Business Details
35 Years
experience
Your Premier In-Home Music Lessons in Los Angeles Since 1991
Music Teacher LA has been dedicated to music education since 1991, offering personalized in-home lessons tailored to individual goals and interests. Our rigorous instructor selection process ensures only 2% of prescreened applicantsholding advanced degrees and extensive experiencejoin our team. We provide continuous professional training to maintain teaching excellence, fostering long-term student growth through customized lesson plans. Our commitment to stability is reflected in our U.S. citizen instructors, ensuring consistent, reliable learning experiences. Engaging recital parties celebrate student achievements, combining performance opportunities with community-building celebrations. With decades of expertise, weve nurtured musical talent across Los Angeles, maintaining a legacy of excellence through adaptable, student-centered instruction.
Services
Piano Lessons
Guitar Lessons
Singing Lessons
Violin Lessons
Drum Lessons
Ukulele Lessons
Served areas
- Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Venice, Marina del Rey, Culver City, Playa Vista, Los Angeles, West LA, Westwood LA, Beverly Hills, Beverlywood, Pico Roberston, West Hollywood, Downtown LA, Sherman Oaks, Cheviot Hills, Mar Vista
Details
- Year established: 1991
Highlights and features
- We offer personalized lesson plans tailored to individual goals and interests.
- Our instructors undergo rigorous selection and hold advanced music degrees.
- We provide complimentary, continuous training to ensure teaching excellence.
- We host engaging recital parties to celebrate student achievements.
- Our team consists of U.S. citizens ensuring long-term instructor stability.
Associations and certifications
- Accredited and highly qualified professionals
What people say
Wonderful experience
Great teacher
Fun and educational
Highly recommend
Excellent method
Services
Piano Lessons
Our piano lessons cater to all ages, teaching classical to contemporary styles. Students develop technical skills, music theory, and performance confidence through personalized instruction. Instructors adapt lessons to individual goals, ensuring steady progress and enjoyment in a supportive environment.
Guitar Lessons
We offer guitar lessons for ages 7+ covering rhythm, chords, and sight-reading. Instructors focus on technique and musicality, accommodating preferences from rock to classical. Lessons emphasize practical skills and creative expression through structured, engaging practice routines.
Singing Lessons
Our vocal training develops breathing techniques, pitch control, and performance skills. Lessons include repertoire selection, ear training, and stage presence coaching. Instructors tailor sessions to individual vocal ranges and musical interests, fostering confidence and technical mastery.
Violin Lessons
Violin lessons start at age 5, focusing on Suzuki and traditional methods. Students learn proper posture, bowing techniques, and music theory. Instructors use age-appropriate materials to build foundational skills while maintaining student engagement through varied repertoire.
Drum Lessons
Our drum lessons teach coordination, rhythm, and technique using acoustic or electric kits. Instructors customize lessons to student interests, covering genres from rock to jazz. Sessions emphasize practical skills like sight-reading and improvisation in a fun, energetic environment.
Questions
What areas do you serve for in-home music lessons?
We serve all of Los Angeles, including Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and surrounding areas.
What instruments can students learn?
We offer lessons in piano, guitar, violin, drums, voice, ukulele, and more, with instructors specializing in various genres and techniques.
Are there age requirements for lessons?
Yes. Piano and voice lessons start at age 4, guitar at 6.5, drums at 5, with customized approaches for all skill levels.
Do you offer online music lessons?
Yes, we provide live online lessons for students preferring virtual instruction while maintaining personalized, interactive learning experiences.
How are instructors selected for students?
Our team handpicks instructors based on advanced degrees, teaching experience, and personality, ensuring a perfect match for each student's needs.
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Reviews (30)
Nadia K.
Apr 03, 2022
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Music Teacher LA is excellent. Mitch is an amazing piano teacher, and my 2 daughters have learned so much and improved their musicality so much! Like
Michael T.
Sep 22, 2021
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Strongly recommend. Took us a long time to find the right at-home piano teacher for our 4yo son. Glad we found Music Teacher LA. We are now extremely happy and satisfied.
Li X.
Mar 23, 2021
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Music Teacher LA is awesome! I have been taking violin lessons with Joe for several months. He is a great teacher, and I've learned a lot from him. I had no experience before I took the lessons. So don't worry if you know nothing about instruments and music theory like me. They will take good care of you. Joe not only teaches me how to play but also encourages me and guides me to enjoy playing and music. The most important thing is to GET STARTED! It's never too late to start learning something new. I appreciate the lessons and help from Joe and the support from Music Teacher LA. Thanks!
Sarah O.
Mar 12, 2021
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Highly recommend Music Teacher LA! Oleysa the founder is wonderful, truly passionate about spreading her love of music and really attracts the best, highest quality teachers in Los Angeles. We love Mitchell who has worked with our 4 year old son on both the piano and violin and taught him how to read and play his favorite music songs. So patient and encouraging and engaging! Highly recommend!
Fonda C.
Dec 13, 2020
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Olesya really worked with us to find a great teacher for our son. We appreciated the flexibility to accommodate our schedule. We had worked with several teachers before finding Lindsey. All were great - my son loved them all. And he really enjoys working with Lindsey. Please call Music Teacher LA if you are looking professional, quality instructors to work with your children.
Cambrien S.
Nov 03, 2020
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I would highly recommend Music Teacher LA! We have had such a wonderful experience! From scheduling, to finding the right teacher, to quality of teachers, to ease of payment, to reliability, to communication, to professionalism.it's a 10 out of 10! And my three kids all LOVE their lessons and their teacher! And the fact that they offer in-home lessons is a HUGE plus! We feel so lucky to have found Music Teacher LA!
Jess Wolinsky
Apr 17, 2020
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I have been working with Philip at Music Teacher LA for about 3 years now. He is the piano teacher to both of my bosses' sets of children and they are learning so much. They are so happy to be playing piano and it's all thanks to Philip's guidance, patience, and masterful teaching. I'd recommend Music Teacher LA to anyone, all of their teachers are fabulous! And so flexible when it comes to communication and scheduling. Thank you, Music Teacher LA!
Jessica W.
Apr 17, 2020
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I have been working with Philip at Music Teacher LA for about 3 years now. He is the piano teacher to both of my bosses' sets of children and they are learning so much. They are so happy to be playing piano and it's all thanks to Philip's guidance, patience, and masterful teaching. I'd recommend Music Teacher LA to anyone, all of their teachers are fabulous! And so flexible when it comes to communication and scheduling. Thank you, Music Teacher LA!
Candice Davis
Mar 25, 2020
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Love LOVE my lessons with Mitchell. As an adult learner he adapts to my learning style and is accommodating of my full time work schedule. A highlight I look forward to!
C. D.
Mar 25, 2020
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Love LOVE my lessons with Mitchell. As an adult learner he adapts to my learning style and is accommodating of my full time work schedule. A highlight I look forward to!
Marina Ilari
Mar 24, 2020
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My son loves his classes with Music Teacher L.A. I highly recommend it!
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My son loves his classes with Music Teacher L.A. I highly recommend it!
Jennifer Lynne Nassiri
Jan 14, 2020
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We have been taking guitar lessons with Mitchell for 6 months or so and I have to say he is just wonderful! He is so patient with my daughter (9 years old) and inspiring and makes learning guitar so much fun. In my mind Mitchell is a musical genius! He can take any hit song you mention and teach it to your child on guitar. Highly recommend!!!
Rachel P.
Oct 13, 2019
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Highly recommend! Great teachers and great staff. Oleysa (the founder) was a pleasure to work with and I thoroughly enjoyed my lessons with Francesca!
Chris Mortensen
Jun 01, 2019
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When we first contacted Music Teacher L.A. three years ago, Olesya said she represented only 'the best of the best.' This was quickly proven true. We were delighted with the violin teacher she sent us. Haruka is not only an accomplished musician but a superb teacher as well - great with young people. Our son has recently been accepted by a prestigious youth orchestra. We attribute a good deal of his rapid development to Haruka's talent and the professionalism of MTLA.
Laura Wissler
Apr 01, 2019
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I was a previous piano instructor with Music Teacher LA before moving back to the east coast. I truly believe in the founder's (Olesya) mission to spread good teaching instruction throughout Los Angeles via top notch teachers and high attention to clients' music education. As a teacher, I built up a studio quite quickly due to the high demand with Music Teacher LA. It's a great choice for music students looking to get started with classes, advance quickly, and gain performance opportunities.
Laura S.
Mar 19, 2019
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I was a previous piano instructor under MTLA before moving back to the east coast. I truly believe in the founder's (Olesya) mission to spread good teaching instruction throughout Los Angeles via top notch teachers and high attention to clients. As a teacher, I built up a studio quite quickly due to the high demand with MTLA. I highly recommend new students to check out MTLA, the teachers, and what it all has to offer! Laura Stoltzfus
Wendy H.
Feb 20, 2019
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Enjoyable vocal lesson experience with music teacher LA! Flexible time arrangement that suits busy people like me.
Shai Moraly
Oct 03, 2018
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Anyone interested in making music a part of his/her life would not go wrong with MTLA. It's been a great experience for us and our son is taking to his piano lessons with pleasure every day. Our instructor is super encouraging and always finds a way to keep him engaged.
Shai M.
Oct 02, 2018
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My 6-year-old began piano lessons with Justin about 2 months ago and it's been going very well. We're almost completely through the first series of books and are still practicing every day. Our instructor is local, very knowledgeable, totally approachable and flexible with our ever-changing pace. I definitely recommend MTLA.
Liz Q.
Jan 17, 2018
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Oylessa is a pleasure to work with. Ive found her to be very responsive and helpful. Gabrielle is great.
Bei Y.
Sep 07, 2017
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I am an adult piano learner with little prior music training and a busy life schedule. Mitchell is great in cultivating my interest and persistence in practicing while keeping the right pace. The staff at music teacher LA is also responsive and helpful. The price is reasonable too. Strongly recommend.
Gareth S.
Jul 14, 2017
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My 5 year old son Benjamin has been taking lessons with Music Teacher LA for about 5 months now - and he's gone from a reluctant participant to an excited learner. Our teacher, Gabrielle, has been patient, sweet, and has struck a good balance between teaching music and having fun. They break down the components of reading sheet music and playing the piano in an extremely child-friendly way. Olesya checked in multiple times in the early going to make sure we were satisfied, which meant a lot to us - and they've been very flexible with postponing the occasional class due to conflicts or vacations. Benjamin now asks to practice, and looks forward to his weekly lessons - can't ask for more than that.
Margaret S.
May 25, 2017
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My daughter loves her piano teacher and is very much enjoying her lessons. She looks forward to showing her teacher every week how much she has improved from her practicing, and her teacher is so encouraging and patient. Having the lessons in our home is also very convenient. Olyesia is also very flexible and helpful with the scheduling, on those occasions when we have to skip a lesson - as I have to travel frequently for work.
Sandy L.
Nov 17, 2016
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I had been looking to get back into vocals and I contacted Music Teacher LA to help me find a teacher. They were quick and efficient in finding a teacher that worked with me and my schedule and style. Carol has been a godsend. She's patient, explains things multiple times in multiple ways until I get it, and also has an awesome voice. She's willing to teach me any song I'm interested in and she has introduced me to plenty of new material.
N. C.
Sep 26, 2016
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The teachers I've worked with are excellent and Olesya is very responsive and accommodating. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in private music lessons.
Joi H.
Jun 24, 2016
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We completed our 1st official lesson, and I feel very excited about our new instructor Luisa for violin/piano. My daughter is 4 and the teacher was able to keep her engaged and connected for the entire 1 hour lesson. We had tried a few instructors who were great at music but not warm enough to have a good connection with our young child. The price is very competitive and the convenience of in home lessons is great. Thank you Music Teacher LA, look forward to my daughter growing with you guys for many moons to come.
Marnie T.
May 08, 2015
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Just bought a very old Baldwin upright and didn't know if even the best piano tuner could get her sounding like new. Well, I did find the best piano tuner and within two hours of her diligent work, it sounded like it just came off the showroom floor! I highly recommend Yoshi from Music Teacher LA! In addition to being a miracle worker, she is simply a lovely and charming woman.
Living In Lala A.
May 04, 2015
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My daughter gets piano lessons at home through Music Teacher LA and we love it! So convenient and organized. Her instructor Mayuko is amazing! Very professional yet patient and kind. I highly recommend this company. You won't regret it.
Liliana Capatori
We have been with Music Teacher LA for a couple of year now and love the teachers! Olesya, the owner, if fabulous too! No matter what time or day you call, she will pick up or call you back very soon. As to the teachers, my daughter is picky but we've found several that she loves! She takes piano and she's done voice coaching as well.
Julie Miyashiro Dair
We are so happy to have found Gabrielle with Music Teacher LA! My daughters both take lessons from her. My 13-year-old takes piano lessons and my 11-year-old takes violin lessons. She comes right to our house and does the lessons back-to-back, which is so convenient and easy for me.
Gabrielle is warm, patient, and has a great sense of humor. She has them choose some of the pieces they play and this has greatly encouraged them to explore on their own to develop their sense of what music they enjoy playing.
I hear them testing out tunes in their free time. Neither girl has taken lessons before and it is so nice that their first experience with music lessons is positive and fun. The girls are practicing daily without any prompting from me, and they look forward to their weekly lessons. They are also very much looking forward to their first-ever recital. We love Gabrielle!
Gabrielle is warm, patient, and has a great sense of humor. She has them choose some of the pieces they play and this has greatly encouraged them to explore on their own to develop their sense of what music they enjoy playing.
I hear them testing out tunes in their free time. Neither girl has taken lessons before and it is so nice that their first experience with music lessons is positive and fun. The girls are practicing daily without any prompting from me, and they look forward to their weekly lessons. They are also very much looking forward to their first-ever recital. We love Gabrielle!