Such a great experience at Max Lee Music! From the moment I walked in, everyone was super welcoming…read moreand easy to talk to. The space has a really comfortable, positive vibe and you can tell they truly care about what they do and the people they work with. Max is incredibly knowledgeable and patient, and he explains things in a way that makes you feel comfortable no matter your experience level. Nothing felt intimidating or rushed, just supportive and encouraging the whole time. I really appreciated how genuine and down to earth everything felt. It's not just a music shop, it feels like a place that really supports creativity and community. Highly recommend if you're looking for lessons or anything music-related. Definitely a spot I'd come back to!

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Sierra Madre Music is the ideal place for music lessons. Jessica and her husband are the owners and…read moreare awesome musicians. They have a great staff of instructors that are equally as talented but also know how to teach. What brought me to them was how Jessica quickly responded to my inquires for scheduling lessons for my son. She's friendly, organized and her willingness to help match your child with the right instructor. We appreciate all their efforts!

They've absolutely changed my son's life - he absolutely loves his lessons and has gained self…read moreesteem and confidence that will continue to serve him as he gets older. I love SMM! Highly recommend.

Amazing teacher. We have been learning from Vince for the last 4 yrs. Great style and we have 10…read moresongs under our belt!

I have taken guitar lessons with Vince for two years now. He is always patient and finds ways to…read moremake lessons interesting. He does the best he can to bring out the guitarist in you and guide you when you have trouble understanding how to play a certain song. The helpfulness and personality of Vince make it a great guitar lesson experience!

Best guitar teacher EVER!!!! We are so grateful to have Saro…read morewho has his Masters from USC in Classical Guitar Performance teaching our 8 year old now. We've gone through a few other teachers before we found him and there is no comparison. His teaching methods and approach to learning to play the guitar are very effective. We enjoy and value each and every lesson. He is an amazing professional with excellent communication skills and we couldn't be happier having him as our teacher. An absolute GEM!!!

Saro is a wonderful teacher and an all around good guy. Incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to…read morevarious styles of guitar. It's hard to find someone who can teach beginner guitar with an emphasis on Latin guitar-playing styles that are more suited for nylon strings. Saro's training in classical guitar gives him an impressive foundation for all all forms of guitar playing, nylon strings included. He's also patient and thoughtful in his teaching methods. Super approachable and very much in tune with my learning style. Highly recommend him for anyone looking to jump into guitar!

Sessions with Michael are a blast! I started out with Michael as a beginner and going through the…read morefundamentals he's been patient, incredibly supportive and fun. I can definitely feel each week that I'm growing and getting closer to sounding more professional each time. I am also glad that we don't just learn scales and old book songs, he really does tailor the lessons to go over songs that I want to learn and helps me adapt them for singing as well. For me, a session with Michael isn't just a guitar lesson, it's an enjoyable part of my day.

I've been taking Lessons from Michael going on 6 years now. I Have to say ,through weekly lessons…read moreand his encouragement , I feel like a musician. Before him, I had a few other teachers that didn't last . At the start I was never really engaged in the instrument because they would take me through these basic Guitar books and it all just turned into scales and homework. From the beginning that wasn't how Michael worked. He got me excited about the guitar and seriously that's the only reason I've lasted . I go out to see him play professionally as well. He has gigs all over town and I've met quite a few of the Musicians he's played with. Some of these People are Legends.

You would be very hard pressed to find a comparable teacher to Dhiren, and he offers so much more…read morethan a typical piano program. Firstly, HIM! He's as professional as they come, puts out and actively works on his craft, and has so much more knowledge and resources to help his students. Secondly, the instrument! Go find me a piano program that has a comparable instrument for you to play on. It's not a free on from Craigslist, like so many schools have. The instrument matters. And his is top tier. Thirdly, the inspiration of having a teacher that plays, and is kind and clear with his students. Go listen to his album! Now go google the other teacher from some other school you're thinking about. Piano should be taught by pianists.

My 9-year-old son has been on and off with piano since he was six. He never disliked it, but he…read morenever felt excited about it--until we found Dhiren. Now, even though practice can still be a challenge, he looks forward to his lessons every single week. That alone is already a big win for any parent. What makes Dhiren stand out is that his teaching truly matches the name of his studio--Innovation Music Studio. Most children's piano lessons follow a traditional classical model: read notes, play what's on the page, master one piece at a time, stick strictly to curriculum. There's almost no ear training, no exposure to modern or global music styles, and little room for a child's natural creativity. Dhiren completely reimagines what music education can be. Yes, he builds all the classical foundations--reading music, learning scales, proper posture, technique. But he takes it far beyond that. He introduces kids to music they instantly connect with: The Beatles, African rhythms, jazz standards, melodies from around the world. And he invites them to experiment, improvise, and create, right from the start. One of the biggest differences is his focus on ear training. There's a running joke about classically trained pianists: ask them to play "Happy Birthday" and they'll say, "Sorry, I don't have the sheet music." With Dhiren's students, that never happens. My son learned most of his Christmas songs simply by listening and figuring them out on the keyboard--something he'd never been taught to do before. This taps into the way music is actually experienced and created in the real world today. There is a huge gap between the way traditional piano is taught and what many parents actually hope music will give their children. Most of us don't need our kids to become the next Yo-Yo Ma. We want them to strengthen their brains, develop a love for music, and--most importantly--gain an artistic language to express themselves. Dhiren's approach gives them that from day one. He nurtures the pure, unfiltered creativity kids naturally have, instead of waiting years for it to show up. As someone who grew up with strict classical training myself, I can see the difference clearly. I started piano at six, quit at twelve from lack of interest, and only discovered the joy of jazz at forty-two. Jazz felt like a whole new world--freeing and expressive in a way classical training never allowed. Watching my son experience that sense of freedom now, at nine years old, is incredibly meaningful. Dhiren is uniquely qualified to shape this kind of music education. He's classically trained, a skilled jazz pianist, and holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology, which means he deeply understands global musical traditions and cultures. This gives him a rare ability to connect kids with music from many worlds--not just what's printed in a method book. You can also feel his dedication. I often sit in the next room during lessons and end up not reading my book at all because I'm too absorbed in watching him teach. I learn so much just by listening in. If you want your child to receive first-class music education--the kind that nurtures creativity, builds strong musical foundations, and plants a seed that will grow for a lifetime--you HAVE to start with Dhiren. I recommend him wholeheartedly.

I was referred to Greg Geiger through Mr. Jack Lantz. And Jack knew what I of course did not know…read more It turned out that Gregory Geiger is a Master Voice Instructor. He has helped me progress more than I thought I was able, extending my range and teaching me both how to control and relax. To my surprise, I am a tenor. I am just beginning my journey. It wasn't long before I realized that Greg has something. He is not just a great vocalist who decided to teach. He has developed his ability to work with many types of people and various types of voices through years of experience. Greg's understanding and ability to articulate penetrates deeply through words and sentences and across disciplines. His is an art, full of metaphor and simile, to describe what we cannot see. If you want to find a way forward when you feel stuck, if you want to discover the voice you have and not the one your last instructor wanted you to have, and especially if you want to move beyond singing to creating life-sharing moments, Greg.

Gregory is a very competent voice teacher, but he did coldly tell me to "get the f*** out" of his…read moreroom when I was a voice student at Pomona College in Claremont, CA, where he was an instructor. I was a typical, headstrong college student, and I challenged a concept he presented about the fundamental inability to control the pitch of the voice, due to some sort of brain-muscle-aural feedback loop. I'm sure he was/is right, but the memory of him coolly walking to the door in his wool turtleneck, holding it open, and saying "get the f*** out" is not a pleasant one. I hope you don't treat people that way anymore, Greg.

My kids and I have been taking lessons at their Pasadena location (Modern Music School) for about 3…read moreyears... and it's just amazing. I've gone from a guy who owns a drum set to a guy who can hold it down playing in a couple different bands. And my oldest kid started taking bass lessons at 12 and has been playing in bands since then and now fronts his own band. My middle kid took piano and vocal lessons, but has some anxiety about singing or playing in public, so we brought the lessons home and it's been fantastic. Now that this team is offering in-home lessons, we're so stoked. Every teacher we've had has been patient and thoughtful and real spent time working to get us where we wanted to be. We're still taking lessons at MMS, but might move a couple of them home now! Awesome!