My family has been renting/buying/repairing from Dan and his team for two years. They have always…read morebeen so flexible, accommodating, and knowledgeable. This week, they stepped up big time with a last minute rescue on a sizing error of mine with my kids cello. The communication from them has always been excellent. My impression is that they are committed to instilling an appreciation for music in young people. I love the community feel here and look forward to many more years of working with them.

They sold me a microphone stand or so they said when I got home, I opened up the box. They said you…read moredon't have to open the box because he said I know what you need and that's what this is and it was only a boom piece and I needed a microphone stand for a gig. It was an emergency situation. I ended up luckily borrowing one from a friend of mine before we could buy a new one from Amazon.

I've been buying music at Ars Nova for various instruments for nearly all my life, from beginning…read moreflute and piano books in elementary school to pieces for college auditions and recitals. The owner is incredibly knowledgeable and always happy to help, even if you don't know exactly what you're looking for that day. I would recommend them to anyone in Bloomington!

I bought a book of piano music for my son here a year ago. I was looking for some Chopin music…read morethat my son's piano teacher had requested and in an effort to buy local rather than purchase on line, I had gone into Ars Nova. I will point out that when I was a student myself I had gone in and bought things there and had a fine experience - but that was about 20 years ago - I asked the person working there (owner?) about getting a book with these pieces in it and he brought me a Japanese version. He did not tell me what it cost and it did not have a price tag on it. I asked about the fact that the non music part was in Japanese and he made fun of me and told me that that didn't matter. He then rung up the purchase and it was $36 dollars. I was not sure if that was too expensive or not, but it seemed high to me. After I took the book home, I looked up the book on line and discovered that the books should run about $10. I was annoyed but decided to simply not shop there again after this experience and let it go. However, when I got to my son's lesson, his teacher was not impressed by the book. She told me which eddition to get and she told me to take this one back, it was not the appropriate collection. I took it back and the man was rude to me about returning it. He handed me the exact cost of the book, but not the tax back. I asked about the tax and he told me that the government would not refund to him the tax on the book and so he wasn't going to refund it to me. No one has ever told me that - but at this point I decided that arguing over a buck or two with someone who has been nothing but rude and unprofessional with me wasn't worth it. I left and vowed never to return to that place. I was just looking up some Erik Satie music for my son on line and feeling a bit guilty about not trying to buy local and then I revisited this memory and decided to warn others about Ars Nova again.

Sarah Flint is the best music teacher in Bloomington, maybe in Indiana, and possibly... anywhere!…read moreShe coaxes amazing confidence from kids (and adults, too.) Kind, gentle, patient, and with an obvious groove that kids tap into, she takes each student for who they are and magic happens. She arranges for them to have fun, cool performances that feel like concerts more than like "recitals." Also a fantastic working musician in her own right. If you or your kid want to learn to play guitar or ukulele, there is no one better than Sarah.

From the owner: Guitar, voice and ukulele lessons. All ages and levels.read more

Best piano tuner in town - excellent work, great communication, and very reliable. Highly recommend!read more

Definitely a treat to have Ross tune your piano! He does a fantastic job, and he'll play you some…read moreJerry Lee Lewis too!