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Irvine School of Music offers private and group music instruction including piano lessons, guitar lessons, voice lessons, violin lessons, drums, flute, saxophone, clarinet, and composition lessons. The program also includes Children’s Choir, Teen Choir / Adult Vocal, Duo Classes, Jazz & Pop Piano, Aural Skills, Exam Preparation, Recitals & Workshops, and Music Fun Time. For younger children, Irvine School of Music offers Pre-K Courses and Preschool Piano and Music classes that use percussive instruments, stories, pictures, animals personifying musical concepts, and games, with learning that transitions into piano through an early childhood piano curriculum.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Convenient classes offered AM and PM, 7 days a week
• Price: There are great pricing options as well!
Founded in 2004, Irvine School of Music has been teaching music in Orange County, CA since 2004 and notes 20 years of excellence serving the community of Orange County, CA. The school states that teaching and providing the skills for a lifetime is its focus, and that enjoyment of music is its mission. The program describes a core curriculum called the Irvine School of Music Core Curriculum, which integrates healthy technique, listening (aural skills) development, and theoretical knowledge, along with enrichment programs, optional sequenced performance opportunities, and carefully sequenced enrichment and performance opportunities.
Faculty at Irvine School of Music have affiliated school district credentials and university degrees, with many holding Master’s or Doctorate degrees in their area of specialization, and include Royal Conservatory of Music certified instructors. The school reports over 26 teachers on staff, with 25+ highly qualified teachers to choose from who have Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and specialist teacher training, including early childhood music education and teaching students with learning disabilities, teenagers, and adults. Faculty receive ongoing teacher training, and lessons are catered to each musician’s unique goals, including guitar lessons tailored to styles such as rock, jazz, classical, blues, pop, Spanish, and chording, voice lessons that give students a healthy vocal technique to sing in styles including Pop, Classical, and Broadway, and violin lessons that can be taught in the Suzuki method, traditional method, or a combination of both.
The program offers a proprietary 24-Medal Level Curriculum to monitor progress from year to year, incentive programs geared towards motivating students with in-home practice, and practice incentives such as token weeks for students to earn prizes for completing homework. It provides multiple professionally run performance opportunities every year, including Summer and Winter concerts at local venues and world class concerts on stages such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and Colburn School. Personalized instruction can be tailored to the Royal Conservatory of Music curriculum from preparation to examination, and Children’s Choir is available for students ages 5 and above.
Irvine School of Music notes unmatched convenience with flexible classes offered 7 days a week, month-to-month lessons at prorated tuition with no long term contracts, convenience and flexibility for scheduling makeup lessons, and Lessons Coordinators available 7 days a week. The program uses digital tools such as Opus1.io to manage schedules, request recorded lessons and payments, and LessonMate.org for organizing weekly practice assignments and medal level tracking. Besides tuition, families also need to purchase a set of instruments, including books for homework.
The school has been voted 2022’s Best Music School in Irvine, CA by Quality Business Awards and voted Best Music Lessons by Parenting OC’s Reader’s Choice Awards in 2022 and 2023. It is proudly partnered with preferred Orange County vendors and offers exclusive discounts through partnerships with businesses such as Hollywood Piano in Santa Ana, Guitar Center in Fountain Valley, Mo’s Music in Fullerton, and Weisshaar M&R Violin in Costa Mesa. The program states that ISM students and their families have a place that is fun, safe, supportive, sparks creativity and interest, builds confidence and shows an exciting way to learn music with joy and passion, and it offers a Happiness Guarantee that if students do not love their lessons, the school will find a better fit.
Parent and student testimonials describe teachers as patient, caring, knowledgeable, and thorough, and mention clean and tidy facilities, small goals for kids, and staff who are described as caring, patient, understanding, supportive, and welcoming. Families report experiences with violin, piano, drums, and Music Fun Time, and note that children look forward to weekly lessons, enjoy learning notes and beats with friends, and participate in concerts at venues such as Colburn School of Music. A former Mayor of Irvine, Sukhee Kang, is quoted as saying that it is obvious that Irvine School of Music is providing its students with a first-rate musical education and unique performing opportunities.
Last updated July 2, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Convenient classes offered AM and PM, 7 days a week
• Price: There are great pricing options as well!
Founded in 2004, Irvine School of Music has been teaching music in Orange County, CA since 2004 and notes 20 years of excellence serving the community of Orange County, CA. The school states that teaching and providing the skills for a lifetime is its focus, and that enjoyment of music is its mission. The program describes a core curriculum called the Irvine School of Music Core Curriculum, which integrates healthy technique, listening (aural skills) development, and theoretical knowledge, along with enrichment programs, optional sequenced performance opportunities, and carefully sequenced enrichment and performance opportunities.
Faculty at Irvine School of Music have affiliated school district credentials and university degrees, with many holding Master’s or Doctorate degrees in their area of specialization, and include Royal Conservatory of Music certified instructors. The school reports over 26 teachers on staff, with 25+ highly qualified teachers to choose from who have Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and specialist teacher training, including early childhood music education and teaching students with learning disabilities, teenagers, and adults. Faculty receive ongoing teacher training, and lessons are catered to each musician’s unique goals, including guitar lessons tailored to styles such as rock, jazz, classical, blues, pop, Spanish, and chording, voice lessons that give students a healthy vocal technique to sing in styles including Pop, Classical, and Broadway, and violin lessons that can be taught in the Suzuki method, traditional method, or a combination of both.
The program offers a proprietary 24-Medal Level Curriculum to monitor progress from year to year, incentive programs geared towards motivating students with in-home practice, and practice incentives such as token weeks for students to earn prizes for completing homework. It provides multiple professionally run performance opportunities every year, including Summer and Winter concerts at local venues and world class concerts on stages such as Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and Colburn School. Personalized instruction can be tailored to the Royal Conservatory of Music curriculum from preparation to examination, and Children’s Choir is available for students ages 5 and above.
Irvine School of Music notes unmatched convenience with flexible classes offered 7 days a week, month-to-month lessons at prorated tuition with no long term contracts, convenience and flexibility for scheduling makeup lessons, and Lessons Coordinators available 7 days a week. The program uses digital tools such as Opus1.io to manage schedules, request recorded lessons and payments, and LessonMate.org for organizing weekly practice assignments and medal level tracking. Besides tuition, families also need to purchase a set of instruments, including books for homework.
The school has been voted 2022’s Best Music School in Irvine, CA by Quality Business Awards and voted Best Music Lessons by Parenting OC’s Reader’s Choice Awards in 2022 and 2023. It is proudly partnered with preferred Orange County vendors and offers exclusive discounts through partnerships with businesses such as Hollywood Piano in Santa Ana, Guitar Center in Fountain Valley, Mo’s Music in Fullerton, and Weisshaar M&R Violin in Costa Mesa. The program states that ISM students and their families have a place that is fun, safe, supportive, sparks creativity and interest, builds confidence and shows an exciting way to learn music with joy and passion, and it offers a Happiness Guarantee that if students do not love their lessons, the school will find a better fit.
Parent and student testimonials describe teachers as patient, caring, knowledgeable, and thorough, and mention clean and tidy facilities, small goals for kids, and staff who are described as caring, patient, understanding, supportive, and welcoming. Families report experiences with violin, piano, drums, and Music Fun Time, and note that children look forward to weekly lessons, enjoy learning notes and beats with friends, and participate in concerts at venues such as Colburn School of Music. A former Mayor of Irvine, Sukhee Kang, is quoted as saying that it is obvious that Irvine School of Music is providing its students with a first-rate musical education and unique performing opportunities.
Last updated July 2, 2026.
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