Tunelark is an online marketplace for private, 1-on-1 music lessons. We connect students with vetted music teachers for piano, guitar, voice, violin, ukulele, saxophone, and 40+ other instruments — all through flexible, online private lessons.
What Makes Tunelark Different
Vetted teachers. Every teacher on Tunelark is reviewed before they teach a single student. We don’t let anyone with an instrument and a Zoom account list themselves — teachers go through an approval process before appearing on the platform.
Private lessons only. Every lesson on Tunelark is 1-on-1. No group classes, no video courses — just a student and a teacher, live.
40+ instruments. Piano, guitar, voice, violin, ukulele, saxophone, drums, bass, cello, flute, and more.
All ages and skill levels. Beginners, kids, adults returning to an instrument, advanced students preparing for auditions — Tunelark serves the full range.
Flexible scheduling. Students book directly with teachers at times that work for them. No fixed class schedules.
Quick Facts
📅 Founded April 2017 — approaching 9 years of music education
🎵 40+ instruments offered
👨🏫 Private 1-on-1 lessons — no group classes
🌐 100% online — students and teachers connect from anywhere
✓ Every teacher vetted before their first student
📅 Flexible scheduling — students book at times that work for their life
Who We Serve
Students: Beginners of all ages, kids learning an instrument, adults who always meant to learn, self-taught players who want formal instruction, and advanced students looking for specialized teachers they can’t find locally.
Teachers: Professional musicians and credentialed music educators who teach online and want a platform that handles scheduling, billing, and student matching.
Our Story
Founded in April 2017, Tunelark didn’t start as a music lesson company. When founder Aaron Bloom launched the company, the vision was music education software — a suite of interactive games designed to teach music theory and instrument fundamentals to students in schools.
The games worked. The business model didn’t. Public schools are passionate about music education but rarely have discretionary budget for boutique ed-tech.
So the company made two decisions. First: give the software away for free. Any school could sign up and give their entire class access to the full game library — no subscription, no trial period, no catch. To this day, music teachers around the world can register at tunelark.com to give their students free access to Tunelark’s interactive music learning tools, complete with a classroom management dashboard, progress tracking, and game assignments.
Second: fund it with music lessons. Operating out of the San Francisco Bay Area, the team built a teacher-student matching service. Students would find a vetted Tunelark teacher, and the teacher would drive to the student’s home for in-person lessons. It was local, personal, and community-rooted.
Then March 2020 happened.
When COVID hit and in-person lessons became impossible, Tunelark went fully online — and in making that shift, built everything the platform is today. Automated scheduling. Automated billing. A full digital teaching platform with a student dashboard, integrated video meetings, and a suite of educational tools built on top of the original music software. What had been a Bay Area matching service became a fully remote marketplace, and it took off.
Today — approaching its 9-year anniversary — Tunelark connects students and teachers across 40+ instruments, entirely online. The music learning software is still free to schools worldwide. The mission is the same as it’s always been: make music education accessible — for students who can afford private lessons, and for classrooms that can’t.
Partnership & Media Inquiries
We’re always open to resource listings, editorial coverage, and link partnerships with complementary websites and publications in the music education space.
Contact: jennifer@tunelark.com
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