My daughter has been coming here for music lessons for years and we've always had such a great…read moreexperience! She has been taking guitar lessons with Cody for about 6 years, and he has been an amazing teacher. She also started drum lessons with Joe about a year ago, and he has been great as well. Both Cody and Joe are wonderful teachers who have helped her grow so much as a musician. Jazz and Laura are also always so helpful whenever we come in and have helped us many times with finding things and getting whatever we need from behind the counter. We really appreciate everyone here and highly recommend them!

We were helped by the guitar Lesson instructor! she was very kind and helpful :) thank you so much!!read more

Rented a gig-violin for myself and was helped by Ally! She went way out of her way to make sure…read morethat I got exactly what I needed and helped me get set up with a fantastic instrument at a great price. She was kind and responsive and informed me very clearly about price, quality, and long term care. Plus the 36- month instrument value is a huge bonus! Thanks Ally!

What a Great little Gem right here in San Bernardino! After…read morehaving a horrible experience with Guitar Center. We came to Bertrand's music store and lessons. Looking for music lessons for our children and to get a guitar restrung. The Staff were so friendly and helpful. Got our guitar restrung that day. reasonable prices and some things are even buy one get one free. The lessons are very reasonably priced. It's one on one. Lessons are for adults and children. They have a variety of teachers who teach different instruments. They also sell many different musical instruments they have rentals for short-term or long-term use. Unfortunately right now they do not have a beginner guitar teacher you'll have to be put on the waitlist. Just sad that they don't have a beginner guitar teacher:( This is an awesome place for music lovers of all levels!

This studio is great. The teachers genuinely care about the kids and are so patient. They are so…read moreencouraging as kids learn and really do want each one to enjoy dancing.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Dance Terrific! Can't say enough of how much we love this place. My daughter will…read morenot go to any other studio she is already in love with the instructor and her friends she says. Me Terry is very professional but still give a sweet family sense to the studio. Their routines are super adorable and everyone is just kind all around. They start right at time they do t play with your time, they respect your time very much. Literally one of my best experiences with a dance studio and I was a dancer growing up so this says a lot hehe. Thanks dance terrific we are so happy we found you!

Amazing service! I have never seen my guitars so nicely set up. Amazing prices and they do house…read morecalls for a small increase in price. Will definitely be a loyal client!

Cindy is a great piano instructor! She is super patient with kids, and has a fun and outgoing…read morepersonality that is engaging and kind with them. I've watched her teach and she is always enthusiastic with helping her students understand concepts in ways that fit their learning styles. Very versatile teaching approach. I highly recommend her!

I can't say enough about how amazing Cindy has been with my eight year old boy. She takes her time…read moreto explain everything about the pianos functionality , reading musical notes and makes logic recommendation on which music books to purchase. My son began with 30 mnt sessions, Two weeks later we upgraded to 45 mnts and now he is doing one hour sessions. He has express how much better he plays the piano on his spare time and is looking to learn the complete Fur Elise song with the help of Cindy. I highly recommend her:)

Great Christian environment for someone who wants to learn the basic/fundamentals of specific…read moremusical instruments (drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, or vocals). Our 12-year-old son's drum instructor (Frank) was phenomenal. The two complaints our son had was that his weekday drum lessons made it hard for him to tend to his homework on drum lesson days. He would have preferred weekend lessons where he could go straight to church after his lessons, but that would totally be impractical for one on one drum lessons. The other complaint our son had was that he felt the lessons were not advance enough for him. But that's just our over confident 12 year old's opinion. The music showcase at the end of the season was a great bonus! This allowed the students to showcase their skills at the end of their music lesson season. Believe or not, the showcase was very enjoyable to watch. There are some serious talents out there among the next generation.

We love Hillside Arts Academy!!! Great instructors that take the time to find & expand on each…read morechild's talent! Broad range of classes available for every level & love that each week the student is provided with "homework" to help them continue to practice outside of session time. My daughter has really enjoyed vocal lessons with Mrs Cynthia, and has really bonded with her not just through music & socially as well.

We love Nick Rail we purchased a 4k trumpet and they walked us through the whole experience. Come…read moreand rent or buy.

Wonderful place!…read more Super helpful and knowledgeable staff. Instruments, repairs, lessons. Everything one needs for all things music. *They fixed and tuned my daughter's harp in less than 24 hours!

Smooth process. Rented a violin for 2 years and will be back for this school year. Very helpful and…read morethey take the time to make sure sizing is correct.

For a few years now, I had been wanting to either get my viola bow re-haired (if possible) or…read morepurchase a new viola bow - and had called a few music stores around for pricing for a possible re-hair of the bow. Since I have had my viola for quite awhile now, it was a first for me since I only played in school orchestras. Been wanting to get back into just practicing, but then the pandemic happened and I just put this thought off to the side. A few weeks ago, I called up a few of the same stores, where I had gotten quotes a few years ago, and my fav one seemed to have closed down during the pandemic. I found contact information again for J. Brown Violin Maker and called to inquire and to reserve a time to come into the store. Debbie picked up the phone and provided lots of valuable information and I quickly set up a time, as I know from personal experience, always better to set up a reservation. Good thing I did as well, because they were in and out for the month of July and were also busy with school instrument repairs. When I arrived to the shop, I did not know there was a small parking lot up front, so I drove around the building (due to the one-way street on the side) and then parked in a "J. Brown Violin Maker" Reserved parking spot. I was a few minutes early, but knocked on the door to announce my arrival. Good thing I made a reservation as 2 more families (without a reservation) came in after me! The second family after me probably had to wait over an hour since I was just a few minutes into my reserved time and the family after me needed to look into renting a viola. Debbie explained and showed me that my current bow was unable to be re-haired and also showed me a few areas where I could "repair" for better sounds and etc. I opted to get new strings along with a new carbon composite bow. Yes, prices online may be cheaper, but I love supporting local businesses! Since they know that they cannot beat online prices, Debbie did restring my viola for me, and even helped lubricate the viola pegs! I learned a lot that day, especially since I have never had private lessons. For one of the families after me, Debbie even said that they had just made the viola for the student's viola teacher the year before. I love how connected they are to the community and I even asked for recs for a piano tuner. The second family after me seemed to have purchased multiple violins from here as well. The store certainly keeps busy, and I hope that they continue to do so, as one does not usually see many Master Luthiers around anymore.