After buying a guitar and goofing around for a couple months, I started taking lessons with Scott…read more He started by listening to my goals, and then gave me solid foundational structure. I made more progress in a month than I had in several months leading up to the lessons. Now about 8 or 9 months in, and my skills are well beyond what I had anticipated. We cover a lot of detail, and playing guitar seems fun and easy - something I thought would be more complicated. Scott really listens to what I am wanting to do at each phase of development, and then applies his considerable knowledge to teach the concepts and techniques that continue to advance my ability to play. Every dollar is money very well spent.

My 86 year old father and I just finished an 8 week course of lessons from Scott. We both…read morethoroughly enjoyed the time and feel we got our money's worth and more. Scott seemed to instinctively know the parts we needed him to spend more time on and we never felt bad for needing additional explanation. Scott has a great sense of humor and a teaching style anyone could learn from. Guitar lessons from Scott Lawson is money and time well-spent.

Mike is amazing. Dude was able to do the best job in the world doing what he loves...teaching…read moreguitar. it shows in his teaching methods. Patient but persistent. I have been his student for over 2 years and have over 75 songs learned from rock to blues, Cream to Joe Bonnamassa, and I am hooked for life. Thank you Yoda.

My son took lessons for a year with a different instructor and only new how to play Happy Birthday…read moreafter that time. We switched to Mike and his ability to connect with his students and has led to my son playing everything from CCR to Joan Jett. I highly recommend him!

I've been taking guitar lessons from Joe Polito at Allegro for about a year now. Joe is laid back,…read morefunny, super friendly, very patient, and most importantly, a great teacher. If there's a such thing as intrinsic musical talent, I have none whatsoever, but Joe believes that anyone can learn to play music. When I started, I literally didn't even know how to hold the guitar properly, but over the past year Joe has helped me make a ton of progress. He's great at explaining both the theoretical aspects of music, and the practical aspects of guitar playing, such as what finger placement to use when playing difficult riffs. I've still got a long way to go with my guitar playing, but I'm certain that I wouldn't have gotten nearly as far as I have without Joe's instruction.

My child has been taking violin lessons with Eric Weber for over a year now and I am very happy…read morewith my child's progress and Eric's teaching method. The location is very convenient, with a large parking lot. The price is very reasonable and much cheaper from where my child initially took violin lessons. When everything shutdown due to shelter-in-place directives, Eric quickly pivoted to holding his lessons on Zoom and my child's lessons just continued on as normal. Eric is also flexible with rescheduling lessons. I am very happy with Eric and very highly recommend him for anyone who wants to learn a string instrument.

Mr. Ormsby is the most patient and supportive mentor I have ever had. While I have had the…read moreprivilege of his tutelage for quite some time, it never ceases to amaze me at how proficient he is, as well as how humble and 'in my corner' he is. His personality never changes. I honestly believe he will never have a bad day. He is always 100% positive. An absolute gem.

Conrad is a very experienced teacher who has been teaching & performing drums in Puget Sound metro…read morearea for many years. He can teach a variety of styles; jazz, rock, swing, New Orleans, blues, & Latin. I don't know why he got in to New Orleans style. But it's funky. He accepts students of school kids and adults. If you live in Eastside I highly recommend him.

Chuck is an outstanding musician. He has been playing for so long and is an amazing guitarist, but…read morehe is also very good at communicating how to play simple things to guys like me. He's really helped me go from not knowing really anything to now being a pretty good guitarist! BTW we booked him for our wedding too and he was awesome!

If you have not heard Chuck play you are really missing out. I think this guy has magic fingers…read moreand memory. He can fire up any kind of music in a minuet. It is a good thing because his singing voice does not sound as good as his guitar!! No leaves the room when Chuck plays.

I have been taking Ukulele lessons from Johnny for about a year and a half. I was new to string…read moreinstruments and Johnny was knowledgeable and delightful. He encouraged and helped me find the path I wanted to develop in Ukulele technique. He exposed me to different music and has started working with me to sing to the music ( which is not as easy as it may seem) . I am a traditionally trained classical pianist and was stuck in some unhealthy musical blocks. Johnny had been working with me to overcome those blocks. He has been my " Biggest Cheerleader ".He is an outstanding teacher with an immense grasp of music theory, to guide a beginner or an advanced musician looking to expand. I can't recommend him enough. Kim Allen

My wife gifted me an introductory lesson with Jonny that I finally got around to using. As a…read morefledgling ukulele player, Jonny was quickly able to diagnose what my level was, and was able to tailor the brief lesson to giving me some useful and buildable skills to work on. I definitely recommend him - thanks Jonny!

I have been working with Bob for the better part of this year and I cannot recommend him highly…read moreenough. This is my second teacher and second year of lessons. I have made appreciable progress and am enjoying both my playing and my knowledge of music under his instruction. He is patient, funny, very knowledgeable and showed keen interest in teaching me what I wanted to know. I wish I was staying in Seattle to work with him in his studio in Ballard.

I have taken a series of lessons from Scott over two different periods. Through both sets of…read morelessons I came away with a broader understanding of how music works, and my playing was opened up and expanded as a result. If you are not familiar with Scott as a performer, a quick web search will reveal his credentials. He's been teaching for nearly 40 years, and is an active performer playing jazz, classical, and fusion. He is an expert player in a number of different styles, and counts a number of famous musicians as his students. I told Scott what I was interested in learning, and he tailored lessons to my desires. He has a tremendous accumulation of supporting materials - lead sheets for jazz standards, decompositions of rock solos, pages of scales and licks, and the list goes on. It seemed that after every lesson there would be some well-prepared supporting information that I could take home to further my practice and advancement. Scott is also very friendly and patient. His love of playing is infectious. Highly recommended!