My daughter has been going to violin lessons for the last few years and loves it. Her teacher has…read morebeen patient, kind, and extremely helpful with feedback.

My daughter has taken piano, voice and music theory lessons with Audie for seven years. He has…read morehelped shape her love for music and the way she approaches each song. We love the many opportunities that Christopher Laughlin provides for their students to practice performing in front of an audience, building up confidence and comfort as well as plenty of fun. Great experience, highly recommend this school.

While there are almost too many choices of classes and fun activities for toddlers and big kids,…read morethere's not much going on for babies in the North Shore. I think it's because most people move to the burbs when they have their 2nd baby (like I did). Who has time to do classes with baby #2? Not I, but once my toddler was in school for a few hours I figured maybe it was time to start stimulating the baby. When we lived in the city I was a big fan of Bubbles Academy,* which may have been even more fun for the adults than the kids. There is a Bubbles in Lake Forest, but a bit far from where I live in the city....and driving more than 15 minutes for a kids class isn't worth it in my opinion. While I never tried Old Town School of Folk Music in the city, I had heard rave reviews of their Wiggleworms classes. I was psyched when I heard they had a Glencoe branch and signed my baby up as soon as he was old enough (6 months). After a few years attending classes at the oh so cute Bubbles Academy it took some getting used to Wiggleworms. Bubbles had an entire facility of props to choose from, but Wiggleworms just takes place in a classroom like setting. For 45 minutes the instructor sings some songs, gives the kids some instruments to drool on, does a bit of parachute time and the grand finale involves some banging on a drum. Wiggleworms first took place in a room located above Olly Olly. Carrying my extremely heavy baby (+ the car seat) up a long flight of stairs was not the highlight of my week. But when Olly Olly closed their doors they moved the class to a lovely classroom at the Takiff Center, which is much more enjoyable. As time went on I've learned to love Wiggleworms almost as much as I loved Bubbles. My son (now 14 months old) loves it so much that my nanny now takes him twice a week. He absolutely loves the instructor Miss Linda, who has been teaching his class for 8 months. He's also made lots of "friends" in class, as have I & my nanny. We've also taken John Francisco's classes when taking make-ups on the weekends and he's pretty fantastic. He taught a great sibling class during the weekend, which wasn't a convenient time for us, but I'd love to see more of those during the week. Now that my "baby" has pretty much entered the toddler stage there's more activities for him in the North Shore, but Wiggleworms remains his favorite. * http://www.yelp.com/biz/bubbles-academy-chicago

I really wanted to like Wiggleworms as my child loves music but I just cant give this program a…read morehigh rating. We have taken other music classes in the area (Bubbles and Musikgarten) that we loved but were urged by a friend to check out Wiggleworms as she had heard good things so we signed up. Total waste of money. The classes are 45 minutes long and basically the kids just sit in a circle signing the exact same songs every single week for 45 long minutes. I understand some repetition for the kids to learn the songs but seriously- same exact songs in the same order every single week?! My child and I were both losing our minds in there lol. There is very little movement/dancing (unusual compared to other classes we have taken) and my child (and most of the others) couldn't sit still that long. Which just leads to kids being antsy and bored. Maybe if you have really young babies this might hold their attention but any child over probably a year or so is not going to enjoy this. And even so you might go crazy yourself listening to the same songs over and over and over again. Seriously, it was nuts. I've never taken a music class for kids where there was no theme each week or different songs.

Just want to take a moment to share my praise for Bach To Rock Northbrook. Both of my children are…read morein private and public classes here. The teachers make learning music fun! Their enthusiasm has even inspired my 6 year old son to take classes that he would never have imagined (a beginning DJ class). You are in good hands here.

Recently had my elementary school daughter's birthday there. We were super excited to sing and…read morerecord in the studio. We had booked the party 2 months in advance and picked the song off the list they provided. We were told that the song would be on the tv screen so the kids could read it. Instead when we arrived the song was printed on a piece of paper for the kids to hold. We were very disappointed and underwhelmed by the experience from start to finish. the administrative help were very friendly with booking the party and securing the date, We found the actual party to be disappointing. The woman who 'taught' the kids to learn the song was boring, disinterested and lacked the type of enthusiam that was needed to ensure the kids were excited to record. All she did was give out a piece of paper and had the kids practice over and over. She did not split them into groups, nor make it fun and kept looking at the clock to see 'when they could go to the studio.' She then kept saying to the group of 8 year olds 'are you nervous.' Instead of encouraging them and being enthusiastic. She was disorganized and when asked if the kids wanted to sing the song again had the majority of the kids say 'no,' even the adults were not wanting to sing again.she made little effort to break up the song, make it more interesting. it was an overall disappointing experience for my daughter. If you do a party there, make sure you find out who will lead it.The facility is nice and clean.. the employees will do minimal extra for you. You will take the lead on setting up the room and will need to ask for them to get out tables for the party. I had higher hopes. It is a nice facility and for the price of the party it was just okay. We have had much better parties.

Kim has been an amazing teacher. I started as a beginner student without any experience playing…read morepiano. She has been patient and helpful in my lessons, she has a recommended list of books that I've been using and it has helped guide me while learning. The private lessons are really great because I can ask questions and Kim will take time to answer them. There's no one else sharing her time while I'm there.

I have to say that Sarah McIntyre is the absolute best when it comes to any type of vocal or…read moresinging lessons. I grew up very self conscious with a severe speech impediment, and Sarah instilled confidence and self assurance when I didn't even know I had any. She's patient, understanding, and absolutely brilliant. She took me from being afraid to have my voice recorded to me actually recording and singing my own songs and sharing them with people. I owe a lot to her for this, and I urge anyone reading this who is considering voice lessons of any kind to go and see Sarah, you will not be disappointed. Everyone else is just second rate, period.

I went last night for a group singing lesson with Highlife. It was very cool. It was a small group,…read moreso we got to specialize. The instructor was excellent and they had a wine and cheese tasting afterwards. Definately something out of the ordinary and they can make even the most tone def seem passable. I owe them one them for that!

Our son has been going to this program for the past 2 years. He started out doing individual…read morelessons and moved to their ensemble program. He has done 3 shows so far, each one has been so fun to watch. The best part is seeing his confidence grow and taking his music to the next level. It's a very supportive environment. The owners and instructors genuinely seem to care about these kids and there is a strong sense of community among the kids, they truly do seem to support one another. So glad we chose the Park Ridge School of Rock. Awesome program!

I go here and my growth in my biggest pasión has increased heavily. All of the instructors here…read morehave helped me so much with what I need to learn

I've been a student at One River (adult classes) for the past couple of months and wouldn't…read morerecommend it more! The students are sociable and lovely. My teacher is kind and helpful. I'm learning new skills and have re discovered my artistic abilities I haven't practiced in years. I look forward to attending each week! Would highly recommend for any skill level. Supplies are provided and make up classes offered if you miss a session, love it!

I have been attending classes there for two years. It has been a very pleasant experience. I joined…read morewith little or no art skill. 20 years ago I did some sketches. One River School is great. The location is wonderful and I agree the teachers are good and they allow us to make up classes if we have schedule conflicts or illness. The teachers are hands on instructors. I can't think a place that would offer or better service to an art student. I definitely give them a thumbs up. 5 Stars!

DO NOT RENT FROM THIS BUSINESS -- TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE…read more I have never experienced such poor customer service over something that should have been so simple. We rented a baritone saxophone (Bari sax) for our child to use for school. The first instrument they sent us was extremely old and had the keys arranged differently, making it unusable for what our child needed. We contacted the business, and rather than immediately resolving the issue, we were told to keep the instrument while they searched for a newer one. After waiting several weeks, they found another instrument. Unfortunately, that instrument was also incorrect and unusable. We immediately notified them and returned it. Here is the part that is absolutely unacceptable: we were charged $264 for a three-month rental even though we never received a usable instrument and did not have the instrument for the rental period. I was completely reasonable and even offered to pay for the few days we actually had the second instrument. I wasn't asking for anything unreasonable -- I simply didn't believe we should be charged $264 for three months of an instrument we could not use and did not have. They ghosted my communications for months and then refused to refund the three-month rental charge. So to be clear: they failed to provide the correct, usable instrument, we promptly communicated the problem and returned it, and they still kept the full three-month rental payment. The way a business handles a problem says a lot about its customer service. In this case, they had an opportunity to do the right thing and work with a customer who was being completely reasonable. Instead, they chose to keep the money. I strongly recommend looking elsewhere if you need to rent a school instrument. We certainly will not be doing business with this company again.

Never use these guys! They basically STOLE my deceased husbands Vintage Selmer Alto and Soprano…read moresaxophones and mouthpieces which I entrusted with them to sell for me. They kept saying they were out for tryout. I gave them ample time to find buyers then I wanted them back. He said he couldn't find them and implied that they were probably taken by a former employee. He gave me no offer of recompense. I may not have a legal standing since there was not paperwork only verbal and email communication. DON'T GET BURNED BY THEM!