WHAT MUSIC LESSONS DO YOU OFFER ?  Piano, Violin,  Guitar (Electric, Acoustic, Bass), Pre-School Music, Ukelele, Clarinet, Saxophone, Drums, Voice, Musical Theat Rock Band.

WHAT LEVELS DO YOU TEACH?  Beginners,  Intermediate,  and Advanced.  We accept early Beginners  (younger than 5 ), Late Beginners (Teens and Adults taking lessons for the first time).


MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT - How Young can my child begin taking lessons?

Piano Violin Guitar Ukulele Voice  Drums 5 years old

Saxophone, Clarinet                9 years old , (may be younger, depending on the child’s built)

Pre-School Music                    4 years old or almost 4

Rock Band                      9 years old

HOW OFTEN ARE THE LESSONS?  All students meet once a week, for 30 minutes or one hour, depending if you sign up for Private, Semi-Private and Group Class.

ARE LESSONS PRIVATE OR IN GROUP?  We offer Private (30 minutes, once a week), Semi Private (One hour , once a week, maximum of three students per class) and Group Class (Once a week, one hour per session) 

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE AS PRIVATE OR SEMI PRIVATE;

• GUITAR •PIANO •VOICE •UKULELE

THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY AS 30 MINUTE PRIVATE SESSIONS;

•VIOLIN •DRUMS, •SAXOPHONE •CLARINET


THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE AS GROUP CLASS;

•PRE-SCHOOL music • ROCK BAND  •Musical Theatre

DO YOU OFFER IN HOME LESSONS? Yes, we can send a teacher to your home to give private lessons.  Please send us an email at Enroll@ehollywoodmusic.com to discuss this option. 

DO WE NEED AN INSTRUMENT TO TAKE LESSONS?   Yes, so the child can practice at home in  between lessons. FYI, we also sell instruments and we give special pricing to our students. (Guitar, Violin, Clarinet, Sax and Ukulele students must bring their own instrument to class)

WHAT BRANDS DO YOU OFFER?

SUZUKI Digital Pianos

FENDER, JOHNSON, ANTONIO HERMOSA, LUCIDA Acoustic and Electric Guitars

PALATINO Violins

WHAT SIZE VIOLIN TO BUY:

To determine what size violin your child needs, extend the arm so that it is perpendicular to the body, measure the length from his/her neck to the middle of the palm.
Approximately:

Arm’s ReachSize         Approximate Age
22 3/4 inch Full Size  12 years old and older
22 1/4        3/4 Size    10 -11 years old
20 1/4 in     1/2 Size     8 -9 years old
18 1/2        1/4 Size     6 to 7 years old
15 1/4 in     1/8 Size    5 to 6 years old
14 1/4       1/10 Size   4 to 5 years old
13 3/4 in     1/16 Size   3 and below



WHAT SIZE GUITAR TO BUY:

All guitars (acoustic, classical, electric) come in different sizes: full (4/4), 3/4, 1/2, 1/4. Full size is the most common size and has the most choices to choose from. 3/4, 1/2, and 1/4 sizes are for kids. All adults, regardless of their size, use full size guitars.
Choosing the right size guitar to use depends the arm's reach of your child. You can use age to determine the approximate guitar size for your child using the following chart.

Age                             Size
up to 6 years old          1/4 size
7- 8 years old               1/2 size
9 - 10 years old            3/4 size
11+ and adult               Full size (4/4)

ARE BOOKS INCLUDED? Books are not included but they are available for purchase at any of our three locations.   Books will be assigned by the teacher on the child’s first day of class

DO YOU HAVE FREE TRY OUT?  For students who don’t quite meet the minimum age requirement, we may schedule a free try out  to determine if the child is ready.   For some students who want to try it out first to see if they’ll like it, we can have them sit in class.  Please send an email to enroll@ehollywoodmusic.com to schedule a “sit in” or “Free try out”

WHAT KIND  OF MUSIC STYLE DO YOU TEACH?  All students start with basic music lessons as their core foundation.  Later, as they advanced we encourage students to try  and get familiar with all genres of music.

OUR MUSIC RECITALS MANDATORY?  Performance in our twice a year music recital is not mandatory but we encourage students to participate.

HOW MANY RECITALS DO YOU HOLD A YEAR?  HM has two recitals a year held during Summer (June) and Winter (December).

MY CHILD JUST BEGUN TAKING LESSONS, CAN HE PARTICIPATE?  If the teacher determines the student is ready and the student would like to participate, then yes, by all means. 


DO YOU CHARGE REGISTRATION FEE?  Yes, our Registration Fee is only one time as long as the student remains enrolled.  If the student drops out and re-enrolls, you will have to pay for the registration fee again. 



Required dance outfit?

Dance classes are offered at Hollywood Music 2 in National City.  Phone no. 619-336-0833.  Coming soon to Eastlake!

For Ballet and Lyrical students: leotard, tights and ballet shoes, hair tied up.

For HipHop students: loose, comfortable clothes. No jeans, no slippers.

For Hula students: sarongs are required to  class. Hula dancers dance barefoot.

For Jazz students: tights and a comfortable top, jazz shoe