Find & Compare Music Teachers in Your Area!

Music teachers give private or small-group lessons in piano, guitar, voice, violin, drums, brass, woodwinds, ukulele, music theory and songwriting, in a home studio, a music store, a school of music, or over video. Some prepare students for recitals, auditions and graded exams; others help an adult finally learn the instrument in the closet. Visitors come here for a child starting out, a teenager preparing for an audition, or their own long-deferred lessons.

No license covers private music teaching, so ask about the teacher’s training and performing background, how long they have taught your instrument, whether they have passed a background check if teaching minors, and what their students have gone on to do. Ask about lesson length, practice expectations, what instrument or materials you need to buy, whether there are recitals and what they cost, and the makeup policy for missed lessons. Pricing is per lesson or a monthly tuition for a fixed weekly slot, often with a registration fee at a school. Music teaching sits alongside dance studios and tutors in this section for families filling an after-school schedule.

The music teachers on this page submitted their own listings, and a person checked each before it was published. If you teach music, apply to get listed — free, and quick to do.