It's getting harder and harder to find professionals who truly know what they're doing, especially…read morewhen it comes to instrument repairs. Bronen's Music is a legitimate business offering top-notch services. Andy is a true New Yorker, a no-nonsense professional who kindly helped fix my Roland piano in a short amount of time. I cannot stress enough how much this place deserves your business. They will take care of you and offer a level of expertise that far exceeds other competitors. It's easy to see why people keep coming back to Bronen's generation after generation and now, I'll be one of them. Thank you again, Andy. I am beyond grateful. And a special shoutout to Gabe and Chris as well, great people all around.

Full stocked musical instrument store- and they sell to schools. Whenever I go, I noodle on their…read morekeyboards and guitars. They have sheet music too! And congas. In 2024 I had them repair my special ukulele and their work was neat and clean and perfect!

Terry Graves tutored me from early high school through college. Through that time, I saw my writing…read moreskills improve tremendously. As a STEM student, I was not a strong writer or even very appreciative of literature. After working with me on a number of academic papers, I wrote with more confidence AND she taught me to appreciate prosody --the elegance in the written word-- to the degree that Thomas Hardy became my favorite author. She taught me to organize my thoughts and themes throughout a written piece. She also helped me organize my research. She helped me improve my grammar and punctuation skills which I carry with me to this day. With her help, I was able to bring up my grades significantly. She was always a patient, creative and imaginative teacher. I highly recommend Terry Graves.

Terry helped us with two things: ACT preparation and college applications…read more Terry planned the ACT preparation meticulously and the execution was first-rate. She motivated my boy very well and developed an excellent rapport with him. The tutoring was tailored to suit his individual needs and was at a very suitable pace for him. Homework that was set added to the overall effectiveness. His practice test ACT scores steadily improved as time went on. I am sure that his final score was much better than it would have been without the tutoring. The college preparation went extremely well, from help in identifying suitable colleges to the actual application process. She gave outstanding advice in crafting a great set of college essays, while being scrupulous in ensuring it was his voice that shone through. There were a lot of essays and ensuring we kept on the timetable was a very important part of the job, as was the advice on structuring and editing. The proof of the pudding is in the eating and my boy had a terrific crop of excellent admissions results and was offered some great scholarships. He was admitted to his first-choice school where he starts in the fall. Overall, Terry was great help to us in our preparations for college and was a real partner in our journey.

I have had a pleasure of studying with Evelyn La Quaif and I can confidently say that she is an…read moreoutstanding voice teacher. Her expertise, patience, and personalized approach have helped me grow tremendously as a singer.Evelyn has a deep understanding of vocal technique, from breath control and resonance to diction and pitch accuracy. Whether preparing for the roles she equips students with the tools to perform confidently, including stage presence and emotional expression. Her guidance will help you unlock your full vocal potential. Highly recommended!

I am a practicing physician and a perpetual student of singing. For more than fifty years, I have…read morebeen continuously taking vocal lessons from many professional singers. I typically switched after three years when my progress would plateau after the same study routines. I have been studying with Miss Evelyn LaQuaif for the past 20 years and am happily surprised that in my mid-seventies, I am singing my very best and still improving. Most of my previous teachers gave me metaphoric inspiration, as I would hopelessly imitate their better voices. But how could I get there? Miss LaQuaif is the only one who taught me the physical mechanics of good singing. She offers details that are palpable and teaches hands on: "Belly breathing...use your ribs...your tongue is too loose...guide your voice with your hand...oh, you forgot to rest..." Miss LaQuaif is a multi-talented artist that has that rare talent and sensitivity to feel and guide the students' muscle coordination -- minute details of tongue, palate, throat, and diaphragm that are invisible to ordinary people's external observation. She has the ear and mental conception for what is naturally beautiful in the student's voice. Her method of teaching is creative and often changing. The result: a strengthening of the singing muscles and shedding counterproductive habits that have stood in the student's way. Throw in a little psychology, human empathy, and a profound respect of the art of singing -- then you may sense what Miss LaQuaif is like as a teacher. -JCWM

I used this shop to sell some jewelry and I was disappointed by their inconsistent information…read more First I went to the location near me and was told that I needed to go to their other location in order to get full price for the items I wanted to sell because they could only give me a price for the gold, not the jewels (precious stones). I explained that I'm disabled and that getting to the other location would be a hardship for me, but they insisted that's where I had to go. So I made the difficult trip to the other location and they told me there that they had no way to figure out the worth of the stones, so they would only give me a price for the gold. This means I could have sold the jewelry at the first location and didn't need to go through so much trouble and pain. Unfortunately, I had no choice but to sell to them because it's not possible for me to get around and check other shops, but they deceived me so I don't trust them to make another sale.

I don't know where to start on just how good this place is. Well, let me first say that I would go…read morehere first rather than any other pawn broker. I don't work there I don't have any connection to this place other than being a customer. I had a fire in my apartment and lost everything except a few guitars that I had in pawn,.but I had no money. They held my stuff for a year and didn't close my ticket after finding out about my situation. Also I went to another pawn broker a few times and felt like I went to the mafia. Their rates at Paradise were so much more reasonable. I mean a million times more. I can't say enough just how much kindness they showed me. I didn't read other posts but people get mad if they don't get everything they want. Or someone was in a bad mood and they didn't like that. Trust me, you can trust them. Thank you guys

Sadly, it no longer exists. It closed at least 2 years ago. This changes the flavor of the…read moreneighborhood.

i cant believe no reviews and i cant believe this music shop is still around and in the same corner…read morespot in east gunhill rd the bronx which was once all italian all jewish neighborhood many years ago. i took bass guitar lessons when i was 13 years old and i had plenty of friends who also took music and singing lessons and its still teaching music to this day which is honorable. they also sell musical instruments, acessories , sheet music , music learning books, etc. the teachers are really good and patient as i recall and the rates are still reasonable after all these years . i remember my teacher scott cause he looked like robin zander from cheap trick and his teaching method made it easy for me to learn the bass quickly. glad they are still around and would recommend them for your kids music lessons and instrument purchases and when i have the time i will stop by to buy some bass strings and a new stand. keep on rocking in the bronx palomba music .