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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| Title | Instruments/Styles | Rate* | Age Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Overberg | Violin Classical |
$75/hour, $35/half hour | Pre-School, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult All |
| Thollem McDonas | piano improvisational - inclusion of all idioms |
$50/hr | Middle School, High School, Adult 14-adult |
| Gregory Mason | Piano Classical and pop |
70 hour | Pre-School, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult any |
| Sofia Biktimir | Piano Classical Piano |
Call for rates | Pre-School, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult Any |
| Elaine Kreston | Cello Cello, Classical, Alternative, Suzuki, Chamber Music, Improvisation |
Please call for information. | Adult, Elementary, High School, Middle School 3 - 99+ |
| Cheryl Blalock | Soprano Classical, Opera, Broadway, Pop |
$75/hour | Middle School 12 years through adult |
| Anita Chandavarkar | flute classical |
please contact for more details | Adult, Elementary, High School, Middle School 7 and up |
| Ruth Escher | Voice All styles welcome. Specialist in choral and early music. |
Negotiable | Middle School, High School, Adult Middle School through Adult |
| Sarah Wood | Classical | $35/half hour; $70/hour | 3 and up |
| Chris Palmer | Trombone Classical and some jazz. |
$50/hr, $30/half hr | Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult 6th grade to adult |
| Christina Knudson | Violin Classical, Suzuki, Traditional, Music Theory |
$65/hr, $50/45 min, $35/half hr | Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult 4+ |
| Jessica Siegel | Harp Classical, Pop, Folk |
$85.00 per hour, $65.00 for 45 minutes | Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult age 5 and up |
| Maureen H. Fromme | mezzo-soprano Classical- art songs, folk songs, sacred and oratorio, arias and music theater selections |
$60/ 45 minutes; $80/ 60 minutes | Adult, High School, Middle School 13- adults of all ages |
| Dennis Ngai | Violin, Viola Traditional classical |
$54/30 mins, | Adult, Elementary, High School, Middle School Ages 4 to adult |
| Sophia Santulli | Mezzo Soprano Classical, Pop, Musical Theater |
$50/hr $30/30 mins | Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult 5-75 |
| Anette Skloot | Flute, piano Classical |
$50/45 minutes, $55/hour | Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult 8 and up for flute, 5 and up for piano |
| Ann Lam | Classical, Fiddle | $65/hour; $50/45 min | Pre-School, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult All ages |
| Solmaaz Adeli | Voice, Mezzo-soprano Classical, Musical Theater |
$70/ 60 min; $55/ 45 min; $20/pp group lesson | Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult starting at age 6 |
| Dane Carlson | Oboe/English Horn Classical |
$80 per hour | High School, Middle School, Pre-School Beginners through High School |
| Omar Ledezma | Percussionist & Spanish vocalist Latin, Tropical, South American, Pop, Flamenco |
4 packages: 6=$400 4=$270 2=$160 single lesson=$90 | Adult, Elementary, High School, Middle School, Pre-School All ages |