My 8-year-old daughter has been with Jasmine for about a year for piano lessons and we are very…read morehappy! Jasmine is a very pleasant and helpful teacher. Our daughter has a different style of learning and it can sometimes be frustrating teaching her something new, but Jasmine is incredibly patient with her. Lessons are taught in her home and the lesson times are convenient for us. The cost is very minimal compared to other piano lessons we looked at. I would definitely recommend Jasmine!

I've known Jasmine for many years and think she's amazing. My daughter has been learning piano with…read moreher for almost 4 years now and has learned so much. Jasmine is very patient and encouraging, not to mention extremely talented in music! I am always amazed at the wonderful talent shown by her students at each annual music recital!

Robin is a total professional. She didn't just teach me how to sing. She first asked what I hoped…read moreto accomplish, and then set a custom learning program tailored to what I was looking for. If you're looking for a great vocal coach/instructor, your search is over. You've found her. Reasonably priced and hours that worked perfectly with my work schedule.

I started taking singing lessons with Robin about a year ago, when I joined a rock band for the…read morefirst time in my life. I have a fairly decent natural ability to sing - but I didn't know anything about singing PROPERLY until I commenced these lessons. She has taught me how to properly breathe, belt out notes, place my tone correctly, and even taught me some great yoga moves to slow down my nervous energy! Now I know how to sing the RIGHT way, and not as if I was in front of a karaoke machine. My range is better than it's ever been. I know how to warm up and cool down after a performance, and my larynx and throat are THANKING me for it. We have a therapeutic break through every lesson about my fears and hopes for singing in front of an audience. It's great. Having a natural ability to sing is great, but unless you're doing it the right way, you're hurting yourself in the end. Robin is a great instructor, very supportive, funny, and knows how to push you to try your best.

KJ is amazing! The energy she brings to shows is off the hook and she always engages her audience…read more I also had the luxury of having KJ play the flute at my wedding, and she did such an amazing job. I had guests commenting after the wedding about how beautiful it was to have her "flute me down the aisle". If you have the opportunity to attend a KJ show, or hire her for a private event, do it. You won't regret it.

OMG!!' I had a 50th Birthday Basha at the ME restaurant and lounge and fortunately Kymberly…read moreJackson was a featured artist with the Greg ballad and the Dream Set band. Kymberly tore it up! Not only did she show us how funky a flute can be with all her pied piper rhythms, melodies and innate musicality , she entertained us with an awesome performance. She played and danced with me, she played and sat down at the tables with my guest. Even my grandfather was feelin her flow! She gave it to us and created a vibe that took my special night to another level. My guest can't stop talking about it. She is an awesome flutist and entertainer and should be signed to a major label performing and sharing her talent with the world!! If you have a chance, try and check her out. If you have the means, procure her for your event. She will not disappoint!!!

I was delighted to work work with Diana. She had so many great suggestions for our wedding - not…read morejust for the music, but also other details related to the ceremony - that getting her for our wedding actually made things easier for us! She helped out with some of the details of the procession, and she was kind enough to provide us with an extra microphone for our officiant to use. I met Diana at her home where she played some harp pieces for us. As soon as she started playing I knew it was her music I wanted to have at our wedding. Diana has quite a varied repertoire, though we chose to go mostly with Renaissance and traditional English music. We had her play one of her own compositions (Wedding bells) as our recessional. However, we also wanted to some Chinese music in there since my wife is Chinese. Fortunately, we were able to send Diana some Chinese guzheng videos, and she learnt how to play one of them on the harp. It's unfortunate that as the groom I wasn't able to hear most of her performance myself, but I later heard everyone very much enjoyed it :-)

Diana is so wonderful to work with! We wanted a harpist for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour…read moreand I searched all over for one. I found her through google so I thought I'd write a review on yelp to help fellow yelpers find her. She's from Berkeley, but drove all the way to Cupertino for our event. Everyone enjoyed her music very much, and it just made everything that much more elegant. She's also reasonably priced and reliable. And personally, I think harps produces better sounds than violins or string quartets. A+!

Fred has been our son's music instructor for three years now. He is an excellent instructor,…read morealways very professional and attentive to our son's interest and practice. He is very knowledgable as well. He has a wealth of music that he has introduced our son to from the "Star Wars" theme song, the Beatles, Pearl Jam, Aerosmith and a wide variety of other songs and genres. I feel like my son is always also getting a lesson in music history. He has recently started teaching him blues songs and he always tells him about some history of the music he introduces him to. He has shown him how to read tabulator and sheet music. He is very inspirational and even generously loaned our son his electric guitar and amp to practice with. He is very patient as well. I highly recommend Fred as an excellent music instructor.

We found Fred through Yelp 2 years ago. Since then he has been teaching our now eleven year old…read moreson guitar through private lessons. Fred teaches our son a range of musical styles including classical Spanish, current pop and classic rock. Music theory and technique are also areas of focus. Fred is an incredibly patient instructor, and is able to easily navigate our son's highly excitable brain. But the most important part of Fred's teaching style is his obvious love for playing music. He keeps the lessons challenging but fun. We highly recommend Fred for anyone looking for a guitar instructor and mentor. Thank you Fred!!!

Heidi and Margaret, the Allodola Violin duet, played the ceremony and cocktail hour classical music…read morefor my wedding. They were great. They were so easy to communicate with, they sounded fantastic, and they even learned a new song for me to march down the aisle to. They were very patient with me when it took me a while to figure out the details of what I wanted, and when I changed their start time, then changed it back again. I couldn't have been happier with their work.

My two boys have taken lessons with Brent for the past several years, and every single time I am…read morestunned at his ability to show up 100% with enthusiasm and a commitment to get to know each of them uniquely. Anyone who knows guitar can take a child from lesson to lesson in a book and check off what has been completed and what needs to be learned next. Not just anyone can reach a child on an emotional and intellectual level like Brent. After every lesson, both of my children will filled with a lasting excitement for and appreciation of music - because Brent's passion is just that contagious. We seriously can't recommend him enough.

In just a few lessons with Brent, I was able to master difficult concepts like sweep picking and…read moreextended chord theory. I highly recommend taking a lesson worth Brent for players of all skill levels! He's great with kids, too!

I've been getting guitar lessons from Mark for about a year now and it was the best idea yet! I've…read morehad absolutely no prior music experience and started taking classes at Laney College last August when he still taught there. Playing guitar has been one of the most healing activities for me that Mark inspired me to continue learning more seriously. I started taking private lessons at the San Francisco Guitar Studio and improved SO MUCH. Not only do I have better technique, I now know how to read music, grasp music theory, arrange songs, and even play in a small band with my friends. But the most amazing part....barre chords. My partner now actually LIKES to hear me practice. I've seen results in just over months, honestly. He's been super flexible and understanding, personable, really wishes to achieve whatever goal you have, and grow in your musical journey. Mark's been a great teacher; would absolutely recommend you take lessons or book Mark for performances from the San Francisco Guitar Studio!!

I've been studying classical guitar with Mark Simons for almost two years now and this review is…read morelong overdue. When I first decided to take guitar lessons, I contacted the music department at San José State University, where I work as a professor of Linguistics. At the time, I was disappointed to discover that they couldn't accommodate me for lessons, so I set my search closer to my home in San Francisco, contacting Guitar Solo and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music for recommendations. Both suggested Mark, so I arranged for my first lesson and one rainy Thursday afternoon in February 2024 I headed to his North Beach studio. As someone with anxiety, I was incredibly nervous about this first encounter. After all, I had barely picked up the guitar a month earlier and Mark was an instructor at SFCM, a member of the San Francisco Guitar Quartet, and a graduate of both the New England Conservatory of Music and USC's acclaimed guitar program. Did I even belong here? As soon as I met Mark, though, he put my worries at ease. He was kind, encouraging, and incredibly positive about my very basic guitar skills, even saying to me, "Don't worry. You're already in!" Almost two years later, I couldn't be happier to have found Mark and his studio. Since I started lessons with Mark, my technical skills have improved tremendously, and I feel confident that I'm developing solid technique that will help me to eventually become the kind of player that I'd like to be. Mark is patient with me, but also adept at identifying problem areas in my technique and providing helpful exercises to address my problems. In addition to his expert instruction in technique, Mark excels at getting me to think deeply about the music I am playing, prompting me with challenging questions that I often can't answer, but that always lead me to a deeper and more expressive understanding and performance of the music. Mark doesn't let me get away with just playing the notes; he makes me discover and truly hear the music, and, as a result, I've grown tremendously as a musician. These lessons have changed the way I hear music in general, be it pop, jazz, classical, or rock, and my world has been enhanced as a result. Mark's studio in North Beach is also a great environment to study guitar. Instruments line the walls and shelves overflow with sheet music, making the space inspiring, which is a good reflection of Mark himself. As someone who loves music and genuinely wants to share that with his students, Mark has shown me that I never needed to feel nervous at that first lesson. In fact, Mark's commitment to his students extends beyond the actual lessons, as he is accessible and willing to answer questions, offer advice, and share musical suggestions outside of class, too. I don't know how good I'll ever become at guitar, but I know I will be a better player and a better interpreter of music because of Mark's teaching. I can't recommend him more highly.