Deepak Warrier
The staff was friendly, but I wouldn't recommend taking lessons here. I signed up for lessons with Erick Peralta. Erick is a great musician, but he doesn't respect his students' time, and the school doesn't provide any recourse for that. Every lesson after the first one, he made me wait 5-10 minutes while finishing up with another student, and didn't acknowledge or apologize for this. The lesson ended at the regular time since the next student was waiting, so my 45 minute lessons were cut short. During my most recent lesson, he made me wait 15 minutes with no acknowledgement that I had to wait, and I lost my patience and walked out because my time wasn't respected. I won't be attending any more lessons at CMC, the lack of respect and lost time is not worth the guidance that a teacher provides. In 2025 there are many excellent resources to learn from online, and it doesn't make sense to spend 30 minutes in traffic to try and learn from a teacher who doesn't care. I'm leaving a negative review for the school as a whole because this feels like a scam. I paid for all the lessons up front and I'm only allowed a refund after the first lesson, so I have no recourse if a teacher decides to cut all of my lessons short.
