Following retirement, I decided to pursue a life long dream of learning an instrument. I taught…read moremyself to play ukulele using YouTube videos. Unfortunately, I was unable to develop any significant improvement. I enrolled with Smoky Hill Music and love my weekly classes. My music teacher is amazing. His patience and love of his craft pushes me to become a better player. I play all the genre of music that I enjoy and my skills have dramatically improved. Thanks, Smoky Hill Music!

Great place to learn guitar and ukulele! Me and my son have taken lessons here for years. The…read moreinstructor is very patient and great with kids - and adult students too! We learn our favorite music and all the theory and technique too. Highly recommend!

I'm so pleased with my violin repair. I loved the sound before and couldn't image it better. I…read morebought a good quality violin 7 years ago and had only had one repair when the sound post fell. Derek at Von's saw the the post was too short, I needed a new bridge. I was hesitant. But the difference is night and day. Derek also repaired a crack under the tailpiece and a seam repair. I'm virtually playing a whole new violin. So very happy with the experience I need a rehair next, and to keep everything humidified properly so it remains a beautiful violin. What you don't know can hurt. Thanks You

Wow! Perfection! I have never had perfection!!!! If you have a ridiculously long neck like I do…read moreand have to customize your chin rest, go see Derek! So glad I complained to him about it!!!! So reasonably priced as well! I would have paid $200 for this. Having the ability to properly support my instrument is going to level up my playing in ways I could have only dreamed of before! I am so happy with this customization, that I don't think I can adequately express myself!!!!!!!

They did. Lovely job re-hailing my bow. I had a lovely and personalized shopping experience being…read moreallowed to try so many different violas and bow combinations. I came home with a gorgeous viola that resonates like a bell and the most luxurious new bow.

My mom brought my violin to this place to have it repaired for me as a graduation present…read more My violin has never played like this! I am so impressed with the quality of the repair. Not only does my violin sound better than it ever has, it's easier to play too. They also did some cosmetic work, and it really does look much nicer. When we went to pick the violin up, we returned our rental and we were greeted with an opportunity to go to a practice room and test it out. Everyone was extremely kind and helpful, and I could really tell that they cared about my satisfaction with the repair. They also gave me great care advice when I asked. I'm so thrilled to have my violin sound so nice and for it to be so well taken care of. For any string instrument repair, I would extremely highly recommend. I am sure their lessons are top notch too, though I haven't experienced for myself.

I wanted to leave a review for Danielle LaVia's voice lessons. My daughter has taken private voice…read morelessons from Danielle for the past 18 months or so. Our experience has been superb. Danielle is amazing at helping my daughter grow in her vocal abilities, stage presence, and putting personality into her songs. The other wonderful things that have happened at the same time is how her self confidence has improved, holding herself stronger, and loving herself more. Which is such an important thing for children to learn about themselves. We are forever indebted to Ms Danielle and having her be apart of our daughter's life.

From the owner: Danielle has been teaching private voice lessons since 2011 to a wide age range. She focuses on…read moretechnique, breathing, diction, posture, broadening range in the vocals, and working on a wide variety of songs that fit your vocal needs, as well as bringing you out of your comfort zone and pushing your voice to grow. She specializes in acting techniques and audition preparation and gives you the confidence to walk into an audition, feeling prepared and ready to rock it!

I ordered a pedal that was said to be in excellent condition, with the original box and papers…read morewhich included the certification for the limited edition Fulltone Ranger OC75. When I received the pedal via UPS it did not have the original box or papers or the certificate of authenticity. When I called the store, the gentlemen I spoke with said " oh yeah I know that pedal, we had too much used gear and we threw out some stuff and that box and contents got tossed, sorry about that"

Walked through the doors and was immediately greeted and pointed in the direction of what I was…read morelooking for and Judah was very helpful and even offered to help take a heavy item to my car for me and had a very positive attitude. Keep up the great work and it was a pleasure to meet you!

I decided to start taking Gutair lessons and came across rock of the stages. I'm very glad that I…read moredid. My instructor Jesse Wehling is an absolute pleasure to work with, incredibly patient and makes learning something new fun and rewarding. Thank you Rock of the stages and Jesse for all you do! Highly recommended!!

From the owner: At Rock The Stages Music School Aurora (Awarded Best Music School Of Aurora) we believe life is…read morebetter with music, so we make it our mission to create life long rock stars of all ages. Cultivating growth, creativity, fun, and teamwork is at the heart of everything we do! We use our patented Rock Star Program to masterfully teach lessons for Guitar, Piano, Drums, Singing, Bass, Violin, Cello, Mandolin, and many other instruments as well. Within our Rock Star Program we offer: One On One lessons, Group Lessons, Intro To Music and Rock Band Classes. All of this feeds into our main focus, which is to get our students learning their favorite songs quickly and teaming up in bands for our awesome Showcases packed with cheering family and friends!

Awesome groovy guys who know that they are doing and they do it well! Highly recommended!read more

I'm fairly new in town, and had had bad luck trying to get a particular Swiss-made guitar amplifier…read morefixed. By word of mouth, after trying several local repairmen, I got wind of "Shon" at Sound Town. He combed over the amp tooth and nail, and finally solved the problem for me, a problem that turned out to be not so much a broken component (my guess) as operator error, a change-over from an active to passive guitar, and the need for a suitable pre-amp to boost the signal . It took a lot of testing and reading of manuals and schematics, before Sean figured out what was going on. He went so far as to compare my sound-levels with those of other amps in the stores and he was quite patient and thorough in every regard. I made several trips to the store, and became acquainted with three key people there, all of whom were very nice, and I got a feeling for their special niche in the music world, which is the supplying of sound systems and various components, whether for rentals-out or for purchase. They keep a fair supply of guitar needs and are happy to order anything you might want at a fair price. Though Guitar Center and places like Kolacny's and Flesher-Hinton all have their place, I'll always begin by shopping here because of their patience and kindness. It is a special kind of store with special kind of people, and it always feels good to be patronizing a locally owned business of modest proportions. Bravo!

I brought my horn in for its yearly cleaning, which wasn't a problem in previous years…read more Unfortunately, the shop has changed hands and the repairman did not do an acceptable job. I had to take the instrument to a different shop, where it was revealed that one of the two valves hadn't even been cleaned (I was told both had been.) I sent the new owner pictures of the valves, told him I found the whole servicing unacceptable, and asked for a refund. I gave it a few days and asked again. No reply. I'm sorry to say it, but I can no longer recommend this shop.

These guys are awesome! FYI - they price match AND they're local. But not only did he fix the tiny…read moreviola string that no one else had but also had a shoulder rest for my tiny 9 year old who has an orchestra concert TOMORROW. lol Customer service, the dog , the knowledge, the help, the price... Go here for ALL your musical needs. I cannot give a more positive review.

This place is top of the line and just what our church needed. We are a set up and tear down…read morelocation so we have no where to gather and practice but this practice studio accommodated all of us comfortably and had everything we needed! We will be using them from now on.

Very comfortable studio setting. The gear was awesome and up to date. The owners are very…read moreprofessional. They know a lot about music and definitely know what they're doing. I would definitely recommend them!

Couldn't possibly speak highly enough of the work Frederick did for my piano. I wonder if a lot of…read morefolks in this business would have just told me not to bother with it. It's a family piano (small baby grand), but hadn't been touched in over 50 years. It's now closing in on 100 years old, and wasn't really top of the line when it was built. But - it's a family heirloom of sorts and I really didn't want to get rid of it. Frederick was knowledgeable and diligent, but also recognized that the actual value of the piano meant he should take a measured approach and not try to complete rebuild the whole thing. The end result has been wonderful. The piano just sings. It's a very whole sound - loads better than what it sounded like when we brought it into the house. Couldn't recommend a better person for this kind of job.

I always thought my piano sound beautifully , but after Mr F R's work , it sounds even more…read morebrilliant . Amazing ! Mr FR is meticulously at work , extremely skillful and knowledgeable . He listening to my need attentively and work on it . Was able to improve my piano's action when all my previous tuner told me " nothing I can do " .I really appreciate his service and want to thank him , I have a Steinway &Son , B concert piano .