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Starland School of Music offers music lessons in instruments such as guitar, bass guitar, piano, flute, clarinet, sax, drums, violin, cello, viola, and ukulele. The program also offers voice and singing lessons, private music lessons, group classes for children, and the Yamaha Music Education System. Students participate in an all-school recital and have access to a fully stocked music store with instruments, sheet music, and educational materials.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Retail pickup and office hours are available Monday to Saturday from 12pm to 4pm
Starland School of Music has been in operation since 1979 and has a current enrollment of over 550 students and parents. Instructors are experienced and qualified teachers whose musicality and teaching skills are evaluated through auditions, interviews, and reference checks, and Yamaha Music Education System instructors are highly qualified and trained. The program uses specially designed teaching facilities and studios built for teaching music, with air conditioning and central heating. Starland is an organization committed to helping people express themselves through music and become happier and more fulfilled people, and it describes itself as the Bay Area’s #1 Choice For Music Lessons Since 1979.
Starland states that it is active in the community and creates performing opportunities for students in a yearly all-school recital, and the music school serves Alameda, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Piedmont, Pinole, Richmond, Berkeley, Union City, Albany, Newark, Fremont, and the greater Bay Area. The organization describes a commitment to a nurturing, safe environment, high standards of customer service, personal growth, high self-esteem, and respect for all individuals, and it identifies itself as a safe space that celebrates diversity and welcomes all people. Team members are described as knowledgeable trained professionals, and the organization is founded on a sustainable business concept of linked prosperity.
Starland offers a free checklist on how to select a music studio and a free no-obligation initial consultation at (510) 523-4797. Starland carries a selection of instruments, sheet music, and educational materials for students so materials do not become a hurdle to the learning experience. The program uses the world renowned Yamaha Music Education System for children ages 4 to 6, which it notes has over 30 years of educational research behind it, and it offers special group classes for children starting at age 4, as well as private music lessons for adults and children.
One parent review from Elizabeth on Google states that she has two autistic kids and one with cochlear implants, and that the teachers work with them “right where they are,” and she reports that her oldest is now “really loving piano” and “making connections through music.” Another reviewer, Gordon, describes a consultation as “amazing,” and says the staff member was knowledgeable about different music genres, styles, and theory and that he left “more excited for lessons” than when he entered. A third reviewer, Casey, writes that they are “truly enjoying” their time at Starland, describing their violin teacher as knowledgeable and very encouraging, and noting that the staff are always helpful and very friendly.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Retail pickup and office hours are available Monday to Saturday from 12pm to 4pm
Starland School of Music has been in operation since 1979 and has a current enrollment of over 550 students and parents. Instructors are experienced and qualified teachers whose musicality and teaching skills are evaluated through auditions, interviews, and reference checks, and Yamaha Music Education System instructors are highly qualified and trained. The program uses specially designed teaching facilities and studios built for teaching music, with air conditioning and central heating. Starland is an organization committed to helping people express themselves through music and become happier and more fulfilled people, and it describes itself as the Bay Area’s #1 Choice For Music Lessons Since 1979.
Starland states that it is active in the community and creates performing opportunities for students in a yearly all-school recital, and the music school serves Alameda, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Piedmont, Pinole, Richmond, Berkeley, Union City, Albany, Newark, Fremont, and the greater Bay Area. The organization describes a commitment to a nurturing, safe environment, high standards of customer service, personal growth, high self-esteem, and respect for all individuals, and it identifies itself as a safe space that celebrates diversity and welcomes all people. Team members are described as knowledgeable trained professionals, and the organization is founded on a sustainable business concept of linked prosperity.
Starland offers a free checklist on how to select a music studio and a free no-obligation initial consultation at (510) 523-4797. Starland carries a selection of instruments, sheet music, and educational materials for students so materials do not become a hurdle to the learning experience. The program uses the world renowned Yamaha Music Education System for children ages 4 to 6, which it notes has over 30 years of educational research behind it, and it offers special group classes for children starting at age 4, as well as private music lessons for adults and children.
One parent review from Elizabeth on Google states that she has two autistic kids and one with cochlear implants, and that the teachers work with them “right where they are,” and she reports that her oldest is now “really loving piano” and “making connections through music.” Another reviewer, Gordon, describes a consultation as “amazing,” and says the staff member was knowledgeable about different music genres, styles, and theory and that he left “more excited for lessons” than when he entered. A third reviewer, Casey, writes that they are “truly enjoying” their time at Starland, describing their violin teacher as knowledgeable and very encouraging, and noting that the staff are always helpful and very friendly.
Last updated March 18, 2026.
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