I occasionally drop by Vibo Music School since I'm a former student. First things first, if you've ever been Vibo any time before 2018, you should know they moved to the location they are currently at and it's absolutely gorgeous. Although the first location on Paris was a second home for me, visiting their Ocean location still managed to give me comfortable, welcoming vibes and that's mainly because the staff and teachers are still as kind and excited about music education as they were back when I was a student! No matter when I drop in, I can trust that there is going to be a credible, talented teacher giving feedback to their student's family. From all the times I've visited, I've never seen a student walk out of their lesson unhappy. Students, most of the time, give their teacher a cheery goodbye and it feels like the school has only improved from when I was also a Vibo Music student. My sibling used to take lessons at Vibo but recently stopped to pursue other hobbies. During their time at Vibo, they improved so, so, so much and even used the skills they acquired to self-learn songs they were interested in. While I would wait for them during their lessons, I would also hear other students practicing during their lessons, and because I was there once a week, I heard other students improve as well. It's just an amazing feeling knowing that Vibo is always encouraging musical growth and exploration. If you have younger children who show interest in learning about music, Vibo Music's teachers truly excel in working with not only young children, but people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests. You can mark my words that when it's my time to have kids, I'll be enrolling them at Vibo Music School so they can form as many amazing memories as I did. read more

I have been taking lessons there for going on two years. I find the staff to be professional, helpful and easy to work with. The teachers are all dedicated to ensuring you get the most out of your lessons. Shout outs to Ryan, Caroline and teacher Gram.. read more

I have been taking vocal lessons at VIbo for 8 months now. I have improved significantly in that time thanks to Monica! The staff here is so kind and helpful, so I would definitely recommend anyone interested in learning music to come here. Vibo offers tutoring in many different instruments from violin to trumpet. I am sure you will find what you are looking for! read more

Really excellent experience, from initial call to in store/class visit. We will be back!!

I worked under Victor for a few years! He is always kind, understanding and hospitable of the staff encouraging us to take our music careers in our own hands! I owe Victor a lot in my development as a music teacher myself these days! For without his help in granting me the opportunity to work under him I might not have decided to pursue teaching more seriously today! read more

I have nothing but praises for Vibo Music school. My son have been coming here for almost 8 years and I see him grow and develop his talent for music. The curriculum is well rounded. He learned not only classical music, but also developed listening and creating various types of music. We never wanted to force music on my son, but now I find my son picking up Violin and saxophone without asking. He can follow a song with his violin or sax just by listening, even without music! He has developed friendship with fellow kid musicians too! I love every worker and teacher at Vibo, specially Victor and wife. They just love music and I have never felt they penny and dime us. In fact they are incredibly generous with their time and talent. They always, always, always are rooting for every single student. Very positive and encouraging learning environment. Shout out to Miss Milda. Very sweet and warm teacher! Always with a ready smile and patience of an angel! Thank you Vibo! I am forever grateful to you. Music is very important for us, and I am grateful that you have introduced music to my son in a fun and enjoyable way! read more

They canceled my son's class three times in a month for once a week lesson. And one time I got a call the last minute while I was on my way to Vibo music. So unprofessional and not reliable!!!! read more

I really want to like this school, but we have to call it quit after 2 months. The school has a rotating group of teachers, whose least priority is teaching at this school, so half of the time, the "primary" teacher would be out and a random substitute is called in. 3/8 classes we had, the teacher was late, one time 25 min late for a 30 min lesson. You can't contact the teacher directly, and the school isn't too great at relaying messages, so the teacher and the school blames each other whenever there is a mix up in class time, which is 50% of the time. read more

Shady school only interested in money. Poorly run office. Signed up my child for piano lessons. Pre-paid for 4 lesson. Canceled on us twice without calling us. My child was crushed, crying at the school cause they don't care. read more

Our 8-year-old just had her second online piano lesson with Kimie and it's going great! Our daughter is still learning even remotely - in fact she learned a new song in each of the two online classes. With everything else being cancelled it's really nice we still have one thing our daughter can continue doing. Highly recommend it and we are grateful to Vibo and their teachers for offering this. We love Kimie! read more

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For over a decade my son has been taking music lessons from Vibo Music. He started with vocal lessons, moved on to piano and then to violin/viola. He later joined up with an ensemble and a string orchestra at Vibo as well. In the summers my son would take part in the Vibo music camps and enjoy meeting new friends and learning to play new instruments. Through it all, he had excellent teachers who truly developed his musical talents. I can't say enough about the difference that Vibo made in his life. Recommended for all music students, regardless of age or prior musical experience read more

This school may seem like a descent place until you deal with the owners. Very unscrupulous conduct. Thieves. They will do anything to get your money. I was with this school for over 2 years, there was no appreciation of my business. When my daughter's teacher was away I was forced to work with some other teachers that just did not meet my daughters needs. I raised the concern that she was not learning anything under these arrangements but the management did not care. All that mattered was that they got paid. Several times I tried to work with my daughter's teacher, the teacher made arrangements to give my daughter make up lessons once she was back from her travels but the management (Victor) ignored these arrangements. I was charged for lessons my daughter never had. This became a waste of my time and money, so I stopped working with them. This is clearly a case for the Best Bureau of Standards. These people need to be brought to book. I do not recommend this school to anyone. The teachers may be descent some of them even good but the owners and management are a very greedy lot read more

Vibo has such a great music program for our youth. Not only does Vibo encourage the kids to perform live shows, the school also helps the process by hosting live local events, including the annual Battle of the Bands where the top contenders get to "battle" it out at the iconic Hard Rock Cafe in SF. Victor, the owner of Vibo also hosts a recording session for the winner if the contest in his home recording studio. You can tell that Victor puts his heart & soul into Vibo and you can see how proud he is of all his students during the live events. read more

I started taking guitar lessons with Tim for 2 months and I've been learning a lot from him. I've already learned all my basic chords and 3 songs. After having a guitar and trying to learn on my own for a few years but always getting frustrated I finally went to Vibo to sign up for lessons and luckily they are doing a first month promotion for $99 for 4 lessons. So glad I decided to pop in ! read more

We've only been here two months but leaving this school for another. Why? Reasons for unprofessionalism are listed below: 1. First teacher was super flaky. Didn't show up for a lesson and for the make up session as well. If I make sure the kids are here on time, the teachers and staff have to have the same respect. So we changed teachers. 2. When that teacher is out, we didn't get a call letting me know that the teacher will be out. Instead we get the the flaky teacher, which makes this situation super awkward. But the good thing is that they are good teachers when present. Prices for the piano lessons are good $30/lesson per child. read more

This is actually for their store on 488 San Mateo Ave. San Bruno, CA. This store makes me never want to visit Guitar Center again. The staff were friendly and even let me take a tour of the rooms where they have lessons. As far as inventory goes, they are the only store that I've seen in the Bay Area that carries: BOSS GT-10B and Ashbury bass string. read more

I love Vibo Music School because both my kids have great times there. Vibo provides all kinds of instruments lessons in group & private, like drums, woodwinds, piano, guitar, violin... you name it. Then Vibo puts kids together to form bands and gives them opportunities to perform in the community. That's what makes Vibo so special. My son plays guitar in the rock band and my daughter is a violinist with the chamber orchestra. Not only they can learn instruments from professional teachers but also can perform in front of different audience many times in a year. I recommend Vibo to all who love to learn or play music. Come join the Vibo family! read more

I have been coming in here once a week and I am writing this facts for you to make your own decision. The reception person is very nice. The teachers are at a different levels and when your teacher is not available you will spend a day with an inexperience teacher which most likely just want to burn the 1 hour that you've paid for as quickly as possible. There are no notification or a phone call to let you know so that you are prepared. I feel this is a place where you drop off your kids so that you will have an hour to self time. Because really, I haven't seen anyone sits in the room and critic the teacher or giving feedback as to what your kid(s) is/are doing at home. For the price that you paid, this is not the place where you want to send you kids to. read more

My daughter has been taking Piano Lessons with Johanna for the past 8months and I couldn't be happier! She has a way that inspires even a 4yr old to want to learn. My child is enthusiastic about attending class and about making Johanna happy with the work she must produce weekly. Johanna embodies what I always envisioned a piano teacher of a virtuoso would be. We appreciate the hard work she does, and does successfully, given the difficulty it must be to get a preschooler to not only want to learn music but excel at it as well. read more

Firstly, the music instructors are top notch. My teacher was classically trained at some great schools with some impressive professors. He was easy to work with. The "studios" are not sound-proofed so the piano in the next room sometimes interfered with my lesson. My biggest concern with this business was my financial dealings. Firstly, they charged me a $25 one-time fee for setting up a lesson schedule. I asked if that money could be credited back after I took lessons for 3 or 6 months, but they would not negotiate on this. This is a fee that everyone pays, they told me. Then my instructor was going on vacation. They wanted to charge me for 4 weeks of lessons even though there would only be 3 lessons in the upcoming month. When I protested they told me I could take 2 lessons in 1 week. I didn't want to do that, so they finally agreed to only charge me for 3 lessons that month. The final straw came 2 months later when I reviewed my credit card statement for that month's lessons. They had charged me twice. They reversed the erroneous charge when I confronted them. I cannot trust these folks and no longer do business with them. read more

You really gotta fight to give these guys your money. I tried and failed. I called ahead of time on Monday to make sure that they'd be open. When I got there I dealt with a young man who told me that yes, they do rent out musical instruments if you take lessons there. Their students do it all the time I was informed, but he couldn't help me because he was just 'looking after the place' and that I'd have to come back on Wednesday when the owner would be there. Fast forward to today (Wednesday), I was greeted by an older asian lady who apparently didn't understand english very well. She mostly stood there and stared at me, but after asking the same questions several times over I learned that no, the owner was not there, and that no, they do not rent musical instruments (I do not believe this), and no, there was no way I could possibly contact the owner. Well that's convenient... For the lazy people who work there. I gotta say they seem kinda sketchy to me. read more

I have sent my son, Elijah, to the ViBO Music School for Violin lessons and it has been one of the best decisions I've made. My son has been attending the ViBO Music School for six years now and thanks to the dedication and professionalism of the instructors, he was admitted to SOTA, the most prestigious performing Art Schools in San Francisco for Violin. I highly recommend the ViBO Music School for lessons and for music instruments as well. I plan on sending my daughter there when she is old enough. Thanks Victor and all the professors that have helped nurture Elijah's love of music. read more

Vibo Music is a wonderful music school that teaches people of all ages and all levels in many types of musical instruments. I have known Victor and Denise for quite a few years now. They run a school that is more of a family environment and is welcoming to everybody, whether you are an advanced musician, or ready to relearn an instrument that you haven't picked up in years, or a newbie, like me. I attended Vibo Music's Family Music Camp this past weekend at Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma, California. It was a two-day camp that had hourly classes in all types of music at different levels. Since I am a newbie, I attended classes for beginners, including acoustic guitar, violin, and percussion. There were also intermediate classes for those who already know how to play music. And since is a family camp, they also have events just for the kids to have, and to give the relieved parents a break. And since this a music camp, of course there was entertainment, including performances by Vibo Music's own teachers. So if you want to learn a musical instrument but were afraid to do so, Vibo Music is the place to do so. We all need a little music in our lives. read more

My kids have been taking piano lessons there for at least two years. I find their price is comparable to other private lessons. I have had positive dealings with them when it comes to make ups. They will work with you for make up classes. My kids have other activity lessons and those schools often limit to only one makeup. The director is very good in returning emails. The only reason I didn't give it a five star is that the facility is not very impressive. Their new San Bruno location is very nice. Our family just came back from ViboMusic Camp it was a BLAST!!! It was a great way to spend family quality time with no interference from TV or video games or any electronics. It was a great way to sample many different instruments like keyboard, percussions, drumset, guitar, violin, ukulele, cello, salsa dancing and tai chi just to name a few. They schedule 3 or 4 classes in a block every hour. Some of those instructors are sooooo talented. read more

I'm an older student, so I thought it might be weird to be taking lessons, but I wanted to anyway to try something new. The teacher I had (Nate) was very patient and encouraging, while at the same time pushing me to try a different music style from what I'm used to learning :) read more

Counter lady was not very friendly. She was not interested in what I was asking her, she kept looking away and not paying attention to the customers. They should get another person to greet and help customers. 488 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno read more

Vibo Music Center is a great music school. The teachers are very professional, while keeping a friendly atmosphere. The owners are very polite and attentive to your needs. Students have performance opportunity. I highly recommend this school. read more

Vibo music center in SF is a safe and very good place to send your kids for music lessons. Both my kids started doing summer camps then eventually signed up for private lessons. The teachers are warm, knowledgeable and very good with kids. I highly recommend this place. read more

I brought my first ukulele here. The staff seemed very knowledgable and friendly. The San Bruno location had lots of selections and reasonable price. read more

Our family attended VIBO Family Music Camp in summer 2009 and we loved it! Fantastic for kids and adults. Creative musical games/songs/music lessons for younger kids and enjoyable music lessons for the whole family. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable in a variety of instruments. Not only did we learn the basics to play violin, drums, ukulele,keyboard and guitar, we enjoyed singing, salsa dance, and even tai chi! Not to mention the location and food are fabulous! We look forward to Vibo Family music camp in 2010! read more

I have been taking violin lessons here with Victor for almost two years now. He is a great teacher and it's too bad i'm moving to another state soon because I will miss his awesome teaching skills! read more