Scherzo Music School was founded in the year 2000. Since its inception, it has uninterruptedly served the San Mateo area and adjacent cities within the San Francisco Peninsula and the whole Bay Area. Scherzo Music School is a year round music education facility offering weekly lessons once or twice per week in many acoustic and electric instruments to students of all ages and levels of musical experience. Various one-on-one teaching methods are used to meet the unique needs of each student and family. The school currently offers piano, violin, voice, guitar, flute, recorder, ukulele, harp, cello, viola, saxophone, clarinet, and theory lessons for students who look for a solid foundation in music in a fun and challenging environment. In addition to the individual lessons, Scherzo Music School offers its Music/Piano Discovery for children between 3 and 5.5 years old and from Piano/Recorder Discovery for children between 5.5 to 7 years old. The school takes pride in the selection of each instructor. All our instructors at the school come with a strong music background from different professional music schools. As accomplished musicians, all the teachers are committed to their art and mission as educators as well as performers. In addition to weekly lessons, Scherzo Music School offers online/long distance lessons. Scherzo School believes that it is important for students to have a goal for their music instruction, therefore, the school offers performance opportunities, preparation for standardized music exams like the ABRSM, CAPMT or the CM , preparation for auditions. The school also opens its installations to musicians and music teachers in San Mateo and the peninsula area who need to rent a space for rehearsal, their own music practice or to teach private lessons. Scherzo Music School is an equal employer and active member of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and thrives on the diversity of its staff. The school staff looks forward to helping you achieve your musical goals and be part of the musical education in your family.