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5 Diamond Music Services Inc. – Private Guitar & Bass Lessons offers acoustic guitar lessons, electric guitar lessons, and bass guitar lessons in a private, one-on-one format. Students work on worship guitar playing, music fundamentals, music theory, learning to read music, ear training, various scales, blues playing, rhythm patterns, improvisation, and playing with other musicians. Lessons also cover creating specific guitar tones, incorporating effects between the guitar and amp, caring for and maintaining the guitar, preparing for auditions, and using custom-created guitar and bass apps for assistance, with online guitar and bass lessons available via FaceTime or Zoom.
• Ages: 7–18 years old
• Schedule: Lesson times available Monday–Friday between 3:00 PM and 6:30 PM
• Price: Get your first lesson for only $1; satisfaction guaranteed or the $1 is refunded
The program’s guitar and bass training is supported by proprietary apps such as Guitar Note Legend, Pentatonic Scale Workout, Blues Scale Workout, Guitar Note Workout, Guitar Mode Workout, Guitar Melodic Minor, Guitar Chord Workout, Guitar 7th Chord Workout, Guitar Sight Reading, Bass Note Legend, Bass Mode, Bass Note Workout, 5 String Bass Note Legend, 5 String Bass Mode, and Bass Sight Reading. Instruction includes music reading and music theory in each lesson and covers styles including Rock, Country, Classical, Jazz, Blues, Metal, R&B, Funk, Latin, gaming songs, and anime. Lessons use individualized lesson plans that target each student’s specific goals, with online scheduling and 24/7 assistance, no hidden fees, no registration or application fees, no terminal fees, and no long-term contracts, and a very high student retention rate of 3 to 5 years over the past 25 years.
Owner and instructor David A. Lopez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, Irvine and joined the Los Angeles Musicians Union in 2000. Before teaching, he worked as a professional guitarist for 16 years, including being invited in 1995 to play for Andraé Crouch’s Mercy Tour in Europe, and he has taught many aspiring guitarists in South Orange County for 25 years. In 2013 he began teaching online through the Google HelpOuts platform, moved all lessons online during the 2019–20 Covid restrictions, and in 2023 5 Diamond Music Services Inc. received an award for offering the best guitar instructor in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, naming David A. Lopez. The program is described as one of the highest rated and most reviewed guitar instructors in Rancho Santa Margarita, with a 5-star rating.
5 Diamond Music Services Inc. is described as passionate about helping kids and adults master guitar and bass guitar and develop a love for performing music, offering patient, guided, individualized instruction so students can get their best results. The mission statement notes that students’ confidence builds as they learn music fundamentals and their favorite songs, and that the program focuses on quality service and value without hidden or extra fees.
Community involvement includes helping high school students prepare for AP Music Exams and college music auditions, and providing help to homeschooling parents learning songs on guitar for children’s sing-along time. Through the Los Angeles Musicians Union, David has played for weddings, gatherings, and music therapy sessions for elderly patients, and he has played guitar for local theater productions throughout Orange County, CA. The program serves surrounding areas including Coto De Caza, Dove Canyon, Robinson Ranch, Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, Ladera Ranch, Rancho Mission Viejo, and Aliso Viejo.
Parent and student testimonials describe David as an accomplished musician and patient teacher who explains music theory and application, answers questions, and provides direction for interests such as jazz and blues guitar. Families report that he has taught multiple siblings from the beginning stages through advanced techniques and many genres, including classical, jazz, blues, and rock, and that students have progressed from novice players to guitarists performing in bands and solo gigs. Testimonials also note that he was recommended by a worship pastor, that he communicates well and offers valuable advice, and that adult students with limited music background have found lessons positive and constructive.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
• Ages: 7–18 years old
• Schedule: Lesson times available Monday–Friday between 3:00 PM and 6:30 PM
• Price: Get your first lesson for only $1; satisfaction guaranteed or the $1 is refunded
The program’s guitar and bass training is supported by proprietary apps such as Guitar Note Legend, Pentatonic Scale Workout, Blues Scale Workout, Guitar Note Workout, Guitar Mode Workout, Guitar Melodic Minor, Guitar Chord Workout, Guitar 7th Chord Workout, Guitar Sight Reading, Bass Note Legend, Bass Mode, Bass Note Workout, 5 String Bass Note Legend, 5 String Bass Mode, and Bass Sight Reading. Instruction includes music reading and music theory in each lesson and covers styles including Rock, Country, Classical, Jazz, Blues, Metal, R&B, Funk, Latin, gaming songs, and anime. Lessons use individualized lesson plans that target each student’s specific goals, with online scheduling and 24/7 assistance, no hidden fees, no registration or application fees, no terminal fees, and no long-term contracts, and a very high student retention rate of 3 to 5 years over the past 25 years.
Owner and instructor David A. Lopez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, Irvine and joined the Los Angeles Musicians Union in 2000. Before teaching, he worked as a professional guitarist for 16 years, including being invited in 1995 to play for Andraé Crouch’s Mercy Tour in Europe, and he has taught many aspiring guitarists in South Orange County for 25 years. In 2013 he began teaching online through the Google HelpOuts platform, moved all lessons online during the 2019–20 Covid restrictions, and in 2023 5 Diamond Music Services Inc. received an award for offering the best guitar instructor in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, naming David A. Lopez. The program is described as one of the highest rated and most reviewed guitar instructors in Rancho Santa Margarita, with a 5-star rating.
5 Diamond Music Services Inc. is described as passionate about helping kids and adults master guitar and bass guitar and develop a love for performing music, offering patient, guided, individualized instruction so students can get their best results. The mission statement notes that students’ confidence builds as they learn music fundamentals and their favorite songs, and that the program focuses on quality service and value without hidden or extra fees.
Community involvement includes helping high school students prepare for AP Music Exams and college music auditions, and providing help to homeschooling parents learning songs on guitar for children’s sing-along time. Through the Los Angeles Musicians Union, David has played for weddings, gatherings, and music therapy sessions for elderly patients, and he has played guitar for local theater productions throughout Orange County, CA. The program serves surrounding areas including Coto De Caza, Dove Canyon, Robinson Ranch, Trabuco Canyon, Trabuco, Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Foothill Ranch, Ladera Ranch, Rancho Mission Viejo, and Aliso Viejo.
Parent and student testimonials describe David as an accomplished musician and patient teacher who explains music theory and application, answers questions, and provides direction for interests such as jazz and blues guitar. Families report that he has taught multiple siblings from the beginning stages through advanced techniques and many genres, including classical, jazz, blues, and rock, and that students have progressed from novice players to guitarists performing in bands and solo gigs. Testimonials also note that he was recommended by a worship pastor, that he communicates well and offers valuable advice, and that adult students with limited music background have found lessons positive and constructive.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
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