As a teacher , there is none better than Dallas Strings. Quality instruments for a great price…read more Great service and staff.

Great store for string instrument. Ron was really nice and honest. He allowed us to try out…read moreseveral violins and even gave his honest opinion on a violin sold elsewhere. We will definitely come back and will refer other string parents to this store.

Great store for music and suppliesread more

My acoustic guitar had a broken tuning key. I took it to the Music & Arts store so they could…read morefix/replace. Ended up having to replace all 6 keys. I also purchased another guitar case since mine was old and starting to fall apart. They had several cases on sale, a win for me! My guitar case has seen a lot of travel and it was deteriorating from more than 40 years of abuse/use. They replaced the broken keys, restrung it, and polished the guitar. The entire cost was reasonable and I'm glad I had the work done. My guitar is once again being played like it was meant to be played. I was able to purchase additional strings in the event mine snapped. I think the new tuning posts should remedy that problem. I know they do varies types of instrument repair and they support our local high school, the Allen Eagles. I'm glad I found this shop, small, but just what I needed. 2017/27

I heard from a friend that this place was legit. Went to sign up to get my little brother for some…read moredrum lessons. Laura at the front desk turned me off of the idea immediately. As I approached she didn't even say hello, she was stuck on her phone playing some game. I asked several times, "hey, can I sign my lil bro up for lessons". Finally she responded "what do you want, sure". My lil bro is kind of an energetic happy kid, he told her "I'm excited to learn the drums miss". She grunted and went off on a tangent about how its the hardest instrument to learn (its not) and it maybe wasn't for kids (kids can learn the drums lady). She kind of bummed him out saying this so I left. I get that being in a customer service position is hard, I myself was in customer service as a waiter, so I know that the service I got was pretty trash. Decided to take my brother to a different school. The teachers here may be good, or even great, but the front desk service turned me off too much. Ciao!

After my first impression as well as a few additional impressions, I could not be more impressed…read morewith this place. I could have driven by this place 1000 times and would never know there were music lessons here. The front desk girl was nice and the place is spotless clean. The instructor we had was animated and great with my son. What I find to be the most awesome is that the people here actually love music, so they seem to work here to spread the joy of making music. I was a bit reluctant when my son said he wanted to play drums, but after seeing how excited he is and how well he is doing, I'm sold. We purchased a set of Alexis drums so he can wear headphones, this allows him to practice while we sit quietly in another room doing something else. They have both regular drums and electronic drums at the studio. As you walk past the different rooms, you see various children and teachers and if you look close enough, you can even see the little light bulb above the kids heads. I find it amazing watching kids learn and I find it ever more amazing seeing someone actually enjoy teaching children. It makes my heart melt. These guys are talented, experienced and work very good with kids. I am impressed and will be introducing my daughter to the guitar soon after. My desire to have her take guitar lessons is solely based on the enthusiasm I've seen with the teachers. The drum sessions are 30 minutes, which is perfect since anything more would be sensory overload. You'd be amazed at what a 9 year old can pickup in 30 minutes, especially with an instructor that's excited to teach him. I tip my hat and say BRAVO, job well done Matt Burk Music Studio, I am a fan!

A teeny bit hard to find , but worth walking across through the gate. I called ahead & asked if…read morethere was time to fix our flute. Owner said he would have to see....In the end he addressed us right away , looked at it, fixed it in about 5 min! Charged about $10!! I was very pleased. We will go back! Thank you so much, The Band Connection!

We went here to try and exchange my current flute for a new flute since my current flute always…read moregets ruined. When we asked for a new flute Mr. Walker said "well its like a car, if something breaks on your car they wont give you a new one" acting like a flute and a car are the same thing. The owner treats you as if you are incompetent. Not only that but hours are not flexible at all. Overall, i do not recommend, don't waste your time and money coming here.

I go to school of rock and play songs I love it I love drumming and my band is awesome!read more

Our 10 and 11 year old girls have been attending SOR McKinney for just about 18 months as part of…read morethe Rock 101 program. We discovered the program through a colleague of my wife's whose son has been a participant in the Frisco school's program for several years. Both my wife and I were in band in school many years ago, so we thought this would be a great opportunity for the girls to learn a practical instrument and get some performance experience to help them not be shy. Since joining the program, the girls have had a number of instructors: one that has an advanced education in classical guitar, one that has a higher education background in early childhood development, and several that have toured nation-wide as real musicians. Some of those instructors were in fact students once in other SOR schools. And throughout the program, the entire staff, and even culture of the school, has been very positive and supporting. In the past 18 months, the girls have played multi-venue concerts in Deep Ellum twice, they have played in a battle of the bands at the House of Blues, and numerous other concerts at bars and restaurants in and around McKinney and Frisco. My younger girl stays glued to the electric guitar, and my older girl mainly plays the drum kit, but sings and plays bass on the side. Together, our girls teamed up with a little boy in their 5th grade class and played a song (from SOR) in their elementary school's talent show a few months ago, and they rocked the house and put some elementary school teacher's in shock! My wife and I were in awe, and we both commented what it would been like to have been rock stars even before going into junior high and middle school (we were nowhere near this cool!). I haven't seen any program similar to what SOR is doing: they work on temp, rhythm, and style all the while driving the kids to perform in front of others. They leave reading music and theory to the public schools to teach (which for me was the not-so-fun part). Doing it this way, the kids are only learning that music is fun and rewarding, but my oldest is starting 6th grade in the fall where she will start complementing what she has been learning with those extra skills of reading music, etc. Its been a very good program; very positive results. To address the other reviewer that alluded to drugs being present at the school: I am a software development manager that runs an international organization which in the past has required me to have security clearances. My wife is a top nurse practitioner who is respected as deeply knowledgeable in multiple fields. There is absolutely no way we would allow our kids to be involved in this program if there was any hint of illegal activity. I have sat in their building for countless hours waiting for practices to be over, and I have never seen this. The building is definitely shabby chic (meaning a little bit of a dump), but so are many of the performance venues--that's part of what it means to be a performer. But, its good enough; the program is expensive enough without needing to make it into a lounge. We highly recommend.

Dropped in for a quick visit to see if they had any hidden gems. Music store was nice and…read moreselection was great. The folks at Frisco Music center were very welcoming and knowledgeable. I had a great conversation about gear and things. It looks like someone was dropping off equipment for a service so service looks to be an option. All in all, great music store that carries most things. Highly recommend

I visited Frisco Music Center because I was on the hunt for an electric guitar I couldn't readily…read morefind in other shops. Another music shop tipped me off that this place had several in stock, and upon calling I was delighted to discover that they did. Although they were initially asking over $100 more than some bigger guitar shops online, the manager agreed to match that price and I was able to take home a Yamaha Revstar! The shop itself is pretty cool. When you drive up on Main Street it appears there's a lot of construction and NOT a lot of parking, but this isn't the case - they have a spacious lot in the back. Enter through the black door and you'll find yourself emerging into the shop near a wall of ukuleles. The store basically appeared to have three areas. The first room had the strings, acoustic guitars, (maybe drums and keyboards, I'm not sure), etc. The second area seemed to have equipment for recording and maybe some effects. The third room was well worth traversing the labyrinthine layout for, because that's where they kept the electric guitars and pedals and guitar straps. Despite being a small business they have a great selection. The manager seemed super knowledgeable and helped me pick some extra strings to go with my new guitar at my request. One of the things that really stood out to me too is that they offer a 50% discount on set-up service when you buy a new guitar from them. Although the person who does it was out for the week, I fully intend to bring my guitar back in to get it set up for only 30-something dollars! (Although, it seemed to play great off the wall.) Overall this is a great local music shop and should be on every guitarist's radar.

Erin Malone is the BEST teacher I've had HANDS DOWN!! She is extremely kind , patient and has…read moreincreased my confidence 10000 fold! I'm 28 yrs old and have been very shy when it comes to singing and using my voice. Erin has taught me skills and techniques that I can use for the rest of my life. She taught me not to put myself in a box and to be okay in the uncomfortable and unknown. For that alone, I love Erin and the 4/4 school! Ms. Bonnie is also a stand out! Her customer service is AMAZING and she is the absolute sweetest!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND 4/4 SCHOOL IN ALLEN!

My daughter (7) has been going to Allen location since February 2019 (once a week) for Piano lesson…read morewith Teacher Lawrence. This is her first time touching piano - she saw her friend playing piano and wanted to try. Our goal was to give her the exposure and see how it goes from there. After 3 lessons, she started saying that she doesn't like it anymore --- which I was afraid might happen when it started getting a bit harder (e.g., learning notes, etc). I talked to Teacher Lawrence and he asked what her favorite TV show or song was. I told him about the theme song from "Miraculous Ladybug", and by the following week he had a simple version of the song ready for her to learn. She has been very motivated to learn how to play the whole song. We appreciate how flexible teacher Lawrence is to keep it entertaining/interesting for the kids.

I have known Simon Buckner for many years and he is played and taught guitar for many years. He…read morehas assembled an excellent staff of professionals and musicians and I would highly recommend Ballard Street Music for anyone interested in learning to play a musical instrument.

Very unprofessional and completely lacking in communication. They constantly cancel classes and…read moreonly inform you once you arrive. Imagine driving an hour just to find out your class is canceled--not just once, but most of the time. We clearly communicated and requested that they notify us at least a few hours in advance so we wouldn't waste the trip, but they never did. They never apologize or offer any consideration, yet if you try to reschedule, they make you pay. Stay away from this school--you don't want the disappointment.