I was a student many years ago, and played piano for 8 years, culminating with being able to play…read moreBeethoven's third movement of the Moonlight Sonata. Some of the things that piano really benefits is structure, pattern, connection, coordination. This is both a skill and a beautiful hobby that can be pursued at any age. For the young, it helps develop their mind and make important connections which adds to their learning capacity for other subjects, skills, and professional development. It is also a gentle enough hobby and brain stimulator for those who are in the later stages of life. All around, very educated and professional instructor. A bonus is yearly recitals where students not only practice performing, but gain confidence by practicing their composure in front of others.

Robbie is the BEST! A music teacher who loves music, his students and what he does! He is…read morepatient, kind and so knowledgeable with music instruction. He's been giving lessons to our family for about 5 months now and I can't even tell you the leaps and bounds of progress that is being made! He varies the lessons and music week by week, and keeps it interesting. Whether you are just starting out or want to fine tune your skill, Robbie is the teacher for you. He comes directly to your home, is prepared and makes learning how to play an instrument fun! He's affordable and flexible with his schedule. And when I say that he genuinely cares about his students, I truly mean, he cares about them. We are so lucky to have him give lessons to our family. A Santa Barbara gem!

Robbie has been a wonderful teacher. He is patient and gives easy instructions to follow. My…read moreguitar skills have vastly improved through his teachings. He is a devoted teacher and a skilled musician. He even takes extra time outside of our lessons to make recordings for me to practice with throughout the week. I would recommend him to beginning, intermediate, or skilled musicians, really anyone can benefit from him. Robbie also gives weekly goals for his students to focus on, which I feel has helped a lot. I am able to target areas that need improvement by having these goals set. I love that he will focus on the style of music that I enjoy. He has great rates as well, very affordable. Great teacher!

I found the SBYMA camp by chance this summer and I am SO GLAD that I did. Sadly, today was the…read morelast day! My son, an extremely competitive athlete, told me that this was the best camp he has ever done! His desire to learn music and the pride he felt when performing on the last day of camp... was amazing! The program director was wonderful, the teachers were patient, kind, and took the time to find each child their own musical interest and talent. Thank YOU SBYMA! We will be back for all the other incredible programs we have heard about!!

SBYMA is an amazing place to foster growth in musical ability and knowledge! The teachers truly…read morecare about your children and their growth in music. I am living example of it, I now work in the music industry and am a very skilled guitarist due to the help and guidance of William Fiedtkou and Barbara Moseley. If you truly want your children to succeed in whatever instrument they may chose I highly suggest to send them here! I promise you will not regret it.

Charissa has been teaching my 5 year old child piano for the last 3 months. I am amazed at how much…read morehe has already learned. Charissa has instilled a love for piano that I think will be lifelong. He always looks forward to his lessons and is having a blast!

Charissa is skilled with her music, best teacher of piano ever! Her soft, and defined demeanor is…read moreinspiring, love it! Sam

My daughter was Tatsiana's voice student for over a year. Tatsiana's instructions, directions,…read morevoice excercises and overall dedication to my daughter's vocal progress were outstanding. She spent twice the amount of class time with my daughter every week until she was satisfied of her progress. Tatsiana employs classic techniques of voice training and her results are remarkable. Her education in classical music and voice is par with any musician in the area and beyond. I highly reccomend both her piano and voice classes to any studend of any age.

Nina is a gifted and talented Musician would recommend. She has a sensitivity that comes throughread more

My daughter has learned from Nina for three years, and she has made tremendous progress. It has…read morebeen an incredible experience. My daughter was a beginner, so it should have been like drawing on a blank page for Nina. She knew what was the most important and effective thing for a beginner like my daughter, understood her emotion and needs, and passionately communicated with her, showing her contagious love for music. Her lessons have always been very active, dense, and filled with high energy. In fact, my wife, who sat in the lesson, loved Nina's teaching style and often said she was fascinated to listen to Nina's frequent demo play for my daughter! Most importantly, we saw significant improvement in my daughter's play in each lesson. Regarding technique, her training in basic skills and intense focus on musicality was perfectly on the right level for my daughter. She picked up errors and pinpointed the source of errors, then gave clear instructions and the right advice for practice and improvement in musicality. Overall, we had a great time with Nina. I wholeheartedly recommend her violin lessons.

Linda West is terrific. She knows her cellos and knows how to help you choose the cello and "wand"…read more(bow) that work together perfectly. She stays to your price point and explains the differences between instruments clearly and precisely. We can't recommend her highly enough.

Recently ordered an endpin setup online from Linda West Cellos' and when my order arrived, realized…read morethat I had made an error measuring the endpin opening on my cello. Their representative, Anne was extremely helpful with processing my return and exchange for the endpin with the proper fitting size. Hugely appreciate their customer service!

They are out of business, After leaving messages every two months I decided to drive there and…read morefound out the hard way... I wish they would take their website down or note out of business till further notice... Don't bother leaving a message they will not get back to you...

I have read all the reviews...where everyone sounds like they really appreciated their experience…read morewith this business...which I was hoping to duplicate, however, despite my multiple messages via email & voicemail, I've heard nothing back in over 4 days...which perplexes me.