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    Guitar Center

    Guitar Center

    3.3(180 reviews)
    3.7 km
    $$

    I could turn this review into a small manifesto, but I'll keep it short. This was the second Guitar…read moreCenter I visited today. The first one wouldn't even get a guitar down for me, so, frustrated, I drove here. I had a budget and was ready to buy a Telecaster. Jack talked me through my options and gave me an extensive breakdown of the Fender line. I explained what I was looking for, and it came down to a $1,400 used Ultra Tele or a $700 Player II. Jack gave me the pros and cons of both, and I decided on the Player II. I freaking love this guitar. It's exactly what I wanted, and it's the second guitar I've bought from this location this year. Also, a shout-out to John--he's always great on the phone and helpful on the floor. Thank you too the staff here for keeping my hope in Guitar Center alive.

    Our son has been coming to Guitar Center for a little over a year for lessons. Our son has been…read moretaking drum lessons with Sierra, and she is phenomenal, knowledgeable, professional, and we've seen incredible improvement in his playing. Jack has also been a huge help, stepping in with a great attitude to fix issues that weren't even his fault. Unfortunately, the current lessons lead, Adrian, has been a nightmare to deal with. He has consistently given us the runaround, hanging up on me, lying not only about his schedule but the schedule he set out for our son, and showing a total lack of integrity. Most recently, despite multiple confirmations for an hour-long lesson, he overbooked the slot and only gave our son 30 minutes, then tried to blame his coworkers for the "miscommunication." It is exhausting having to double-check everything because we can't trust the person in charge of scheduling. If it weren't for the amazing teaching staff and the help we've received from people like Jack, Mark and John we would have pulled our son out months ago. Overall the staff and customer service at this store has been excellent. We've only had issues with this one lessons lead with his constant lying and lack of customer service. He continues to make our experience a complete nightmare. would be a five star review if it wasn't for the nightmare of dealing with Adrian, the lessons lead.

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    Guitar Center
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    Karine Lebaron Piano Studio - Newman Hall in LA

    Karine Lebaron Piano Studio

    4.9(23 reviews)
    4.4 km
    $$

    I was looking for a piano teacher in the Murrieta area and saw that Lebaron's studio has good yelp…read morereviews, so I arranged a piano class for my 6 YO son. My son only had one class with Ms. Violet because she could not accommodate our preferred time and schedule - which I had a choice to do so, and we have other extracurricular activities other than piano. I found another piano teacher that could. Ms. Violet graciously wished us well on my son's music journey. Ms. Karine, on the other hand, is a bitter person. She hounded me and left threatening voicemails for nonpayment of the one session/ class ($53 only!!!), which, by the way, I paid later. I initially asked Ms. Violet via text if she wanted me to drop off the one-class payment, but I didn't get a response. They both needed to coordinate the mode of payment, which was a misunderstanding. Ms. Violet prefers cash, while the other wants me to pay through Zelle (sounds fishy...) I was shocked and in total disbelief at how unprofessional and demeaning are the messages and VM of Ms. Karine's. She is a different person from the older reviews I read and from my experience with her. I suggest you do a one-trial session first with the studio to see if your child matches the teacher's teaching style. Piano class isn't cheap, and you should get what you pay for. There are plenty of music teachers in the area that are leveraging technology in teaching music, e.g., reading notes and scales, ear training, and music composition. Why do I know? My 9-year-old son have been a CA state honor awardee in piano since he was 6 YO. Technology has made him independent in learning piano skills and theory. Lebaron studio's teaching method is old-fashioned and still uses notebooks and manual writing for note identification and homework. I'm not against the old style of teaching if that works for you; however, in this day and age, I prefer my kids to be to use technology to be more self-reliant. As for the son's comment, he mentioned he sometimes couldn't understand what the teacher was saying.

    My son has been taking piano lessons since Feb 2013. Since he started very young at 3 and a half…read moreyears old, our goals were to just let him enjoy the piano, and build a foundation in music that would hopefully cultivate a lifelong love and skill. We expressed our wishes keep it light and fun so he would love learning. My philosophy is that the earlier we integrated music in his life, the more natural it would be for him to continue as long as we go at his pace. I'm not a tiger mom when it comes to piano. We definitely do not push him faster than he enjoys. So some lessons are slower than others, and that's ok with me. Having said that, my tyke has picked up piano quickly, responded positively to Ms. Karine's fun lessons, and has a super solid foundation in technique (proper finger digit curved piano hands to prevent injury) He did his first piano recital June 2013 which he loved. After 10 months of lessons, he was able to sight read and plays the first octave notes (Treble clef: C through G, and Base clef: C through F) I think that is pretty remarkable for a 4 yr old. and speaks volumes about Ms. Karine's teaching abilities. We are very happy with his progress. His journey hasn't always been smooth, which is to be expected when learning a new skill. Overall, he has consistently moved forward despite little ups and downs along the way.

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    Karine Lebaron Piano Studio - After taking RCM exam

    After taking RCM exam

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    We are the only studio in the world that teaches students starting age 3.

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    Temecula Music Teacher - Large Rooms

    Temecula Music Teacher

    4.5(11 reviews)
    11.5 km

    The best musical instruction you could hope for. I've taken all 5 of my children here for years and…read morethey all loved the learning experience and still enjoy music today. The facility itself is very nice and the staff can accommodate just about any musical interest I can think of.

    Temecula Music Teacher is not a good school. Well, the music teachers are fine, that's not the…read moreissue, it's their business practices that are terrible. Their cancellation policy is that you cannot reschedule a class without a week's notice. Which doesn't take a family's real life into account. If you don't give them a week's notice, you are out the money for that lesson and your child will not receive any instruction. They do not prorate for Spring Break, Winter Break and Thanksgiving Break, even though they are closed during those times. They follow the Temecula Unified School district's calender and aren't open during those breaks, but you still pay full price for those months. Lastly, and most importantly, they're swindlers. I had complained about the cancelation policy to them over the phone and stated that I would be looking for a new music school for my daughter AFTER her recital on the 29th of April. I wrote a review on Google that was critical of their cancelation policy as well. In retaliation they dropped my daughter from their school. But of course this was AFTER they were perfectly happy to tale my money for the full month of April. Now they have swindled me out of over $200 and my daughter is unable to perform in the recital she spent months preparing for. I have demanded a refund of that money, but we'll see how that goes. When I demanded an explanation, I was told that my daughter was dropped from the school because of the review I left on Google. ​So I wouldn't trust good reviews because apparently the policy is to drop your child and steal your money if you leave a critical review. I feel the need to also say that they did not tell me my daughter had been dropped from their school. I found out yesterday when I dropped my daughter off. No notice, no nothing. They just took my money and dropped my daughter for a critical review.

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    Temecula Music Teacher - Proud Students after recitals, offered 6 times a year.

    Proud Students after recitals, offered 6 times a year.

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    Group Guitar Performance

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