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Mike's Music
- Teachers
- Learn
- Guitar
“Kyan is amazing…my sons trumpet stopped working properly the night he had to turn in a playing test…Kyan to the rescue…he took it apart and fixed it in five minutes!!!”
Best Guitar Lessons near Ellicott City, MD
2 of these studios are based in Ellicott City; the others serve Ellicott City from towns including Baltimore (12 mi), Columbia (5 mi) and Windsor Mill (5 mi).
20 open weekends · 21 rated 4.5+
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Bethany Music Center
- Instruments
- Learn
- Piano
“My children have both participated in the group lessons on Wednesday evenings and I was very impressed with the lessons, how the crafts tied into the music education, and just how much they learned at a young age--they were pre-school and kindergarte...”
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The Voice Within Studio LLC
- Learned
- Musical
- Exercises
“She is a wonderful teacher for anyone who is interested in singing but I particularly recommend her for those students who wish to pursue a career in musical theatre or opera.”
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Baltimore School of Music
“Since enrolling at BSM as a beginner with no musical education, my guitar teacher has diligently and patiently gone over basic music reading as well as teaching me to play the actual guitar.”
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Limelight Music School
- Guitar
- Son
“-Doug Yeager is a dedicated, super talented guitar teacher with plenty of patience, he can get you into playing comfortably and much faster than you ever imagined -Thank you Emily Schein and Doug Yeager you help make the world around me a better plac...”
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Huber Guitar Studio
- Learn
- Practice
- Instrument
“What I like about Dave, and why I highly recommend him, is that he is interested in getting me to play that way, and will go over a piece, or even a measure, as many times as necessary to get me there.”
This page holds the 24 guitar studios on file for Ellicott City, MD. Each one sets its own mix of one-to-one and group teaching, and the star ratings beside them are pulled from public listings.
Area overview: Ellicott City, MD
The 24 studios on this page are rated from 4.0 to 5.0 across 546 reviews; 3 have 50 or more reviews and 21 are rated 4.5 or higher. When students and parents rate these studios on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (93%), quality (86%) and communication (75%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the studios on this page are "knowledge", "skills" and "patient". 17 are open on Saturdays and 9 on Sundays. 2 have a BBB rating of A or A+. 22 have ten or more years of experience, the longest 57 years. 1 offers a free trial or consultation and 1 lists coupons or special offers. We have a website on file for all 24 of the studios on this page; 21 publish a contact page and 18 list a public email. We count these figures across the studios on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the studio before you enroll.
Which guitar studios listed for Ellicott City review well?
Ratings of four and a half or more show on 21 of the 24 cards here. Read what the reviews say rather than the number: for lessons, the useful comments are about whether the teacher turns up on time and explains what the student is working on.
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The Music Workshop
“I go here every week and take guitar lessons followed by band lessons and it is the best music experience in this area, it is great for young musicians who are so willing to learn and the teaching staff is so helpful”
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29th Century Guitar
- Knowledge
- Instrument
- Studio
“I've been dealing with some pain in my hands and he's been very helpful providing guidance about how to adjust my hand positions, in addition to looking at options for other guitars and strings.”
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Dave Gorrie
- Music Theory
- Jazz
- Expert
“I found it particularly fun and interesting the way he taught me about improvisation, various fingerstyle techniques, and more using popular songs by musicians from Black Sabbath and The Beatles to Arctic Monkeys and Frank Ocean.”
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Olenka School of Music and the Arts
- Parents
- Gift
- Training
“We will absolutely be continuing with the music classes as he grows older- we've also started private piano lessons for our oldest, and he's really liked the personal attention and care from everyone there!”
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Music Together of Charm City
- Zoom
- Car
- Songs
“Whether we met her through Zoom, outside in fall and spring, or inside (masked), Miriam did, and continues to do, a wonderful job engaging kids and their parents in this diverse and varied musical program.”
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Mifal INC
- Learned
- Family
- Students
“His improvement in reading music and playing multiple instruments has been nothing short of amazing and i owe it to Mifal and all there wonderful teachers.”
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Bob Margolis Guitar Lessons
- Genres
- Songs
- Learn
“He has a unique ability to make the lessons fun but also convey a deep level of knowledge and experience explaining not only how but also why things are played the way they are.”
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Larry Hoffman Music
- Musician
- Understanding
- Artist
“In addition to directly related guitar topics such as picking technique, chords and scales, we would also work on sight-singing, rhythm, and four-part writing and composition.”
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Columbia School of Music
- Learn
- Music Teacher
- Piano
“I went back to Columbia school of music for lessons because I knew that teachers there are flexible and really take into account individual student interests.”
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Kubota Music Studio
“Yoshie is a very skilled and sweet teacher.”
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Suzuki Music School of Maryland
“It provides a great learning environment, with good etiquette and discipline, while still leaving room for flexibility, personal preference and creativity.”
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Artist Music Academy
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Cockeysville Music Education Center
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Charm City Music Studio
- Students
- Patient
- Knowledge
“She is also patient, and knows how to encourage and motivate her students at all levels, from beginner to advanced, to achieve their musical potential.”
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Tobias Hurwitz
- Book
“Tobias is Patient, versatile, non judgmental and adapts to his students.”
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Zen Guitar Studio
- Musician
- Play
- Learning
“If you want a teacher who is highly knowledgable, technically a perfectionist, musically the best, and who is down to earth and enjoys teaching, who is encouraging, easy-going and positive and yet exacting and "strict" (in a good way!”
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Sitar Niketan Music School
“Sitar Niketan Music School is a Lovely place to enroll in to Learn Hindustani Shastriy Sangeet and Nurture your Lovely Passion with a GREAT ( Guru)Teacher who is very Dedicated Devoted to Music and is a very Loving, caring Motivating Inspiring to...”
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Jazz Academy of Music
“Top quality teaching and performance experience.”
Guitar Tutoring Services in Ellicott City, MD Cost Estimates
Minimum cost
$84
Maximum cost
$445
National Average
$145
Avg Per Hour Rates
$65
$112
$278
Average price range is based on 524 cost profiles
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