Best Guitar Lessons in San Jose

A.H.M.A.D., a guitarist/songwriter based in San Jose, has over 25 years of experience teaching children and adults how to play the guitar. He offers lessons for ages 5 and older as well as special needs students. Clients can take weekly lessons by web camera or at the teacher or student's home. He offers beginner and intermediate lessons for electric, acoustic, and classical guitar and focuses on basic skills, good technique, sight-reading, and music theory. A.H.M.A.D. also has experience performing in a studio and alongside artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Guns N Roses, and others.

Allegro Music is a Fremont business that has been serving customers in the Tri-City area for over 54 years. There is a large selection of musical instruments such as keyboards, basses, woodwind, and guitars, and sheet music. Instruments are available to rent and private lessons are offered. Allegro Music has beginner, intermediate, and advanced half-hour lessons for students of all ages in instruments such as clarinet, saxophone, drums, piano, flute, violin, and guitar.

Community School of Music and Arts is a Mountain View arts education nonprofit organization that has been serving communities including Palo Alto, Los Altos, and Mountain View for over 47 years. Lessons are available in many instruments including cello, piano, drums, violin, clarinet, saxophone, voice, flute, and guitar. Community School of Music and Arts has free student recitals for students to showcase what they learn.

Cupertino Music Academy is a business that offers individual and group classes. The academy offers drums, piano, clarinet, viola, trombone, brass, theory, voice, trumpet, violin, French horn, and guitar lessons. Lessons are 30, 40, or 60 minutes long and are for students of all ages, beginner to advanced. Cupertino Music Academy Private Lessons offers master classes to prepare for recitals. Students appreciate the teachers’ knowledge, talent, professionalism, and passion.

Elf Corps Studio is a Fremont business that has been providing music lessons for over 10 years. The half-hour lessons are for acoustic and electric guitar and electric bass for students from age 10 to adult. Clinics and workshops are available on a range of topics such as acoustic guitar strumming, tuning, guitar and bass care, how to change and care for strings, and amplifier pointers. Elf Corps Studio also offers studio recording services with an experienced engineer as well as rehearsal space for bands, and help with studio musicians and songwriting.

Guitar Showcase is a San Jose independent guitar store that also provides lessons. Collectible and vintage guitars are on display and there is a large collection of acoustic guitars with brands such as Yamaha, Martin, Ovation, Taylor, Gibson, Fender, and Seagull. The Showcase Music Institute offers piano, voice, drum, bass, and guitar lessons, as well as other instruments. The institute offers private and group lessons for beginners up to advanced students. There is an area that seats 50 people for recitals and workshops and there is a rental department. Customers appreciate the friendly, honest, and experienced staff.

John McCrea Guitar Instruction is a Cupertino business that provides various types of guitar lessons. John has over 29 years’ experience teaching guitar and has his B.A. in Music from U.C. Berkeley. His private guitar lessons could include improvisation, tablature, and note reading.

Keith Holland School of Music is a Los Gatos music school at Keith Holland Guitars, a full-service guitar repair and restoration facility that serves the Bay area. Private lessons for all ages are available for the drums, banjo, piano, band instruments, bass, guitar, and ukulele. Band instrument rentals and repairs are available, and customers can rent to own, rent by the month, or buy them. Customers appreciate their expert knowledge and professionalism.

Rockin’ Kidz is a San Jose business that offers music lessons and a music store and has three locations. The business offers in-studio music lessons, in-home lessons, and programs for elementary and middle school students. Lessons are for students ages three to adult in instruments such as oboe, flute, cello, clarinet, percussion, piano, drums, acoustic and electric bass, saxophone, trumpet, and guitar. Private and group lessons are available. Band instruments are available for rent. Rockin’ Kidz also offers lessons in acting, dance, filmmaking, art, and martial arts.

The California Conservatory of Guitar is a Santa Clara school that provides classical guitar instruction. Students from Santa Clara, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and surrounding areas participate in group classes and recitals at the school. The California Conservatory of Guitar offers programs for students from age three to nine, 10 to 18, and adults.

The Guitarist is a Santa Clara business that has been providing lessons for over 20 years. Students can take private voice, piano, drums, bass, and guitar lessons in styles such as rock, classical, blues, jazz, folk, heavy metal, Bollywood, and alternative rock. There are also group beginner to advanced lessons for adult guitar players. The Guitarist rents guitars to students who do not own one. Students appreciate the encouraging environment.

The Jam Center is a San Jose business that provides private piano/keyboard, songwriting, drums and world percussion, voice, bass, and guitar lessons. Electric, bass, and acoustic guitar lessons are offered for beginners to advanced students. Students of all ages will learn, produce, perform, and record music. The Jam Center offers a rock band class that allows the students to rehearse, record, and perform in a band with others at comparable skill level and age.

Willlow Glen Music School is a San Jose family owned and operated business that has been serving students for over nine years. The school provides private voice, piano, and guitar lessons to child and adult learners. The teachers provide fun and relaxed lessons and have professional performance experience or college training. Lessons are month to month with no long-term contract and are available seven days a week. Willlow Glen Music School offers an annual music recital showcase that is free to participate in and to attend.