Great teaching staff and great results! Book with confidence! Music shapes young lives and adds…read morecolor to all walks of life, both young and old. Convenient location and easy parking. Overall a great experience. Guitar teacher is great!!

My son (who is elementary school-aged) has been taking drumming lessons at Poway Music Academy with…read moreEmmanuel for a few years now, and we highly recommend music lessons here! Emmanuel teaches various instruments to both adults and children, and he is very kind and so great in teaching and encouraging my son during lessons. Wile Emmanuel will choose certain songs and beats for learning purposes, he also allows my son to choose songs he wants to learn, and Emmanuel will even write out the music for the song if he doesn't already have it. Emmanuel is an amazing teacher and musician and because he can play multiple instruments, he will often play guitar along with a song my son is learning, which is not only a lot of fun for my son but helps with his drumming. If you are looking for drumming or guitar lessons, this is the place to go to!

Wonderful venue to learn line dancing! Tony is an excellent instructor teaching in an effective and…read morerelaxed fun manner. Very friendly people who attend! Highly recommend!

Just had my first dance class in this amazing place with Tony and Amy it was sooo much fun! You can…read morego by yourself, or as a couple or group! it's family oriented so you age is no limit! You can watch or learn a new dance its up To you! So get out of that couch and come join us!

Amazing instructors with a wide range of talents to enhance your skills and knowledge. From choir,…read moreto strings; this place will bring you to the next level. We are using them for piano, double bass, and violin lessons. They are exceptional with our 10 and 13 yo. My children's love for music continues to grow and they're always excited to come to practice.

I love this place. The service is amazing and they worked with me to find a time that works for our…read moreschedule. Very professional and they have excellent teachers. My daughter actually wants to go back each week.

I just wanted to write a review in favor of the teacher Ms. Sophia. I read the negative review…read moreabout her on this page and was discouraged when she was appointed to teach my son due to that negative review but the coordinator told me that she would be the best fit for my son! And man was she right!! Ms. Sophia is talented, patient, enthusiastic and my son absolutely loves going to music lessons with her. He only goes once a week but every day he doesn't go he asks if we could go see Ms. Sophia. She makes learning fun for him and he is loving his music lessons. I am so very happy she was the teacher assigned to us. Please don't let the 1 negative review about her timeliness discourage you. She has always been timely and absolutely wonderful! Couldn't ask for a better fit as an instructor.

Had a paid trial today with Ms Sophia V. After waiting, called to follow up 15 min after our appt…read moretime and was told she would be here in 5 min. After another 15 min of waiting, we decided to leave.

Brought our 7 yo son for his first ever piano lessons. Rosie was absolutely wonderful and met him…read morewhere he was at skill wise. She makes the lessons fun for the kids but also leaves them with true knowledge of being able to play piano on their own. We're so sad to move away but highly recommend!

I have been taking lessons with Rosie for about 2 years now and can't recommend her enough. She's…read morean excellent teacher with an abundant knowledge of music. Always explains very clearly and provides tips for improvement. She encourages me to push myself and celebrates my progress no matter how small. Thanks to Rosie I have learned to not be afraid to make mistakes.

We've rented a cello from Bertrand and have been very happy with the service and maintenance. For…read moreexample, one day before a concert, a cello string came off due to normal wear and tear, and we reached out to Bertrand for help. Mr. Dennis G. understood the urgency of the situation and kindly assisted us in repairing the cello. In addition to the prompt service and kindness of the Bertrand team, our daughter's cello teacher, Mr. Elliot R., has been wonderful. He does an excellent job balancing encouragement with allowing each student the space to develop their own self-motivation to learn the cello. Overall, our family has been very happy with Bertrand at the Carmel Mountain-Rancho Peñasquitos location.

Bertrand's Music is a music store focused on "school band & orchestra sales, rentals, lessons, and…read morerepair," as stated on their website. Our middle school band teachers works with Bertrand's Music exclusively and I understand that they trust them. The store itself looks nice. They had some instruments for sale displayed, along with music books. They have rooms for lessons in the back. The parking lot is usually congested though and parking is not easy. Our experience is only with getting an instrument repair quote from them. I'm sure the lessons and rentals are just fine here, but we would not exactly recommend Bertrand's for repairs, especially if you weren't even referred to come here by your school band for an instrument that belongs to the school. They have to ship out the instrument somewhere off site to even give us a quote, and we had to wait ten business days just to hear back that the instrument was unsalvageable and not worth repairing. They were unable to provide us with any written detail of what exactly needed to be repaired and what the cost would be. I'm not sure why they do it like this, because it appears a bit unprofessional. If you're looking for someone to repair a specific instrument that you own, we don't think this is the perfect place to bring it. It would probably be best to find someone who specializes in repairing that instrument to do it on site. Repairs were just one aspect of their business and it's technically a relationship between the school band and Bertrand's, so it didn't bother us. The staff were very nice and accommodating, and we appreciated that. They provided us with a receipt that the school needed, and it was as simple as that. Thank you!

Their website claims that they do setups and repairs yet when I called they said they do not. Even…read moreif this was a mistake I wouldn't take my instrument to place that would lie on either the website or over the phone. The only reason I go to mom + pop music stores is the customer service and obviously they can't even do that here.

You know how you sometimes get to a store a few minutes ahead of time and there's someone in there,…read morewatching the minutes tick by and determined not to open the doors one second early? Sure, it's their right but I always find myself thinking, "If I owned a store, I'd be happy to open for those early bird customers!" Well, turns out Ozzies did just that for me this week and I appreciate it! I was a full half hour early and actually expected to have to come back when I realized their hours. Tristan was just coming into the store with his keys and invited me in while he looked to see if he had the product I wanted. I stood at the door, thinking he was just going to tell me yes or no, and then I'd still have to come later to buy what I needed. Nope, he found my item and then rang it up for me. Tristan, you rock!!!! Truth is, I've been using this store since long ago when I taught piano lessons, and then taught elementary school music and then had my own three kids taking a variety of lessons. We've rented instruments from Ozzies, taken lessons in the studio, and purchased all manner of music and accessories for whatever instrument has been being learned in our household. Through all these years and all these dealings, I've always found the people in the store to be knowledgeable and efficient. Now that my kids are grown, I'm retired, and I live in another state most of the year, I haven't had as much need for Ozzies...that is, until I took on a few short term piano students this summer. Thank you Ozzies and thank you Tristan for making my work easier by having what I need to teach and for being so kind to me. I'll be back!

We decided to give Janet a try with our 10 year old who was getting burned out with years of piano…read morelessons. Her previous teacher was great, but Janet is definitely a better match. My daughter loves her and looks forward to her lessons each week. Plus she you have the option of going to her home (Poway) or having the lessons at your home. Definitely a bonus with our busy schedule to have the luxury of private lessons at home so there's no commute time. We can't be any happier! Janet is so nice and patient. She works with my girl and lets her play modern pieces of her choosing. They also go over important things like theories, scales, and play games to increase her note reading speed. She was highly recommended by my friend, but I can see from all the great reviews on here that she's much loved by others too!

Thank YOU Ms. Janet! My daughter has learned SO much and is only 5. You are so very patient and my…read moredaughter just adores you! Thank you for giving our girl the gift of music!

I highly recommend Ms. Linda. Her teaching skills are impeccable that's what I needed for my two…read morekids. My kids started learning piano less than a year ago and are very much enjoying it. All our classes have been virtual which was a big concern for me, but Linda has made sure that learning isn't affected. She keeps the kids engaged, challenges them and knows the tricks how to keep them motivated. I will definitely recommend Great Performance Studio.

We love Ms Linda as our music teacher. She does so much more than just teaching piano. My kids have…read moregrown so much in music theory, experimented with percussion, and even had the opportunity to compose their own pieces.