Marlaina is a one-of-a-kind teacher. As an adult taking voice lessons for the first time, I felt…read morecomfortable and safe exploring my voice with Marlaina's warm, enthusiastic, and expert guidance. I appreciated Marlaina's depth of experience, which she used to help me explore my voice with curiosity and support. These voice lessons impacted so many parts of my life: my confidence in my own voice, my breathwork as a dancer, and my creative expression as a songwriter. I am so grateful to Marlaina, her generous spirit, and the way she shares her incredible wealth of knowledge and experience in a way that is accesible and inviting to even a beginner like me!

Marlaina makes learning music foundations like an easy game. My kids grasped them in no time. Now,…read moreI am her newest student and music is making sense to me rather quickly. Kudos to an awesome teacher with an awesome approach to explaining music.

Rachel is a one-of-a-kind pianist and creator. Her quirky and joyful presence makes making music a…read morelot easier as does her incredible skill and experience. She can play any style and translates her passion into every lesson and song! Thank you!

Rachel is not only an amazing piano teacher to my two girls (ages 9 and 5), but she is also such a…read morelovely human being. She connects with each child to help them understand music in a way that is specifically catered to them. Even when my daughter was just three years old, Rachel developed a brilliant system to teach her piano, and it worked. As a piano student myself growing up, I wanted my kids to develop a love for piano that lasted for life -- Rachel listened to my dream and is turning it into reality. She is multi-talented and uses those talents to inspire a love for music and piano in my kids. I cannot say enough wonderful things about her, and I'm so grateful we have found her!

My kids and I have had the pleasure of taking classes with Clarissa for the past 5 years and she's…read moretruly one of the best things that has ever happened to us! My son started with her when he was only 5 and now he has progressed to playing complex pieces by Chopin & Beethoven in such a short amount of time. I also started taking lessons with her as an adult and have made such huge progress since starting! Clarissa is not only so knowledgeable in the world of piano, but is also very caring and patient especially with the kids! She knows how to approach each kid with their unique personality and makes learning piano fun for them. My kids and I truly adore her and she is a big part of our lives. Highly recommend her to anyone thinking of starting piano lessons.There's really no other teacher like her!

Clarissa is an incredible piano teacher! She is a musical genius and her passion definitely rubs…read moreoff on her students. I would highly recommend her to anyone for piano lessons.

The best instructors are the the ones who are not just teachers but active professionals…read more Its outright inspiring when you see your instructor on Glee or in a production of Hairspray! As I have taken vocal lessons, and my daughter has jumped in on (stolen) some lessons too, I can say with all certainty sessions are fun, entertaining, and uplifting! Raquel has a great way of catering to age, skill level, preferences in musical style, and even a desired use for skills being learned! A few things to know before taking Vocal Lessons: -Be prepared to let go of being self-conscious, you will be making motorboat mouth and and other funny "warm-up" noises. -Be prepared for moving around, sometimes it takes a little yoga inspiration to get the right pitch! -Be prepared with a recording device to track your progress and practice with. And Most of all: -Be prepared for an overall excellent experience and lots of learning from one of the best instructors I've ever met!

I have been taking music lessons from Raquel Sandler for several months by now and I cannot say…read moreenough good things about how much I've enjoyed and benefited from taking singing lessons from her. There are a number of things that make Raquel a great singing teacher, so let me discuss some of these. First of all, she is warm, friendly, and hilarious, and the hour passes by so quickly because of how much fun she makes the class. Through taking lessons with her, I've discovered a new passion for singing. I'm one of those people who would normally be a bit shy with my singing in the past, and I feel downright liberated from taking lessons with her. Also, she has a remarkable mastery and command of many different styles of singing, and she somehow is able to diagnose and spot the areas in which I need improvement and find exercises that specifically target my singing needs. I have been really blown away by her technical expertise. Finally, Raquel seems really dedicated to her students, and this comes across in the way that she is able to specifically tailor the way she teaches to meet the needs of individual students. I can't recommend Raquel enough, she seems like she would be fantastic with children, and my friend's daughter loves taking lessons with her too. Definitely an amazing voice teacher!

I am beyond impressed at how well Teacher Janine was able to engage and teach our child for vocal…read morelessons. My child is hard-headed and independent, knows exactly what she wants and how it should be done, so I was interested to see how the instructor would engage. It was a wonderful experience. Ms. Janine was able to modify her lesson accordingly to what my child wanted to focus on and it left her wanting additional lessons. Would definitely recommend these lessons.

My 6yo son has been wanting to learn how to play drums. He did his first lesson with Liam and it…read morewas great! Liam was patient, fun and encouraging. My son finished the 30-minute lesson feeling confident and ready for more!

I have always really wanted to take voice lessons. When I was younger, all my friends seemed to be…read morein voice lessons but I was already in piano lessons and dishing out the cash for both wasn't really in the cards for my parents. Thus I recently decided that I would check Yipit daily until a deal came up. You can imagine my excitement when a Lifebooker coupon appeared for a great deal on 4 private voice lessons. I purchased it immediately and waited until morning to schedule my sessions. I met Amber in Silverlake at what I assume is her studio apartment. She said she usually teaches in Echo Park but she had a bunch of online appts that day so she worked out of here. She looks pretty young and she sat with her keyboard set up and a chair facing it, which I sat in, in a very small bedroom. We started by going over why I'm taking lessons. I love music, playing the piano and singing, but I have a raspy kind of voice... which I like... but I have a difficult time hitting higher notes. And mainly I just wanted to kind of develop my own style of singing that would complement my voice. Amber talked and went over the basics for most of my lesson. It was informative but it wasn't really anything that I was excited to go home with or anything, plus I knew a lot of it already. But being the first lesson, I realized a bit of orientation was probably standard and would be helpful later. I was mostly excited for my next lesson though, as there wasn't a ton of opportunity for me to sing to even really get a feel for me as an individual. The next week I realized I wasn't positive where we were meeting as she said she "usually" meets in Echo Park but she also said she had a lot of online appts that day and since we were supposed to keep our lessons in the same day I wasn't sure if that meant she worked from home Wednesdays. I sent her a quick email about 45 mins before my appt. She responded about 10 mins before my appt. She was probably in another lesson and this was my fault for not really thinking about it sooner. But this did not leave enough time whatsoever to get from WeHo to Echo Park on a Wednesday at 5pm. Turned out that did not even matter because someone was blocking my car in anyways which has never happened before. I knocked on every neighbor's door only to find out the girl went to the movies with her boyfriend. I came inside right before the response from Amber saying we were in Echo Park. I responded immediately explaining the situation and asking if I could reschedule, or given that it was last minute, even relinquish one of my four lessons and see her again next week. No response at all I finally got a response the next day saying "Hi Melissa, As you read on your voucher, any cancellation without 24 hours notice, voids the voucher. I have so many clients to juggle that I can not afford to sit and wait when I could be teaching. I am so sorry but I must be consistent and apply the same rules to everyone." She offered me a discount in her normal $80 rates if I wanted to continue. Alright... Now I understand having to give up one of my lessons but there's absolutely no reason why I shouldn't be able to come back for the last two. Additionally, I explained the situation in time to have taken a cab and made the last 30 mins of my lesson, which still would have been cheaper than her $80/hr rates, so the voucher wouldn't be "void" (the phrase alone irritates me... Like she can't do anything about this "void voucher"... Like some sort of "system" will no longer allow me access. Ugh.) And no, I didn't read the fine print on the stupid voucher until this happened, after which I read "voucher MAY be void". And honestly, even if I had read that I would have thought, well I'm contacting her with a situation out of my hands, her studio hopping added to the confusion, and she didn't respond when I asked about rescheduling until it was too late. Of COURSE a business seemingly just starting out because there are no reviews whatsoever (except for the quotes of reviews she wrote on her site, which who's to know if she didn't just make them up. I mean... where is she quoting from anyway?) would want new clients to be happy. And even if the voucher does say that, why on earth would I want to buy extra lessons from someone who I feel just ripped me off? Anyways, she seemed nice at first, she seems like she probably has a good singing voice and perhaps she's helpful. I, however, will never know because I will not be going back. Plus I don't exactly see myself having warm feelings for the girl anytime in the near future.

As a singer/studio musician that has been performing for many years now, I have relied on Amber's…read morewonderful methods for stage performances and studio work. Her teaching has been instrumental in advancing my musical career to the level it is today. Every time I leave a lesson my voice feels refreshed and in prime condition. I love her techniques and I have been complimented frequently that I have vastly improved since attending her lessons over the years. She has given me a new-found confidence that has translated very well to the stage. Amber is such an amiable, kind individual and I would highly recommend her services to anyone! As for the negative reviews listed, her cancellation policies are clearly stated within her contracts, so if a lesson time is missed and she is not notified in advance, the responsibility falls squarely on the client.

Rachel is such an amazing voice teacher! I started as a young 8-year-old who couldn't sing a song…read morewithout having her throat hurt to a confident 17-year-old, who absolutely loves to sing and even performed at Carnegie Hall. I can do all that thanks to Rachel's teachings. Her lessons have improved my voice so much, and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a voice teacher-- or anything musical, for that matter.

Working with Katherine has been one of the most wonderful experiences of my young adult life. As a…read morecurrent student at small theater conservatory in Los Angeles I was looking for outside help to strengthen my singing voice and was referred to her by a teacher of my. We instantly connected and I even went on to take lessons twice a week for most of the summer. She worked with me in a way that made me understand the techniques that she was teaching me, and not just make me feel like it was a correction, but a feeling that I looking for each time in order to produce the best sound quality for my voice. We worked on many pieces of music, and she helped me prepare for a variety of different outside things I was working with. She is encouraging, and serious about her commitment to you and yours to your music. What was most amazing and telling for me, was that one day, after having worked with katherine for about six weeks I sat my room mate down and sang a song Katherine and I had been working on together for awhile and she said that should couldn't believe it. She had always thought that I had a good voice, but the improvement was astonishing in such a short amount of time, and when I retunred to school after the summer and sang at school, that teacher that referred me to Katherine said he had seen the same improvements. Overall, she is a lovely human being, and one of the most musically well trained and educated people that I have ever met. And although most of my lessons are about me singing, on the rare occasion I have had the pleasure of hearing her sing, it is UNREAL- just sensational. She is passionate and she fits your lessons to what you specifically need to work on. I recommend whole-heartedly working with Katherine, and I can't wait to continue to see how my voice grows and changes in the coming months in my lessons with her!

Katherine is wonderful to work with. I use all of the tools she gave me that have helped my singing…read moreimmensely. She is very patient, kind and her extensive training really helps her to help you get the most out of your voice. ~Caitlin Dahl The Dahls