morewith Tanya. My 9 y/o began piano lessons with Tanya about four years ago, quickly learned to play well enough that he participated in his first piano recital within only a few months with Tanya. For a few years now, my child plays piano every weekend at Nursing homes. He recently participated at a regional Fine Arts Competition. My child has improved so well that we ended up buying him a brand new Yamaha piano. All of my child's successful progress, eagerness to practice & learn is a testament to Tanya's OUTSTANDING teaching abilities.

If I could give 10 Stars for this review to Miss Alison, that still wouldn't be enough. I would…read morewant to go to 11! My son has been going to Miss Alison since he was about 7-years old, so the last 4 years. I have a really limited knowledge of playing music on an instrument, so I'm not going to get technical here however I will say I am constantly amazed at what my son has learned and knows about music because of Miss Alison. To have my son be able to read music, tune his ukulele, write and arrange original music and sing on key while playing -- this is awesome! Miss Alison's energy, experience and easy-going attitude is just so great to keep my son involved and interested. My son hears a song and then we're seeing if she has the sheet music to play it, and then he's playing it. From the Beattles to twenty-one pilots to Bob Marley to DEVO to Bobby McFerrin, my son is strumming and plucking along. Like I said, I want an 11!

We took a music class in the park with Miss Marae. My son is 14 months and really, really enjoyed…read morethe classes! From the drum, to the songs, bubbles, and puppet, he had a wonderful time. Miss Marae really understands kiddos attention spans and does such a wonderful job doing a class for littles. My son absolutely loved Miss Marae's original songs and they continue to make him smile or cheer him up when he's grumpy. We definitely recommend her classes!

My boys started taking lessons with JN a couple of months ago, and it's been awesome! Their…read moreteacher, Becky, has a great personality for teaching kids! She's so much fun and so patient with them! As a busy mom, it makes life so much easier to find a teacher to come to our home for lesson. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM!!!

We heard Jared was the best and he is! My son takes guitar…read morelessons with Jared and loves it! Jared has such a wonderful way of connecting with kids and inspiring a love of music! I love that he lets the kids play fun songs they recognize while also incorporating structure and music theory in his teaching. He also encourages good opportunities for performing which has inspired confidence in my son. He comes to our house which is life saving for our busy schedule and always arrives with an upbeat attitude. My son is always happy to see him! Would highly recommend JN Music Studio for lessons--we have had a great experience!

I have been seeing Donna Dawson weekly for classical piano lessons since Sept 2012 and I must say…read moreDonna is an absolutely fantastic piano teacher! She was a special find for me because I was looking for a superior teacher. I originally began taking piano lessons when I was 8 years old (in 1989) up in Sacramento and I was classically trained for over 11 years before I stopped playing (because my long time piano teacher Judy Hughes died of cancer). I was incredibly lucky that my first piano teacher Judy was classically trained at The Julliard School of Music. The education I received from Judy was superior to any run of the mill rinky-dink piano teacher you can typically find on Craigslist now. After I stopped playing in 2000 I took a 12 year break from playing piano and I missed it a lot and I knew I wanted to start playing again. Unfortunately, essentially every piano teacher on Craigslist that I spoke to was far less advanced in theory and technique than I was and they were more accustomed to teaching children how to play chopsticks - basically the teachers on Craigslist who charge a cheap hourly rate do that because they don't have a great working knowledge of piano theory and technique. I knew I wanted to find a teacher of superior quality like Judy was - I knew I needed a teacher who was trained at Julliard or equivalent. After searching for weeks on Craigslist for a piano teacher and finding nothing but average college graduate students who had very little experience teaching piano, I decided I needed to look elsewhere. So I took my quest to Google, and I typed "San Diego's best piano teacher", and the first result was Donna Dawson Piano Instruction website. It seems the San Diego Reader was quoted saying Donna was "San Diego's Best Piano Teacher" and that's why my Google search found her. I immediately clicked on her website http://www.dawsonpianoinstruction.com. I was so thrilled because Donna's home page states in bold writing "Julliard Trained" and her biography included that she had been teaching since 1968! So she had YEARS of experience with a superior knowledge from Julliard! I knew I had found the teacher I wanted to work with! I called her and spoke with her and I was excited to hear that she preferred to work with students who had a previous working knowledge of the piano, and she seemed excited to hear I had taken 11 years of lessons from a Julliard trained instructor. The last few months have been great! Every Tuesday night I meet with Donna for an hour at her home and everything I learned before is coming back with amazing speed thanks to her great instruction. I learn on her 7' Steinway grand which is awesome - it is far more beautiful an instrument than my upright I practice on at home. Donna covers many facets of theory (even advanced theory for those who need it), timing, and the Vengerova technique. I feel like she is imparting her Julliard training on me and the plus of it all is I don't have to get into Julliard to get the training nor do I have to pay the school's super expensive tuition! :) Now be aware - if you're looking for cheaply priced "affordable" piano lessons because you want to learn how to play piano as a hobby, you might as well teach yourself off YouTube, because that's the kind of education you'll get if you look for a teacher based off price. Superior teachers cost more than your average teacher on Craigslist (Example: my first teacher Judy charged $40/hour back in 2000 - this is how much advanced Julliard trained instructors charged 13 years ago). If you're expecting to pay $30-40 an hour nowadays for piano lessons, you're not going to find an advanced teacher. If you're looking for an instructor that will teach you amazing technique, or if you're an advanced student who needs a much more advanced teacher than you currently have, expect to pay closer to $60-75 per hour. You get what you pay for - simple as that. So if you're searching for a piano teacher who has a superior knowledge in theory, technique, timing, etc. and want only the best, I couldn't recommend Donna Dawson more. Any other teacher in San Diego can't compare - I'm 100% certain of this because I did my homework looking for an advanced teacher who could teach me more than I already knew after 11 years of private piano lessons from a Julliard trained teacher, and Donna is the only piano teacher I found that met the caliber of instruction that I needed to further my education. Happy playing! :)

Donna Dawson, a Juilliard graduate, has been my teacher for the past year. I am seeing real…read moreprogress and am enjoying the experience. I am basically a beginner. I feel that Donna really cares about my experience and learning. She creates her lessons based on analyzing my strengths and the areas in which I need to improve. She listens to my concerns and get lots of feedback during the lesson. Donna's lessons are NOT one size fits all. This is a very important and wonderful part of making progress. In addition to learning different pieces, she is teaching me technique and theory, which facilitates my understanding of the music's composition. She is very accommodating in scheduling. I am so pleased to be one of her students!

Nick is an incredible teacher! He is engaging and encouraging, and makes learning music both fun…read moreand accessible. We cannot recommend him highly enough!

Nick is a phenomenal music teacher! He has been providing lessons to our family for over four years…read morein both guitar and piano. He has a wonderful teaching style and has really connected with both of our children, ages 13 and 16, as a teacher and mentor. I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking musical instruction!

I attended Bates school of music approximately from 2009-2012 and was taught the piano by Mrs…read more Veronica Kara. This was over 10 years ago but I still play the piano and when I make a mistake, I can hear Mrs. Kara's voice in my head and it makes me laugh! If I attempt to play music that is too difficult, I can hear her in my head saying, " no, no. This piece is too advanced for you" with her accent and everything. Mrs. Kara would never steer me wrong and would tell me if I was not ready for an advanced piano song, she knew what was best. She truly was the best teacher I've ever had and is an inspiration to me. I pray one day I can be great at the piano like she is.