Reviewing as a total music novice family. We needed to rent a violin for my 5th grader for…read moreorchestra. We could not have been more helpful, patient and kind helping us set up a rental. Similarly, when we made the return at the end of the school year, the process was seamless! Highly recommend!

I have tried coming to the store twice now looking for help with clarinets. First time was about…read morerenting one and the second was inspecting one we had donated. Both times we had very bad experiences. The first experience made me feel dumb like as if I should know more the process of renting an instrument. The second experience, the gentleman helping me and explaining to me about fixing the instrument, answered the phone mid explaining, seemed to put the person on hold and then literally mid sentence stopped talking and answered the phine again and walked away. Even my child said he was rude. The second person who took over again made me feel dumb as if I should know everything about this instrument. I will not be going back to this store again

Forget the Guitar Center or Norman's Rare Guitars in Los Angeles…read more This is the place you need to go for your instrument purchase and repair needs! They gave me a much better deal then those overpriced places and shockingly better then Craigslist on a twin reverb in excellent new condition. I felt quite at home there and they were very very helpful . I mentioned the Doobie Brothers by chance and they jubilantly explained in deatail that their building was once a recording studio where the Doobies first started at. They had an amp the Doobies had used for pre-show warmup for sale and was labeled as such too! The shop is well organized and displayed, the inventory was drool worthy and I was given quite the tour, even into the inner sanctum, where the King's jewels were displayed. A most memorable visit and a steal of a deal! Highly recommended! I will return. And avoid the other places .

Pretty cool that my son & his dad earned a sticker because they said a specific word when they…read moreentered the store!

Disappointing experience. The owner's poor communication and attitude make it difficult to justify…read moredoing business here.

We absolutely love this place. Our daughter really loves it here. She started less than a year and…read moreshe has progressed well. I would definitely recommend.

Leah has been our piano teacher for 3 years, with our second child now enrolled with her too. (They…read moreare 8 and 5). She is patient and kind, and that is just with me (the parent!). She helped me to find ways to support my perfectionist child (who would never play through a mistake and so kept getting stuck), and is now also guiding me in helping my middle child who is naturally musical but has no desire to practice. Both kids LOVE Leah, and really enjoy the group format of the class. Leah provided innovative solutions during COVID which has continued to support her in-person teaching as we move forward. I cannot recommend her highly enough! UPDATE: the boys are now 10 and 8 and are still at Vibrant Valley Music Studio. In their 4th grade year, our school rotates the classes to play wind instruments (we had clarinet) and strings (we had viola). In both semesters, our eldest was able to pick up the new instrument with surprising ease. He had the advantage of knowing how to read the music, and has also developed an ear for it too. After just 8 weeks on the viola, he confidently stood and played a piece at his spring concert. The transferable skill was notable. Thank you again, Leah, for filling our house with music! We can't wait for our third to start with you in the fall!

My kid is taking piano classes from Ms Leah. She is very passionate about teaching music to…read morestudents. Everything is planned to a tee, very organized and efficient in communication. For learning any musical instrument, practice is the key to practice and thats why she has put together reward programs which is driving kids to practise without having to feel burdened about it. My kid is looking forward to her class and eager to follow practice schedule that she has created for her class. If you are looking for perfect Piano teacher, look no further, She is the one!!

It was where I had a piano and voice recital once, for my own pupils. The hall is nice. Acoustics…read moreis great.

Our child has been taking music lessons at the Music Place for the past 2 years, and it has been…read moresuch a wonderful experience! We searched everywhere for a good music therapist for him back in 2024, and we were so fortunate to have found The Music Place as well as a great therapist! Since then, our child has had the opportunity to work with several teachers & therapists - including Janice, Ben, Michael, Asher, Jason & Charles- through an initial assessment, various adaptive lessons, and music camps - every single experience has been extremely positive and fun! His current therapist, Patrick, has been amazing & our child eagerly looks forward to his sessions every week. Over the past couple of years, the Music Place has helped our child's abilities truly blossom, and he has made incredible progress with singing, playing the piano, performing and even composing his own songs. They take a strengths-based and child focused approach, and every staff member has always been so patient and kind with him. The Music Place's motto is "Where learning is FUN and every child is special!", and based on our experience, they completely live up to it! We are so fortunate to be part of the Music Place family!

School of rock has been the best music school for my gifted guitarist. We've tried many teachers…read moreand it wasn't u til we landed her that he found the appropriate level of challenge and growth. We couldn't be happier with the program and the staff!

My daughter has been attending weekly lessons and participating in their band seasons. It has been…read morea fabulous experience. She has an AMAZING guitar teacher! Her band mates are super supportive! And the instructors and director are super encouraging and so so so kind! If you get a chance to see a season show, I'd recommend visiting to just see all of the love and work that goes into a show. And how much the whole vibe is care and excitement. I cannot recommend School of Rock in San Jose enough.

Mr. Niko Malek (Maleksalehi) is my daughters piano teacher. We tried out another teacher, who my…read moredaughter was nervous since day 1. By day 2, she was done. She told me how this teacher, Julie interacted with her. Sounded like she was cold, impatient and not engaging. Niko Malek is the opposite. He's kind, patient and very understanding. He's very nice! My child likes him and I can see why. Every time, I listened to her played and getting instructions from him, she sounded impressive. He gives good advice on what instruments to purchase. He's very knowledgeable overall and a great teacher! If my other boys are interested in piano, I would definitely seek out Niko and don't mind commuting from a distance. I highly recommend Mr. Malek

My daughter just started going to this piano lesson last month. She had been with 2 different…read morepiano teacher and was not happy until we finally found Mr. Malek. My daughter is very much happy now. Thanks to San Jose Piano Lesson. She said, Mr Malek is awesome and very good. She is learning so much. I highly recommended San Jose Piano Lesson and Mr. Malek to everyone who loves playing piano and who wants to learn/develop to play piano. Regards, Presilla

I went to Starving Musician (Santa Clara) in search of an electric drum amplifier and an Epiphone…read moreSheraton. I was in luck this day as I found both a brand new e-drum amplifier and a used Sheraton at fair prices. Looking the guitar over I noticed the nut for the instrument jack was loose and asked that it be tightened prior to purchasing. On a semi-hollow & hollow body guitars this can be a tedious task, hence why I asked for assistance. The guitar tech, Dimitri, stopped what he was doing and went above and beyond my expectations to remedy the problem. It was not a quick fix and he kept me updated throughout the process. Starving Musician is my first stop when looking for music gear. They have been around as long as I can remember and offer the best trade-in value for your used gear. Always a great experience.

Basically a great place for nice condition used equipment at decent prices with sales people to…read morehelp you with your selection. You can also sell some of your stuff here. However, sometimes.... ? A few days ago, I got this... I came in to sell or consign an 8 track reel to reel Tascam 38 in hardly used, pristine condition, value $800-1,000+. I was told that they do not sell this kind of thing and to go to Rasputin or Street Light. ????

Great experience as a first time customer. Kent shared some cool guitar stories, considered what…read moreand how I like to play, and did a great full setup job on my Martin acoustic. My guitar is singing and feels great to play after the work done.

Took along time to get my repair finished but they did a good job. Been here a few times and that…read morealways seems to be the case.

I brought a violin in for a new string, and was out again in 10 minutes. The staff are friendly,…read moreknowledgeable, and the selection of instruments and services is great.

Best place for student band instruments. Been around forever…read more Great rental terms and quality instruments.