Music Teachers for Private Lessons
Taking private lessons is a great way for students of all ages to set goals, build confidence in a new instrument, stay motivated, and learn quickly. Our new search tool helps you find music teachers who offer private lessons in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more detailed information about an instructor, just click on the teacher’s name.
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Note to Bay Area music teachers: please fill out this form to be included in our directory.
| Title | Instruments/Styles | Rate* | Age Range |
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| Yuko Tanaka, D.M.A. | Harpsichord, Piano Classical |
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| Eric Nakanishi | Soprano/Alto/Tenor Saxophones, Jazz Composition Jazz, Beginning Classical |
$45/hr | Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult |
| Jesse Scheinbart | All Voice Types, AMAB Voices, Elementary Piano, Intermediate Guitar Classical, Musical Theater, Pop, General, Jazz, Opera, Baroque |
Adult, High School 14 and Up |
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| Christopher Alexander | Classical, Jazz, Pop | $60/hr | All |
| Stephan Kane | Classical Guitarist | Classical Guitar Classical, Fingerstyle |
Lesson rates available at stephankane.com | Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult All Ages |
| Dr. Juanita Ulloa | Jane Randolph,Ana Maria de Iriarte, John Nix Classical/Opera/Mariachi & Latin American/Love of Transmitting All Folk Styles |
TBA Call for first lesson 20% discount (Zoom and in person) | All |
| Ben Kazez | Baritone Baroque Music, Bel Canto |
Adult, High School | |
| Yu-Ting Chen | Piano, Violin Classical |
Mid-Adv levels | |
| Dorisiya Yosifova | Violin Classical |
$45 x 30 min. | $60 x 45 min. | $80 x 60 min. | Adult, Elementary, High School, Middle School, Pre-School 4-18 and adult |
| Victoria Hughes | Harp Classical, Jazz, Celtic, Pop, Any style |
$65 per hour for adults, $50 per forty-five minute for kids | 4-Any age |
| Brite Zhou | Piano Classical / Pop |
$50-$75 | 5 to adult |
| Golden Gate Guitar Lessons | Classical Guitar/ Electric Guitar/ Nylon String Guitar/ Steel String Guitar/ Ukulele Classical/ Rock/ Blues/ Pop/ Fingerstyle/ Folk |
All Ages | |
| Jessica Schaeffer | Harp, Piano Classical, Folk, Popular, Improvisation |
$95/hour, $75/45 min. | 5-100 years old! |
| Justin Montigne | Countertenor Classical, musical theater, pop, jazz |
$100, tuition and payment options available | Middle school through adult professional |
| Tara Simon | Voice Pop, Country, Soul, Broadway, Etc. |
85/hr + | Adult, Elementary, High School, Middle School Any |
| Ilana Blumberg Thomas | violin classical, pop, rock |
40/half hour, 70/hour | Adult, Elementary, High School, Middle School, Pre-School 2-99 |
| Lars Johannesson | Flute, Historical flutes (Baroque, classical, romantic period instruments) Classical, Baroque, Irish style |
$40/30minute lesson, $60/45 minute lesson, $80/hour. | Typically 9-adult |
| Plumrose Piano Studio | Classical, Jazz, Pop, Song-writing | Starting at $160/month | 4-Adult |
| Matheus Coura | Countertenor Opera, Early Music, Baroque, Pop, Musical Theater, Rock, Jazz |
$70 | Adult, Elementary, High School, Middle School 12+ |
| Lenora Warkentin | Flute classical |
$65 per hour/$50 per 45" | Elementary, High School, Middle School 7 and up |