Wagner’s School of Music

Great place to learn piano for kids! I love that parents are able to sit in with the kids and learn along with them. They have recently updated the studio and website. All staff and teachers are amazingly talented and very friendly. My daughter has been taking piano lessons here for about 2 ½ years and couldn’t be happier with her progress. They also give sibling discount which is a plus and put together their own piano books which they use in class. This place is very passionate about music and teaching young kids! Mr. Brett is our current teacher and he ROCKS!

My son Julius goes here for piano. He loves it! Mr. Brett is an awesome teacher. I love their music books, they use their own material. I would 100% recommend this school.

My daughter has been attending Wagner’s School of Music for the last 2 years, and we love it. The classroom environment is welcoming, comfortable, and very conducive for children learning what is essentially a new language. Mr. Brett, my daughter’s teacher, is fantastic; he is patient and has a gift for keeping the kids engaged. I highly recommend Wagner’s School of Music for the foundation of your child’s musical learning!

We love it! This will be our fourth time signing up for classes at Kindermusik /​Wagner Music School. My son has loved music since he was born and truly enjoys playing with the different instruments and interacting with the other children. Ms. Keturah and Ms. Kathy are wonderful! They are great with the children and create a creative lesson plan for each class. I would highly recommend this class to others with infants and/​or toddlers.

My daughter is attending right now and loves it. She is ²¹⁄₂. Its very interactive and playful. She looks forward to going every week. Will definitely keep her signed up through the year.

Excellent teachers and overall musicianship/​quality of the program. Highly recommended!

Wagner’s School of Music offers music programs for all ages and levels. The beginning piano program has been excellent for my granddaughter. The curriculum moves at a good pace, without overwhelming young learners. Theory is taught bit by bit, and reinforced with fun games. My granddaughter loves going every week.
I’d really recommend this music school for anyone!

My daughter has been taking piano classes at Wagner for a month now. We were referred by a friend who has had her daughter there for 5 years and plays beautifully. My daughter is usually very resistant to male teachers, but she loves her class with Brett Wagner. The class is fun and engaging. We are enjoying the daily concerts we get when she practices.

Wonderful first class experience today in the beginning keyboarding class.
The owner, Larry Wagner was GREAT with the children, approachable, sense of humor, very good instructor, patient… My son and I are looking forward to the next lesson!

Wagner’s school of music offers Kindermusik classes for babies and kids. It is an amazing program because it teaches kids to socialize and develops their little brains not only musically. My son is so happy during the class and is so content afterwards. He started at eight months and I am so glad we joined!
The instructor (Mrs. Ketura) is amazing; very welcoming and engaging.
The location is perfect for us because it is in La Mesa but for those who are not in the neighborhood should not worry as it is close to the freeway 8. It is worth the drive.
The facilities could be a bit nicer but I hope as more kids enroll they will afford better facilities. Parking is very convenient and class times are perfect.

My son has been taking piano lessons from Instructor Bret at Wagner’s for the past year. He loves the lessons, and I do too. I took private piano lessons when I was young from a very strict, older piano instructor. I hated it, and convinced my parents to let me quit lessons after two years. Wagner’s is completely different. My son is in a group lesson with six other children. They play in class on electronic keyboards, with headphones at times. The expectations both inside and outside the classroom are realistic for a nine-​year-​old. The music the children are learning is fun. And Instructor Bret makes learning music an interesting and enjoyable experience. Whether or not my son follows in his father’s footsteps and becomes a professional musician, he is learning to love and appreciate music and has actually become quite a good piano player. I was skeptical at first whether my son could learn as much in a group lesson as in a private lesson. But our son has in fact learned more in a year than a friend’s son who takes private lessons that were similar to the ones I took, from an instructor who allegedly teaches young champions. Bottom line, if you are looking for a place to expose your children to music and instill a life-​long love of playing music, this is the school for you.

I’ve taught here for 10 years, and I’ve never seen kids have more fun learning piano!

My son started Piano lessons when he was five years old from a very reputable piano instructor here in San Diego. After a year or so it became clear that he was beginning to dread his piano lessons and practicing was becoming an unwelcome chore. That’s when we heard about Wagner’s from a classmate.
My son is now 10 and has been at Wagner’s for about 4 years. He has been with the same group of six kids throughout this time — Wagner’s teaches in small groups of 8 or less with kids of similar age and ability. His teacher throughout this time has been Mr. Bret (Wagner), a son of the founder, Larry Wagner. The kids view him as hip and cool, and he keeps the classes fun and energized. Parents are welcome to sit in on the classes, and most do.
This is a great place to introduce young kids to music. The classes are stimulating, interactive, and there’s just enough friendly competition among the kids to keep them highly motivated to learn the material. My son actually looks forward to his class each week these days. I highly recommend this method of teaching for kids that aren’t progressing using the traditional one-​on-​one methods.