Levine School Of Music

Very unprofessional downright scary "teacher" with Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) who is a conductor for child orchestras and teacher for Strings Avenue in Maryland. He is always angry and thinks children deserved to be punished and bullied. He cares more about having ego trips over children than listening to them when they are doing NOTHING WRONG AND DO NOT DESERVE TO BE PUNISHED.

What sick sick sick behavior. This individual treats children like criminals in a prison yard by staring them down, treating them like dirt, encouraging and laughing when other kids call them nasty names, accusing them of utter nonsense because of his deep personal issues and insecurities, and being extremely unwelcoming. My proof is my child's experience with said individual.

The teachers are amazing and the school is so accessible. There are locations in many areas of the DMA and there is scholarship money available so no child is left behind because of financial need.

It is very disappointing that a school that markets itself as a program for young children has a teacher that singles out young children (2 years old) to be excluded or tries to make them feel unwelcome. Now my kids don't want to go even though they love music. Save your money. This school is unprofessional and downright cruel. It is unbelievable.

My children have taken music classes at Levine for several years and I have nothing but positive things to say. The instructors are fabulous and this is much more than a sing-a-long music "class" that you typically see in town. The curriculum is age-appropriate, well thought out and based on music theory. I highly recommend Levine!

My 8 year old son first did one of the 3 week summer camps, and is now enrolled in group piano. His playing abilities have really progressed rapidly, and he enjoys playing. He even tolerates practicing at home most days. I'd certainly recommend Levine for both summer camp and also weekly lessons during the school year. If the weather is nice, there's a small outdoor play area for siblings.

Having a great experience with other music school this one real disappointed. Teacher my son got is very unprofessional, I can question her diploma as a teacher.

I've been at Levine for four years now. My violin has improved so much because of it, it's been an amazing experience so far.

Music teachers at the top of their art, for all ages and levels.

Be aware of this Levine school of Music! They lie about their fee, and constantly changed their stories about the hidden charges! Their student juries were a joke, all student competitions were fake! They are only interested in your money, not about your child's well-being or about music! Even some of their faculty lied about their degree(s)!

If you want your child to learn anything about real music and ethics, do not send your child there, because they really do not care about you, they want your money. My son just spent a really miserable year there; the lessons were not well organized, the juries were fake, and they constantly ask more and more money from you and lie about the fee! I really wish I had known this last fall, so hope this posting can help some parents to avoid the big mistakes we made.

If anyone has questions, please post, and I will be happy to provide more details about our experience with this so-called school! I see some reviews here are so far from the truth, and would not be surprised they were written by Levine faculty themselves. From our first hand experience, their recital performance level is so so low; being expensive is not the problem, the problem is they were not honest about the fee, and they do not tune the piano, and apply arbitrary standards for jury level to students in order to string you as long as possible.

If you know something about music and piano playing, you would see through their game immediately! They are not world class musicians, far from it! They are those unfortunate musicians who did not make it, for which I am actually always willing to give my money to help IF they are honorable people! I gave them the benefit of the doubt in fall, but now I do not believe anything about Levine! Don't waste your money and time on Levine. Their conducts will simply destroy the beautiful feeling you child has in music, just as what they did to my child!

This school is for serious musicians. Yes, the school is expensive, but the instructors are world class and the standards are very high. My son has been studying piano here since we moved to DC two years ago and the improvement we have seen is incredible. If you only want to try out a class or instrument to see if it's a fit, then this is probably not the school for you. But, if you are a dedicated musician that wants to advance your skills and education, then I cannot recommend a better school.

New to DC, I found that this school offered adult music classes and attempted to find out if they were appropriate for my age and skill level. I'll never know due to their policy of requiring a full semester's non-reimbursable tuition ($400+) just to see if a non-accredited, hobby class is a fit (ie. the correct level for my ability as a musician).

Apparently they consider it disruptive for an adult prospective student to observe a class, and provide no means to pay for just one class or have an adult's skill level tested. If this is what all of DC is like, I cant wait to go home to SF.

Mixed feelings. Expensive classes for Rich people. Sterile? I dunno. Not my cup of tea. Asked for information once and I found the experience off-putting.

I took piano lessons from a teacher affiliated with the Levine School of Music. I took music theory courses. This school has high standards and is not easy. They do not offer degrees. I don't think there are many places like the Levine School of Music in Washington DC. It's very classy. They have a gigantic campus. (Why is this the second Yelp review? HAHA)

I've not been to the actual Levine School of Music, but they have implemented a program to showcase up and coming artists. I had the pleasure of attending a piano performance by Jeffrey Chappell, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! His performance is part of series they have entitled "A Little Night Music." The series is intended to be a means to increase funding to the Levine School of Music.

I had no prior knowledge about this, but it's a great idea serving a great cause. It also helped that the venue for this performance was at Busboys and Poets. one of my favorite spots in D.C. Great idea Levine School of Music!