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Private Music Lessons in North County San Diego

Piano, Guitar, Voice, and Ukulele Taught In Your Home

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13,000 lessons taught · Fully insured · Background checked

Why Students Stay In Lessons

Teach 13,000 lessons and you start to see a pattern.

A student begins thrilled. They practice constantly for three weeks. Then they hit the wall: the songs get harder, the hands stop cooperating, practice turns into a fight, and somewhere in there a parent quietly starts wondering whether this was worth it.

While Matthew has inspired many students to build strong practice habits, he's found that most are what he calls late bloomers, just as he was. Between the ages of 8 and 12, practice was a chore, and it only happened like growth spurts. Lessons didn't become interesting until he started making music fun for himself. That's what he works to do with every student he teaches: make sure your child keeps coming back, and keeps enjoying the instrument.

His lessons are built to be worth showing up for, whether or not the week's practice happened. He uses structured lesson books when they help, but he always works in the songs a student genuinely wants to play, and he isn't afraid to let them reach for something a little beyond their level. He reteaches patiently, catches the small technical habits beginners pick up early, and keeps steering each student back toward good fundamentals.

Progress comes from the habits that stick. Matthew's job is to keep planting them, keep the student engaged, and keep the door open long enough for the music to take hold.

Enroll Now For Weekly Lessons!

*Piano, Guitar, Voice and Ukulele.‍ ‍

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30 Minute Private Lesson

4 private lessons (recurring every 4 weeks)

$165.00

Perfect for young beginners! Embark on a musical journey like never before.

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45 Minute Private Lesson

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4 private lessons (recurring every 4 weeks)

$249.00

Experience a one-on-one music lesson crafted to help you reach your musical goals.

One Hour Private Lesson

4 private lessons (recurring every 4 weeks)

$330.00

Accelerate your learning with a longer lesson. Gain more time to review additional songs, study music theory, and learn how to improvise!

Not Ready To Commit?

Schedule a 30min single lesson for $49!

Learn Music with Matthew!

Matthew Gorgas has taught over 13,000 private music lessons in the past 10 years (piano, guitar, voice, and ukulele) to students from age five to ninety. He teaches in your home, and he is fully insured and background checked.

Born and raised in the North County San Diego music scene, he's a songwriter and recording musician with more than two decades behind an instrument.