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Dan Lupo Music
“In just a few lessons, I went from being afraid to touch my keyboard to nailing my note identification to flawlessly playing the Interstellar theme song.”
Best Piano Lessons near San Mateo, CA
2 of these studios are based in San Mateo; the others serve San Mateo from San Jose (31 mi), San Francisco (16 mi) and South San Francisco (9 mi).
2 open 24/7 · 20 open weekends · 21 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 16, 2026
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San Francisco Music Together
- Interactions
- Cds
- Car
“We love that he sings in both English and Spanish, engages each child and caregiver in his class, and has been a consistently thoughtful and creative teacher.”
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Myriad Music School & Dance Academy
“They absolutely love their private and mini flute lessons and are always eager to practice, which speaks volumes about Teacher Chelsea's teaching style and approach.”
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The Music Place
- Patient
“Excellent teachers have a way of taking difficult concepts and breaking them down so even kids as young as 2 or 3 years old can learn in a fun way and feel successful.”
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Songbird Studios
- Musical
- Personality
- Team
“Informal performances (Singers' Circle), bi-annual Showcases (with a real live rock band), workshops and group classes (like the brand spanking new and totally fabulous "a cappella experience"), etc.”
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Willow Glen Music School
- Parents
- Musician
- Guitar
“Online guitar lessons have been a godsend during this time, I'm so thankful for all of the teachers and staff at Willow Glen Music School, they are top notch.”
These 24 studios are the piano teachers on file for San Mateo, CA. Styles taught, ages taken and whether a studio has a room of its own are whatever each one publishes; public reviews supply the ratings.
Area overview: San Mateo, CA
The 24 studios on this page are rated from 4.0 to 5.0 across 808 reviews; 4 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 (94%), quality (84%) and communication (81%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the studios on this page are "skills", "patient" and "knowledge". 2 are open around the clock; 19 are open on Saturdays and 12 on Sundays. 17 have ten or more years of experience, the longest 39 years. 1 offers a free trial or consultation; 1 is family- or locally-owned and 4 list coupons or special offers. We have a website on file for all 24 of the studios on this page; 18 publish a contact page; 20 list a public email and 4 take bookings online. 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.
Are all these piano teachers based in San Mateo?
2 of the 24 are. Everything else on the page sits inside a 35 mi ring. Piano teachers often work from the room they live with, so a listing address is the door you would knock on every week.
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Little Mission Studio
- Singing
- LMS
- Musicians
“Even though it's private lessons, I look forward to the community aspect this studio brings by attending the studio wide sessions where we get to perform what we're working on and give feedback to other studio members to help our creative process exp...”
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Almaden School of Music & Art
- Guitar
- Piano
- Drums
“My son is very Young and I needed to try out some lessons before committing and the school worked with me through the process of trying out multiple teachers, who were all fantastic in their own league, but I was looking for a non traditional learnin...”
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Musicians Mobile
- To Learn
- Band
- Play
“I'm a young professional adult with previous jazz piano experience that sought out piano lessons targeting more music theory and improvisation while also playing songs I enjoy.”
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Amabile School of Music
- Students
- Learning
“All of the students from kids to adults seem both genuinely interested in their studies as well as excited to involve themselves in them, and as a music teacher myself as of the past 15+/- years, it gives me great hope that a school like Amabile exis...”
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Spark of Creation Studio
“Good waiting area, well organized front desk staff.”
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Guitar Lessons With Joe Deloro
- Studying
- Blues-Rock
- Rhythm
“Joe also has a great fund of knowledge about all aspects of music and provides a lot of background information that is useful and interesting in understanding the domain.”
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For the Love Of Piano Studio
- Passion
- Know
- Life
“Bernadette Ashby has been so encouraging and patient as we help him stick to it because he's so close the point of when everything will click & when he realizes how talented he really is.”
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My Little Conservatory
- Watch
- Rhythms
- Singing
“I was looking for a general music class for my 4 year old to cultivate her interest in music, pick up some basic knowledge, and maybe find an instrument she loves.”
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Orange Music Studio
- Students
- Holiday
- Band
“We have great appreciation for her amazing projects: music lessons, fun theory lessons, expert guest speakers, entertaining musical summer camps and especially the amazing Rock Band, directed by talented guitarist Juliana Tarter, who has inspired an...”
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Matheus Voice Studio
- Knowledge
- Musical Theatre
- Skills
“He pushed me every step of the way through our vocal lessons and I could not have been more grateful and humbled to work with such a skilled and hardworking singer and teacher.”
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Guitar Lessons With Jay Skyler
- Songs
- Learn
- Skills
“I took lessons from Jay for about 11 months (only stopped because career moved me to Boston) and learned more than I thought possible given my age / complete lack of dexterity.”
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Village Music
- Room
- Piano
“Andrew is a fantastic piano teacher - talented and very patient with kids.”
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Raaga School of Music (Carnatic Vocal
- Culture
- Learning
- Stage
“We all know that Music has healing powers and I can definitely state that Raaga School of Music has a wonderful set of musicians taking over the role of healers!”
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Vibrant Valley Music Studio
- Couple
- Classes
- Skills
“Her organization ensures smooth lessons, her communication keeps us informed, and her creativity engages our child in new and exciting ways during piano lessons.”
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Milpitas Guitar Lessons With Phil Johnson
- Book
- Practice
- Learning
“My goals with him were to analyze song structures/theory and get into songwriting and I can definitely agree that my theory/technique and analysis skills have grown tenfold in a very short amount of time.”
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Amir School of Music
- Poems
- Class
- Musician
“He eagerly shares his knowledge with his students and covers many different topics in the course of his classes including theory of music, techniques, rhythms, etc.”
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Exploring Music
- Class
- Adult
- Piano Lessons
“I am sharing specifically my experiences with the children piano lesson my 6-year-old son is taking, and the adult entry-level lesson I later signed up with, both taught by Teacher Sue.”
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Gradus Ad Parnassum Music Academy
- Concerts
- Piano
“My daughter took violin classes there and then switched to singing (for personal reasons, the violin teacher was all you could wish for - fun, very rigorous and a wonderful person) and my son is taking piano classes.”
Piano Instruction Services in San Mateo, CA Cost Estimates
Minimum cost
$293
Maximum cost
$725
National Average
$433
Avg Per Hour Rates
$82
$351
$491
Typical price range is based on 403 cost profiles
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