Hey are you or your kids looking for music lessons over the summer or into the fall? If you like…read moresupporting local businesses and know how important music can be, I suggest this local business as it is Madison Valley's hidden gem. Here is a little bit about me. I have been a student of The Music Factory for 5 years. Here are three things that set them apart from the rest. One, they are super flexible. Lessons can be taken from The Music Factory, online, or even at your own house. Two, the staff are super kind and friendly. Every interaction I have had with them has been wonderful and supportive. Three, The Music Factory is located in a house. It feels like you are at home and the environment is really calming and warm. Click the link below to learn more! https://musicfactory.online/studentsignupgreen

You could not do better than Alex for learning how to play guitar. he's a brilliant musician, a…read morecompassionate coach, and will tell you what he sees directly and clearly. Every lesson my son or I have with him is a joy. Highly recommended.

Appears Archtop.com had a fire and maybe closed, anyway I bought three guitars from them over the…read moreyears and I was happy with all of them. I think his name is Joe. if Joe is out of business, maybe I should open an archtop guitar store.

I happened to be in Seattle in 2019 and also happened to know a friend the owner Joe grew up with,…read moreso I was invited to come and check out the archtops. I found one that was not cheap but still met my limited funds, a pre-war Gibson L-50. I still have it and it sits out ready to be picked up and played each day. We agreed on the selling price and I went away a happy man. But doing the buying via video calls is the usual norm, from what I gather. I would buy again from him when I am ready, more likely via video call and delivery since I'm now living out of WA state.

I reached out to this local music store for advice on my two ukaleles. They are family heirlooms…read morethat I guess are each at least 70 years old. Since I don't know what I don't know, I was given information about them from two lovely gentlemen Jeff and Brian. Thank you both for your sense of humor, information on how to travel with them safely and also your outstanding customer service. Thank you again!

We very helpful with replacing a string I had popped on a violin I had checked out from the…read morelibrary. The library had just gotten the violin recently, but didn't include rosin. The staff were nice enough to donate a piece of rosin for the library's instrument, and helped replace the string, and tuned afterwards. :)

Derek is a great drum teacher! Our son looks forward to lessons every Monday, thanks Derek for your…read morekindness!

Aaron B has been teaching bass guitar to my son for a few months now. My son is really enjoying…read moreit, and I appreciate Aaron's balance of discipline and fun.

Good people with great knowledge and willing to work with you on pricing, buying, selling and…read moretrading.

Go here!!!! Very very helpful and friendly staff. They…read moregenuinely wanted to help me get the best deal and did not try to upsell me on anything, which was a relief. They weren't condescending to me as a beginner either, and gave me the information I needed. Great atmosphere, super chill and laidback. Incredible prices too. I got a fender amp for half the price of what it would be at other shops.

I've been playing guitar for years and give lessons myself, but often check in with Ryan for more…read moreadvanced jazz lessons. As a fellow teacher and long time player, I can attest to his excellence in this field. He's very professional, and importantly, such a clear communicator. He'll ask you what you're interested in learning and guide you through it with patience and logic, asking you questions along the way to make sure you're on track. You're sure to grow as a musician if you meet with him, especially on a regular basis. I highly recommend him for beginners as well as folks who've been at the fretboard a while.

Ryan has been teaching guitar to my 9 year old son for over two years now. Ryan is a talented…read moremusician and a great teacher. He is patient and positive. He strikes the right balance between the technical stuff like reading music and understanding song structure, and the rocking guitar riffs that keep my son engaged and enthusiastic.

CLOSED The building was remodeled and the musical Discovery…read moreportion is gone. Save yourself the commute with kiddos in tow. Seems like it was probably a pretty cool place for kids.

With your Seattle Symphony Tiny Tots ticket, admission to Soundbridge is free and a welcome idea…read morebefore or after the performance. For us, it was before, we went in with the idea that the my daughter and her young guest for the show could play together before the concert, getting out some energy and that first half hour of pure joy of seeing each other outside of preschool. The space was fun, not huge, but really great options- an electronic piano (with headphones), a cello and stand up bass were the big hits for the two girls, with a drum game of trying to pound the little wooden frog off the top also winning repetitive play. One of the staff members was really nice and friendly with the girls, immediately learning their names and giving them tips and encouragement to play the cello and bass with the bow. Why not more stars? For us, at almost 5, the girls were bored after about 45 minutes, but younger kids could have likely stayed longer so if this had been last year, for our needs, it would have been bumped up. There was also a class being held but the door was open to it at one point so the girls wandered in, the teacher was pretty 'sharp' getting them to leave, he did apologize to us parents that they couldn't be in there but the harshness towards the kids wasn't required, as soon as we- the parents- realized it wasn't an open event, we moved them out quickly. The person at the front desk might have just told us there was a class going on as well as better signage so the girls didn't feel chastised for something that wasn't clearly communicated.

I took about 5 months of online vocal lessons with Kristin and it was really good. I wanted to…read moreimprove my singing skills to do a song at my wedding, and to improve my karaoke abilities in general. And I think it helped me tremendously. As a bonus, I also got an opportunity to perform in one of the recitals hosted by Kirsten and it was a great experience. She's very flexible and knowledgeable, and knows how to pace yourself to improve your skills over time.

It was a wonderful experience having Kristen as a vocal coach. The bottom line is that I improved…read morein my singing, my confidence increased significantly, and Kristen was a really multifaceted person with a lot of flexibility to meet my goals. I enjoyed my meetings with her. She always so the positives and the possibilities, even when it came to my own songs. She was extremely supportive of working on my original music and helped me feel confident with the few songs I wrote that were pretty high on my range. She's also a very real person, so we could focus but we could also laugh or acknowledge if we were struggling a bit that day. She offers all of her students, piano and singing, to participate in a recital that is hosted by an elderly care facility for which she volunteers her time, I believe to do singing or choir. I suggest for any potential student to take that opportunity in that low stress environment with Kristen's support and other supportive students to practice being in front of people. Also, the residents really appreciated it. While meeting in person would have been nice and probably has some advantages, working remotely was really convenient and still quite effective. I highly recommend Seattle City Music with Kristen for your vocal or piano lessons!