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Outstanding instructor. Passion for music and students. Pushes the students to move out of their comfort zone.

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8 years ago

Really great with constructive criticism and finding new music! Have improved a lot since starting lessons!

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Ted's Musicians Shop

Ted's Musicians Shop

3.7
(12 reviews)
8.2 km
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I've shopped there in the past. I purchased instruments for my son. I would recommend this place. I…read moreintend on purchasing an instrument for my grandchild.

I want to start by saying how sad I am to leave this review. Teds is the closest music store to my…read morehome and one I came to for years as a student. I consistantly ordered a particular brand of reeds from them during my middle and high school years and had two buffet clarinets serviced there while martriculating and preparing for collegiate auditions. This is why I trusted Ted's and brought the parent of one of my students here. We purchased his first professional clarinet, a used Buffet from here. While his parent was happy to buy a new professional clarinet, the quality and richness of older Buffet clarinets matched the beautiful tone my student achieves. Ted's gave us a good price and I played the clarinet briefly to make sure it was functional. They even offered a 6 month warranty. During lessons, my clarinet student started to have issues with one of the keys. I noticed some very small pieces of cork were missing. We took the clarinet back to Ted's and instead of picking up the clarinet, I had to send it back for a more complete fix (the pad was now not closing correctly). I was told they did an overhaul of the clarinet and after some time, we tried the clarinet and picked it up again. Because an overhaul was done, I visually inspected and tested the clarinet again. All seemed well. A few weeks ago, my student had to send his instrument to the repair shop for an overhaul after pads in the right hand joint became loose and fell off. This time, at a different store, we were notified there was no way an actual overhaul was done because of the condition of the pads. I can no longer recommend, nor do business with Ted's, which is really a shame after all of these years.

Hunt Valley Music

Hunt Valley Music

4.5
(8 reviews)
20.1 km

My daughter has been in vocal training at Hunt Valley Music since she was 7 years old. (She is now…read more13). We love it! There are several reasons for the positive review: First, the instructor teaches in an age appropriate manner. At 7, my daughter sang "Hannah Montana", and now, as she auditions more seriously, she is working on both Broadway Musicals and Art Songs. Second, the instructor works hard at improving her range, prioritizes warming up, and challenges her to learn new vocal techniques. ("vibrato" last year, and "runs" this year, for example.) Third, the style is very laid back; the instructor encourages, but never "pushes", which is so important when teaching kids in our opinion. Last, the instructor is "up" on what is going on in the community, from upcoming auditions in children's theater, to age-appropriate shows coming to the Lyric! The voice students have their own small recital at HVM, as this type of training clearly differs from the traditional instrumental variety. It is thoughtful that the "brass" at HVM realize this, and that the instructor gives the kids their own chance to shine vocally. We have not had any problems with make-ups or fees. You pay upfront for the month, and, as long as you call in advance with a conflict, the instructor bends over backwards to work with you to schedule a make-up lesson. (We try hard to be respectful, as does she. Sometimes, though, a huge mountain of homework happens. The teacher gets it!) It is worthy to note that the voice instructor has never missed one of my daughter's shows, and has written several thoughtful recommendations for her over the years when we have needed them. These actions go "above and beyond" in our opinion. Fantastic place for kids who are interested in learning music!

I am genuinely shocked to have to be writing this review. Mark (the owner) threatened my son (his…read moreguitar student) with violence when he let him know he would be quitting lessons. My son has taken lessons with Mark since 2021. He is about to graduate from high school, and told Mark that he will need to wind down lessons as he goes to college. Mark became irrationally upset. He threatened to throw my son's guitar out the door, began swearing, tore up the monthly lessons check and threw it at my son, and raised his fists to challenge him to fight. Thankfully my son had the presence of mind to just leave and get away from him. He came home early from his lesson very distraught. We did call the police to make a report. Apparently Mark's justification for this behavior is that my husband and I didn't talk with him enough about how the lessons were going. He never called us to report anything. Unfortunately we had no idea there was any sort of expectation for us to communicate, and even if there were I can't imagine that reason ever justifying threatening and yelling at a student. I'm so shocked by the end of this years long interaction we've had with Hunt Valley Music, but feel like I absolutely must warn people. He is clearly not a safe person to be teaching children.

The Violin Studio - musicalinstrumentsandteachers - Updated July 2026

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