Esther is such a lovely person to work with. She was kind and gracious and she didn't mind the long…read morelist of crazy songs I had her and her fellow musicians play for our wedding ceremony and cocktail hour (game of thrones, Harry Potter, florence and the machine, etc.) the music was so beautiful, I felt like I was in a dream. I loved every single moment. Thank you so much for such a precious memory.

Esther was absolutely a pleasure to work with! I contacted a few harpists to find someone to do…read moreceremony and cocktail hour harp music. She was very friendly, knowledgable, and willing to work around my schedule to talk via phone, email , Skype or in person. I procrastinated on picking out the ceremony music and she was very helpful in sending me a list of common choices for various parts of the ceremony. She has many traditional and more modern songs. She can also learn a new one for you if the sheet music is available. Our guests were taken away to another place when they heard her play during our ceremony. We received many compliments on her and it was the last piece that made our ceremony and cocktail hour very romantic and intimate. You will be very pleased if you hire Esther, the Elegant Harp.

I am a little bias as I am related to Phillip Lai. That said, his lessons speak for themselves; and…read moreafter only a few weeks of lessons, I can't imagine any parent or young artist disagreeing. You can ask for references or get a CD of his recitals which he'll happily provide to any skeptical prospective students. I've known him all my life and I cannot remember a time when the piano was a difficult skill for him. He is truly talented musician. Unlike others who are talented and can't understand why piano is difficult, Phillip knows how to explain the concepts and identify why a person is having trouble. He has a very results oriented method to teaching that differs from typical, stodgy approaches approaches. There are two things that clearly identify his talent in helping students learn this skill. 1) A recent recital had students of all ages (5-85) happy to show their skill in public. Some had only been taking lessons for 1 month. They all were able to complete a full song - of their choosing - and show well in public. 2) His students are happy both going into and coming out of the lesson. It is clear that Phillips enthusiasm is contagious. He knows how to get kids to embrace the joy of the instrument and that ultimately encourages them to practice and improve their skill. 3) He is extremely good with kids of all ages. He recognizes that you are asking him to provide a service. He spends time getting to know his students, what they are trying to accomplish and how to get them to that ability to accomplish this goal. The one downside that I would mention is that due to the popularity of his lessons, he does tend to be fairly booked. That said, I know he works really hard to fit all students in.

Most people that write yelp reviews are whiners...People who are happy rarely write a reviews...so,…read moreplease don't go by the yelp rating. I've been dealing there for many years including before it was Long & McQuade. Staff is unbelievably helpful...but not miracle workers :-) They take whatever time is necessary to guide you in your buying purchase...not to mention prices are comparable to anywhere in Canada. Yes I am biased...why, not because I'm a relative because I'm not. But because their service and attention to detail is second to none. They service most of the working musicians in town which points to their product knowledge. I'll tell you why I keep going back...cause they're just a great staff and that always works for me. Art P.

Brutal customer service…read more I intended to return a pedal I purchased there and called them to ask for details about their return policy. The fellow was very wishy-washy and could not give a straight answer. I was put on hold while he "consulted someone else" and he hung up on me. AVOID.

Came in to buy a guitar and the manager with the long hair was completely rude! Would give 0 stars…read moreif I can

Long haired man was very rude and has zero sense of customer service. I asked to talk with the…read moreowner and he refused to let me talk to anyone higher than him. I came here to support a small business, be he exemplified why people should drive through a snow storm to Syracuse to go to guitar center instead.

Great teacher! As a beginner, he explained things very well and it was amazing how effective he…read morecould make our 30 minute lessons each week. Loved the songs he picked to learn, and every lesson was fun yet challenging. Extremely flexible with scheduling too. It doesn't get better than lessons with Matthew!!

From the owner: I offer private lessons on acoustic and electric guitar to players of all ages and skill levels,…read morefrom beginners to professional working musicians and teachers. I have been playing professionally in popular bands and teaching guitar for over 35 years. Over that time I have developed a structured, gradual, yet challenging method of instruction that has proven to be successful for hundreds of local players, many of whom have gone on to become popular musicians and music teachers themselves. Other services available include demo recording, band coaching/consultation, songwriting collaboration, studio session work.

This young man is the most positive and uplifting musician on and offstage that I've had the…read morepleasure of meeting. great music great attitude sky's the limit for this young man

From the owner: I provide live entertainment of all genres solo acoustic, rock, metal, country, hip hop, pop, rnb…read moreand have 3 hour sets for each individual genre not many if anyone can offer that all original music along with 100s of cover songs to get the crowds moving. You can find me on any and all major music platforms like Spotify Apple Music iTunes Amazon music pandora YouTube music Tidal Audiomack Fb Tik Tok Instagram stories iheart radio and any and all other streaming platforms under Ryan Smiles Are Free Hardy as well to preview what I offer. I also do music videos for Vevo YouTube Apple Music and Tidal and am the only person to ever have a different genre song on all three north country radio stations