Pacific Mist Music

Pacific Mist Music offers music lessons for kids, including piano, guitar, violin, viola, cello, drums, and voice lessons. It also offers in-home lessons, teacher studio lessons, in-school lessons, and online lessons, with 30-, 45-, and 60-minute lesson lengths available.

Programs

• Music lessons for kids — children ages 5–12 · after-school and weekend slots
• Piano lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · after-school and weekend slots
• Guitar lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · after-school and weekend slots
• Violin lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · after-school and weekend slots
• Viola lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · after-school and weekend slots
• Cello lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · after-school and weekend slots
• Drums lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · after-school and weekend slots
• Voice lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · after-school and weekend slots
• In-home lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · flexible scheduling
• Teacher studio lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · after school and weekends
• In-school lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · during the school day or after school
• Online lessons — children ages 5 and up; beginners through advanced students of all ages · maximum flexibility

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old

About the provider

Pacific Mist Music says it has been teaching music in Reno, Nevada for over 25 years and states 26 years of music lessons in Reno, Nevada on its About page. It presents itself as Reno's music school for kids, families, and beginners, and says it is Nevada's largest music school and Northern Nevada's largest private music school. The school says it partners with Reno-area schools, donates a portion of every in-school lesson payment back to the school each month, and has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to Reno-area schools over 26 years.

No registration fees. No long-term contracts. Month-to-month lessons. Lesson lengths offered include 30, 45, and 60 minutes. In-school lessons are billed monthly to parents. The school says students can join anytime for in-school lessons. It says it works with school administrators to set up the program at no cost to the school and handles scheduling, billing, and teacher coordination for in-school lessons. It says a teacher follows up within 24 hours after registration, and parents can register online, by call, or text.

What families say

“Pacific Mist has been part of our family for years. Both my kids take lessons and the teachers genuinely care about their progress.” — Reno parent of two Pacific Mist students

Last updated August 18, 2026.