This business seems to be badly managed. Messaged twice about lessons but have never heard anything…read moreback. Tried to order an attachment for my violin. They placed the order, never heard anything. Really wanted to like this business as it is local to me and I love music. Won't go to a business that clearly doesn't want mine.

My son takes Clarinet lessons and it has been great. His teacher is well-rounded and very…read moreexperienced. We rent his clarinet through Cadenza and the service has been terrific. We also regularly purchase accessories, music and other items and have had a great experience all round.

I'm helping a mentor try and sell his bass. I have no idea what it is worth. If he sells it, I…read morewanted it to be to Music Go around because I firmly believe we have to support our local stores. When I sell or purchase something I frequently do it there because I know that they'll give a fair price. Whenever anyone asks me to help sell an instrument. Every time. So my friend is an older fellow and he can't get around to St. Paul easily. So I said I'd find out what Music Go Round would recommend. I made the joke that I want to buy it. 0 chance I could afford what this thing is worth. I'd like to buy a Lamborghini as well, but nobody takes me seriously when I say that either. So explain all of that. The owner's little feelings got hurt because I mentioned that I want the guitar. So he fly out refused to help me. "I don't do market appraisals." So he wouldn't hear me when I tried to explain. It was extremely disrespectful & could have been handled with a little communication. I didn't get that. So this guy is taking the ONLY positive thing about B&H stores and throwing it out the window. Why wouldn't I reach out to Sweetwater to discover something like this? That's the next move. I love the guy you have working there. I think he's in a vest. He has always been kind, cool and professional to me every conversation. It is unfortunate for him that he has to work with this owner. This will sadden me when store inevitably closes, he only has himself to blame. C'mon dude. Build a relationship with your clients. Talk to people. Care a little. You had my full allegiance to your store. But all of that is washed away. Keep people close. I love sending people to Music Go Round but now I'd be embarrassed if you decide you don't like one or my friends.

I can't say enough about how good the service at Music Go Round in Roseville was for me buying a…read moreused bass guitar. They had a good selection, at a wide range of prices. They put new strings on and adjusted the neck for no extra cost. This is the store to go to for guitars in the Twin Cities

Sent me a used ocarina at new price, and it was damaged with scratches and pen marks all over it…read more Mailed in envelope with songbook already in soft case, no printed box or formed space. Currently trying to get refund and return, company ignoring my emails. Fuck Groth.

Groth is a cool music store with a large selections of strings, brass, harmonicas, and percussion…read more The buffalo drums were incredible.

Great music instructors here. Jazz ensembles and brass choirs any age. I had fun here.read more

From the owner: Music lessons for ALL AGES. Begin, restart or continue your music learning journey this fall…read more Register now for Session 1. We offer lessons in Voice, Piano, Organ, Bass, Percussion, Brass, Woodwinds, Guitar, Violin and Viola. Students 55 plus can enjoy 50 percent off for individual lessons and tuition assistance is available to any student. Start by registering for a free introductory lesson with one of our outstanding teaching artists. Music for Families program Led by MacPhail Center for Music teaching artist, Ivory Doublette, features activities for children ages 0 thru age 6. Each week will include plenty of singing, movement activities, creative projects and hands-on creative play.⁣ Experience the joy of creating a musical community with us. Class sizes are limited. Tuition assistance is available. Contact Student Services for scholarship help.

This is a mixed review. If you are a looking to learn songs, then this is a solid school. If you…read moreare looking to learn concepts like theory or technique, then this is not. My daughter went here for six years and had no idea what a G major scale was or how to construct chords that were not in a song. So there was not a transference of skills outside of songs. I asked multiple times for teachers to teach theory and technique but it never happened. My daughter went to a different school and excelled. In fact is majoring in music in college. But these skills came in the two years post SoR

We've been going to the School of Rock for the past few years and have enjoyed the Adult Groups/…read moreProgram. We (My husband and I) were both brand new to performing and learning our instruments and have gotten to the point in a short amount of time that we are able/ comfortable enough to go out and book our own shows. Elliot, Dan, Andres, Tyrin, Kean, and the rest of the staff have been a huge help. So big thank you to them.

Jennifer Becker is hands down one of a very small number of luthiers in the entire world who are…read moretrue masters of their art and craft. I've known her since she was a teenager working with and learning from her father and grandfather, two of the greatest violin makers and restorers of any era. She is in every respect a worthy successor to carry forward the legendary Becker family tradition. Jennifer is unfailingly honest and professional. She wants nothing more than to make your instrument sound as good as it possibly can, whether it's a student instrument or a Strad. She is welcoming, friendly, and understanding with every type of string player, student to lifelong amateur, young professional to world class soloist. You will not find her combination of knowledge, skill, passion, humility, and true art anywhere else. In spite of her status at the pinnacle of her profession, she is completely unassuming. There's not a hint of the kind of pretention you'll find in most other high end violin shops. I live in Maine and gladly drive to St. Paul to have her take care of my magnificent Becker cello. Can't imagine having anyone else work on it!

My violin cracked this winter and I was incredibly stressed about finding a someone I could trust…read moreto take care of my instrument (I had a bad experience with a different business). As soon as I contacted Jennifer Becker & Co. they reached back out and were responsive, professional, and very thorough and knowledgeable. Jeremy was the person I worked with the entire time. He was patient as I explained to him at least three times that my violin is very important to me and it's hard for me to leave it with a stranger. I'm glad I did! Not only did he fix my crack and make it almost invisible, he sealed two seams that I didn't know were open (with my permission of course) and now my violin sounds better than ever! I would HIGHLY recommend and I will definitely be going back should I ever need maintenance on an instrument.

Went in to inquire about my violin bow being rehaired and came out with a new bow! I was given a…read moreviolin and a bow from a family member and one of my bows needed new hair. Fein violins sends out bows to be rehaired but will let you loan a bow while it's being worked on. The bow I was gifted from family was actually a very inexpensive bow and wouldn't be worth it to rehair but I was able to buy a new bow. Diane showed me some options to choose from and I could hear the differences as I tried them out on my instrument. She also showed me some violins the owner was in the process of making. It's super cool to see the instruments being made on site! I'm excited to use my new bow, thanks Fein Violins!

For anyone reading on here and seeing the negative reviews, I question their authenticity and am…read moredismayed at their disparaging of a small business that is a cornerstone of the St. Paul community. Here is my review: We moved to the Twin Cities and my daughter needed a new cello rental for school. The quality of the rental was very decent compared to other shops. After a few years, she had advanced in her play in high school. She was moving up through the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony, first chair in her current section, and first chair in her school orchestra section as well. We had the opportunity through a family gift to purchase her a more intermediate student cello. We went to Andy first, since we had a credit with his shop. He was sold out of the price points we were looking at but let us come and play on a few instruments on hold for other buyers. He was incredibly gracious. In the meantime while we waited on more instruments to be available, we did our due diligence and tried cellos and bows at other shops around town, and had her teacher weigh in on a few. In my mind I didn't like any as much as one we had played at Andy's shop before, but I was trying to approach it from a neutral position. We found two that were fine instruments in our price range and would have served. One shop even offered us a discount to make up some of the difference in not having a rental credit with them, and another shop was having a sale. This process really helped us in our decision, because when Andy had two cellos available we went back in to try them. Wow! My ears had not deceived me. After all the time spent listening to my daughter playing perhaps as many as 20 other cellos, the quality of sound in Andy's cellos stood out as warm and resonant across the entire range. My daughter almost immediately fell in love with one. We spent over an hour playing on them above his shop, to which he graciously gave us the space and privacy to try out cellos and bows and discuss. The cello we have purchased is so beautiful and will serve her for many years as she advances in her play. Andy had recently had a cello sale over the holidays and he and his business manager, Diane, offered to extend those prices for us. He also sent us with a nicer bow than we had originally planned, and a beautiful case and dampits and new rosin. He was nothing but friendly, gracious, knowledgeable, and clearly loving of his craft. I have received nothing for this review, except I felt compelled to write one after our experience working with Andy and to tell anyone else on here to ignore the negative reviews because I can recommend his work and his shop and his person without reservation. Of note, Andy has been serving the community for decades with instrument rentals and sales as a small business owner. Some of these reviews are about people thinking they found some $150k violin (unlikely!) and were angry at being told otherwise, or people irritated that his small shop wasn't open when they stopped by without appointment. Ridiculous! I would recommend you call in advance. This is customary for most luthiers. They are small and many are by appointment only, or may need at times to step out or handle business or appointments away from the shop. It also enables them to prepare for your visit and ensure the practice space and instrument types you are seeking are available.

Ordered STAGG 14" Cymbals they showed as available OnLine, took them 3 days or more to contact me…read moreand say they don't have the inventory and they also don't know how long it'll take for money to be refunded. This was my first and last time I'll order from this shoppe. "Unfortunately, they have inventory issues sometimes" Seems to me like they were slow pulling my order and probably just sold it before pulling the order. Avoid this place.

Friendly, helpful and easy to navigate - only "problem" so any great choices. Highly recommendread more