Exploring Music Lessons and Yamaha Group Classes

Exploring Music Lessons and Yamaha Group Classes offers Yamaha Group Lessons, Young Adult Lessons, Private Lessons, Summer Camps, and Instrument Rentals. The program includes group music lessons for kids based on the Yamaha Music Education System, as well as private, 1-on-1 music lessons. Private studios are properly insulated and reinforced for sound reduction and are described as highly conducive to learning.

• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Open every day with weekday lesson options from 2:00–8:00 pm and weekend options from 10:00–6:00

Exploring Music Lessons and Yamaha Group Classes was founded in 2002 and has been a licensed Yamaha Music Education Center since 2015. The program offers world-renowned Yamaha Music classes to children from the age of 3, with a focus on ear training and the development of a child’s own musical creativity and expression. Its mission statement is to enable others to enjoy a lifetime of musical fulfillment by offering top-notch instruction at competitive rates. Exploring Music is described as one of the Bay Area’s premier independent musical instrument retailers and lesson providers, with a network of experienced and talented instructors and lesson plans tailored for individual students based on skill level and musical preferences. The owner is identified as Eric in a testimonial.

The program also offers professional repairs for almost every instrument it sells and carries Yamaha instruments as well as Makai Ukuleles, Revival and Verano Guitars, Adagio and Vivace violins, violas and celli, Sandner string instruments, and D’Addario and Dominant strings, along with Alice accessories.

One testimonial from Amy W. describes taking ukulele lessons over the course of a year, noting that the owner Eric was extremely responsive about payment questions and that instructor Grayson helped her learn the basics within a few sessions as an adult beginner. Another testimonial from Eric C. describes a 5-year-old daughter in the Yamaha music group program for eighteen months, using DVDs and weekly assignments, and mentions that teachers such as Ms. Sue and Ms. Julie are friendly and encourage advancement through public performance opportunities; a 2018 update notes that the daughter had then been in Yamaha for four years and was still taking a Saturday afternoon group lesson.

Last updated March 7, 2026.