As a music teacher, I really appreciate how Music & Arts gives a 30% discount to music educators…read more It shows how much they value the work we do! The people working there were so nice and helpful. I was looking and browsing for some teaching books and they had most of the books I was looking for. It's just fun to spend half hour there going through and getting inspired by different books you might come across. They seem to have a much larger inventory for piano pedagogy books, but their string section is still decent sized. In terms of musical supplies like violin shoulder rests, strings, dampits, etc, they have a small selection. I would probably just buy most of those things online, but if you're looking for convenience and basic brands, they will likely have them.

I really wanted to like this place and rented from them for years, but my last (and now final)…read moreexperience with them was horrible. Just beware that their "rent to own" program is not flexible. If your student grows in the years that you're renting from them - which will happen with every young student - they'll tack on an additional $500 to the purchase price of the instrument. And that's if you just go up by a single size! Not to mention that the person I dealt with was quite rude from the get-go, hence the low rating.

We have used the Roland electric piano every single day for practice and have had zero issues (was…read morebought used off of the floor). I would highly encourage people to support the few stores that keep product for demo use out on the floor. Other than Guitar center there are so few stores left that let you try the product before you buy it.

Great customer service at multiple locations, they have a convenient return policy, and friendly…read morestaff.

This place is wonderful if you haven't been there try it. They're beautiful instruments and it is a…read moregreat place to go. The employees are very helpful. Put music in your life. You'll find joy try this place. You're gonna love it. You'll thank me later.

I had two lessons left on a monthly plan when I got hit with a barrage of work and life tasks (I am…read morefinishing writing a book and recovering from liver failure). I needed to pull back on all extra commitments for a while. I asked to pause my ongoing lessons and ...guess what? Because I can't take the lessons right now, I LOSE THEM, per company policy. $200 down the drain on these folks. This is terrible customer service and very bad business practice (if not illegal). Trust Pilot and BBB are my next stops.

Daaaang! Fender never really made the exact Telecaster I've always dreamed of, so I decided to…read moreassemble one myself based on the '70s Tele Custom using top-tier parts: Warmoth body, Lollar pickups, Mastery bridge, Hipshot tuners, and a Fender replacement neck. Over the years, I've spent hundreds and hundreds trying to dial in my own setups, only to end up taking the guitar to a mix of different shops to fix what I couldn't. Even then, the results were usually just "good enough," with tweaks still needed. But not this time. After putting all the parts together and making the adjustments I thought I had down, I took it to Spencer and the team at Mike Lull for final nut work and setup. I asked them to swap out the factory plastic nut for an unbleached bone one, and WOW - this guitar came back playing like an absolute dream. The action is insanely low with zero fret buzz, no nut sizzle, no weird spring vibrations. Absolutely perfect. Their attention to detail is unreal: the new nut is flawless, intonation is spot on, pickup balance is dialed-in, and they even clocked the screws on my pickguard!!! Who does that? Craftsmen do that. They treated my guitar like it was one of their own builds. This is, without a doubt, the best setup I've ever had and the customer service is on a whole other level compared to any other shop I've used. I'm officially a lifelong fan. Massive thanks to Spencer and the entire team at Mike Lull Guitar Works! You are the best!

UPDATE OCTOBER 2, 2024:…read more 5 STRING GUITAR SAVED FROM THE LANDFILL! I found an "ETERNA EC-12" guitar in the dumpster recently, that only had five strings. So I stopped in today and asked Preston Lull how much they would charge to add the missing string. He graciously did it for nothing! We also spoke for several minutes about the condition of the guitar, agreeing that it is not worth spending the money to righteously fix it up. But Preston said that it should play just fine despite the damage near the bottom of the guitar (see photo). He also told me to expect the new string to have to be tightened periodically for the first few days. This is easy to do even for me. After that, it never has to be tightened again. Such is the case whenever a guitar gets new strings. IS IT TIME TO GIVE MY GRAY MATTER A WORKOUT? He also gave me the business card for "Matt Benham Guitar" (see photo), saying that he is an excellent guitar teacher who charges about $70/hour for lessons. I told him that I just might try that after first trying to take lessons online if I'm so inclined. Benham gives guitar lessons in a rented booth at Mike Lull Guitar Works (not a MLGW employee). This is the second time in as many years that I have stepped inside MLGW and had a pleasant experience (see original review). Perhaps the guitar gods are trying to tell me to take up learning the guitar. It's good brain exercise!

I will say that your experience is dependent upon the teacher you have. We wanted our son, 6, to…read morebegin piano lessons. We tried two teachers at the school and both were just...not it. They seemed to lack understanding of how to teach young children--the patience and scaffolding required. We are stopping lessons today after the teacher asked my son essentially why he can't read music and if he's day dreaming. Mind you, several of his lessons were canceled because of teacher absence so today should have been a gentle reintroduction to material. But again, this is where having an understanding of teaching children is important. I would look elsewhere for younger kids.

4/4 School of music has some of the most kindest and patient teachers I have ever encountered in my…read morelife. I joined the school to rehabilitate my voice for a few years since I had some throat issues and it was really sensitive. I took up opera classes to learn voice control and to push myself a little bit more. And every time I got sick, they were really accommodating by allowing me to transfer the lessons to my kids. When I attended the lessons with my on-going condition and could not sing, the teachers still taught me breathing lessons to help rehabilitate my lungs and try to open it back up from the tightness. For someone with my medical problems, the teachers have gotten me to the point where I can sing opera songs. It is truly a feat! And I am really grateful for everything they have done. And I highly HIGHLY recommend anyone to join if you are looking for a great school to give your kids an extra boost in their musical talents or better your musical talents. All of the teachers and the staff are just amazing!

They are the true drum pros! Very customer oriented and extremely knowledgeable. Great selection…read morethat is constantly changing. Alex has bent over backwards to answer my myriad questions! They have absolutely earned my business!

Stopped in to check it out. Dudes were really nice, place is clean and good selection. They ordered…read morea stand I'm interested in to trying out. I am more than happy to recommend them and give them my business. Beautiful kits and even a decent selection of edrums

I took about 5 months of online vocal lessons with Kristin and it was really good. I wanted to…read moreimprove my singing skills to do a song at my wedding, and to improve my karaoke abilities in general. And I think it helped me tremendously. As a bonus, I also got an opportunity to perform in one of the recitals hosted by Kirsten and it was a great experience. She's very flexible and knowledgeable, and knows how to pace yourself to improve your skills over time.

It was a wonderful experience having Kristen as a vocal coach. The bottom line is that I improved…read morein my singing, my confidence increased significantly, and Kristen was a really multifaceted person with a lot of flexibility to meet my goals. I enjoyed my meetings with her. She always so the positives and the possibilities, even when it came to my own songs. She was extremely supportive of working on my original music and helped me feel confident with the few songs I wrote that were pretty high on my range. She's also a very real person, so we could focus but we could also laugh or acknowledge if we were struggling a bit that day. She offers all of her students, piano and singing, to participate in a recital that is hosted by an elderly care facility for which she volunteers her time, I believe to do singing or choir. I suggest for any potential student to take that opportunity in that low stress environment with Kristen's support and other supportive students to practice being in front of people. Also, the residents really appreciated it. While meeting in person would have been nice and probably has some advantages, working remotely was really convenient and still quite effective. I highly recommend Seattle City Music with Kristen for your vocal or piano lessons!

stay with HMSM for 3 yrs already and will keep doing... Love…read morethe concepts and hard work from instructors.

My kid has been studying piano with Lillian for more than 5 years. He started at a time when he was…read morelosing interest in playing piano and we were not even sure if he would like to continue. Now he is really passionate when he practices and is often quite proud of his work. What a difference taking lessons from Lillian had made! We are grateful that we had found Lillian 5 years ago and strongly recommend her to any kids who'd like to start playing piano.

I asked Jason to tune my first piano. He did an excellent job as a gentleman. Also, I would like to…read moreask for the next tuning.

After moving to Seattle less than a year ago, I had my piano tuned twice by another service and…read moredespite being highly recommended a well reviewed, he completely butchered the sound of my piano. The upper register was very sharp. I reached out to Jason and he has been my tuner ever since. His ear is incredible - he doesn't just listen for whether the notes are sharp or flat, but how each key sounds when compared to another ensuring that the piano sounds beautiful as a whole. Meticulous attention to detail - observing how each hammer strikes the strings, where they rest when not being played, etc. I cannot recommend him highly enough.