Five Star Music and Dance Academy

Edwin and all the teachers at Five Star are warm and friendly, and really know their stuff. They are great with the teaching of younger students also, as my daughter started taking there when she was five. Willing to work with your schedule and letting the student work at their own pace with no pressure is very refreshing!

We’re glad we signed up our son for the piano lessons here. He has made a lot of progress through Edwin’s decades long teaching experience and patience. His ability to speak other languages is a plus too. We really recommend 5 star music and dance.

My niece began dance lessons with Ellenie several weeks ago and it’s been beyond rewarding! She looks forward to class, she’s very engaged and loves putting on all the fun little outfits her teacher plans for her. I can’t pretend to know what other teachers are like but I do know my niece and she’s not the most comfortable person with most adults, but she absolutely adores Ellenie, so in my book, she qualifies for an amazing teacher.
The environment is wholesome and family oriented, so if you’re looking for someone to be more hands on with your child this is the place! It’s one of those rare situations where you find quality expertise in a unique intimate setting which seems to be more rare these days.
My niece has a recital coming up so we’re very excited for that, and I just found out that Edwin, the owner, is an amazing piano teacher! My next move is to sign her up for piano lessons !

My 5-​year-​old daughter started taking piano lessons from Edwin about 2 months ago. She had been taking piano lessons somewhere else for a year and a half, and we were considering giving up — she wouldn’t practice, felt bad and frustrated whenever she made a mistake — it was a constant battle in our house. When we met with Edwin for the first time, he told me «My students don’t have to practice. But they will want to practice.» I was skeptical that my daughter would really want to practice, but I was relieved that there wouldn’t be pressure on her or on me anymore.
Edwin’s approach is one where the kids have some choice on what they want to work on. He will ask her at the beginning «what do you want to work on today?» If my daughter doesn’t have anything in mind, he selects something. With whatever song they end up working on, he teaches her skills like keeping the beat and about how to put together different arrangements of the same song. So the approach isn’t linear — it isn’t a matter of «we’ve got to get through this book then move on to the next one». Instead, each song is a chance to work on and improve skills that will turn my daughter into a successful piano player.
My daughter was responsive from the beginning. I think that she really likes that she is given a choice on what to work on during the lesson, and that she is challenged without being pushed to do more than she can. After she had been coming for a couple of weeks, she was ready to start practicing. She sets the timer for 10 minutes each day and practices. I don’t give her any direction on what to practice — she’s allowed to work on whatever she wants. And she loves to challenge herself! Recently, she’s started to ask me «mom, can I practice longer?» and she’ll sit at the piano for 45 minutes or more, just working on mastering her songs. She’s feeling good about herself and her abilities, and she feels successful. And she’s learning a lot!
I am so happy that my daughter is enjoying playing the piano, loves to practice, and is learning a lot too! Thank you Edwin and Five Star Music & Dance!

This place is home to some of the most friendliest teachers around town! They have the utmost patience and are very understanding and do all they can to make a pleasant learning experience. I have been attending Five Star Music & Dance for a few years now, and their service is the best, otherwise I would not be there today. I highly recommend that you enroll your child in one of the dance classes or guitar/​piano classes. If you are looking for an instrument to purchase or equipment to buy, start your search here, with reasonable prices.

Great music lessons, solid rehearsal space, and they’re normally open later than they’re supposed to be, which is great for late night gigs when you need to buy some last-​minute equipment.
They’re also able to bring in custom-​made «speciality» ethnic instruments, which are either not mass-​produced or tough to come by in your average music store.