Tevelde is truly a wonderful and accepting place. I am a student at their school and have had three…read moredifferent teachers, all of which I absolutely adore. They are all just extraordinary teachers and when you walk in, you already feel safe and happy. The vibe is just all around great. Miss Bonnie Tevelde is the owner and gets really excited if you're excited to learn. She often gets into many different aspects of music and will almost definitely have sheet music on hand of your favorite song. She is all over the place, but somehow seems to keep it managed in an orderly fashion. She is such a great teacher and incredible owner. Miss Sierra Gainer, soon to be Mrs. Sierra Shiver, is such a sweetheart of a teacher. I, personally, have not had her as a teacher, but just the encounters I have had with her before my lessons are amazing because her smile just makes you feel like the place is a little bit warmer. She teaches many instruments, but her specialties from what I've seen are ukulele, piano, and voice. She is so nice and sweet, and she definitely is worth having for a lesson. Or two. Or however many you would like. And finally, Miss Shaira Benitez. She is my current teacher, and let me tell you, she is so good at what she does. She is the one that teaches most of the theory I know, she teaches some piano, and voice. Her voice is so powerful and she is definitely able to teach you that too, as she has taught me. So if you need preparation for that audition you've been so nervous about, she's your woman. Also, she's a huge goofball, so honestly, just be prepared for some pretty bad dad jokes. All in all, this school is definitely the school you would want to attend for music lessons. You may go in thinking "they may not be able to do anything with me, I have such horrible music skills", you'd be wrong because I went in thinking the same thing for my first lesson. As soon as my first lesson was over with, I knew that my time here was going to be great. I've been attending this school for 1 hour a week for about a year and a half now, and honestly, it's just such a great environment. If music is your passion, then this establishment would be your place to express it.

I cannot tell you how much I love this place!!! We are new to the area and my Son was interested in…read moreplaying the drums. I googled music lessons that were around me and the TeVelde Conservatory of Music came up. I went to their website, which is very put together, got to read the bio of it, as well as see each picture of each of the music teachers. We met with Bonnie, the owner. She is EXTREMELY excited about music and is a very "hands on" owner, which I appreciate! Her team of teachers are the creme dela creme, if you ask me. She has your child take a test and based on their personality, they are set up with the corresponding teacher. Michael is my Son's piano and drums teacher and he is just an AWESOME human being. We just love him. My Son looks forward to coming to music!! The prices are quite a bit higher than others, BUT you get what you pay for and this place is WORTH EVERY CENT!!!

We hired Justin to play guitar during our wedding. He did a great job: he had some good…read moresuggestions for processional music that fit in well w/ what we wanted, he got to our fairley remote wedding location and set up well ahead of time, and played his guitar beautifully. Everyone enjoyed/appreciated.

Justin provided the music for our daughter's wedding ceremony and appetizer hour. It was…read morebeautiful! I'm so happy we chose live music instead of recorded for the ceremony!

I'm so glad I found Steve's shop. After moving to the Central Coast 2 years ago, I needed to find…read moresomeone I could trust to work on my guitars. Steve has done pickup replacements and full setups for me on several of my electric and acoustic guitars (Gibson LP, Eastman SB59, G&L ASAT Classic 'S', and an Eastman E10-00-SS). His work has been exceptional and done with great care and respect. He's very easy to work with, has a great sense of humor, and though busy, always seems to get jobs done within a reasonable time. Most recently, I brought in my Eastman acoustic to get the (very tall) bone saddle and action lowered. I brought in my Taylor 514CE (which Gryphon Guitars in Palo Alto had worked on to dial in its action), for Steve to see and play, and serve as an example of the setup I wanted for the Eastman. Not only did Steve match the action on my Taylor, but the Eastman turned out even easier to play! Great work. Needless to say, I've definitely found my go-to guitar shop here.

My Martin D-28 is my baby. I play music for a living and play my guitar daily. It's been long…read moreoverdue for a fret job but I've had reluctance on letting just anyone work on her. I heard about Steve from multiple respected sources and I finally caved and brought the guitar in. Well I just my guitar back and it sounds and plays like a dream. It actually feels like I first remember out of the Martin factory. Steve was very kind and told me if I need anything adjusted to let him know. His price was affordable and most of all his work shows true professionalism. I highly recommend him. I wish I could give him more stars.

My daughter and I just finished a one-week piano course w/ Lucas. Real nice guy and really knows…read morehis stuff. I'm still trying to decide if I can afford regular lessons but if I can, I'll use Lucas. He was very patient with us and made it fun.

Paul has tuned our piano for more than ten years and is always polite and professional- the piano…read moretuning is done expertly-Paul doesn't boast but we had asked about his history and he shared that he was lucky enough to once have tuned Ray Charles' piano (despite not getting to meet him). He explained minute details of things he didn't have to do and what he did to refine our piano and extend its longevity too. Great man. He did arrive an hour early, Not recalling where we were left he wanted to make sure he was not late and obviously he may have been FaceTime Tami. We didn't and he was a consummate professional.

I had to go on a limb and trust him since I couldn't be home while the parlor grand piano was being…read moretuned. He called me while tuning and mentioned it would cost an additional 150 to fix the piano, to which I agreed but mentioned I'd have to mail the check to him. I got home and the piano was still very flat (around 20 cents), I could hardly tell it was tuned at all. The next week I get a threatening-sounding call from him asking "where the hell" his money is, and he said if it didnt show up in his PO Box he'd come back to my apartment and confront me directly. I'm guessing the money arrived because I never heard back from him. Overall, the piano was still poorly tuned, he charged extra for an. unnoticeable difference, and was completely rude and unprofessional when the money didn't arrive as quickly as he had hoped. Maybe he does a better job with uprights, but at least for grand pianos, do not use this person for tuning.

Jim is an excellent piano tuner, and works hard to keep the price affordable. He has tuned pianos…read morein The teVelde Conservatory of Music for several years, and we found him to be very knowledgeable. He is a professional pianist for Cruise lines, which makes him a better tuner in my opinion. He understands the nuances of the piano touch, and is an expert at the finer adjustments to a piano's action. Unfortunately, he can be out of town for a month at a time, but he is well worth the wait.

Nice guy. Spent a long time on my way out of tune piano and traveled from Pismo to Creston.read more