Bloom School of Music and Dance

we love bloom! great teachers, office staff and classes!

Love this place. I take my son to the Family Music class on Sundays. Kim the instructor is the absolute best.

I came here for dance classes for about two months. My daughter took the toddler dance class to fill in while her normal class was on summer break. I was disappointed in the cost. It worked out to be $ 16 per class which I don’t really feel is appropriate for jumping, running through hula hoops and just general mayhem for 45 mins. (this was a while ago and I believe their prices have gone up) I pay $ 16 myself for a professional adult dance class no problem. The monthly fee structure is also a real pain. They make it so hard for you to cancel in time if you need to. I get their whole philosophy about practice and prepaid classes but it just comes off like they think we are a bunch of deadbeat parents who have to be made accountable. I understand that Eagle Rock has turned into the land of rich older hipsters but I felt uncomfortable there as the vibe was pretty snooty. It’s definitely for a really particular crowd and that crowd only. Personally I love Petite Feet dance classes. We’ve been doing it for years and at $ 9-​$ 12 a class it is a real value and quite structured.

Continuing with my personal quest to write Unilocal reviews instead of simply cruising…
I am incredibly happy with Bloom School. We just returned from our oldest son’s summer camp culminating performance. My five year old was so proud and excited to demonstrate what he and his friends learned over the past two weeks.
The theme for the camp was The Beatles. They danced, drummed, sang and built instruments. My very sporty boy was happy to arrive every morning for a day of music.
What I love most is the combination of warmth and directed instruction. The school creates a super positive atmosphere for all students. The wee ones learn the fundamentals both through playful exercises and more structured activities.
We also take small group classes with my youngest who is 16 months old. We have moved through several teachers because of scheduling changes and loved each one’s individual styles. Right now we are with Ms. Julie and adore her expertise and enthusiasm.
I wanted my children to have a wonderful early music experience. Bloom is providing it for our family.

Bloom is an amazing place for kids to take music lessons in Eagle Rock! Whenever I have been there, the good energy pours out of all the rooms, there are kids having tons of fun learning music in group and private classes. They also have a dance program. I love the vibe that the owners have created here and the studio is absolutely beautiful and fresh feeling. Front office staff is extremely helpful and friendly!

We love our Hip Hop class and our Teacher, Ms. Nora. The recital is also really great.

I am sure that I wrote a review of Bloom School of Music a couple of years ago, but I don’t see it, so here goes again. This place is awesome. I have seen my daughter grow in her joy associated with music, and this joy is contagious in my home.
It is clear that a lifelong love of music is the goal of Bloom, and it is achieved through the selection of amazing teachers, and a program that has more emphasis on the CHILD, than on some random marker like age. Bloom does not push children, in spite of how we as parents often think that it is important that our children reach milestones on some schedule.
The success of Bloom‘s program is evident in the fact that children regularly race to the front door, way ahead of their accompanying parents. This was NEVER the case when I was a kid. Kudos Bloom! Thank you for what you have meant in my daughter’s life.
Oh, and before I forget to mention, Bloom‘s dance classes are just as fun as the music classes. My daughter is excited, at 4 years old, to be participating in her first DANCE RECITAL! I just can‘t wait.

Great teachers and friendly staff. My kids are stimulated and like the classes. They are learning so much.

I been at this place for a year. The instructors are amazing. I’ve learned so much here and I thank god they accommodate my needs when it comes to music. The owners really care about what the students learn and the experience that the students get.

I have never reviewed services online prior to this, but had to weigh in on Bloom. It’s an awesome school on so many levels. My daughter has been enjoying the «Music Fundamentals: Pick an Instrument» and, of all her extra curricular classes, looks forward to this one the most. We’re a family that listens to a lot of NPR in the car rather than music, and it’s been great to see my child pick up rhythm and musical concepts so quickly given her somewhat limited exposure prior to the class. She’s making a lot more music now (and requesting it in the car thank you very much.) Before I picked Bloom, I was trying to decide whether to begin private piano, guitar or violin lessons — and I love that Bloom recommends that she have an opportunity to enjoy her age and try out a number of different instruments until she chooses what feels right and most excites her. (I started playing the piano when I was 5, along with my two older brothers, and we all quit eventually, so I think that giving her time to adapt to kindergarten and enjoy making music in a more active class setting is kinda perfect.) I’m also impressed with everyone I’ve met who works at Bloom and appreciate that classes are affordable and that it’s easy to make up a missed class. On a more selfish note, the school itself is gorgeous and spacious and the other parents have been very cool. There’s a Trader Joes and fabulous eateries and shops neighboring and nearby street parking has always been easy to score. I just wish it was closer! I live in Studio City but it’s worth the trek! Look forward to trying out a «Kinderdance» class, I hear those classes are fierce, too.

— Just started ballet/​creative dance here because our old studio in Eagle Rock closed. So far, we really like the teacher, who is warm with the girls. The dance program is nice bonus to the rest of the school’s offerings.
The studio in the back is full of natural light and much larger than our old place, has a wooden floor.
My youngest stared taking music class with the same teacher that we loved at pre-​school. I found out that they follow Carl Orff’s approach to teaching music education.

I would agree with the review from Cyan. Their expertise in music doesn’t seem to translate into good business.
We signed both of our kids (son 10, daughter 6) up for the Art & Music Camp a few weeks ago. When we signed up, we were assured that there was an after-​care program available — a key deciding point for a two-​working parent family like ours. When we arrived for our first day, we confirmed that there was an aftercare program, with a pickup time of 5pm. Still a bit early to be convenient, but it’s only for a week, I said to myself. I can make this work. It’s worth it to have my children exposed to music and art for the week. They love both so much. So the sign-​in sheet was marked «after care» next to both of their names, and I went to work.
At 3:00, the school called me to let me know there is no after-​care. Asking when I would need to come get them, the response was «now.»
Later in the week, I got a call that my son had been in an altercation with another student. My son came home with scratches all over his neck and face. After further investigation, I discovered that the other’s students parent was a teacher, and my son was concerned that because he was related to a teacher, he wasn’t getting a fair shake. Ultimately, the boys worked it out, and were great friends after that. But I question how the staff handled the situation if my son was worried about how the teachers would treat him after that.
I received a number of behavioral communications on my children that week. My kids have ADHD and they do have issues with transitions that are sometimes disruptive, so I’m accustomed to working with teachers closely to make sure we’re partnering to help resolve any issues. But what I specifically noticed about the communications from the Bloom team is that they were focused only on the negative. Not one single positive thing to say about how well they were doing, how engaged they were… Not one positive mention.
My recommendation: probably a good place for music lessons. But the summer camp — especially for working parents — not so much.

Most of the families in the Bloom school summer program are working parents. It’s not only convenient but an enriching and invigorating and exciting program.

This is the first time I ever posted a review on anything. I just would never take the time.
All I know is that this school has the ability to instill self confidence and a love of music in children of all ages and of all ability levels. As parents, we have to always look out for the best interests of our children. When we met Mr. Heman and his wife Laura and began lessons, I knew that this was a blessed place. I realize this more now more than ever.
So I am sending this off into cyberspace with tears in my eyes — as I know that only they will understand what I am talking about really. So to David and Laura, thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart for making such an incredible difference in my child’s life.

This is a great music school. The teachers are top notch. Laura and Dave, the owners are so nice and helpful and are teachers as well. I think their prices are really reasonable. I’m so glad I found this place.

I want to give Bloom 4 stars just for the teachers. We love them. What we don’t love is the business practice here. You pay a monthly fee for weekly lessons and are charged for a full month’s lessons even if you give them ample notice that your child won’t be around for a week or two. The justification for getting charged when we were away on vacation was that the teacher posts a lesson online. Really, online? I’ve tried to reschedule as well when our son had a school function but was told that I couldn’t reschedule b/​c all the slots were filled and that I could refer to the lesson online. And of course I was charged for that week! I think having a 24– or 48-​hour policy for cancellations or rescheduled classes would be really beneficial, particularly if the business is catering to parents and their kids.

Since I originally posted my first review several years ago Bloom has expanded into a new building and now offers dance… so I’d post an update.
My eldest now takes private guitar lessons. He has learned to read music fluently in the past two years and has a very good skill level for his age. While that is all well and good, and what you would expect to gain from the cost of paying for private lessons, it is his enthusiasm for playing and learning that I need to credit the school with.
Dave, his teacher, combines formal education while encouraging his students to choose songs that they want to learn as well as teaching him to compose his own songs. This combination has made him an avid player. Their instructors really have a good report with their students. And it is fun to hear what my son is working on from week to week. They have this great program called lesson track — which is a brief video or notes that serves as a review from the weeks’ lesson. This is great for me as a parent, since my son enjoys seeing and hearing his teacher play. It also helps us know exactly what they are working on without interfering during his lesson. Very cool and very personal.
For our youngest, we like the their pre-​school music class and tips for incorporating music into our family life.

This is a truly wonderful music school found in Eagle Rock! My daughter has been taking a variety of music lessons here ranging ranging from Piano, Guitar, singing, songwriting and drums and she really loves this school and her teachers. I personally get a big kick out of seeing the music recitals which are so different from other music schools we’ve been to. The owners, Dave and Laura, really encourage the students to create their own original compositions in addition to performing other composer’s work and the students of all ages seem to really get excited about that. The music education my daughter is receiving here is top notch and their teachers are highly skilled working musicians. I know this experience will certainly help her in her dream of going to a music college and becoming a professional musician someday.