Recreational Music Center

My 6years old boy and I love this place.
His teacher Jonathan is awesome teacher.
I can’t say enough of this place. I truly feel all instructors and admin teams care your kid. And this non profit org. do so much for community too. RMC covers all kinds of instruments which some I never heard of. so I would recommend anyone from toddler to grown up to check this place out.

The private lessons are good but the Music Theory are a complete miss. The instructor is someone who should not work with young children. He has absolutely no patience and spends most of the class time yelling at the kids. That said, the private lessons are actually pretty expensive and the management tends to be very rude.

Love this class for my 14 month old.

Classes here are pretty great for ages 5 and up. They teach music theory and give private lessons. In a separate review I’d give them a five because it’s really worth the money.
The preschool class on the other hand was good only when Miss Kristen was the instructor, many parents would agree. Unfortunately she’s only available on weekends now and this class is not available on weekends for obvious reasons.
If the above classes were not a part of RMC and only with Miss April (head of early child development music classes) I’d give this review ONE STAR because she is not good with children ages 3 – 4 preschool class. Which is surprising considering her title. She has a hard time communicating properly with the children, will constantly pick on any one child saying «don’t touch that» «don’t do that» «not until you sit down,» her tone is all wrong, and the children seem to never listen to her.
This was never the case with Miss Kristen (even from day one). She has a genuine kindness to her and knows exactly what to say to get the children to hone their attention on her, and they have big smiles on their faces, not frowns and wanting to leave the class like with Miss April, which you can imagine is a problem for paying parents (no refunds if you book for the month and your child hates the only instructor available).
Miss April is very good with the baby and toddler classes, where the parents must participate. But that’s not saying much… Here she directs the class and the parents follow along with baby/​tot.
Even then I would say it’s not really worth the time or money for either the Baby and toddler or the Preschool Music classes, since it’s not something you can’t just do yourself. You can get all the songs they play from Amazon for $ 2 and play with your kids. The description of theses classes are not totally correct or as good as they make it sound on their website. But you don’t have to take my word for it, pop in and see for yourself, you’ll see what I mean.
Your money would be better spent at Gymboree until they are ready to play an instrument and learn some music theory.
I have had children in all three types of classes: Private with theory, baby/​tot, and preschool.

My almost 5 year old takes drum lessons with Neil. Neil is so energetic, fun and patient with him. My son LOVES his lessons and wishes he could go everyday. The place is very organized and always answers me emails immediately. But thanks to Neil my son stays focused, learns a lot and has fun!!!

Great people, great lessons, good location.
All three of my grandchildren take lessons here, from the 2 year old to the 8 year old, and they love it. The teachers are positive and give us great feedback. They celebrate all accomplishments and the kids are always happy and excited to share their new skills.

The best place for music and voice lessons in San Diego! Great with kids! my kids had lessons 5 years ago and Again as teenagers! They love it just as much now as they did when they were younger. Enthusiastic instructors and great management.

LOVE it! Thanks to the Unilocal reviews, we gave this place a try. Now my 4 year old takes weekly piano and music lessons.
Her piano instructor, Daniel, is friendly, funny, and excellent with children-​she has 20 minute lessons with him and she is currently learning how to play Jingle Bells.
I’m impressed with the group music class, too. She is learning how to write musical notes which is pretty adorable considering she is only 4 years old.

This is such a great program! I have a 7 year old, a 3 year old, and a 16 month old. All three of them are in music classes at RMC. My 7 year old takes private piano lessons with April and she is fantastic. I listen to her patience and persistence and the progress she has made with my squirmy 7 year old boy is amazing. The preschool music class has 3 year olds playing drums and piano as well as learning about music theory. These guys are great at what they do.
We have not used any of their camps or clubs, but I would definitely give them a try if it fit our families needs.

This is the best music place in town. My 7 and 9 year olds have been coming here for four years now and the teachers are great. Leslie and David are great directors and really care about making learning music fun.

David and Leslie run a very professional and lovely music studio. My kids are now in high school and still attend weekly music lessons. The variety and attention to detail is amazing. Although my kids will never be musicians, learning how to play an instrument has given them confidence and a wonderful exercise for that part of the brain most people never develop. I believe that it has helped them in school as well and what better way to occupy some after school time. I highly recommend this Music Center.

A great place for your little ones to play with instruments!

My kid just loves this place. Great mix of learning and fun. Also once a month they offer a parents night out so the parents can grab a dinner.

I have been pleased with RMC’s program since day one. My son has been taking lessons for a few months now and he is always eager and excited for his lessons. The staff is amazing and goes to great detail to make sure each student has the best possible music experience. They offer a variety of programs and camps, which I would encourage anyone to try out which will result in becoming a member of this family friendly organization as well!

This place is a great place to take the kids for a variety of music lessons. My kids have been instructed by Andrew and Jarel. Both are great with the kids and really know their stuff. The founders/​owners are great, they are easy to work with and Leslie is a good teacher.

Located in historic Liberty Station, Recreational Music Center is one of several organizations occupying the NTC Promenade (tagline: «Innovative Experiences.) It’s right across the hall from Capoeira Brasil San Diego, and the whole building seems to be bubbling with enriching opportunities for children and adults.
RMC has run some online daily deals recently, so I enrolled one of my little gremlins in a week-​long summer camp. The teacher Kristy is lovely and perky and energetic enough to keep a roomful of tiny, wiggly, munchy humans enthralled with fun and stimulating activities. She deftly keeps a swift pace, and works hard to include the shyest youngsters. Having sat in on the day’s lesson, I’m looking forward to the end of the week final performance.
My only quibble is that RMC seems to be a hybrid of a nonprofit and a for-​profit. Several other reviewers have referred to David as «the owner,» but nonprofits aren’t supposed to have individual owners. They’re supposed to be governed by independent boards of directors. RMC does offer scholarships to students who are financially needy and families of active duty military members, as well as discounted music classes through daily deal sites and early registration.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting David & Leslie (owners of RMC). The passion they have for the students and teachers is inspiring! I walked away from our meeting knowing that these were two people that truly believe in their mission.

I think every community needs a place like RMC.
I came to this studio with my 13 year old cousin on a «Fun Friday» (open house). My cousin was interested in taking some piano classes and we talked to the owner (David) who explained their methodology to music classes — teach each student the music they want to learn instead of the boring old traditional music lessons. He said each lesson is tailored based on personal interests. That’s pretty awesome.
On top of that, they’re a non-​profit and they offer a free trial lesson with one of their teachers. It’s rare to find people who are so warm and passionate about what they’re doing. If you’re interested in music classes, do yourself a favor and check out RMC. They offer classes for babies and senior citizens and everyone in between.
And yes, my cousin will be starting his classes soon.

David and Leslie at the Recreational Music Center are absolutely fantastic with kids! They teach music and they do it very well. Innovative and imaginative, they make kids want to learn how to play like the pro’s, and show them how easy it is to get started.
My 10 year old daughter was introduced to them last year, and took a week of Rock Band camp. She loved it so much that she went back for two more weeks of it this year and will start both keyboard and electric guitar lessons next month.
Rock band camp teaches the kids keyboard, guitar and the drums, then on Friday they put on a rock concert all their own. Great times!
The lessons — especially the group lessons are very affordable, and David will work out a plan that fits every budget. Can’t say enough great things about RMC!!!

My son and I searched for months for a good school with a positive environment. I am thrilled with RMC and my son loves his drum teacher!!! They give a lot of positive reinforcement to the kids and you can tell that they really want the kids to learn and have fun at the same time. I think their pricing is reasonable too.
LOVE RMC!