I cannot say enough nice things about Plainfield School of Music! My daughter takes guitar lessons…read morewith Chris. She'd previously attended another local music school, and was miserable. She ever wanted to go, and wasn't learning anything. She's been here for two months, and has learned a lot. She's eager to learn, AND practice at home. We were pleasantly surprised with the interior, featuring large rooms for lessons, a comfortable waiting room, and even a stage for performances. I was even impressed with their teachings of "learn to play what you love". There's something very endearing about a man looking like he belongs as a member of Metallica, teaching tweens how to play Taylor Swift. You pay $21 per lesson, and pay upfront for a month. They're very flexible with cancellations-they will actually reschedule your lesson (if you're sick, or have homework like my child). Highly recommend.

My son and I went for our first class tonight. Eric is our instructor, and great with both adults…read moreand kids. The location is great, staff is great, easy parking and a fair price for lessons. Is recommend them to anyone looking for any music lessons of any kind. Truly happy we are working with them!

What a great teacher !!! From music theory to hands on instruction Mr Durr is who I needed!! I have…read morebeen with him for 2 years and every time I see him there are fun and exciting lessons I play with. I highly recommend him!!!

For the longest time I had wanted to learn the banjo and as luck would have it I stumbled upon Jim…read moreand the Prairie School of Traditional Music. Other than a month or two of piano when I was 10, I've never played an instrument. So, I was as raw as it gets and to top it off, I'm not an artistic type. In other words, I was probably the worst type of student possible. But, Jim is a patient, laid back, intuitive teacher. If one teaching method isn't quite clicking for me one week, he'll try another method. Also, I travel quite a bit for work and Jim is very flexible in scheduling lessons. There is none of this "every Tuesday at 7PM" type of thing. I schedule my lessons on an ad hoc basis as my schedule allows and Jim is always able to accommodate. Learning the banjo is one of the most challenging things I've done and Jim is making it possible and more importantly, enjoyable.

Dirk has been teaching my son for over 6 years now. He is fantastic - he has a great way of…read moreengaging the kids to learn and grow. He makes learning fun - quite often brings his guitar for jam sessions. Dirk's excellent teaching skills helped my son lead the drum line at his high school for two years. Lastly, he is a great role model for kids. Very genuine individual who will be a great teacher for your child.

My son has been taking private lessons from Dirk for years. Dirk relates and communicates very well…read morewith his students. He not only teaches, he is in a band as well. This makes him very relatable and current in the music scene. My son has done very well in marching band and band thanks to his continued guidance from Dirk. I also love that he comes to our house. So much easier than getting in a car to drive to lessons. Dirk is a great guy, very orgainized and trustworthy. I would highly recommend him.

I was referred here by a family friend for guitar and vocals for my daughter and my son. I went in…read moreto check out the school a few weeks ago the two teachers I was referred to are no longer teaching there. I met who I am guessing is the manager his name was Adam or Alex? He tried to talk me into guitar with one of the other teachers but I was extremely surprised that the teachers are all kids. I was really excited that they opened up and are so close to my house however they want $300 a month to have a 22 year old teach your child. I also was not very excited by the fact that for $300 a month my children would not be learning any theory only music for the show that they would be putting on. When I asked if they could also throw theory and some structured learning in I was told if there is time after they work on the assigned songs that they would be allowed to do so. The man I was speaking with could sense my disdain and got very pushy and when he found out that my children have been in music lessons since they were 3 years old he became very adamant about me joining and talking about the show team and other performance programs my kids could be in, Normally I would be a proud mama bear to hear someone wanting my kids to be part of something so badly, but truthfully I do not want to pay for my children to be in a band I want to pay for my children to have lessons from an accomplished adult so they can learn to play better, not be put on a "show team" to play songs and never learn anything new. I felt as though I was at a used car lot the way the man was talking to me. I also just got a strange vibe off of him. He seemed burned out or like he may have been on something. Definitely not someone I would feel comfortable leaving my child with. I was super disappointed because I had heard such wonderful things about the vocal instructor and the guitar instructor, I was upset to find out that they had left the school, especially when they did not have sufficient teachers to fill their spots. All they could offer as replacement was early 20 somethings to replace them. Basically I got a very bad vibe off of the place. When I visited the only people who were there were the burnt out manager, the guitar teacher who is in his early 20's and the vocal instructor (who I had already been told was not sufficient and that you don't want her, you want to make sure you get the vocal keys teacher).. So all in all I would say skip school of rock glen ellyn and go to school of rock naperville. Thats what I ended up doing. The teachers there are of adult age and have resumes as opposed to the glen ellyn school where the teacher are in college and just working a job. If you go to their website do not be fooled in the staff section the guitar teacher who I was going there to try and sign up with is still on there as the music director which I feel is sneaky and misleading, he is not there anymore they just keep him on there to make them look like they have someone on staff that can actually teach music.

Last Spring we checked out school of rock for my son who was interested in playing drums. We…read moreweren't ready to commit to buying a drum set so we checked out the Rookies program. He had a blast and took to the drums like a fish out of water. Fast forward we enrolled him in Absolute Beginners camp in the summer - with a show on the Friday of the camp. We were amazed at how all the kids learned and preformed several songs after 1 week. Fall we enrolled in lessons and Performance Program. All the kids learn at an incredible rate with weekly one on one's as well as weekly 3 hour rehearsal with his group. I feel it would have taken years at a lower cost lesson only program for him to get to the level he's at in 5 months. In addition all of the staff and other kids are awesome. School of Rock will quickly become a second family for anyone who attends.

My daughter has been taking viola lessons with Bing for the last 6 months, and we couldn't be…read morehappier with our experience. Bing is an excellent teacher patient, encouraging, and highly skilled. She does a wonderful job of educational and enjoyable lessons, and we've seen growth in our daughter's confidence and musical abilities. The staff is always friendly and welcoming, and the classrooms are clean, organized, and provide a great learning environment for students. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for quality music education in the area!

Summer camp 2026 was a bust for our child. The website claims the camp is for all levels, but they…read morewere unwilling or unable to work with a student entering their second year of study. The material was way too advanced and the teachers just didn't care. You'd think there would be a fun 'get to know you' activity, where children introduced themselves to each other? Nope, not even a chance for the kids to introduce themselves. The people running the program don't seem to care about the kids. When our child asked to get in touch with us [to be picked up early], they wouldn't let her use a phone! We were astonished by this gross negligence. We asked to discuss, but they just wanted to get more money by adding private lessons to the summer camp experience. Our child dropped because they were having a terrible experience, so we asked for a partial refund. Their solution was to quote their "no refund" policy and offer lesson credits at a place our child hated. Unbelievable. These people - Remus and Matt and their staff - may be good musicians, but they aren't good teachers and they certainly don't know how to run a camp with a positive vibe for kids. Looking for a good experience for your kids? Skip this summer camp!

My son has been taking guitar classes for a couple months in St. Charles. Originally we signed him…read moreup more for fun. Didn't realize how impressed I'd be with how much he's grown in his playing ability. He loves his teacher and looks forward to his lessons every week. Really cool to see his progress, can't recommend enough

Literally the most unprofessional business I have ever dealt with. Zero or actually negative…read morestars. While my oldest daughter worked with Kaitlyn for voice lessons for a few years and had a great experience with her, the business is so poorly run, and they will just take your money and run. About a year ago, we were informed that we owed over $2000 in back pay due to their lack of proper accounting. It took me hours to go over records and verify that what they were claiming was correct. And in the end, I still wasn't sure if there was some inflation of charges since it was over a year's worth of billing that I had no invoices to keep track of. After this blunder on their part, they changed their accounting and billing policy and actually started sending invoices monthly. But the invoices reflected payments for 2 months in advance. So essentially if you decide to quit, they have 2 months worth of your money. My daughter's voice teacher, Kaitlyn, decided to leave AMI, and we were only given 1 week's notice prior to her leaving. In fact Kaitlyn said she was instructed NOT to say anything up until one week before. And my daughter is about to go to college, so switching now to a new teacher made no sense. So now we are left with over $800 in credits that we will never use. I asked several times for them to reconsider and reimburse our money. In the medical field where I work, it is customary to give patients 90 days notice if you are leaving so they can find a new provider. And we have worked with other music related businesses and none of them were crooks like AMI. Look elsewhere.

This place is amazing. They are so good with kids and really help build self esteem and their…read moreknowledge in building a child's talent is superior to most others I've experienced!

I give this school and it's teachers 5 out of 5 's. My son…read moretook keyboarding here a few years ago and since then has been playing the cello (lessons they don't currently offer) but regardless of the instrument he has decided to play he was welcomed back with open arms to play his cello with and for his old teacher . The piano and the cello sound beautiful together and this experience tonight was perfect Thank you. The support they show all musicians is unmatched. The lessons and experiences my son has had here will do just that, stay with him for life. Such a positive place for young musicians to go and grow their love for music

My 2.5 year old daughter adores her music class and looks forward to going each week. The teachers…read moreare FABULOUS!