My daughter has been a student of Brian's for about 6 months. Since starting with Brian, her love…read morefor playing the piano has grown tremendously! He offers the perfect balance of gentle encouragement and constructive feedback. My daughter's skills has progressed greatly in the 6 months that she has been seeing Brian. She is excited to play the pieces he sends home with her each week. Brian is always on time, flexible in his scheduling, quick to respond, and is always ready with new, fun pieces each week. He is patient, kind, and understanding. The piano studio is in a quiet and safe neighborhood. Lessons with Brian are very reasonably priced. Thank you, Brian, for your patience, encouragement, and for sharing your love of music with our daughter! We appreciate all the time and care you put into helping her grow as a pianist.

My two daughters have been taking piano classes with Brian for two years now. He is a great…read moreteacher. He picks songs based on the preference of the learner and sprinkles in a bit of music theory and note learning along the way so it doesn't feel like work. Over the two years he has also been very flexible with schedule changes and makeup lessons due to kid activities. We have also done virtual lessons with him and they worked out great too. Would definitely recommend him as a teacher!

I've been taking lessons with Dave for a couple years now and can say he is one of the most gifted…read moreguitar players I've ever seen. He can write out the chords for any song you ask just by listening to it! He can teach you at any level you may be at with guitar playing. Whether it's a complete beginner trying to learn the absolute basics or if you've been playing for a while. I found him to be patient with me on my learning journey and very supportive. He will teach you any song you want to learn and above all else, a great guy!

My teenage son has been Dave's student for about 5 years. He's now a skilled guitarist and really…read moreenjoys playing with Dave. Dave goes the extra mile for his students and is a fantastic teacher!!!!

First, Joe and Julie are definitely NOT closed. They teach out of Roosevelt High School on Tuesday…read morenights during the school year. If you check their website guitarforgrownups.com you can find the class descriptions and schedules. You won't find better or more fun instructors anywhere. They also have a business out of their home dealing in primarily archtop guitars. They have a global reputation for this, and always have some amazing early 20th century classics on hand. You can find them at archtop.com.

I have taken singing lessons with Andy for many years, and it has brought me a lot of joy,…read morelearning, and growth both musical and personal. The combination of Andy's ability to help you grow in the technical and psychological aspects of improving your singing and his artful and skillful piano accompaniment (transposing on the fly into whatever key works best for you!), adds up to a great experience. I often push myself to go to a lesson, feeling tired after a long day at work, and leave feeling so much better physically and mentally. We laugh a lot while we work! I appreciate that Andy works with you to achieve your goals, and he will push you to stretch to make progress, but he's fundmentally there to hlep you get what you want from your lessons--the kind of music you want to sing, whether you want to perform, when you want to push yourself on technique and when you want to just relax and sing. And he realizes all that may change week to week and evolve over time. Perhaps the strongest proof of the trust I have in Andy and the growth I've experienced working with him over the years is that improvising is an incredbly vulnerable thing for me to do--mistakes, wrong notes, falling off the edge of the tune, eek! And I regularly improvise now at my lessons and it brings me a special kind of happiness to able to experiment, play, create beauty, and express myself. I'm grateful to be able to learn from and make music with Andy.

I've worked with Andy several times over the years including currently. He is very patient and kind…read morebut also ruthlessly honest in a good way about feedback on singing and technique. He has an incredible perception to how you are using your muscles , tongue, stomach etc by listening and watching and can diagnose what you're doing and how to improve. I have definitely noticed improvement over the years and have received positive feedback from others.

David is an amazing musician and gifted instructor. Online or in-person he is thoughtful, patient,…read moreand thorough.

I came to David about a year ago with what I imagine is a pretty familiar story: I taught myself…read morewhen I was younger, but it didn't click, and now I want to learn for real. I wasn't expecting much, as I took my failure to learn previously as evidence I just wasn't very talented. Now, with a year of lessons and practice under my belt, I've made more progress than I thought possible. I never thought I could get good enough to solo, and now I can play and improvise solos pretty well in multiple keys. I can write chord progressions and songs, and my understanding and enjoyment of music in general has skyrocketed. In addition to teaching you songs, chords, and scales, David makes sure you understand the underlying music theory at the heart of music. This was the "aha!" moment for me, understanding that intervals between sounds are the basis for all music. Now when I sit down to play, I have a good understanding of where I want my chords/melodies/solos to go next, as opposed to banging out chords and hoping they sound cool. If you've been wondering if you have what it takes to play, go see David, he'll get you there.

I started taking cello lessons again with Mannfried Funk, a former Seattle Symphony member. He's…read moregot a great teaching space in his home on Phinny ridge but also makes house calls. He's a super likable guy and very patient. Something I need to get up on YouTube is his comical dog - who literally sings along when he's playing (stops after a bit - it's not a distraction). If you're looking for a Cello teacher in Seattle (or the Eastside) I'd highly recommend him. You can reach him via email at MKFS381@AOL.com

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."…read more --Honest Abe For all those about to bust orchestral maneuvers (in the dark or otherwise), get ready to sharpen your axe. My son's first cello lesson with Mannfried Funk (my friend exclaimed that this is the best musical name a person could have, bar none, and he's dead-on!), began with an almost entirely visual assessment of where he was at skillwise, as evidenced by his physical relationship to the cello. In about 45 seconds, Mannfried had it all dialed in. My kid has always been running to catch up. He started orchestra a year behind the flock in his first school, then 2 years behind the excellent and more intensive Eckstein orchestra (which rehearses daily). In each case, he caught up, and in each case was Most Improved. But all that hustling to "learn the music" meant he never "learned the cello." Mannfried makes this important distinction, and it's incredibly astute. He took one look at everything: posture, limbs, sweep of the bow, and--not unkindly--told him to just put the cello down for a while. It was an awesome lesson. An abnormally long lesson. They talked about physics and gravity, about proaction and reaction, about efficiency, conservation of energy, and minimization of effort. He had Maximo stand up, then return to the chair and position himself with the cello no less than five times to reinforce the muscle memory of what will be an entirely new, more efficient posture. This guy knows his shit backwards and forward. And let's not forget his SINGING DOG. He said that for a while he'd sequester the dog upstairs to keep him from singing along, but he'd still hear him up there, disconsolate and humming. But the lesson. Every student could and should have this kind of a foundation, and truthfully no group instructor will ever have the time and resources (and many would never have the intimate knowledge themselves) to impart this kind of an education--it approached the metaphysical. There are talented practitioners, and there are talented teachers, and they're not always the same people. I'm sure this guy can play like a house on fire, but christ on a cracker, has he got a genius for teaching. He doesn't talk down or patronize, nor is he gruff or the stern taskmaster. He is a persuasive, knowledgeable clinician with an intuitive, and highly prescriptive approach. Not only am I thrilled we've found him, I'm considering reinitiating lessons myself. I could not recommend him more highly to any student at any stage of their musical evolution. And for beginners, a few sessions with him ought to be mandatory.

I took bass lessons from Eric this year and it was great. Eric is a very good teacher. I'm in my…read more50s and always wanted to learn bass, but came in cold. Eric catered to my needs and music preferences. He made it easy to learn quickly. Gave me homework to practice between weekly lessons, which helped my confidence increase quickly. I strongly recommend Eric.

I have been working with Eric for almost two years now. He is very talented and knowledgeable not…read moreto mention patient. He is a great teacher. When I look back to when I first started and the frustrations...and where I am now it is night and day (although I am no Jimmy Paige ...yet). Not only has Eric taught me the techniques - he has provided the encouragement to keep practicing and improving. I also like that we play what I want to play and he guides the process. He makes learning and practicing the guitar fun! I highly recommend.

I'm brand new to the electric guitar and Scott is incredibly gifted, encouraging and very patient…read more Everyone who works there are extremely friendly and the enthusiasm is contagious. In just a short period of time, I went from feeling absolutely hopeless to confident that I can learn how to play the guitar. All of the instructors that I've personally met (Scott and Brandon) are both awesome people and gifted musicians who love what they do. Jay, the owner, is one of the nicest people with a ready smile and always takes the time to speak to you. I'm so happy that there is such a top notch music school in the area and they have instructors for several instruments. They also will work with you to form a band if you're interested in jamming with other students. I would have expected to experience sticker shock for my lessons given the high reputation of the school and the skill of the instructors but it is very affordable. I used to pay more for a personal trainer at the gym! I cannot recommend RMI enough and encourage anyone who has always wanted to learn an instrument to check them out. It's never too late!

This place is great . My 7 year old daughter loves and is learning fast with Brandon . Great…read moreattitude. Always smiling , awesome with kids ! 5 stars !!