Phil is a really talented and patient instructor! He is also willing to work outside the box! I am…read morean actor/singer and wanted to learn two songs on the piano to sing and play for auditions. He worked with my basic inability to read sheet music and picked out an easy arrangement for me to play for two different songs. It was a lot of fun and now I have great audition material! I highly recommend him.

From the owner: Lessons are available for both Children and Adults and we specialize in beginning piano students…read moreboth young and young-at-heart! Serving Atwater Village, Silverlake, Los Feliz, Glendale, Glassell Park, Frogtown, Lincoln Heights, Echo Park, Eagle Rock, Mt. Washington, Highland Park, Cypress Park, Franklin Hills, The Hollywood Hills and all other surrounding parts of Los Angeles.

*Update* I was able to engage with the admin office and my child was paired with a new instructor,…read moreit's only been a few lessons, but I do see a difference in his playing, most notably being challenged to play with both hands.

I'm not your typical dad of a typical guitar student as I am by profession a guitar player and…read moreinstructor with over 10,000 hours teaching experience with adults and kids of all ages. I thought I'd be a good instructor for my 9 year old son who has been holding a pick correctly since 18 months of age but let's just say . . . I was wrong. He doesn't listen to me, shocker, right? I ran into Trevor from Guitar Ninjas at a school event and after first disregarding the idea it dawned on me that perhaps all of our lives would be easier if I wasn't his primary instructor. Although my son has a very high degree of musical talent he also has a very low degree of work ethic. Over the years he has had lessons with a different place which is a great place with wonderful people but it alway felt like I was inconveniencing them by asking questions or trying to be involved. He didn't really learn much other than one chord over 4 months so I took him out of it. Granted, he was younger and that was 3 years ago and he didn't touch a guitar for those 3 years. He started showing interest again last year so I started teaching him some stuff but A) It's nearly impossible to teach your own kid and B) my frustrations with it were creating a bad vibe. I called Guitar Ninjas and spoke to Jason the owner for about 30 minutes. He was extremely open and flexible and said I could sit in the lesson if I wanted (I do not do that but the offer was nice). He sent me their syllabus and I was pretty impressed with the approach as it is geared towards kids. It is very structured with concrete milestones to "graduate" to different levels which are structured similar to karate belts which is great incentive for kids especially. Most instructors/schools are almost exclusively focused on the left hand with chord fingerings, etc. and they start with chords that are very difficult for beginners of any age to learn without either quitting, feeling hopeless or frustrated. The GN approach puts a particular emphasis on strumming and right hand techniques from the ground up using achievable chord voicings. They also have standard songs in each level with backing tracks in their online portal which can be adjusted for tempo. btw - they don't suggest kids "practice" but "play" guitar on a regular basis which is actually quite brilliant as "practice" sounds like a drag. Jason thought Lucas would be a good instructor so we set up a trial lesson. When I ran the idea by my son his reaction was "sure, I guess" so not overwhelming enthusiasm but that's my son but he was kind of interested in what level he would place in initially. I told him probably the bottom despite the fact that he was playing barre chords with maybe 30 hours total play time. We had the first lesson and I waited in the waiting area as I want my son to establish his own relationship with Lucas. The lesson went great and I could overhear most of it. They placed him as a green pick (4 levels up) to start which is high for his age but he was pretty stoked to hear that and he was pretty stoked to continue as a Ninja. We have been taking lessons consistently for maybe 5 weeks and his playing has grown SO much. Lucas is a great guy with a great background and seems really good with kids. Now, I can assume the role of the dad that teaches him stuff outside the Ninja curriculum and just making sure he is doing their assignments correctly. So, I guess I could give the Ninjas a stellar review!

Jason has been my guitar teacher for 8 years and he is the reason for my love of music. I first…read morestarted as a kid mostly because my parents wanted me to take lessons but he truly inspired me to love learning and playing the guitar. He is patient and understanding yet thorough with his lessons. Any song you want to learn, he'll walk you through it and eventually teach you how to learn a song yourself by ear. You truly cannot go wrong with lessons with Jason, he always understood where I was when it came to learning a song or concept and pushed me to improve. On top of that, he has material and music sheets for every concept you could imagine. Jason is funny, enjoyable to talk to, and easy to learn from. I can thank Jason for teaching me absolutely everything I know about music and starting my love for jazz. His musical knowledge is unparalleled and I can't thank him enough for sharing that with me. You truly cannot go wrong with lessons with Jason and I can't recommend him highly enough.

I've been learning the Ukulele under Jason's guidance for of bunch a years now. He is patient and…read moreencouraging with an adult learner. I am now able to play in the Ukulele club and I love it! I am becoming a better player every week.

Passion for instruments was met today . Senor zargarian is a…read moreclass act! Smart, nice, soft spoken, and has a good amount of good stuff.. he sold me 2 begginer harmonicas for my daughter. Real class gentleman. Support his store! Thank you for existing....

Found this location on a day that I needed some instrument cables and guitar strings. The location…read moreis well kept and the owner was very friendly and helpful.

I recently bought a violin from this store and I love the experience. We told Emily that we like to…read moretry Italian violins and when we arrived at the store, she had already placed all the relevant violins on a tabletop in a private room for us to start testing. The staff were super helpful and knowledgable, and they assisted us in the entire purchase process. The best thing is that they even allowed us to bring the violin home for a week to test and show our teacher. The best thing is that their website had youtube videos of their violin collection that are for sale. So even before we drove to Glendale, we were able to shortlist the instruments that we like to try. That saved us a lot of time. I also had a chance to meet the owner Tom. He is super nice and friendly. I would definitely recommend his store to all my friends.

Overall, my experience was okay, but a few issues prevented it from being a great one…read more First, one of the items I ordered was out of stock. While I appreciated being refunded for it, it was disappointing that it was unavailable. Additionally, another item listed as new was actually an open-floor model. I do want to thank Diane for reaching out to inform me about this and offering a discount, though I ultimately chose to decline that item. The rest of my items were processed quickly and arrived promptly. However, I was disappointed with the packaging quality. An expensive music box intended as a gift was shipped without any bubble wrap or protective securing--it was simply placed loose in the box alongside a music stand bag. Fortunately, it arrived without obvious damage, but better care should be taken when packaging fragile items.

Whenever I have called (total of three times in between different physical visits) the front desk…read morepeople are very pleasant to speak to. Whenever I have gone in person the people at the front desk are very hostile towards me. I know it's not because of how i'm speaking because all conversations over the phone have been completely positive. So why are they so horrible towards me when I walk in? Canceled my classes solely because of how hostile both the woman and man act every single time. Which is unfortunate because the music teacher I had was very knowledgeable.

Avoid. This review has nothing to do with the quality of their products or lessons, but rather the…read moresecurity staff. I was accosted by the security guard, George, as I attempted to enter the building. He inquired if I needed any help, and I said no. He approached closer and asked my reason for being on the premises, to which I replied, "I'm here to inquire about guitar lessons, is that okay with him?" Rather than engage him further, I chose to de-escalate by entering through a different door. I was in a conversation with the young lady at the front desk about guitar lessons for my son when George came in the other door and confronted me, again, interrupting my conversation with her. There were at least half a dozen other people on the premises. If I were a threat in any way, I'm confident any one of them would have advised George accordingly. They did not. Yet, George persisted, interrupting an active conversation I had with the lady who was answering my questions about guitar lessons -- he persisted as if I were a thug or common criminal. George replied that he was there to see if there was anything I needed. Isn't that what the lady at the front desk is for? To address any concerns or questions I or any visitors may have? If I needed anything, she was capable of addressing anything I would have required, or she wouldn't be there as the business's forward-facing staff member. I asked him if there was anything about guitars that he could assist me with that the young lady could not? He replied no. Then I said, There's no reason for us to have a conversation. Another person (staff member?) stood up for him, saying that George was their "goodwill ambassador" and it's not what it looks like. (He was ostensibly referring to the fact that I'm a black man.) To which I replied, "That explanation is Sophism and, even if true, your 'ambassador' failed miserably... This is exactly what it looks like." The scientific principle of Occam's Razor states that, "When faced with a problem, all things being equal, the simple and obvious explanation is usually the correct explanation." I own a business. I have security on staff. It's there for the protection of my clientele, property, and staff. My security also knows that their job is to be visible as a deterrent, yet not interact unless there is a potential issue. The fact that George interacted with me twice, interrupting a conversation with the front desk staff whose sole purpose was to help, is proof, ipso facto, that his intention was not to see if I needed help; it was because, in his capacity as a security guard, he saw me as a potential problem. Again, Ocam's Razor. I will admit that I surrendered the moral high ground when he wouldn't leave me alone and kept persisting: I held up my wrist and showed my $12,000 Rolex and said, I'm not here to steal. To which he used profanity, saying, "I don't give an F how much money you have." My frustration comes from a lifetime of being profiled as a black man. I'm not proud of myself for how I reacted and pulling the wealth card after not being left alone, but that was only after a humiliating five-minute interaction that wouldn't end, and it's nowhere near an equivalency of how I was treated and profiled based on my appearance (George knew nothing about me, my appearance is the only criterion that could have possibly judged me on). Had I been a soccer mom, this would have never happened, and you wouldn't be reading this post.

We have had Jeremy as our 10-year old son's teacher for about 5 months now, and the experience has…read morebeen amazing even with online learning. At first, we were worried that Jeremy had only worked with our son for a couple of sessions offline before COVID. Frankly we were amazed that the rapport and enthusiasm continued even through live online learning. Most importantly, our son appears to be building a love of learning music. Riko has a strong in-house curriculum that combines technical exercises and fun pieces. Our teacher knows just when to push our son, and when to back off. This personalized coaching (and our restraint from getting involved) has helped develop an intrinsic love of music in him. Huge fans of the Riko Method and Jeremy as a teacher!

I am glad we found Riko school of Music for our granddaughter. Mai, her teacher, is…read moreknowledgable,patient, encouraging and always kind during lessons. For a 1st grade child this is important and keeps our granddaughter enthusiastic about playing piano. All aspects of the lessons are presented as fun, allowing this 7 year old to want to play the songs, learn music theory and develop life skills that will certainly last a lifetime. It was a joy to watch our granddaughter perform at the Riko Spring Concert. While she was a little nervous, it was her first single performance, all the students were encouraged and celebrated for their performances no matter their skill level. Thank you for making this a positive experience in a child's life.

From beginning to end, my experience with Pro Audio L.A. has been incredible. Jason provided…read moreexceptional and knowledgeable information in our consultation - he heard my needs and made suggestions that fit who *I* am as an artist and producer. I never felt upsold or oversold anything - I always felt supported. On installation day, Jussef and Richard were kind, patient, knowledgeable and wonderful. They helped me get everything set up, did beautiful custom cable work and answered every question I had with helpfulness and a real enthusiasm for their work. I will 1000% be returning to work with Pro Audio L.A. and would highly recommend their wonderful work.

Pro Audio LA was once a highly reputable, trustworthy, consistently reliable company with an…read moreexemplary business model. But over the course of the past year or so (beginning around roughly mid-2025 and onward), the company inexplicably took a nosedive with its prior reputation and is quickly sending it to the dumpster, given that it mysteriously no longer responds to communications and is increasingly failing to fulfill and/or ship its existing orders. I am not certain what suddenly changed - perhaps the ownership was transfered and/or bought out, or maybe their next-of-kin inherited the business - but regardless of the reasons, I CAN tell you with certainty by this point in time is that this is no longer the Pro Audio LA which we audio professionals so fondly remember, most sadly to say. Because all of its communications and ordering processes have just about broken down within the past months, even as it continues to accept your online orders and take your money! For the record: I have $300-worth of audio interconnect cables ordered from this past springtime of 2026, and it is now mid-July as of the time of my writing of this review, yet STILL I have heard nothing further of my order. Even after multiple communication attempts. Nothing but dead silence on the other end, even though ... again ... the online order form remains open, functional, and happily charges your credit card without batting an eyelash. Clearly, something has gone terribly, heinously amiss while SOMEONE on the other end continues to take your money. And that's just about where the paper trail ends, because your online order stays in perpetual "processing" with nothing further done. That's where it sits, even as of today. So, please, heed my warning and do NOT give Pro Audio LA a single cent of your business from this point, onward. At least not until some kind of definitive light is shed on whatever has transpired within the establishment, regarding its suddenly-tanking business model. Because this doesn't smell right at all, and I am not the only recent buyer who has been raising awareness about the recent 180° turn for the worse by this company.

This is going to be one of those odd reviews. I've never been to the store or had anything…read morerepaired. I called and had a conversation with Jack. He proceeded to take quite a bit of time on the phone giving me advice on how to go about troubleshooting or attempting to fix an issue and giving me general advice that seemed super honest. THIS is the sort of business I can get behind. This is what will make me call here when I need something. It feels like a business that actually cares about synths and their customers.

Jack helped me and was super kind. Definitely check out this spot for your guitar needs!read more

Parking: there's only 2-3 spots infront of the studio but plenty of parking around the corner near…read morethe neighborhoods :) I signed up for the low cost adult beginners ukulele course by emailing the studio. By design these courses are meant for a group of 4 students. Just wanted to ask about it since the schedule was not up to date. But the person responded very quickly and checked in with the instructor to see when he was available to host one of those courses. Once I heard back I paid to secure my spot. My instructor was Daniel Corral, he was an absolute gem :) he was very patient with me, I have no music experience at all and was fortunate that I was the only student in this class. Daniel gave me a 30 min lesson every week with music sheets and things to work on for the week. I felt really nervous about taking this class since I'm an old lady but he made me feel very comfortable. I can't say I'm amazing now but I understand and feel comfortable learning the ukulele because of Daniel. I highly recommend this studio and I'm sure all the instructors are great!

When my 8-year-old was ready for piano lessons I gave this place a call. The lady whose name I…read moreremember as Sue, was very pleasant over the phone and after giving preferred time slots, called me back in a timely manner with a lesson slot with a great musician named Nipun. My daughter's weekly half hour keyboarding lessons were a great deal at $25 for 30 minutes. While we decided to stop due to homework obligations from school, we plan to resume next year hopefully in the spring.