The studio in numbers

Opus 1 Music Studio by the numbers.

The plain facts about Opus 1 — every number on this page is a dated, citable claim drawn from current operations, public review platforms, and the studio's enrollment systems.

2006

Founded

20 years teaching Bay Area students music — same family-owned ownership since founding.

1,400+

Active students

Children, teens, and adults currently enrolled in weekly private lessons and Music for Young Children group classes across all three campuses.

50+

Professional teachers

Conservatory-degreed instructors, every one a W-2 Opus 1 employee — background-checked and fingerprinted with the California Department of Justice.

3

Bay Area campuses

Mountain View Grant Road, Mountain View Moffett Boulevard, and Palo Alto on El Camino Real. Convenient for Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Menlo Park, Atherton, and Stanford families.

10,000+

Studio square footage

Combined teaching space across the three campuses — private soundproofed lesson rooms, group classrooms, and recital-ready performance spaces.

30

Private lesson rooms

Thirty individual soundproofed studios for private lessons across the three campuses — each set up with the instruments, music stands, and recording gear teachers need.

8

Instruments taught

Piano, violin, viola, cello, guitar, ukulele, voice, and choir — plus music theory and ABRSM, Certificate of Merit (MTAC), and RCM exam preparation.

8+

Languages teachers speak

Lessons available in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, French, and other languages spoken by individual teachers.

48–51

Lessons per student per year

Year-round monthly membership including summers; exact count depends on enrolled lesson day and observed studio closures.

3

Recitals per year

Three studio recital seasons per academic year, plus the annual Honors Recital for advanced and exam-prep students.

685

Verified parent and student reviews

Aggregated 4.9-star average across Google and Yelp for all three campuses. Refreshed monthly.

4

Press & recognition

Combined count of independent awards (Bay Area Parent, Quality Business Awards) and press coverage of Opus 1 and its campuses. Each item is listed below with awarder, year, and a link to the source.

Press & recognition

Over its 20 years in business, Opus 1 Music Studio has been recognized by independent publications and awards programs for the quality of music instruction provided to Bay Area families.

Recent student achievements

Named Opus 1 students earning ABRSM exam distinctions, competition placements, and honor-choir auditions in the 2024–2026 seasons. Full roll at /achievements.

Where these numbers come from

Updated

See it in person

Visit one of our three Bay Area campuses.