Cheerleaders need sound. It's a fact. And the WWHS Squad needed a Yamaha 600i for a good price…read more Our band director pointed us the Arts & Music. We ordered it online and it was shipped to the Garland location. Free shipping! The price was about the same as the other retailers, but the carrying case was about $100 less! And we saved a lot on shipping because that thing is super heavy in the box. It arrived in about a week and they are open until 9 p.m. making it easy peasy to pick up. Super friendly folks in the store and I was able to park right up front making it easy to get it to the car. I don't think this could have gone any smoother.

Why place hours of operation on website and door if you aren't actually going to be open?…read more It's poor customer service!

Went in to look at guitars, not planning to buy right away. Tried a couple of models and got some…read morebasic advice. Might come back when I'm ready.

Fantastic customer service and great people! Helped me find exactly what I needed and even helped…read morefix my guitar tuner on the house! I'm definitely coming back here for all my guitar needs from now on

My 8 year old daughter has been taking piano classes for 3 months now and it's been a great…read moreexperience so far! She is one of those kids that has a difficulty concentrating and gets bored of activities easily, so I was super nervous when signing up. The classes are fun with Mrs. Minda!She is very sweet, caring and encouraging. We appreciate the reward prizes and the treats she spoils us with after each class. Mrs. Minda makes herself available for questions and concerns outside of class as well which we really appreciate! The customer service (payments, timely notifications) is seamless and the communication level is superb. Thank you Mrs. Minda Check our her store, there are so many fun items - you won't be disappointed!

I bought my harp from Minda about this time last year. Stellar service. She took the time to work…read morewith me and identify the harp for me. It's a year later, and I love it. Minda also teaches lessons, so I signed right up. Great experience. She's patient, willing to explain things to my engineering brain, and brilliant. More, when it came time to change a string, Minda gave me a lesson. She even let me change a few strings on a harp she was working on. Telling me how to do it, showing me how to do it, then letting me do it but talking me through each step. Finally, doing it on my own but with her watching. Great way of learning. I was able to go home and confidently change the string myself. Five of five stars. And an extra star because she's just so darn nice about it.

I visited Texas Music Lab looking for a guitar that wasn't in stock at another larger local shop…read more Sadly they didn't have it either, but the tech (luthier?) I spoke with was able to refer me to another area store that did have it. I thought it was really cool he did that. Good vibes in this place. I inquired about lessons and the pricing seemed reasonable. I might give it a try. Also, there was a store dog.

Best musical staff in Texas! We love this place. Everyone is…read moreso fun and helpful! The jam sessions are a blast!

After trying two different piano teachers, we landed at Right Start with Nick. He is such a…read morewonderful teacher! He comes to our house and works with each child for 30 minutes. My two boys are a handful and Nick is patient, yet has great boundaries. The boys really respond to his mix of kindness and no nonsense. He's always able to direct them back to the task at hand. He does work book and also encouraged boys to learn songs they know from the radio (via the chords). It's really fun! The company is responsive and helpful too. David has always been great to see with! I'd recommend these guys to anyone... And have already to lots of friends.

Right Start Music is awesome... My daughter was a student several years ago and I upon stumbling on…read morethe pictures fromm her ssessions and/or performances... I rememebered how much she loved it and how much she learned. So here I am few years too late but back to write a well deserved review.

Brooke is an amazing teacher, with many years of experience. She has talked or local school…read moredistrict as well as in her own practice. I took voice lessons many years ago and came back for piano. Brooke is very knowledgeable and will give 110% it's up to you to decide what you will do to equal it.

Growing up singing in choirs, I learned very well how to sing as part of a group and sound the same…read moreas everyone else. I learned to match pitch and mimic runs. I learned to understand when to sing loudly and when to sing softly. But I never learned which voice was my own. I never learned how to use what I have already because I was so caught up trying to sound like everyone else, I never embraced my own sound. My thinking has prevented me all this time, from growing as a singer. The ability has been there, the desire has absolutely been there, but with a clouded mind, the greatest of any talents becomes average, at best. Both of my parents were leaders in church, singing traditional black gospel music, filled with soul. Lots of runs, lots of modulations and key and tempo changes, lots of drawn out vowels, extended breath holds, stratosphere-level bridge notes... but most of all, they always had emotion. There was passion that lead them when they sang. I remember saying, "I'll never be able to sing like them, so I hold back a lot because I can't do what they did." In our first session, her reply was simple: "You CAN do it. And you will sing even BETTER than they did." Just to have a positive voice to trust more than my own negative thinking, that alone would be worth my time. But she's taken time to help me understand when to use my full voice vs my falsetto, how to project sound in every range, how to shape notes to match my strongest vowel sounds, how to be willing to make a mistake and learn from it. And whereas I used to refrain from allowing anyone to hear me singing, now, it's common for me to sing out freely at work, at church and everyone else, with little concern for who is listening. I still have lots to learn, but I'm grateful to be learning it in a safe place.

So, I decided to learn how to play the cello and rather than purchase an instrument out right I…read moredecided to rent-to-own. Based on the price and student quality of the instrument, Williamson offers the best price. Currently, I am renting an adult sized, student-grade cello. This comes with case, bow and complete maintenance. If at any time I wish to upgrade to a professional-grade cello I can do so without penalty. The staff is very helpful and I found them to be great aid in guiding me towards a beginner instrument. I look forward to seeing how my relationship with them will grow over the course of learning my instrument. NOTE: They are located in a outdoor shopping center off of Plano Parkway on the westbound side of 75. Their sign is large, but if you're headed west on Plano Parkway, turn left into the shopping center and they are on the upfront corner.

I have been renting my son's band instrument for 27 months on the rent-to-own. I called them to…read morepurchase the instrument, and they have been bought out, and my rent-to-own plan is no longer valid. I have paid $1500 for the instrument over this course of time... Now I have to buy the instrument from scratch. I feel taken advantage of.

Laura is an excellent teacher with years of experience in both voice and piano teaching . She is…read morevery dedicated to directing her program to each individual student.

This is a wonderful music studio! I studied piano with Ms. Seale for 11 years and am thrilled with…read morethe music education that I received. She is a wonderful teacher and I highly recommend her.

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.

I've never met a more wonderful staff than the one in Music and Arts in Plano. Heather, Carla and…read moreJeremy went above and beyond the call of duty when they helped me out with a very tricky clearance item on an email I received from M&A. They did everything they can for me to get the deal and now I'm eagerly waiting for my new Fender 12 string acoustic electric guitar! Thanks to Heather, Jeremy and Carla for all their help and patience with me! Y'all are truly a terrific team!!! Corporate, please give them a raise!!!

Amazing customer service! Jeremy gave us the royal treatment. He was very knowledgeable about…read moreelectric guitars and helped us pick out the best one for us. He also replaced the strings, showed us how sounds of the guitars and amps we were considering compared and gave us a box to wrap the gift.