An excellent place to have your kids, take quality music lessons from teachers, who are thorough…read moreand qualified to teach your student.

From the owner: At Music Academy South (MAS), we offer an exceptional learning experience that sets us apart as the…read morepremier choice for music education. With over 21 years of experience, our academy has been a cornerstone of musical excellence in the community. Our dedicated team of professional instructors is passionate about nurturing each student's unique musical journey, whether you're a beginner or an advanced musician. With a wide range of instruments, voice lessons, and personalized curriculums, we ensure that every student receives the attention and guidance they need to excel.

I took my almost two year old here, with my younger babe in tow, for the first time today and they…read moreabsolutely loved it. The play area is open and spaced out with a nice variety of musical things to play with. Before coming, I really was curious if there'd be enough to keep the little one interested. Big or little, the kids will be interested! By musical things, think less handheld instruments and more installments for lack of a better word, such as the interactive world map where touching the musical note plays music of that geographic location. The percussion pots and pans and bells room was a big hit. My toddler wasn't ready for the big guitar slide, with climbing handholds and bars, but was able to enjoy everything else, including the small slide. I found it easy to carry my infant around and plop him on the floor from time to time with little worry. Some bigger kids run around but there are many side areas that are safer for the wee babes. There's music playing in the background and of course sounds coming from the many installments, and children shrieking. But overall, I didn't find the sound to be too loud or nauseating like it can be in some restaurants and such. There's plenty of space to enjoy snacks outside of the play area and clean bathrooms. The staff I checked in with were quite friendly. Oh and I really thought the price per child to be reasonable compared to most other indoor museums and play places. We will definitely be back!

Amazing!!! This was our first time here but it was the best indoor play place (not counting…read moremuseums) that I've been to in NC! I've definitely been to a few that I thought were overpriced for what you get. I highly recommend this place. It's super affordable ($10 per child to start and cheaper when you are paying for more than one kid, better value overall to get a monthly membership which I believe starts at $34 a month). It pays for itself if you just come here 3x a month or more. They've also got little snacks for sale up at the front desk and you can purchase socks for $1 (they've got music notes on them haha). We arrived early around 9:20am when the inflatable bounce houses were still getting filled but the doors were open and the person at the front desk said it was unexpectedly busy this morning! The place gets pretty busy but emptied out around 11:30 when I assume most people left to go get lunch/put kids down for nap time. Tons of cute little snack tables and chairs for the smaller kiddos and bigger ones for waiting parents/grandparents/caretakers etc. Lots of sanitizer on every counter. They also had Kleenex boxes out (they know their audience) and Clorox wipes at the front desk. There's 2 big bounce houses (a blue one and a red one). The red one is more for jumping and running around in circles and the blue one has a rainbow "floor" interior that is super fun to run across. There are also 2 karaoke rooms with an expansive music selection, colorful overhead lights, and microphones which you ask for from the front desk. They've got the giant piano on the floor like the one from the movie 'Big'. They've got music classes which I believe take place in the back near the restrooms. Love the giant guitar slide and it makes guitar sounds when you slide down. I went down the slide as well and it goes super quick!! I was definitely more scared going down than climbing up haha. Oh and they provide a shelf of croc sandals to wear if you need to rescue your frightened child (I made use of them). I could really go on forever about how amazing this place is. Absolutely exceeded expectations. Incredible experience and place and definitely will be returning!!

From the moment my son had his demo lesson to now this has been a world class experience. My son…read morehad been taking drum lessons at another school in Wake Forest and had progressed as far as he was going to. In less than 6 months with Zach he has increased in skill exponentially. The ownership care deeply about the students and have created an environment where all of the kids care about each other and support each other. Top notch all around.

From the owner: School of Rock Wake Forest provides both in-person and online music lessons for students of all…read moreages. Our programs, camps and workshops for toddlers, kids, teens and adults make learning to play music fun and create great communities of musicians. School of Rock is the leader in performance-based music education. We combine one-on-one drum, bass, keyboard, vocal, and guitar lessons with group practices. Students learn to play music from day one and put on live performances at local venues. Our experienced instructors are local musicians themselves who combine the performance-based School of Rock Method and programs with individual music lessons to get results for your student.

Wonderful music school with reasonable prices. I am so glad I found this place. They have an…read moreextensive list of instruments they can help you work on. I might even take more than one class here someday. Amazing staff. Very responsive. Highly recommend. Such a blessing.

This is a very cool music store, adjacent to the music store is a coffee house, in fact they are…read moretogether. The coffee house has a stage with gear and it looks like they are ready to go. A musician just has to plug in and play. Open mic on Tuesdays. They have an array of used guitars and consignment instruments. I played a few guitars and talked with Steve. As I was playing a number of people came in and signed up for lessons. I had a coffee with a shot of espresso for $3.17. Free Wifi here also.

1. They make it sound like they have 2 locations- 2 schools pretty much, but after my experience…read moreI'd be surprised if they had one school. By school I mean mean a building with multiple rooms for lessons and a waiting room. I just tried to go to my free trial lesson at the Glenwood location. I got lost and received no help finding it. Will elaborate further in review. 2. They should have a receptionist that knows information about both locations or have a different phone number for a different location- which they can't do probably because the Glenwood location is actually just a room in a dentist office. Honestly though having a phone number go to someone who can't answer basic questions like "can I park here?" Is useless. Or at least have a receptionist that actually feels bad for not being able to help or gets someone that can help.. as opposed to clueless and rude. That combo really sucks. I would not recommend this experience to anyone! Maybe the Durant rd location is different but I would not give them another chance as all I got was lost, gas wasted (which means money wasted), and ticked off by a clueless rude receptionist. I guess one employee does make a big impact!

Sounds like someone didn't leave time to get to their lesson (earlier review)! This is a fantastic…read moreatmosphere for kids with many great teachers and many studios, great program, fun and relaxed. Go to the Durant Rd location and give it a try-all ages go here. It has been convenient for us, too, to schedule times at the Glenwood Ave location. It is bustling and busy after school gets out so you may have to leave a message during these times. David Prodoehl is our instructor and my kids have really enjoyed picking some of their own music to play, starting to write their own music, as well as standard lessons. They practice without me asking - a love of music!

Taking lessons from Josh has greatly improved my daughter's joy for playing violin. It's been less…read morethan a year since my 13 year old daughter started learning from Josh and she's sounding wonderful! We love how Josh has recitals allowing his students the opportunity to play infront of an audience and learn the skills of performance! Josh is a very experienced techer to students of all ages and connects well with his students! We're very happy to have found Josh as our daughter's violin teacher!

Mr Josh is very dedicated to help his student excel. He takes his time not only help student in…read moretheir musical skills and also being a great mentor in life. My son loves violin even more because of Joshua.

The sincerity of this small business is refreshing. It's located facing the Main Street of…read moredowntown Pittsboro so you can park anywhere and walk to it in a very short time frame. My son is 11 and joining orchestra for the first time. He was fitted properly for a violin and I felt confident in their hands. Some info: Rental: $25 a month and no contract. Debited or credited automatically each month. It came with violin, bow, chin rest, shoulder rest and a case. Not to mention ALL repairs are covered and tuning. The $25 also includes accidental break insurance. Value: 70% of each monthly fee is stored as credit on your account towards a brand new violin. They said it takes approximately 2 years worth to get one! By that time, my son will be able to know if he is committed to the violin and can get his very own. How awesome

This is one of the best violin shops I've been to. Shay is extremely fair and very talented at…read morehelping people pick out a violin that's right for them at their price point. He also restores old violins and does a fantastic job. My daughter bought one of his restored violins and the sound was incredible, so much better than a violin that she already had. She used it to play in the Enloe orchestra and got complimented on it. I also bought my Coda bow from Shay and the price was very fair. I would definitely go back to him... and probably will be soon to get my bow rehaired.

I am a newbie (at 66 *laugh*) guitar player and, full of enthusiasm but seriously lacking in any…read morekind of plan bought four guitars (the Gretsch Electromatic Double Jet in Midnight Blue was the impulse buy....I HAD to have it) and was then faced with the monumental (for me - clueless) task of getting 'em set up. After our first conversation I knew that Hans was (and is) THE guy. His easy going nature and passion for the instrument are genuinely evident and his professionalism borders on artistry.....the guy is a certified luthier, after all. Finding him within about 10 miles (I live in Wendell) was like finding an authentic Chicago (my home town) Deep Dish pizza place in Raleigh.....actually, there's no comparison. Hans wins hands-down. I won't go into some of the people he has run into over the years buying and selling and setting up guitars, but let's just say there some VERY big names there, ones that everyone would recognize. And unlike maybe about 85 -90% of most people, he doesn't plaster their names all over his website, monetizing them.....he just has a lot of really cool photos in his office. And a lot of great memories, I'm sure. On top of doing absolutely top-notch work (he had 'em done in about 3 days), he also spent an hour with me going over chords and other basic stuff....like I said, I am newly retired and a complete know-nothing newbie. In spite of that, he treated me with kindness and respect. Hans is the real deal. Not only is he outstanding at what he does but he is also just a great guy and a total class act. I love my new guitars, but the best investment I made was taking them to Hans' Born Again Guitars. Now I KNOW they are Ready To Rock! (His words).

Great service, engaging owner / luthier. Hans assessed the neck on my bass and found some issues…read more The vendor agreed to replace it and then Hans did a great setup for me.