Community School of Music and Arts Reviews

Families, students, and community members have trusted CSMA for music and art education in Mountain View for more than 57 years. Across hundreds of reviews, a few things come up consistently: the quality and dedication of the faculty, the welcoming atmosphere for students of all ages and experience levels, and the sense of community that goes beyond individual lessons and classes. Parents frequently highlight how much their children look forward to coming back, and adult students describe finding a creative outlet they didn’t know they were missing. Below is a collection of reviews gathered from Google, ActivityHero, and CSMA’s own surveys.

Parent and Student Testimonials

For anyone considering piano lessons, I wholeheartedly recommend CSMA! My experience with Muza Mdzinarishvili, a Distinguished Faculty member, was outstanding.

CSMA is truly a community GEM. I got to know CSMA first through its corporate program and, really enjoyed my piano teacher Dr. Nicholas Isaacs. His impressive passion and dedication in music education (40+ years) has led me to a new musical journey at CSMA.

My child takes piano lessons with Theresa Ronin. Theresa is kind, patient, knowledgeable, and motivating. I am so pleased with my child’s progress with Ms. Theresa.

My son has been taking drum lessons with Carmen here for the last 7 years. Carmen is phenomenal. She’s an excellent musician, but a truly gifted teacher. She’s so patient and goes out of her way to help him make sense of new music theory concepts.

We have never done a camp at CSMA so we weren’t sure what to expect, but my daughter loved it and didn’t want it to end.

Love the small class size. Feels like the teacher can give each child adequate attention.

My son loved every minute of camp and we couldn’t believe how much artwork he brought home on Friday afternoon!

I am so impressed, and the experience for my son, who is autistic, was awe-inspiring. Everyone was so keen on his difference and helped him grow.

Our private lesson teacher is just a really, really good teacher, which is rare. She’s professional, friendly, totally dedicated to her students and constantly thinking of how to best engage her students with music.

The most well organized camp! The art my daughter produced was beautiful.

My 10-year-old son attended the Digital Art Camp. He learned Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash. I liked how this camp showed kids how to use industry-standard software.

The summer camps at CSMA are kids’ favorite! Both of my kids went to the various activities offered at CSMA last summer, from drawing, singing, dancing, to digital photography. They are super fun!

I look forward to my art class all week. I like to draw and I like how my teacher explains things about art and artists. The projects we do are really fun and also make you think.

I like the classes offered here, signed up for a few seasons so far, and I’m continuing the classes. The prices are very affordable. The classes are inspiring in a way such that it helps me push my limits and discover my capabilities many times over.

I recently hit a little funk in my adult life where my career stabilized and I found that when I had free time, I didn’t know what to do with it and was looking for some sort of ‘spark’ of something to enjoy doing by myself. Through a class at CSMA, I found exactly that.

Community Member Reviews

Wonderful music school with an intimate performance hall, art exhibitions in the lobby, and great students!

Quality free and ticketed concerts and music education alongside friendly service and affordable options.

Wonderful facility for concerts! Great acoustics and two Steinway grand pianos available.

Enjoyed a great concert put on by faculty in the auditorium. Beautiful building.

This is a great music school and one of the only ones that teaches Jazz on this side of the Bay!

They absolutely deliver high value for the tuition in all areas. My family has taken preschool art and music classes, camps, private lessons, and adult art classes here.

Art and music classes for all ages. A friendly, neighborhood center that presents small art shows, concerts, camps, and lessons.

Our daughter participated in the community choir for several years. We were glad to see her attend practices with enthusiasm.

Had a great experience with CSMA and Judaline specifically! The team is super kind, professional, and always ready to help.

Excellent establishment for art and music for youth and adults alike. Beautiful building, clean environment, nice staff.

School and Community Partner Testimonials

The Art4Schools faculty member is an excellent teacher, a talented artist and someone who engages the kids weekly with warmth and enthusiasm.

Through art expression our participants get the opportunity to learn something new about themselves including their talents and interests.

The work that you and the team have done with our students has been phenomenal.

Thank you CSMA for matching us with such a talented, caring, and effective teacher who is adding to the musical experience of our students.

Merit Scholar and Advanced Program Testimonials

It was through music that I was able to truly understand many of the possibilities that were out there for me. It opened a whole new world for me. This is what CSMA does.

The Merit Scholar Program enriched my appreciation for music through many opportunities to showcase my work as a pianist.

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