Piano Lessons in Los Angeles
Craft Music offers piano lessons for all levels, ages, and styles. Whether you are looking for piano lessons in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Glendale, Pasadena, or even Portland, Oregon, Craft Music is the place for piano lessons.
Take Piano lessons from home, in-studio, and online.
We offer a diverse selection of piano lessons with the best teachers, which include in-home, in-studio, and online piano lessons. Additionally, we provide audio production, composition, and music theory lessons - all taught by collegiate-trained, professional musicians currently working in the industry.
Our carefully selected teachers are not only expertly trained and talented, but also personable. With more than twenty-five top-notch piano teachers on our roster, our coordinators can assist you in finding the right teacher for your needs and help you reach your goals at a pace that's perfect for you.
We believe that music should an important part of your or your child's life. From a cultural, artistic, community-based, and a health perspective, you can't go wrong taking lessons with us.
We have been teaching children music and adults how to play the piano since 2011.
Piano Lessons for All Levels of Experience
Our lessons cater to both beginner students and those focused on advanced artist development. Our veteran, highly trained teachers guide students through every step of their musical journey, with our dynamic team structuring your piano lessons according to your unique goals.
Craft Music offers music lessons for learners of all ages, ranging from fundamental training to recital performances. Our piano lesson instructors are among the finest in the industry. Read our teachers' bios:
Irene
Irene Kim teaches Piano to students of all ages. Her depth and breadth of understanding and can-do-it attitude is inspiring to all her students. Irene’s professional training has been centered at the Peabody Conservatory, where she recently received her Doctorate in Musical Arts. She was awarded the Albert and Rosa Silverman Memorial Scholarship, the Lillian Gutman Memorial Piano Prize, and Clara Ascherfeld Award by the Conservatory for her musical endeavors during her studies there. Her mentors and teachers, Marian Hahn and Boris Slutsky, have been infinitely inspiring in the impartation of their passion for the art of musicianship.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Music Theory
Jonah
Jonah first began playing classical piano at age 8. In high school, he was introduced to Thelonious Monk and promptly fell in love with jazz, funk, rock, and other groove and improvisational based music. He teaches piano performance, jazz and improvisation to all levels. Aside from teaching, Jonah is a freelance keyboardist, and producer, and can often be heard performing about town.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Audio Production, Composition, Music Theory
Max
Max is a laid-back piano teacher with a ton of experience and skill. His students feel lucky they work with him. He sees teaching is a journey in which a teacher collaborates with their students. Max Naseck is a pianist/keyboardist, composer, producer, and music director based in Los Angeles, CA. He performs a wide variety of music on a regular basis and has played and toured with acts such as Raquel Rodriguez, Mestizo Beat, Anna Dellaria, and Michael Mancuso as well as with famous jazz artists such as Bob Mintzer, Dick Oatts, and Aaron Serfaty. Recently, he was the youngest participant in the jazz category of the 2016 13th UNISA International Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Songwriting, Audio Production, Composition
Shane
A pianist and film composer based in Los Angeles, Shane has been studying piano for 25 years beginning when he was five. Concentrating on the classical genre for much of his early years, he eventually expanded in a more well rounded musician, incorporating several styles and genres into his approach. He studied piano performance and composition at the University of Oregon, eventually earning a B.A. in Music Composition.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Audio Production, Composition
Adam
Adam has been playing piano all his life - performing professionally for over 20 years, and teaching professionally for over a decade. His early focus was primarily in classical, but then switched to rock and improv in high school, and jazz and jazz improv during his undergraduate years at The University of Vermont. He received his Bachelor's Degree in the Liberal Arts there in 2003, with a major in Philosophy, and minors in Music and Religion.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Audio Production, Composition
Lindsay
Lindsay has a BA from Berklee College of Music and over a decade of experience playing, performing and teaching. She draws from many years of experience as a songwriter, performer and composer, with a strong foundation in classical technique and many years spent studying jazz piano.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Voice, Guitar, Piano, Songwriting
Ryan H.
Originally from Columbia, Illinois, a small town outside of St. Louis, Missouri, Ryan's music career began when he started singing and playing guitar when he was 14. After spending much of high school and writing music with bands playing rock, blues, jazz, and gospel music local to St. Louis, Ryan moved to Nashville, Tennessee after receiving the Presidential full-ride scholarship to attend Belmont University.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar, Ukulele
James
James is a teacher and composer. He developed Craft Music for students of all ages and interests with a focus on creativity and community. He aims to stimulate and instill technique, singing, movement, improvisation and creativity. Aside from teaching, James has been a songwriter and performer, a film composer, and classical composer. He loves music in its many forms and traditions and welcomes students and teachers to join him in musical exploration.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Guitar, Piano, Bass Guitar, Ukulele
Anna D.
Anna Dellaria is a professional vocalist, songwriter, and producer hailing from San Francisco. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance at USC’s prestigious Popular Music Program where she studied Vocal Pedagogy under Romeo Johnson (Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder), and Sean Holt (Santana, John Legend). Anna's music and vocal production can be heard around the world, on TV shows like Nickelodeon to HBO, or touring the country as a soloist for Composer Steve Hackman.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Voice, Songwriting, Piano
Jeffrey
Originally from Wisconsin and Iowa, Jeff Ensign graduated with his bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa, where he played tuba and majored in Music Education. Ensign went on to be the band director in Boyd, Texas before he attended the University of North Texas for his masters and PhD.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Music Theory
Benjamin B.
A versatile musician, Ben is equally at home on the violin and viola, and has experience performing in a range of styles from the Baroque to the avant-garde, from opera to popular music and beyond. A dedicated teacher, Ben believes strongly in the importance of passing musical knowledge to the next generation.
Artist Diploma, Colburn Conservatory; Master of Music, Yale University School of Music; Bachelor of Arts, UCLA, summa cum laude.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Guitar, Voice, Music Theory
Alex
Alex Darouie is a freelance trumpet player, music educator, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. While earning his B.A.at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Alex studied with some of the most acclaimed trumpet players in the world including Jens Lindemann, Jennifer Marotta, and Tom Hooten. As a student, Alex played in all of the music school’s performance ensembles like the UCLA Wind Ensemble, Philharmonia, Symphony Orchestra, and Brass Ensemble.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba
Aaron
Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Aaron is a saxophonist and composer based in Los Angeles. His background in both jazz and film music has led to a variety of experiences performing with various artists, bands and ensembles, as well as working behind the scenes as a music composer, arranger, producer, and audio editor on films, television shows, video games, VR, art installations, and digital software's.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Saxophone, Piano, Audio Production, Composition, Flute, Clarinet
Beryl
Beryl's teaching style emphasizes the importance of daily structured practice. Setting goals is an important part of making progress, and she enjoys helping students find fun and creative ways to meet those goals! While she believes music can be challenging, she also feels strongly that music is to be enjoyed. Every student is different and every student finds joy in different ways. Beryl hopes to uncover what aspects of music and life bring her students joy, and incorporate that into their musical journey together.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Composition, Piano, Audio Production, Music Theory
Claire
Classically trained in the piano at the age of 5, Claire found her love for music through teaching, performance and composition. She began her music career as a teenager in 2004, performing rock and pop in South East Asia. A recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, she's been teaching piano to both children and adults, with a focus on technique, ear training, theory and repertoire. Amazingly enough, she confidently teaches guitar and violin as well.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Guitar, Piano, Violin
Emily
Emily Kocontes is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist. She is highly experienced in teaching piano, voice and songwriting. She recently graduated from the USC Popular Music Program with an Emphasis in Songwriting. Emily has since gained experience as a session vocalist, performing and background vocalist, songwriter, and instrumentalist.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Voice
Haeun
Haeun You is a pianist/keyboardist, professional music instructor, film composer, music director, arranger and producer. Blending technical brilliance, melodic creativity, and the performing precision drawn from both her academic and stage experience, Haeun is a force to be reckoned with in the worlds of classical, jazz, pop, R&B, and more.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Audio Production, Piano
Jared is a guitarist, composer, songwriter and music producer from Los Angeles, CA. He has been teaching music since 2012 and strives to bring out the maximum potential in all of his students. His journey started at 9 years old when his father handed him his first guitar. In 2014, Sachs transferred to the University of North Texas on a scholarship. There he honed his skills in the famous North Texas lab Bands, as well as in groups that performed around the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Guitar, Drums, Piano
Makiko
An international pianist and a recording artist with ten released albums, Makiko Hirata is “Dr. Pianist,” on a mission to promote the power of music to heal and unite us. In addition to her concerts, she collaborates with neuroscientists to quantify the benefit of music and promote music as an overlooked social resource through speaking engagements, workshops and writing. She is a US-Japan Leadership Program Fellow.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano
Misha
Misha Bigos’ musical journey has taken him from neighborhood basement recitals to austere college practice rooms to cruise ships far up the Amazon River to countless theater stages, dive bars, jazz clubs, and recording studios, and into the classrooms and lives of the hundreds of students who he has been fortunate to teach.
Location: Los Angeles, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Piano, Audio Production, Songwriting, Composition
Tim
Tim first began playing music with the electric bass in junior high school and soon after fell for the upright. Early classical training made him a strong sight reader and instilled a solid technical foundation that informs his teaching today. At Berklee College of Music, he studied privately under Bruce Gertz and Ron Madhi building his jazz vocabulary and bowing technique. In 2011, Tim graduated Berklee with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. He then completed his student teaching at the Middle School and High School levels in the greater Boston area, where he received his teaching license in 2012.
Location: Portland, In-Home, Online. Lessons: Bass Guitar, Upright Bass, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Mandolin, Ukulele
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