My violin teach Jonah is a really good teacher. He not only teaches about the techniques of playing…read morecertain pieces, also teaches the music theory, which increases my interest in learning music overall. The front desk staff Jonas and Brittany are always helpful to make re-schedules etc.

I have been attending lessons at Meter Music School for 4 months and it has been an outstanding…read moreexperience. My teacher Elizabeth is a pro. She's professional, funny, warm, and welcoming. I am successfully learning the basics of music theory and piano technique through her teaching, instruction, and live playing examples. She is also highly communicative and thoughtful. I very much appreciate her and have come so far in such a short time with her support. Additionally, the space is nice and the administration is responsive - and I feel that Meter Music provides great value for the price.

THis place is popular. We can't get in and try with an instructor we wanted to try with. Parking…read morelot is small. There are a lot of kiddos here on the weekends. Its about $46 for 30 minutes. Pricey but worth it?

I'll add a small update given Shannon responded publicly here but missed the point. The reason…read moregiven for ending lessons has minimal importance compared to the way Shannon handled the situation. Abruptly ending 2+ years of lessons, via email, with a 6 year old, without prior discussion is unforgivable. Not responding to a request for discussion on this abrasive decision is rude. It is possible to end lessons or deal with challenges with grace, however that requires her to make an effort. Shannon's tactless actions speak louder than her inadequate words. Original review below: Our 6 year old son, Alexander studied with Shannon Keeler at Puget Sounds Piano School for over 2 years. This past week, 2 days after our normal weekly lesson, Shannon unexpectedly terminated the lessons, effective immediately with 0 notice, via email, no goodbyes permitted, stating that we would not be able to study from any instructors at the school. We followed up immediately requesting to discuss since this was such a surprise. At a minimum we wanted to allow Alexander to say goodbye. We never heard back from Shannon. The lack of empathy and professionalism from a teacher dealing with children every day is repugnant! We explained to Alexander that Shannon had become too busy to teach him and that he would not be able to say goodbye to her. Alexander was in tears all night. Shannon broke Alexander's heart by discarding our family like it was a piece of trash. Shannon's reasoning for terminating lessons in the email was that she can't teach Alexander "in her own way". She mentions "You have definite ideas about his studies, and they contradict mine." My wife and I have both taught piano in the past. We mentioned our background to Shannon to assure her we could help at home if necessary given Alexander struggles at school occasionally. We never challenged or contradicted anything Shannon taught. There was no discussion of the challenges Shannon was encountering prior to termination via email. We help Alexander with piano a minimal amount at home; mostly making sure that he spends 10 minutes practicing most days. Our goals for piano lessons are to expose him to music, have fun, pick up some discipline along the way and learn how to work through some of the challenges encountered. I'm not pushing for him to pursue music as a career or to be a virtuoso. Given these goals are incompatible with Shannon's ideas is incredulous. It is clear that she is insecure and intimidated about having a parent who can independently assess and assist with fostering their child's musical growth. Shannon has a pretty standard contract that parents are required to sign which states if we decide to quit we need to give her 2 weeks notice. It also says: "We are very open to hearing your opinions about your or your student's musical experience. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any observations, questions or concerns. We shall attempt to return all calls and emails within 24 hours." Shannon violated each aspect of this contract. If you are still reading this review and are looking for a piano teacher, please contact any of the other 100+ possibilities in the area to minimize the drama Puget Sounds Piano School will possibly have on your family.

My boys love the chance to play music with other people during Rock Camp. The teachers are…read moreknowledgeable, experienced in bands, easy going and accommodating. My boys have also benefitted greatly from some private lesson time too. The concert at the end of the week under big lights and with a raucous parent/family audience and a few nerves of the musicians and the completely awesome music!!!! It is an all time experience. It's hard to tell who enjoys the experience more. If you have any doubts, sign up, no matter the experience level of musician.

School of Rock made our shy girl play guitar like a pro and act like a rock star! The ability to…read moreplay her favorite songs, perform in a real club and make friends made an awesome experience.

I can't say enough about the good people at Dace's Rock 'n' More. My 30-minute guitar lesson was…read morealready one of the best 30-minute time blocks of my week. Adding the Rockology class to lessons adds a practical and fun reason to keep pushing yourself to learn more: you're playing music with other people with a specific end goal, playing a show. The staff at Dace's Rock 'n 'More are not just talented musicians, they're consistently kind, funny, helpful, and genuinely good people. Their qualities make the learning experience even more enjoyable. This welcoming place is truly a treasure of Maple Valley.

Way back... wanted my child to learn and love music. A young…read moreathlete. But...everyone knows the music/math connection. Duh. Researched. Anyplace can teach music. Chose Dace's Rock 'n' More for not only the quality of education but also, and more importantly... for the caring. Community. Acceptance of ALL. All the music teachers there care about their students. Think that is not important? It's everything. Everything. I'm so grateful for the kind, caring, patient and talented educators. Loving role models, cool and fun. The music is important YES and 100 % amazing teachers. Just as important is guiding people to love music, love others and love themselves. Please chose Dace's Rock 'n' More. Beautiful community. Recommend 1000%.

I really like this school. My eight year old takes guitar lesson with Joe and he is amazing!read more

This review is for Kaleidoscope Rock Academy, which operates out of Kaleidoscope…read more tl;dr - scheduling nightmare, contract breach, and borderline fraudulent charges. There are better programs out there My son has been a member of a group here for over a year. He came from another group oriented program with firm schedules and weekly rehearsals, so it was an adjustment to have to decrease to one rehearsal a month. Things were okay for that year, despite numerous reschedules. We decided to continue the program this year because something is better than nothing though. This year has unfortunately very disappointing. The new season started in November, and after one month the schedule fell apart. I am a single parent that works full time, and it is extremely important that I can know my son's schedule in advance. Multiple times during this season the director of the band cancelled practice, on one extreme case just an hour before. This translated into my son not being able to attend a practice for over two months. The director stated that it all worked out because he added a practice at time that worked for others in the band, but surprise, didn't work for my son because what I thought was going to be the schedule turned out not to be the schedule. The director seems to think that individual parents are paying for the band, not for their children. I don't think I'm out of line in thinking nobody thinks that way. To add to all this, I told the director two weeks ago that about all my grievances, to which he replied it all balanced out with the additional practice (again, that my child couldn't go to because of all the schedule shuffling). He went so far as to try and tell me only one cancellation had happened despite it having happened multiple times. At this point I was pretty certain scheduling at this organization is a complete and utter mess, and that there was no way my son would have a good experience there. I told the director my son would no longer be participating in the program. What really infuriates me though is that he referred me to a section of the registration agreement that says I am committing to pay tuition for a full year. He very conveniently glosses over this part of the same agreement: Rehearsals, song choices and public performances for the academic year are all highly customized to meet the needs of students who join our rock bands each Fall. The needs of the students 100% covers not rewriting the schedule frequently so that students can't make it to practice. He will claim it's completely out of his hands, but then what the hell are you paying for if not at bare minimum someone to organize and enforce a practice schedule that actually works? And then he charged me tuition for a term I said my son would not take part in two weeks after I pointed out his contract breach. I confronted him again about why he was continuing to charge me, and he pointed out the same agreement that he himself originally violated. It boils my blood to think that someone would try to take advantage of parents like this. To be honest, I hadn't planned to even write this review until he charged me again and continued to act like it was no fault of his for my child's departure. Now I'm having to process a chargeback through my bank, which sucks. There are better group programs out there. Go to one of them and get a better value for your money, and avoid the headaches of not knowing whether or not your child will actually get to use the service.

I truly enjoyed learning from Terrance. First, he's genuine, patient, informative and makes you…read morefeel comfortable without judgement. Terrance asked about the music I enjoy and then incorporated songs that corresponds with lesson making it more enjoyable. I recommend Terrance and believe you will enjoy his approach and style of teaching. Regardless, good luck in your pursuit learning guitar.

Ms Pamela teach my son Piano and my son just loves her class. She is very talented in music and…read morehave very organized and punctual approach . She have recital every six month to make sure kids are playing good piano and able to perform in front of audience.

I took lessons for a year from Benjamin Wallace-Ailsworth and he was a fantastic teacher. Very…read morestrong on the fundamentals and as well he stretched me into songs that helped me expand my playing. Very patient and a wonderful person.

I've been taking lessons from Ben for almost a year now and he is amazing! Very adaptable to my…read moreinterests, and creating exercises on the fly, if needed. Has good and challenging curriculum! Prior to taking lessons, I've played bass in bands for several years, and he's been helping me grow from where my skill already was. Highly recommended!