Music Teacher LA

We completed our 1^st official lesson, and I feel very excited about our new instructor Luisa for violin/​piano. My daughter is 4 and the teacher was able to keep her engaged and connected for the entire 1 hour lesson. We had tried a few instructors who were great at music but not warm enough to have a good connection with our young child. The price is very competitive and the convenience of in home lessons is great. Thank you Music Teacher LA, look forward to my daughter growing with you guys for many moons to come.

I’m quite surprised that it took you 6 months to respond to my review. The fact that you decided to follow up on my comments in such a defensive and opposing manner clearly manifests who is really untruthful and misleading here. Students who want to work with a respectable and professional music company would choose a business that does not react to situations like mine the way you just have. I’m glad that websites like Unilocal provide a platform for consumers to express their opinions so that businesses can improve and future customers don’t have to go through the same unpleasant experience I had to withstand.

This is a wonderful setup for piano lessons. Olesya, the owner, takes the time to talk you you and get a feel for what you are looking for. She can grab from their amazing pool of pianists and match you to one they think would work. The first teacher we got was good but didn’t do so well at managing my easily distracted type-​A very talkative 7 yr old daughter — so when Olesya called to check in on us and see how the teacher was working out — I told her I thought I would like to try someone else– preferably a female and more strict and structured, but someone who also kept things fun. She had Jennifer come out to us– and she has been perfect — she has a reward system that my daughter loves– (involving stickers) and has her get up and run around as part of an exercise so she doesn’t get too much pent up energy. She is just strict enough to keep her focused, and best of all she teaches in a way that doesn’t let your child make up shortcuts and cheats for remember notes– I feel confident that my daughter will always know what to do when she sits at a piano because her foundation is so strong. I highly recommend this team!

This is the first time I’ve rated a business on Unilocal.It is hard for me to give this company a one star rating, but I want to share my experience about the truth behind this music service so others don’t make the same mistake I made.
Music Teacher LA (MTLA) is a very unprofessional music teaching service in Los Angeles.
I contacted MTLA because I was interested in getting violin lessons. Oleysa, the business owner, recommended one of her violin teachers, Manoela, who she believed to be the best one.
First off, MTLA has a list of unconventional and ridiculous policies:
— They do not have a studio so they send teachers to the student’s home without screening them or conducting a background check.
— They have a policy that states that the instructor is NOT allowed to contact the student for any reason even if it’s to confirm the lesson location and time.
— They promise to refund your money back if you’re not satisfied with the lesson but they don’t do what they promise.
Onto the lesson itself. I scheduled my lesson at noon and received a phone call from Manoela at 10:50 am and she said she was in the area so she wanted to come early. This was extremely short notice to change my lesson time but because instructors can not communicate directly with students, she probably had no choice in doing so. She brought her violin case but she NEVER opened it to demonstrate the music. But when I did ask her to play something for me, she used MY violin and only played a measly five notes. Furthermore, whenever I asked a question about the song, she never gave a helpful answer. The worst part was that she had a cup of coffee in her hand for nearly the entire time. She showed no commitment to teaching and behaved unprofessionally. After 45 minutes, I cut the lesson short because it became increasingly apparent that Manoela does not know how to teach. Her teaching and mannerism does not meet the standard qualifications necessary to teach students.
After this, I called Olesya to discuss my negative experience with Manoela and Olesya explained that it’s against their policy to stop a lesson short. Before I could finish talking, Olesya abruptly disconnected the phone line which was very unprofessional. There was not a positive moment in my entire experience with MTLA and I highly recommend that you find a different place. From my experience, independent instructors have a higher quality teaching style than that of teachers who work through a company like MTLA.

My daughter gets piano lessons at home through Music Teacher LA and we love it! So convenient and organized. Her instructor Mayuko is amazing! Very professional yet patient and kind. I highly recommend this company. You won’t regret it.

Music Teacher LA was happy to help me find just the right match of teachers. I’m an adult with prior music experience and was looking for a voice and piano teacher. I’ve been taking voice lessons with Carol for a while now and really enjoy it. It was only $ 5 more per lesson to have someone come to my home which was a HUGE convenience for me. I also tried lessons with a piano teacher who told me I was too advanced for her. I appreciated her being so forthcoming. Music Teacher LA was happy to make other recommendations and really accommodated my schedule.

I highly recommend Olesya from Music Teacher LA as a piano teacher and music mentor for young children. She is very well respected in the community and has taught for many of the families in our local area.
Olesya is passionate about music and teaching, and this is shown through her enthusiastic and patient approach with young people. She has developed a program and teaching techniques that are always age and skill level appropriate. She encourages her students throughout the lesson, providing just the right amount of urging to keep trying. Above all, the goal for her is to let the student enjoy and appreciate the art. This, while learning the music and understanding the instrument. Olesya believes in creating a solid foundation for individuals to build new and more complex skills upon.
My daughter has taken lessons for 4 years and our family has hosted numerous music recitals. These events were always very fun for the students and a pleasure for family and friends alike.
It is my great pleasure to recommend Music Teacher LA for your children. I am so happy to tell you what wonderful, caring and talented teachers they are and that you won’t be disappointed. Your children will look forward to their time with their teacher from Music Teacher LA and they’ll be learning from one of the best!
Sincerely,
Darlene Hoyer

My kids and I had such a wonderful experience
with Olesya as their piano teacher. Her approach
to teaching has been terrific for my children and
it even made me want to start piano lessons again.
Olesya is a warm, caring, first class piano teacher.
Anyone is lucky to have her as a music teacher.
Annette, Los Angeles, CA