About
Pleasanton Academy of Music offers strings, piano, woodwind, brass, guitar, ukulele, and singing lessons, as well as a Chamber Ensemble. The program also includes Early Childhood Music Lessons, toddler piano lessons, and toddler guitar lessons, with a Toddler Piano & Guitar Lessons curriculum that combines play-based and Montessori approaches. In Early Childhood Music Lessons, instructors aim to make learning enjoyable, engaging, and captivating, with a stated goal to foster curiosity in children and cultivate a lasting love and interest in music.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options Monday to Friday in the afternoon and evening, and weekends during the day and evening
Pleasanton Academy of Music states that music ignites all areas of child development and skills for school readiness, including intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy, and that it helps the body and the mind work together. The program reports being the only music school in the East Bay that works with 2- and 3-year-old children playing musical instruments, and notes that toddlers will play piano or ukulele, a small guitar, in their first lesson. The mission of Pleasanton Academy of Music is to help students learn music and develop interest and love in music that will last a lifetime, and it welcomes families to a school where it fosters a passion for music that lasts a lifetime.
Pleasanton Academy of Music describes itself as a music school and an esteemed institution, and as the most dynamic music school in the East Bay. It offers professional music lessons in a wide array of instruments and disciplines and provides music test preparation in the East Bay. The school reports that students participate in monthly showcases or weekly performances, and that it has held 100+ regular recitals and 10+ master classes. It also reports 3000+ achievements, 2000+ competition winners, and 1000+ music tests.
Pleasanton Academy of Music states that its students have distinguished themselves as top prizewinners in prestigious international music competitions such as the New York Concert Festival International Competition, the Brussels Grand Prize Virtuoso, the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition, and the Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition. The program reports that students have performed in prestigious concert halls from the United States to Japan, Austria, the Netherlands, France, China, and other places. It is recognized as the #1 best music school in the East Bay, based on students’ achievements, and is also described as the #1 music school in the East Bay.
The founders are Alexander Lazarev, Founder and Piano Instructor, and Tatiana Kubatina, Founder and Piano Instructor. The school states that its esteemed strings teachers are accomplished professionals and that its instructors have earned advanced degrees in music, including AA and BA in Music Performance, a Teaching Credential, and an MA in Music Performance, summa cum laude. It notes a Vocal & Piano Instructor who is a professional opera and chamber singer with over 20 years of international stage experience, a music educator with over twenty-six years of experience in performance and teaching, and Elena Ermilova, a seasoned piano and voice instructor with over 25 years of teaching experience.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options Monday to Friday in the afternoon and evening, and weekends during the day and evening
Pleasanton Academy of Music states that music ignites all areas of child development and skills for school readiness, including intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy, and that it helps the body and the mind work together. The program reports being the only music school in the East Bay that works with 2- and 3-year-old children playing musical instruments, and notes that toddlers will play piano or ukulele, a small guitar, in their first lesson. The mission of Pleasanton Academy of Music is to help students learn music and develop interest and love in music that will last a lifetime, and it welcomes families to a school where it fosters a passion for music that lasts a lifetime.
Pleasanton Academy of Music describes itself as a music school and an esteemed institution, and as the most dynamic music school in the East Bay. It offers professional music lessons in a wide array of instruments and disciplines and provides music test preparation in the East Bay. The school reports that students participate in monthly showcases or weekly performances, and that it has held 100+ regular recitals and 10+ master classes. It also reports 3000+ achievements, 2000+ competition winners, and 1000+ music tests.
Pleasanton Academy of Music states that its students have distinguished themselves as top prizewinners in prestigious international music competitions such as the New York Concert Festival International Competition, the Brussels Grand Prize Virtuoso, the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition, and the Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition. The program reports that students have performed in prestigious concert halls from the United States to Japan, Austria, the Netherlands, France, China, and other places. It is recognized as the #1 best music school in the East Bay, based on students’ achievements, and is also described as the #1 music school in the East Bay.
The founders are Alexander Lazarev, Founder and Piano Instructor, and Tatiana Kubatina, Founder and Piano Instructor. The school states that its esteemed strings teachers are accomplished professionals and that its instructors have earned advanced degrees in music, including AA and BA in Music Performance, a Teaching Credential, and an MA in Music Performance, summa cum laude. It notes a Vocal & Piano Instructor who is a professional opera and chamber singer with over 20 years of international stage experience, a music educator with over twenty-six years of experience in performance and teaching, and Elena Ermilova, a seasoned piano and voice instructor with over 25 years of teaching experience.
Last updated April 3, 2026.
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