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🟠 Top Piano Teachers
👩 Piano Teacher Girl
Locations: All Los Angeles
Price: $250-$350/month
Lesson Types: Private one-on-one
Piano Teacher Girl offers private piano instruction in LA for all ages and skill levels. Their expert teachers come from top music programs. Flexible 30-60 minute lessons at your home or theirs. Beginners and advanced students welcome.
They also offer vocal, string, and basic rock instrument lessons.
🎼 Rhodes School of Music
Location: Downtown Los Angeles
Price: About $200-$350/month
Lesson Types: Private one-on-one
Rhodes School of Music stands out with its excellent facilities and inspiring practice spaces. They offer private piano lessons for all ages, focusing on younger students while also accommodating adults.
Students enjoy regular performance opportunities, including two major yearly concerts and monthly smaller events.
🎵 Tiffany Music Academy
Location: Culver City
Lesson Types: Private one-on-one, Group classes
Price: About $175-$250/month
Tiffany Music Academy is one of the most popular and comprehensive piano and music schools in LA. In business for over 25 years, Tiffany Music Academy has a stellar reputation in helping kids and adults achieve their musical goals.
For starters, they offer group classes and one-on-one classes for both kids and adults.
- Group classes are an hour long have about 5 people in them. They are offered once or twice a week depending on your age and skill level. They start at less than $200/month.
- One-on-one classes are based on your availability and the instructor’s availability.
Best Piano Lessons by LA Neighborhood
These are additional teachers and schools vetted by the community:
- Beverly Hills: French Conservatory - Comprehensive piano instruction with a focus on technique. One-on-one lessons for adults and kids. It also offers classes on music production and songwriting.
- General LA: LOUDER - A modern approach to one-on-one in-person lessons. Multidisciplinary skills like piano, chess, mindfulness, and more. Online via Zoom or a private lesson.
- Burbank: Academy of Music and Fine Arts - Individual and group classes are available for piano, violin, guitar, drums, wind instruments, and voice.
- Burbank: Burbank Music Academy - Seasonal rock and roll music camps for piano, guitar, and voice for kids. Modern music instruction with group classes, in-school programs, and jam sessions for children.
- Mid Wilshire: LAVOCE Academy of Music - LAVOCE Academy of Music has teachers with lots of experience and advanced degrees. They teach one-on-one classes that focus on both music theory and practice.
- North Hollywood: Sound of Music School - First lesson is free. Individual and group classes for piano and voice for adults and children.
- Brentwood: Angeles Academy of Music - Primarily in-person lessons at this piano and music school. Price: About $250 to $450 per month for 30-minute and 60-minute lessons.
Other Piano Schools
⛰️ Southern California Piano Academy
Location: North Hollywood
Price: About $200/month
Lesson Types: Private one-on-one
All ages can learn music at the SoCal Piano Academy: kids and adults.
Their teaching style uses songs that people are familiar with, from pop music like Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga to classics like Duke Ellington or Mozart. SoCal Piano Academy helps students build music fundamentals for life.
Private lessons are 30 minutes each week. Tuition includes five lessons per month. Over the summer months, Southern California Piano Academy offers music camps and classes focused on things like music production and composition.
🎭 Valery Goldes
Locations: Los Angeles (General)
Lesson Types: Private one-on-one
Valery Goldes is a talented artist, pianist, composer and producer. He grew up in Israel and began playing with orchestras at 13 as a child prodigy. He studied at Juilliard and has played with countless top musical names.
Valery is also a piano coach, mentor and instructor with an excellent reputation. He specializes in piano lessons for children but also has adult students.
His unique teaching style keeps kids engaged through lessons with activities and musical reinforcement.
⭐ Hollywood Academy of Music and Arts
Location: Hollywood
Lesson Types: Lesson Types: Private one-on-one, Group classes
The Hollywood Academy of Music and Arts is where kids and adults in Los Angeles can learn music and other performing arts.
The Hollywood Academy has hourly and monthly studio lockout space available if you need a place to practice or give lessons. Rates start at just $12/hr for practice space.
It has been open since 2004 and is one of LA's most prominent music and art schools, with over 5,000 students to date. You can also apply for scholarships and grants if you need financial assistance to pursue musical education.
🐦 Red Pelican Music
Location: North Hollywood
Lesson Types: Private one-on-one
Price: About $180-250/month
Fun is what will keep you coming back to Red Pelican for lessons! Designed for both children and adults, beginners and pros, RPM can help you level up your piano skills no matter where you’re starting.
Red Pelican Music offers music lessons from world-class teachers in the comfort of your home, in the teacher’s studio, or over Zoom.
🟪 Music Junction
Location: Burbank
Lesson Types: Private one-on-one
Price: About $200 to $350/month
Get a 30-minute ($200/month) or 60-minute piano ($350/month) lessons every week with a dedicated teacher.
Music Junction offers on-site and virtual private music lessons for six different instruments, including piano and drums, catering to both adults and children.
Their highly trained and vetted teachers use a fun, engaging approach to make learning music exciting, and students have numerous opportunities to perform and inspire each other through recitals and concerts.
Additionally, Music Junction has charitable outreach programs that support music education and raise donations for schools.
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🔍 Choosing a Good Piano Teacher (Checklist)
You may choose a different instructor if you’re looking for an after-school activity than if you’re looking to learn piano later in life.
Don’t be afraid to try out a single lesson with an instructor to see if it’s a good fit.
Most schools in LA offer a free or discounted first lesson.
If they teach at a school, you can stop by and meet them in person as well.
❓ FAQs
How much are piano lessons in LA?
In Los Angeles, piano lessons cost approximately $60-80/hr for private 60-minute piano lessons. 30-minute sessions are about $50-60.
Are 30-minute piano lessons worth it?
These shorter piano lessons are still worth your time! Although a full 60-minute session can give you more hands-on time with a teacher, 30 minutes can be a great stepping stone to longer lessons.
Learn about the next skills you need then spend the week practicing them on your own. There’s nothing wrong with a 30 minute piano lesson.
Can I fix my old piano in Los Angeles?
There are dozens of piano repair shops all around Los Angeles. If your old piano needs to get tuned or fixed before you start taking lessons, check out our guide. Having a reliable and tuned instrument will inspire you to keep practicing.
Am I too old to learn piano?
Although most students start around age 7, age is not much of a limiting factor in learning to play the piano. As long as you have the interest and dedication to practice every week, you can learn to play at any age. It's never too late to start learning something new and fulfilling.
Can I learn piano in three months? Six months?
It takes about a month to get to the beginner level of the piano. In this time, you’ll learn fundamentals like hand posture, how to read basic notes, and play a few familiar tunes.
I encourage you to check out the many performance venues in Los Angeles too. As you learn, it can be inspiring to try out your skills at an open mic to see if you like the stage!
Is it harder to learn piano or guitar?
If you've never played an instrument before, both piano and guitar can be hard to learn, but in different ways. People think that the piano is harder to learn at first because the keys are more complicated and you need to use both hands to play chords and melodies at the same time.
But once you know the basics, it can be easier to play hard songs from a wide range of styles on the piano.
On the other hand, learning to play the guitar is easier at first because it has fewer strings and frets and you can play simple chords with just one hand.
When playing guitar, you have to use your fingers to press down on the strings, which can be harder on your body. It can also take longer to learn more advanced techniques like fingerpicking.
Smaller hands and children find it harder to learn how to play the guitar at first because it takes time for the fingers and hands to get used to the shapes needed to play chords.
How often should I practice piano?
You should practice piano at least 15-30 minutes a day, five days a week. This regular practice will help you to build muscle memory and improve your skills more quickly. Depending on your skill level though, you may need to ramp up to at least an hour every day if you’ve plateaued.
Is it possible to learn piano by yourself?
Yes, it is possible to learn piano by yourself, but it’s be a lot harder. Having access to good piano books and instruction can do much more for a new student than an online tutorial though.