Wonderful school in every way. Totally recommend! Convenient location. 10 minutes from our home…read more Little elm location. Bonnie the assistant director is the sweetest ever and very understanding. My daughters piano teacher, Alex is great. Looking forward to many years with this school!

I was Googling music schools for my son and this place popped up. It's not too far from my home so…read moreI decided to give it a try, and I'm glad that I did! Chris quickly established a good rapport with my son, and my son really looks forward to his lessons. My son likes to talk and move around, but Chris is patient and knows how to keep him engaged in the lessons. They have so much fun together and my son has learned so much in a short period of time. This place has totally exceeded my expectations and I'm very happy with the quality of the lessons.

As an experienced musician myself, I searched for the perfect music teacher for my own budding…read moreyoung musicians. I am beyond thrilled with the Suzuki Music Institute of Dallas. This school has phenomenal teachers, fabulous group music classes, and unparallelled theory and composition training. All their students study individually with instructors as well as in ensemble settings, and all take separate theory classes. They perform at least 4 times per year, which is great practice! It's a wonderful music community, one I only experienced when I got to college! I wish they had had a school like this when I was a child! We are not planning for our children to be professional musicians (and indeed I am not, either), but I appreciate that my children are in an environment that maximizes their potential. My children play piano, and it has always been fun, move-at-your-own-pace, and encouraging. My little ones are pretty sensitive, so negative pressure or stress would really turn them off--but they love this place and all their teachers, and happily skip into the building each week! The classes and the practice are definitely a time commitment, but the kids love it, and we are committed to making music an integral part of their lives. There is excellent instruction for all levels, from pre-schoolers and young children (like mine) through high school. Some of their recent graduates have gone on to study music at Juilliard and the Eastman School of Music.

I have had two children enrolled for several years and I have found that this school is…read moreextraordinary. It is an excellent experience for children, from 18 months to 18 years, and the music education is incomparable. Suzuki Music Institute of Dallas offers music lessons to children and their families. The instruments taught are violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, harp and organ. The teachers are committed, caring and extremely well trained. The school's history is long and its core mission has remained unchanged since it was first founded over 45 years ago. For the youngest students, SMID has the "Kodomo" class that is very good and unique. Imagine a circle of two-year-olds and their parents being led in song and rhythmic play by a teacher who has decades of music pedagogy experience, then add another equally knowledgeable and talented musician accompanying those children on a grand piano. This excellent class is affordable and meets on Saturday mornings. Instrument lessons are available for children age 3 and up. In addition to a weekly private lesson, there is a weekly group class and a theory class. Children, working a little each day with their parents, progress quickly and can do very impressive things musically. It is not unusual for children as young as 5 or 6 to be proficient music readers. The students love their teachers. It is possible, and not uncommon, for a student to have the same teacher for several years at a time. This long, caring relationship between teacher, student AND the parent, has a way of propelling children to do great things. Children are taught as individuals and the program is paced to each child's needs and abilities. Despite what other posters might have said, this school is the opposite of competitive! There are many special-needs children who are in the program, learning and growing. The spirit of non-competitiveness is actually intrinsic to the method; it was baked-in by Shinichi Suzuki himself and is carefully maintained at the school through ongoing parent and student education. I believe that the eduction my children are receiving at SMID will give a number of skills that will help them throughout their lives. They will probably not be professional musicians, but that is not the goal. The real goals for my children include learning that disciplined practice (work) can bring exciting and valuable skills, that effective collaboration with others is possible and rewarding, and that music can be beautiful and fun. Though a great value in my opinion, this is not the cheapest or easiest of music programs. There are other places where parents can simply drop off their children for instrument lessons and not have to be bothered with anything other that listening to the occasional practice. However, for those families who wish to do something more than "check the box" of getting music lessons for their kid, to instead actively pursue the rewards that a quality music education can give, this is the very best place for them.

All instructors are AMAZING. TALENTED. INSPIRING. We have had music teachers all over the world…read more CMM is the best! The program is so much better than others. It truly is complete music education.

Founder of the school, Kristin Yost, is such a passionate,inspiring musician and educator. The…read moreschool really offered an individualized plans for each unique child! Come and check out the school and different study curriculum including both classical and pop studies! And the school recently had an new app released, which offers tons of additional help to practice at home

OMG the aerial silks class is SO MUCH FUN! You have to try it! It was a great workout-- your upper…read morebody will for sure feel sore the next day. I was able to do most tricks on first time, but not all. The staff are super nice and really flexible. It was raining like crazy outside when I went, and they were no biggy about people showing up late. The instructor managed the room well giving both 1:1 and full-group help time. You've got to try aerial silks and this is the place to do it in Dallas!

We worked with Lone Star Circus for an event and they were incredibly flexible and easy to reach…read more We needed an aerialist to perform but were under a strict budget -- LSC was understanding and helped create a good strategy/time frame to have an aerialist perform that wouldn't break the bank. We had to eventually change the timing and then change it back again, but LSC never seemed frustrated and was very understanding. Sara, the aerialist, arrived on time and blew us away. The set up was quick and easy (total professionals) and she had tons of energy and enthusiasm. She was incredibly talented - spinning and twirling on rope and making it look easy. She wore a very cool leotard/costume that added to the experience. If you're looking for a unique or fun twist on any event - hiring LSC is the way to go. I cannot wait to work with them again!

TL;DR: Paid $1,450 for piano repairs, got ghosted for nearly two months, and only got my piano back…read moreafter involving the police. I'm writing this review to warn others about a deeply troubling experience with Brandon Lewis, owner of Perfect Pitch Piano. After years of routine piano tuning without issue, I hired Brandon in April 2025 to refurbish the keyboard action of our Boston Grand Piano. He quoted $1,450 for the job, took the keyboard to his workshop, and accepted a deposit. Brandon picked up the piano action on May 12, 2025, and promised to return it by May 16. What followed was a string of missed appointments, broken promises, and excuses ranging from medical issues to weather delays. Despite paying the full balance, the refurbished keyboard was never returned. Communication became sporadic and evasive, and attempts to resolve the issue were met with silence or further delays. After weeks of trying to recover the keyboard, I had no choice but to file a police report. In researching Brandon further, I discovered multiple prior reviews from other customers describing similar fraudulent behavior. I strongly recommend reviewing recent feedback from other clients on his Yelp page, where similar complaints--including one involving a Steinway piano action--suggest a troubling pattern, not an isolated incident. The detective assigned to the case attempted to contact Brandon multiple times using all the phone numbers on file, but received no response. It wasn't until the detective left a message stating that charges would be pressed and an arrest warrant issued that Brandon finally returned the call. After much back and forth, Brandon agreed to return the piano action. He claimed he had been hospitalized, that his phone was stolen, and that Apple took an extended time to restore his credentials--hence his lack of communication. Ultimately, Brandon returned the piano action on July 7, 2025--nearly two months after the original promised delivery date. Please do your due diligence and consider alternative providers. What began as a routine service turned into a time consuming and frustrating ordeal.

I do not recommend Brandon. He came to me when I was looking for piano tuner on Dec. 2025, I…read morehad already booked one with another technician for the next day which was Christmas Eve for $185 but then timing was not working out well and he said he could come that day at 5 p.m. I agreed to that time. When I asked his price, He did not give me a price over the phone. Instead, hearing my player piano play over the phone while we talked, he said, "It sounds like you might need a bigger service - that would be for $385." I didn't agree with that diagnosis but I allowed him to come for that price to get my tuning done .- knowing he was $200 over the average price. The only price he quoted to me was the $385 without mentioning any other service.He came , sat down and did his thing without any commentary about my piano. After two hours he was finished and I I gave him my card for payment. However, he appears to be frustrated that the card did not process quickly and he left with my understanding that a receipt. would come in shortly which didn't happen. When I got my credit card statement, I saw he had charged me $709. without giving me a receipt at the time - saying his phone was too slow at processing it and he left. I protested the charge with Citi but he fought it with a bogus invoice or receipt that had my name at the top that he sent as his document, But... it had never been presented to me. He had never given that information to me. or explained anything about my piano. He just did his thing and took my card for payment but never showed me a balance because he said he couldn't get it finalized. I never got an invoice or receipt. This copy from Citi was the first I had seen of his prices - he had only quoted oe price to me verbally and I accepted that as his only price to come oit. I never agreed to a bigger service but maybe he didn't want to undertand that. I did accept the amount of $385 as it was the only price he had given me for my service. That was my complaint and the issue of my case. He then made up a bogus document that looked ;ike a receipt with my name at the top showing his charges and sent it to Citi. - forms documentation but it never was sent to me. The was the complaint. I never authorized the" bigger service" and never wanted or requested anything but a simple tuning. and he never made any comments as I expected about my piano. when he just did his own thing at the piano, About a week after he left., it was noticed that the tuning was not in tune. I reported it to him and he said sometimes it can change. I then had another technician come out and check it and they confirmed that it was not in tune. IT WAS NOT IN TUNE. He returned for his flashlight he had forgotten and HE TESTED THE TUNING, and confirmed that it was off. HE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY OR SUPPLIES TO FIX IT, SO.. I agreed TO GO WITH HIM AND PAID THE $40 for the supplies he needed to fix it. The issue is that he is unprofessional and untrustworthy. I wanted the amount of the overage he charge reversed. I also felt that he took advantage of me - an 80 year old woman - to upsell me on a service that I did not understand and he never tried to explain to me or demonstrate a need for. Yet he charged my card for three services - one that was never mentioned, which totaled $324.00 over and above the amount I had authorized to be charged. He was angry when I disputed the $324 extra charge and threatened me because of it .

After a year in storage, our piano finally came home -- and my wife could not wait to play! The…read moreonly problem? It needed some serious tuning love. That's where Leon came in and absolutely saved the day! Not only did he offer same-day service, but he got everything done while my wife was out running errands -- so I got to surprise her with the most beautifully smooth, pitch-perfect piano she's ever played! The look on her face was priceless. What really sets Leon apart is how much he genuinely cares. He walked me through every single step of the tuning process, and as a bonus, even took a moment to give my sons a fun little lesson! How cool is that? If you need a piano tuner who is skilled, fast, friendly, and goes above and beyond, Leon is YOUR guy. 10/10 -- could not recommend him more highly!

I have a 1988 Yamaha Upright Piano and have played since I was 5 years old. It was a gift from my…read moreFather (who sadly passed away in 2005). I had not gotten it tuned since then and it was beginning to sound dull in both frequency and pitch. Leon took my call in the morning, scheduled same-day service and showed up promptly (15 minutes prior to his estimated 2 PM arrival time) at 1:45PM. Astute, talented, distinguished Gentleman with great conversational skills, tremendous and effortless ability, and an accomplished, respected, renowned pianist and professional tuner. Very reasonable per hour pricing. I was intrigued by the speed and efficiency of his technique as he patiently tuned each key with accuracy and precision in just under 90 minutes. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a professional piano tuner.

After spending its youth facing the harsh winters of Chicago, my piano had arrived intact in…read moreDallas, sans her technician (she prefers the cold I guess). She passed along Dan Reed's name from a friend of hers in the community, and I could not be more grateful. On his first visit, among other things including a thorough vacuuming to remove moving dust, Dan astutely noticed that one of the hinge pins was not installed properly by the movers and narrowly avoided my piano's untimely death (!) Dan is veteran piano technician, an absolute wealth of knowledge and expertise, and is responsible for maintaining many fine pianos in the DFW area, from restaurants, to jazz clubs, to churches, to museums. After his deft maintenance and voicing, my piano has NEVER sounded better... he makes the piano easier to play, evening out how the hammers strike the strings as well as the tone, removing obstacles as the musician. It made me fall in love all over again. In addition to being a master of his craft, I've gotten to know him a bit over the last few visits and he is a genuinely kind and compassionate human being.

Dan came right on time, listened to my concerns and made everything better in an hour! Knowing that…read morehe has been in the business for 40 years, it was a real delight hearing him saying good things about my new piano. He also gave me some pro tips about how to keep the piano in good shape. Definitely will be calling him for my next tuning!

My grandson has been going here for two years, but I just recently was able to visit the school. I…read morecannot emphasize enough how impressed I am, and how happy that my grandson is going there. Clean, colorful, secure. the teachers are all wonderful and obviously happy to be there. they are very engaged with the children and make the kids feel special.It is a great preschool and I highly recommend it!

This is a school with a truly Montessori vision. My son grew so much there!…read more The teachers support the curiosity in the kids. My son loves to experiment, learn new things, and draw conclusions. Hebron Montessori provided an excellent foundation for his growth.