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La Jolla Music
4.8 ★★★★★ 68 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in La Jolla, California
Retailer with a large stock of sheet music & instructional books, plus instrument rentals & lessons.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (858) 459-3375
- Website lajollamusic.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–3 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“What sets Michael apart is his rare combination of deep musical knowledge, genuine patience, and a wonderful sense of humor that keeps our children engaged.”
“La Jolla Music is a friendly local music store and school with great instruments, helpful staff, and awesome lessons from teachers like Mike LeBerthon.”
“I started my 6yr old playing drums, taking lessons from Zach Smith, who was recommended to us by two of his classmates who also take from Zach.”
“Our two young children take both guitar and piano lessons with him weekly and each session is filled with creativity and learning.”
“Daria is also a great violin teacher and has helped my son progress in his skills.”
What players say again and again
“What sets Michael apart is his rare combination of deep musical knowledge, genuine patience, and a wonderful sense of humor that keeps our children engaged.”
“My son has been getting lessons there for 3-4 years. He loves Mike and will take his love of music with him for the rest of his life.”
“I also rented a flute from them which was reasonably priced and easy to return when we realized this wasn’t just a passing interest (and grandma bought our daughter her own flute).”
“My daughter has been in lessons for 6 months and says it’s one of her favorite hobbies right now.”
From the reviews
We feel incredibly lucky to have found Michael Ball to guide our children’s musical journey. Our two young children take both guitar and piano lessons with him weekly and each session is filled with creativity and learning.
For families who feel unsure about where to begin in the field of music, I would highly recommend starting with the Animal Adventures class. It was a wonderful introduction to music for our daughter.
This place is amazing. My daughter started her vocal lessons with Ms.Terri in January and we are extremely happy to see her progress. Classes are well planned and organized. Ms. Terri is always ready with the lesson plan.
I started my 6yr old playing drums, taking lessons from Zach Smith, who was recommended to us by two of his classmates who also take from Zach. He truly 'gets" the young ones, and is so encouraging, kind and patient. My kiddo looks forward every week to his drum sessions.
Lessons at La Jolla Music
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at La Jolla Music. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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