Knowledgeable staff and great service…read more I got my guitar setup here and they took care of it very well, with attention to detail that you wouldn't get at larger shops. I also appreciated the staff giving me an overview of the gear I was interested in. I felt great just being there.

I've purchased a guitar and have had maintenance done by this shop. The prices were excellent and…read morethey did great work! I had a tuner key break and they fixed it for $15, I was expecting it to be much more! Although their hours are limited I would highly recommend their business!

It's hard to quantify how many times I've driven past this place. The parking lot is annoying, but…read moreit's in a weird location, so there isn't much they can do. After a disappointing experience at the Guitar Center, I figured I'd support a local business instead. No amount of tuning was saving my guitar from sounding weird, so I figured it needed at least a restringing. It also needed, as it turned out, some work on the neck. At no point did it feel like they were upselling me or taking advantage of my comparative inexperience. They estimated $50-60 for restringing and neck repairs, but after only a few days, they called me to tell me it was ready, and it was about $40 for everything. I respect their honest work and would be glad to return here again.

Amazing service and knowledge. They also have the best repair shop around. The team there is…read moreincredibly helpful.

Terrible. I am a Music teacher in a grade school and I buy violins cheap and fix them up so my…read morestudents can learn how to play them. I brought a violin that had the sound post had fallen. Rather than giving it to the luthier and having him put the sound post back, she yammered on and on about how if they did put the sound post back in, it might just fall down again. I also had pegs that were not drilled and asked her if they could drill them. Rather than agreeing to drill them, she went on and on about who knows what. She wrapped up her presentation up by saying "You people buy things on Amazon and expect us..." I have bought things there before like shoulder rests, viola bows and other things. I really expected a better reception than I got. I took the violin to Park Violins down the street. He did both of the repairs and refused to take any money for it. I know that lady has a $35,000 violin because she tells me that every time I was in that store, but that is no reason to be condescending to a customer.

I've been doing business with GC ever since they opened. Andrew Welch is the ONLY one I deal with…read more This is not a cut on anyone of the others, but Andrew has Never let me down And his customer service is top shelf. Period!

My son is currently enrolled at Anderson Musik and we are very happy with the shop as well as the…read moreteacher, James. The prices are better than most (you get a free lesson just to try them out) and the customer service is impressive. We were going to another shop for the first few months of the school year and that was turning into a disaster as the teacher was inconsistent and had difficulty showing up for our pre-arranged time slot (he was coming in from "the city" to Deerfield and always had an excuse due to train problems) This made me search out a new place and I found Anderson Musik almost by accident. It's an extra few minutes drive to get there, but worth it in my opinion. Our current instructor, James, is fantastic! We love him! He is great with my son. He gives him a lot of encouragement, challenges him with new assignments and has the patience of a saint from what I can tell. Very Zen. Plus, he is ALWAYS ON TIME!! (he even spends extra time with my son if he has a cancellation after our time or we get there early, which is fantastic) As for the shop, the owner (I think) Elsa is fabulous. Very friendly and chatty, she makes sure that there is always fresh coffee brewing and some type of baked good to keep the siblings happy along with lots of magazines and coloring supplies to make the waiting time fly by. It is clean and friendly. I love this shop so much that I am going to send our other son there for trumpet instruction this coming school year, as well as rent his instrument from Anderson Musik (say goodbye to that other Deerfield shop!) A great choice for music instruction!!

I started to play guitar around two years ago, and from then I have improved very much. The owner,…read moreScott, is a very nice man who will always make sure that there is time for you to play, and he will work with your schedule . There is a variety of instruments that you can play here too! All the teachers are great; another really nice teacher is Jeremy. Be sure to come here for your lessons!

School of Rock has been an incredible program for my son, who started 5 years ago when he was 8! He…read morehas worked with the same instructor, Bob W, for the entire time he's been there and honestly he is an incredible teacher. Bob is encouraging, knowledgeable, and is instrumental (pun intended) to my son's progression! When I was a kid we learned hot cross buns on the piano and it was not fun. This place and its amazing teachers like Bob W make music fun to learn for the kids. A+!

I can't speak for the particular classes here, but I happened upon a random parking lot concert the…read moreother day that made me realize I've been connected to School of Rock for years. School of Rock is truly a community institution. Yes, there are a host of these schools around the country, but in Highwood this school has done an incredible job of promoting itself locally. Present at most of the festivals, local farmers markets, and other public events I've been to, the students that take lessons here get numerous opportunities to perform publicly. Maggie, the current director, has done a great job of sharing this young talent with the local community. I have a background in the performing arts. I started performing on stage as a young kid, and I know there is nothing more important than getting out and practicing your talent at a young age. Either you take to it or you don't, but I know the students at this school get many chances to find out if music will be in their future. Way to go School of Rock and your team for exposing me to so many of your concerts and young performers over the years. Now, if only I could get my kiddos to pick up their guitars, get over their stage fright, and help make an impact on the musical community ;-)

A major music is a great place to buy/ rent out musical instrument. friendly staff, cost efficient…read morerent options and we service our trumpets here every year! They have wide variety of musical books and instruments for sale .

I was in and out within 10 minutes for a $2 guitar string replacement. Looks like a few old ladies…read morerun it, but they were so lively and sweet. those are the old people I love. It honestly was really cool seeing one of them play very briefly. She tuned it for me too. I wish they had a bit larger selection of Guitars because I really want to upgrade and not spend a fortune, so a used one is the way to go. But they have a wide variety of instruments. I will be back for sure.

They have offered virtual lessons for my son during COVID. We absolutely love it! We thought it…read morewouldn't be the same as in person but I feel like it gives my son even more confidence. Hopefully he'll have the nerves out when he starts in person. They always respond quickly to emails and voicemails. I can't say enough good things about this place. They clearly care about the families as a whole!

My grandson has been attending there for about last year, just amazing what he has learned and far…read morehe has come. So very impressed with the school, thank you !

I came in with some strong opinions about what I wanted in a kit. Ryan McF was a great collaborator…read morein finalizing decisions and helping me get together a solid set for me and my son that met my budget. Amazing value-added service! Thank you, Ryan!

Went in to sell some used gear. I understand that it may not be the priority vs actual sales, but…read morethe guy who helped me was busy with another customer. I said, cool no problem. I'll wait. I proceeded to wait over an hr with no communication from any staff as I just sat in the store. They either need to add staff, or work on their customer service. A simple, "sorry it's taking so long" would've done wonders. This location needs a lot of work.