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.

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Title Instruments/Styles Rate* Age Range Location Distance
Eli Willis Violin, Piano
Classical
$80/hr Adult, Elementary, Middle School, High School Walnut Creek, CA 0.00 mi
Tess Luhmann Piano
Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Ragtime, Contemporary, Musical Theater, Pop/Rock
$35 for a 30min lesson, $60 for a 60min lesson, $75 for a 90min lesson Adult, Elementary, Middle School, High School San Francisco, CA 0.00 mi
Peter Walsh Cello
Classical and Alternative
contact me Adult San Francisco, CA 0.00 mi
Andrew McIver Piano, Voice (All voice types), Theory and Composition
Classical (baroque, classical, romantic, 20th century), Pop/Jazz,
$80 for 1 hour, $45 for 30 mins (other rates and times TBD) San Francisco, CA 0.00 mi
Wendy Reid violin, composition
Classical, experimental, and Suzuki for young students
$80 per hour / $40 per half hour Adult Berkeley, CA 0.00 mi
Ava Soifer Solo Piano, Chamber Music. Accompanist for vocal and instrumentalists.
Classical
Ages10-18: $75 per hour. Adults $85 San francisco, CA 0.00 mi
Vanessa Langer All Voice types
Classical - Pop
Berkeley, CA 0.00 mi
Vanessa Langer All Voice types
Classical - Pop
Berkeley, CA 0.00 mi
Sascha Jacobsen Double Bass, Electric Bass, Cello, Theory, Composition
Classical, Jazz, Tango
Sliding Scale $60-100 Berkeley, CA 0.00 mi
Alden Jenks classical OAKLAND, CA 0.00 mi
Jerry Gerber Composition, music theory, classical/jazz harmony, counterpoint, form & structure, MIDI sequencing, digital orchestration, mixing, audio production
classical, cinematic, electronic symphonies, songs
$100 per one hour lesson, 10% discount when student pays for 4 or more lessons High School, Adult San Francisco, CA 0.00 mi
Dee Spencer Voice
Jazz, Blues, Contemporary Popular Music
$0 - Free San Francisco, CA 0.00 mi
Dr. Liz Marshall Flute, piccolo, Baroque flute. Recorder
Classical-adjacent
$90/hour 6-106 Oakland, CA 0.00 mi
Barbara Schaefer Violin
Classical
Please email for rates Pre-School, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Adult San Francisco, CA 0.00 mi
Tom Yaron Meyerson Tuba/Euphonium/Trumpet/Trombone/Music Theory
Orchestral, Solo, Band, Chamber
Ask me All ages Daly City, CA 0.00 mi
Javier Iglesias Martin Cello
Classical
$100 7-80 Los Angeles, CA 0.00 mi
KC Still Viola and Violin
Classical
30mins = $50 45mins = $70 60mins = $85 4 to adult Albany, CA 0.00 mi
Dr. Axel Schmitt Piano
Classical
Please inquire All ages Sunnyvale , CA 0.00 mi
Matthew Xie-Lutenist Piano/Guitar/Lute
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Country
70 per hour 40 per 30 minutes Middle School, Elementary, High School, Adult San Francisco, CA 0.00 mi
Emerson McAlister Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto, Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Bass-Baritone, Bass
Classical, Opera, Musical Theater, Folk, Jazz
90 10-70 Daly City, CA 0.00 mi