I'm completely new to playing music and have been working with Yousef for almost a year now and it has been wonderful. They are flexible, have good prices, and are patient and non-judgmental (whether it be for my lack of practice one week or when it takes a while to get a rudiment right). They are encouraging and super helpful - even helped review the acoustic kits I was considering purchasing every week or so, so I felt confident that I wasn't over-paying for a poor quality kit. And when I finally received my new kit, they came to my place to help me fix my set-up, explaining the purposes and benefits of each tweak we were making (which was a lot considering I had no idea what I was doing! haha). The regular recitals give me a goal to work towards as well, helping me stay committed. With Yousef currently in multiple bands and playing live sets as well, I feel like I'm getting quality real-world advice and recommendations. As a queer person myself, it also feels nice to be working with another person in the community. Overall, I would recommend Yousef's lessons! I think you'll enjoy them a well. :)

yousef is an awesome music teacher. patient, curious, supportive, and kind. yousef has been teaching me how to use DAWs and record music at home, which has been challenging for me on my own, but with yousef’s support, i have made a huge amount of progress. i highly recommend yousef to anyone interested in learning about music theory and home recording.

Patient, kind, helpful, able to provide the meaningful connection necessary between student and teacher for the student to thrive. Yousef has been our child's teacher for a year and last week asked me if they could work with Yousef for 3 hours each week.