SoR of Somerville delivers on all aspects - Location…read moreStaff Teacher Family friendly; and the most important of all Making live performances desire come true!! I'm in the adult program and is an awesome stress buster from corporate job pressure..

Great community of people that are passionate about music. My son loves his one on one lessons and…read morelooks up to his instructor as a role model. Band practice and performing on stage is great for his self esteem development.

Big Bang is one of the best places to take lessons. Craig, the owner is so nice and sunny, I go to…read moremiddle school and I've been taking guitar lessons with Kenny for a while and he was so thoughtful. I really looked forward to all of my lessons and I related to him. You can tell all of the staff care about their students.

This is THE place for music lessons. The instructors are amazing, they truly care about then…read morestudents and tailor the lessons to the students needs and wants. Craig, the owner, is the best drum instructor in the world. My son loves going to lessons and loves the drums. Not only a great instructor, Craig is a great person and positive influence on my son.

Barbara Smith is an amazing voice and piano teacher! Her music studio in Metuchen, NJ which…read moreprominently features her Steinway baby grand piano is a spacious and relaxing space in which to learn. She has a Bachelor's and Master's degree from the prestigious Juliard School of Music which is a rare find amongst local music teachers. She teaches classical vocal techniques and specializes in opera and musical theater. Classical techniques expands the vocal range, evens out the voice and develops beautiful colors to the voice and even singers from different genres of music will study classical vocal techniques to expand their vocal abilities and for good vocal health. She teaches both children and adult piano lessons. She is the best music teacher I have ever had not just because her techniques are flawless and she understands how to reach her students whether they are beginners, intermediate or advanced but she is patient and kind and she inspires me and her other students to do our very best. Barbara has many long term studen (I studied both piano and voice with Barbara for over 20 years) as she builds trust with her students and we always learn and grow under her tutelage. Many of her younger students have gone on to study piano or musical theater at the University level. One of her students even played piano for a former president at the White House! I cannot quite find the words to express how wonderful Barbara is. She completely transformed my voice and I became skilled at playing classical pieces on the piano which is something that I dreamed of doing since I was a child. And she helped me get a great musical foundation with gaining an ability to sight read piano scores and understand many elements of music theory that I am able to apply to other instruments. In the past I had felt a bit self conscious learning piano as an adult but Barbara always treated me with respect as she taught me the many techniques to make beautiful music on the piano.

Octopus Music has been wonderful for my son. Ms. Jess is amazing with him and he is so incredibly…read morehappy when he finishes a lesson. He practices without complaint and has grown so much. Also - Octopus has a wonderful platform to manage classes and reschedule lessons. I have never had a problem communicating with staff or getting the proper music. They are really a great service in the music community.

Agree teachers are great but admin/owner is terrible…read more If you cancel a session the day of because your child is sick, you just lose that day/money and are not offered a make-up because it's a 'late cancel'. Apparently, they want you to upgrade the package in order to be able to cancel if your child is sick? A fair sick cancellation policy should NOT be dependent on a more expensive package. That's completely ridiculous. Meanwhile, if the instructor 'late cancels', we don't get a refund....instead, we are forced to do a make-up session even when the make-up times/days is not convenient for us. We don't get a refund....they make sure THEY don't lose money, but you are out of luck if your child wakes up sick.

Updated review. It's been a year now that I've been taking lessons with Mrs Campbell and this year…read morehas shown me how RIGHT I was in selecting her as my instructor. (see previous 5 star review) She continues to encourage me, is quite engaging and her knowledge of music theory just boggles my mind. I am learning so much and having so much fun. I'm playing music! Monday lessons are my favorite day of the week. She is patient with me, able to breakdown my technical errors and show me simple remedies to fix these. She is not just teaching me how to play notes, but HOW to play a piece of music .. technically, artistically and the reasons for them. Anyone can bang out notes on a keyboard. SHE makes the piano SING and is showing me the steps to take so I can do this too (someday). She's the WHOLE package. 5 stars is not enough for this artist. Do yourself a favor and learn from her.

My son and I have taken lessons from Mrs. Campbell for more than 25 years. She is an exceptional…read moreteacher. Technically, she is brilliant and has been studying/playing piano for more than seven decades. She is patient with her students. She always develops strategies to help you when you are struggling with a particular piece. She selects pieces to help you develop and elevate your skills. I could not recommend anymore more highly. I cannot think of anyone I respect more.

What an amazing way to start off the holiday season!! Thank…read moreyou to @yelpnewjersey and @arballet for the 2 giveaway orchestra seats to experience The Nutcracker on December 9 at the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, NJ. So excited to win!! Beautiful performances!! The Sugar Plum Fairy was my favorite with the snow falling!! It brought back so many wonderful memories of watching my daughter Simonne dance!! With @centerfordanceeducation Lots of free parking available across the street from the theater.

Wonderful company with great performances! I grew up watching them & still go back once in a while…read moreto see their shows even though I live in NY now. Their Nutcracker is a holiday classic!

I signed my boys (ages 8 and 9) up for guitar lessons here after seeing an ad in my Facebook…read morenewsfeed. I really had nothing to go on, so I had no idea how good it would be. They have lessons with Adam, who is fantastic. I just love the way he communicates with them. He's super professional and nice and interested--just a wonderful teacher. Recently I signed one of my boys up for an acting class, and that's also going great. It's a lovely place with really nice staff and a comfortable facility. I haven't been to any of the recitals or anything yet, but so far, extremely pleased with our experience here.

The imperious self-involment of the Princeton crowd has always been a source of great amusement to…read moreme and certainly provides an easy thematic on Yelp. However, the constant excellence and inventiveness of the Mccarter Theater almost makes my forbearance worth it. The short-run South Asian dance extravaganza A Beat of Our Own is a joy and a marvel of choreography that all but forgives the thinness of the Bollywood storyline that would make the writers at The Hallmark Channel wince. Suffice to say the evening was a lot of fun. Five easy stars.

Such a cute theater with good sound system! The line for the bathroom is horrendous, but that is…read moreinevitable for a full show. The theatre is clean and well maintained. I wish that we knew this was in NJ. We booked tickets from New York City theater and it was not clear that this was in a different state.