These businesses were voted the Best Music Classes in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2026 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Bay Area Academy of Music. In-person and virtual classes in piano, voice, guitar, drums and more are offered at this music center. Pleasanton. bayareaacademyofmusic.com.
Silver: Village Music School. Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek. villagemusicschool.org.
Bronze: East Bay Music Together. Multiple locations. eastbaymusictogether.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Music Together. Little ones and their caregivers participate in music classes that help with growth and development. Menlo Park location. mt-mp.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: San Francisco Music Together. Little ones learn music while also fine-tuning their social, cognitive, emotional, language, and fine- and gross-motor skills. Multiple locations in San Francisco. sfmusictogether.com.
Silver: Music and Friends. San Francisco. musicandfriendssf.com.
Bronze: Music Time with Megan. musictimewithmegan.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: San Jose School of Music. Offers private lessons for voice, piano, guitar, drums, strings and more. San Jose. sanjoseschoolofmusic.com.
Silver: The Music Place. Multiple locations. musicplace.com.
Bronze: The Music School. Sunnyvale. themusicschool.org.
