Celia made our wedding ceremony so special! She sounded amazing! She is also very communicative…read more Hire her!

I hired Ms Valerio for my mother's funeral mass. The musicians, we contracted canceled last…read moreminute. With two days to find a replacement I was thrilled to hear she was available. Although I had never met or heard her perform, I took a chance and hired her. She is amazing and her knowledge of music and selection is vast. I can't praise her enough. She even accompanied my father during his song, You Raise Me Up, with only one run thru on the same day. Her pricing is extremely fair and she is very professional, arriving early and appropriately dressed. I would hire her again for any occasion

We joined the Musical Munchkins classes at the Circle City Center in Corona off Main st…read more Miss Cyndi is wonderful with the children and I hope they would make this a mandatory class for children. She sings every direction to the kids so it's always fun and sweet. She plays the piano, has unique songs she repeats for learning, I sing them at home w my son and he lights up! She teaches song notes, does imaginative play with songs, gets them to exercise around the room w music. I enjoyed the class just as much as he did. Highly recommend her classes. Offered 1x week for about 2 months per session :) great value for the education and experience it provides to the kids.

My daughter is in her second session of Musical Munchkins through Corona Parks & Rec Dept and she…read moreabsolutely loves it! Each week she is excited to go and has such a wonderful time and has made friends in class. Ms. Cindy is an excellent music teacher and the kids have so much fun with her. We will keep signing up until she ages out.

We have been going to the Academy for past three years for vocal and sitar lessons. Guruji has been…read moreextremely patient in teaching us. Now my kids have also started flute and tabla lessons. We look forward to many years to learning music from the Academy

When we got here I was slightly shocked that it is a house but it was nice the lady we talked to…read morewas very kind and informative and explained everything and cracked some good jokes, overall I say 4 stars is about what they deserve

How I wish Empire Performance Studio was around during my youth! As a musician and advocate of…read moremusic education for youth, I have high remarks for Empire Performance Studio. Whether your child has no musical background or is musically inclined, Empire will not only guide the students with their musical abilities but also help build their confidence and enhance their social skills. The students are engaged in learning how to sing, dance, and act on stage and the result is phenomenal! Students will be able to experience, firsthand, the work that goes on to put on a musical production including seeing how the set comes alive with props and costumes. They will also learn how to prepare for roles beginning with auditions and rehearsals. It's really a fun process to watch a production from start to finish for the adults as it is for the children. Becky and Linda are so great with the kids, providing them with a positive atmosphere and challenging each one of them to do their best! I had the opportunity to watch a few shows already and every child just shines on stage! You can tell they love being a part of Empire! It's pretty amazing what they do here. And I've enjoyed every single performance I've attended. Thank you, Empire!

We are so lucky to have been introduced to Empire's Family! Becky has been building my daughters…read moreconfidence and abilities. And Linda and Audrey are so helpful and supportive - wearing so many hats. I love this company! If nothing else come see these up and coming performers, they are AMAZING!

Attended my Grandson's winter recital. These children participate in the Creative Brain Learning…read more Musicstar Program. What an awesome program! I have seen my grandson progress so much in the few short months he has been enrolled in Creative Brain Learning. Different instrument are provided to students depending which grade you are in. Regardless of your age, everyone has choir. I highly recommend this program.

Great personal service with good teachers you can trust. The instrument lessons are reasonable…read moreand they accommodate a range of students ages and an array of instruments.

My 7 yr old daughter is taking guitar lessons here and she loves it. She has a great teacher and…read moreso far she enjoys it. My 9 yr old son is taking piano lessons here. He is doing great and is happy with his instructor. Lessons are affordable and they have different days and times to fit your schedule.

We signed up for singing lessons with Dr. Batista's studio. Right off the bat, we noticed that Dr…read more Batista herself was the one replying to our questions which at first, we thought was pretty awesome since you're speaking directly to the owner. After speaking to her more on the phone and via text, we noticed that she came off a little rude, but hey we chalked it up to just being new to us and gave her the benefit of the doubt. Fast forward, lessons have started and her teacher (Karina) was a blast to work with. We did find it rather interesting that towards the end of the lesson, Batista would always barge in the room to bark at Karina that time was almost up. Again, maybe it was a fluke we thought. Time and time again, we had these rude occurences with Batista. After about two months of lessons, we let Batista and Karina know that we'd be leaving for vacation for a week and that we would not be doing the lesson that week. We returned to an irate Batista demanding payment for the next month's lesson and that we would have to incur a late fee in addition to missing a class. It was almost as if she never knew we were gone after we clearly had told her. What's worse is that Batista said that we had not returned her emails...well, of course, we didn't, we were on vacation! Plus we thought we had left everything in order prior to leaving. After returning from our trip, we had just had it with Batista's lack of respect, and simply lack of tact when speaking with her clients, so we canceled our lessons with her studio. We gave her honest feedback and let her know that the teachers that she employs our GREAT, but unfortunately the customer service is TERRIBLE. We suggested that she get help with the "front desk" and let someone else talk to the customers because it's clear that wasn't one of her strong points. Anyhow, there's plenty of music schools out there where you can go.... we all deal with enough rude people in this world and the last thing we need is to deal with one more around something that's supposed to be a pleasurable hobby/education. I feel bad for Karina and the others working there. They deserve a much better business owner! Unfortunately, Batista lets her pride get in the way of what her business is capable of. She's educated and will let you know it. (Don't believe me? It's the first thing she mentions in her Yelp business bio... ). Being educated doesn't mean you have the right to be rude to your customers. If you're considering this place for your child/significant other/friend, spare the abuse and look elsewhere!

Dr. Batista has HIGH standards, and instills that in her students. She develops in her students the…read morestrongest sense of rhythm and musicianship, and sets them up for success with a solid technique. It's really ideal to study with a teacher who has their finger on the pulse of the industry, and Alma does. She is also an incredible composer. You'll get a quality musical education with her.