When my 14 brother came home sounding like a proper musician, I knew that His teacher Eric Snyder…read morehad the ability to help adjust my novice player tendencies and make me a much more well rounded guitarist. After only a few lessons I understood that Eric was one of the most capable,accomplished, and accommodating guitar teachers in the area! His skills are up there and he has the patience to adapt between beginners level to very advanced-- Extremely accommodating with setting up scheduling for practice times as well. Amazing once in a lifetime teacher --

I'm really impressed by the people at the School of Rock. My son just had his fifth birthday and…read morehe's been banging on toy bins (emptied of their toys, of course) with Tinkertoy sticks or whatever else he can find for the past three years. With no sign of the "drumming" abating, I went to the SoR to see about real drum lessons for Felix. We had an honest and friendly conversation about how most five-year olds are not mature enough to learn much from drum instruction yet... they come in, bang on the drums, have a fantastic time, and maybe they will remember the names of the drums and cymbals. He said that with that info, if we want to enroll Felix, he's sure the drum instructor would be glad to have him and would do his best to help Felix have fun AND learn something... but don't have high expectations. He suggested an awesome alternative that they offer just for preschoolers... their eight-week Little Wing program (awesome name, btw). Skilled preschool teachers walk the kids through an intro to music, an intro to guitars, an intro to the bass, making their own guitar, intro to the drum kit, making their own drum kit, intro to the keyboard, making their own keyboard, intro to voice, recording their voices, sound detectives (headphones), and band rehearsal. They have small class sizes and at $160 for 8 one-hour sessions, it's a real bargain. I was so glad that they suggested this more age-appropriate program... he could have sold me a month of lessons for more $, and we would be less happy in the long run. Once Felix is old enough for proper drum lessons (age 7 - 8), if he's still interested, we'll be back at the School of Rock.

My son (5 years old) is there for Yamaha group lesson. He took some private lessons before…read moresomewhere else but the result was not even comparable with the experience at La Belle. He really enjoys playing piano and improves a lot within 5 months. Their Yamaha lesson is very organized and well structured. There is right amount of homework to practice every day (10 to 15 minutes a day). We are looking forward to another session which will start in August this year. I am so happy and grateful that we can find such a good place for my son to learn music.

I really like this school. My eight year old takes guitar lesson with Joe and he is amazing!read more

This review is for Kaleidoscope Rock Academy, which operates out of Kaleidoscope…read more tl;dr - scheduling nightmare, contract breach, and borderline fraudulent charges. There are better programs out there My son has been a member of a group here for over a year. He came from another group oriented program with firm schedules and weekly rehearsals, so it was an adjustment to have to decrease to one rehearsal a month. Things were okay for that year, despite numerous reschedules. We decided to continue the program this year because something is better than nothing though. This year has unfortunately very disappointing. The new season started in November, and after one month the schedule fell apart. I am a single parent that works full time, and it is extremely important that I can know my son's schedule in advance. Multiple times during this season the director of the band cancelled practice, on one extreme case just an hour before. This translated into my son not being able to attend a practice for over two months. The director stated that it all worked out because he added a practice at time that worked for others in the band, but surprise, didn't work for my son because what I thought was going to be the schedule turned out not to be the schedule. The director seems to think that individual parents are paying for the band, not for their children. I don't think I'm out of line in thinking nobody thinks that way. To add to all this, I told the director two weeks ago that about all my grievances, to which he replied it all balanced out with the additional practice (again, that my child couldn't go to because of all the schedule shuffling). He went so far as to try and tell me only one cancellation had happened despite it having happened multiple times. At this point I was pretty certain scheduling at this organization is a complete and utter mess, and that there was no way my son would have a good experience there. I told the director my son would no longer be participating in the program. What really infuriates me though is that he referred me to a section of the registration agreement that says I am committing to pay tuition for a full year. He very conveniently glosses over this part of the same agreement: Rehearsals, song choices and public performances for the academic year are all highly customized to meet the needs of students who join our rock bands each Fall. The needs of the students 100% covers not rewriting the schedule frequently so that students can't make it to practice. He will claim it's completely out of his hands, but then what the hell are you paying for if not at bare minimum someone to organize and enforce a practice schedule that actually works? And then he charged me tuition for a term I said my son would not take part in two weeks after I pointed out his contract breach. I confronted him again about why he was continuing to charge me, and he pointed out the same agreement that he himself originally violated. It boils my blood to think that someone would try to take advantage of parents like this. To be honest, I hadn't planned to even write this review until he charged me again and continued to act like it was no fault of his for my child's departure. Now I'm having to process a chargeback through my bank, which sucks. There are better group programs out there. Go to one of them and get a better value for your money, and avoid the headaches of not knowing whether or not your child will actually get to use the service.

My daughter and I attend Almost Famous for their teacher Natalia. She's patient and very skilled…read more My daughter has responded really well to her and I, despite being generally awful, am enjoying classes as an island of rest in the busy week. I'd love for this new studio location to do well and I encourage you, if you're looking into piano or voice, to stop by Almost Famous and give it a shot.

Great experience and great service! it's the place where you can rely on professionals! My violin…read moreneeded an urgent repair, and the team got my violin fixed in a short time!

Very unprofessional and will make every attempt to disregard to find a way to charge extra claiming…read moreweird unreasonable instrument wear and tear as damage . Driving all the way to issaquah you get unprofessional behaviour from staff and store manager.

I absolutely love this class for my daughter. We have enrolled in nearly half a dozen sessions with…read moreMrs. Chrisi and enjoy each one. I am not the best singer nor do I know that most kid friendly songs so these classes give me and my daughter the chance to bond and to learn new songs that are age-appropriate. Mrs. Chrisi is also very good with the kids of all ages, has a great smile and demeanor that makes everyone feel welcome. I would highly recommend seeing what this one of a kind music class is like.

I signed my twins up for this class in January and have only great things to say about it. Mrs…read more Chrisi is very engaging and the activities are appropriate for a wide range of ages. The class is a great balance of singing, dancing, playing with instruments and toys and generally having a fun time. My twins love the class! We do a parent-toddler class on another day of the week that has a music portion to it and Ms. Chrisi's class is so much better. I highly recommend her and her classes!

I have studied at Chopin Academy for 5 years. Compared to the other places I studied from in the…read morepast, I can honestly say that this school has given me the best experience. The school itself is very well-kept, and there are many studios with nice pianos. The restrooms are clean and stocked, and the main room is very classy and comfortable for waiting before lessons. All of the instructors that I have met are professional and knowledgeable. The directors are kind and want all of the students in the academy to succeed. My teacher Ms. Tsirkel especially changed the way I felt about piano. She has grown to be a big role model to me, and her skill as a brilliant pianist, along with her gentle way of teaching has caused me to love piano and appreciate classical music.

CAM is a great place to take piano lessons. My teach is Dr Ross Salvosa. He is not only a great…read morepiano teacher but also excellent pianist. He is very detail oriented, and make sure every single note sounds beautifully. Ross has great personality, taking classes with him is really fun. I got professional training when I was young but I never really enjoy practicing piano this much as I am now. Ivona recommended Dr Salvosa to me when I came to CAM the first time. She cares about all her students and she will recommend teachers based on your needs and personality. Very appreciated on that as well. Highly recommend this place!

The Kirkland Piano Studio is a fantastic musical adventure! Our daughter went from being a 9 year…read moreold who loved to hear and be around the piano, to one who loves and can't get enough of playing it. Miss Jenny is a brilliant piano instructor who made a huge improvement to my daughter's piano skills as well as musical theory. She is very helpful and encouraging, not only to my daughter but to us as parents so that our daughter can continue to make progress at home. We are very happy to have found this studio and we recommend it to all parents who want their children to have the best experience learning to play the piano.

They may know music, but they have no clue about handling kids' emotions. If you are an adult, it…read moremay be a good place for you. If you are looking for a place to enroll your child, I do not recommend it at all. Jenny is never available to talk to parents. She is not responsive and does not provide feedback. The only time she reaches out, by a brief email, is to remind students of payments. Anyways, just my 2 cents.