US Music Lessons

Great studio! Teachers are talented and patient! Love this place. my kids really enjoy all the classes they have taken. So many to chose from. ;)

To us, these are more than just music lessons…
My son struggles with controlling his emotions. If he doesn’t do something perfectly, he gets down on himself to the point where it’s hard for him to function. You can imagine when he started drum lessons, it was very hard for him to get going. Every missed beat, he would get down on himself. Listening in on his first couple lessons, I almost became emotional when I overheard how encouraging and supportive his drum instructor was. He was teaching my son life lessons, of how mistakes were part of life, through music. My son began to gain confidence, losing the fear of trying new things and making mistakes. His apprehension for going to drum lessons soon transformed into an eagerness to learn more. I’ll forever be grateful to US Music Lessons for what they did for my son.

Our 8 year old has been taking piano lessons for about 6 months and loves it. I’ve been pleased to the point where we’re going to try and add a second day of instruction to the current 1 day/​week that he’s doing now. The instructor is great and a couple of the substitute instructors that he’s had he’s liked as well. What I liked about US Music Lessons was the selection of instruments they teach. I’ve asked if they would be fine with adding a second instrument over the summer just for a month of instruction to get a taste of something different and they’re fine with that idea. For example, I want our boy to get a taste of drums and guitar at some point in time.
They’re adding a program in their repertoire that I would have loved for our boy when he was younger which is a 18mo-​7 year old musical survey, of sorts, class where they learn to read music and explore several different instruments in a group setting. I feel a program like that would have given me a great idea of what instrument to start individual lessons with.

This place rocks! Vince & David are amazing instructors who take the time to teach music correctly. Then they organize concerts to give their students stage time. Finally a place that gets it! We are blessed to have found Vince! Thanks for turning our daughter into an amazing guitarist!

Vince has been working with my son now for five years, he is a class act !!! He has taken my son from barley being able to hold down the strings to playing classic/​modern rock. He has been able to inspire my son to continue learning and further develop his skills.
My son has participated in many concerts Vince has put together including Summer and Winter Jam. He worked with the legendary drummer Alvin Taylor for a live internet broadcast of a concert at Pin Stripe Studios.
I have recommended Vince to many friends and neighbors who also value his services.

US Music Lessons is still in its growing phase so they’re definitely cheaper than other more established studios. Vince Hanvey, the owner, tries hard to please so we like the fact that as parents with busy schedules and kids moving in all different directions, we’re not bound to rigid rules like many other classes we enroll our kids in. We’ve encountered a few bumps in the road but they were worked out to our satisfaction so we’re also pleased about that — in other schools, like gymnastics, swimming, etc., we’ve often found the front office unwavering in their policies, resulting in us ending our kids’ enrollment, but such is not the case here.
The teachers are also eager to please and seem to know their craft. Our kids enjoy their classes and seem to be progressing at a fine rate. Arindam Basu, the drum teacher, teaches our 2 boys, and Sarah Hancock, one of the piano teachers, teaches our 2 girls.
The kids all participated in a recital in December, with our oldest handling the drums for a sequence of rock band selections. The other instructors filled in admirably for bass and guitar where needed. Vince has since begun a Rock Band class in its early stages to hone the inter-​band dynamics and keep the group to students only (no instructors).
Overall, we are pleased with our experience thus far and hope that Vince continues to run the school in a start-​up fashion long after he’s become established.

This place is great. My son goes to Arindam for drums and my daughter goes to Sarah for voice. Everything has been great, highly recommended.

This is the absolutely best music program. from Vince the owner who truly cares and our piano and guitar teacher David who we can’t thank enough! My kids look forward to their weekly lessons and practice right after he leaves and all week. He keeps them motivated and progressing and they love and enjoy learning to play, we feel truly blessed to be part of US Music Lessons in San Diego. Highly recommend!