If you are looking for an instrument for your high school student then this is the place…read more If you are a serious musician you will find the store is confusing, cluttered mess. The proprietor seem nice enough, if a bit eccentric, but hey, aren't most musicians?

I went in to buy an electric acoustic guitar. My salesperson was super professional and friendly…read moreand In. Wry happy with the purchase. So glad I found this place. I will be back

Russell is the man! I feel blessed to have stumbled upon this shop. It's local and better than some…read morenationwide store. He helped me a lot with just one simple gesture of guidance and I can't thank him enough. I will be back and others should come here too, always good to learn some wisdom.

Small, intimate place with the best staff. It's usually Russell at the counter. There's a limited,…read morebut interesting selection of mostly used stuff if you're a guitarist. Sometimes there are some wildly cool guitars on the wall. I've always found what I needed when I went there. His inventory isn't huge, but it's very well thought out. If you're a drummer, you'll love the place even more. This is always the first place I'll go if I need anything musical. Strings, tuners, tambourines, amps, parts, or just a couple minutes shooting the shit with the cool, knowledgeable musician/proprietor. Also, if you're looking for a luthier, they outsource to a skilled and straight-up honest guy. I've brought my acoustic and electrics there several times for work. Always happy with the results and feedback about my instruments. Forget the big chains and give Russell's a visit. Support local business, especially when the local business kicks butt like Russell's does!

My son looks forward to coming every week. Ms. Adrian is patient and thorough. He really enjoys…read moreplaying the piano. The only critique is the place itself is old and dated. It has a bit of a smell that they try to cover up with wall plug ins. I would recommend!

I took my son here originally for drum lessons and he had a great time with his teacher. I came…read moreback after that for a vocal lesson and scheduled my son another drum lesson. It was at this point the owner started trying to force a month to month contract on me after 1 lesson. I explained that my son's grandfather is very sick with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and that we can't guarantee we will be in town every week since we have been visiting him more ( almost weekly ). The owner seemed unsympathetic to this and continued to debate and argue about getting his contract signed. After that, I considered not coming back because I didn't want to give this man any more of my money, however I had really enjoyed my 1 vocal lesson and my son also enjoyed his drum lesson, so I asked if I could pay for another vocal lesson in advance to which he begrudgingly agreed. I explained to him that I would be happy to pay for our lessons a week in advance when we knew we were going to be in town. However that wasn't good enough for him and he insisted on locking me in a monthly contract, and that I would have to next time I came. My son's second drum lesson was great ( yesterday ) and I had my 3rd vocal lesson today which was lovely. Unfortunately, when I came around the corner to the front desk, the owner was waiting for me with a posture and look on his face that said he was ready to argue. Great way to greet a customer upon seeing them. He immediately asked me what I had decided about his contract, to which I declined to sign it and offered to pay for another vocal lesson a week in advance since I know I will be in town next week. He debated me again and said that I couldn't do that and tried to argue that rules are rules, which is just silly in this case. Most of his arguments were based around people in the past not showing up for lessons and them losing money since they would have teachers there still getting paid. However, if someone is paying you a week in advance for an upcoming lesson, you're guaranteed that person is going to show or at least to have their money for the lesson already. In the end though, it is his business and he can make up whatever obscure and silly rules he wants. Just know, that after your 1st lesson they're going to try and force a month to month contract on you and make you lock in a time for every week. Personally, I'll be taking my business and my money elsewhere.

This is a great music store for bands. There are drums, guitars and keyboards. It's a store for…read moreadults, not quite for kids.

Prices aren't too bad. Not sure why the vibe is so strange though - I walked in to check out some…read morebasses, and just felt like I walked into somebody's house un-invited. I literally checked my face in the mirror when I got back to my car to make sure I didn't have a nosebleed or food on my face or something lol.

This guy is a top notch musical technician. He really knew his piano and is a registered tuner,…read morewhich I didn't know you could be registered! He was very cordial and informative about the type of piano we have and the condition it was in. He spent 2.5 hours fixing our piano. He wasn't cheap, but he is worth the price. He came recommended from our church, where he annually tunes the handful of pianos.

We had an old piano gifted to us and our son started lessons. It hadn't been tuned in years. Mr…read more Newton was friendly and polite and came right over and did an excellent and thorough job. Highly recommend this business!

Dropped off my violin on a Saturday and it was ready Monday! I have not played in many years and…read morethe violin was in serious need of TLC. I figured it just needed new strings. Mr. Newton identified that the violin also needed a chin rest, tail piece (which was broken), and suggested a new bow. The bow I had was not made of real horse hair and was just in bad shape. He kept me informed of the maintenance the violin needed, polished it, fixed up the case, and gave me complementary rosin! Mr. and Mrs. Newton are well established in the community and are a great resource surrounding your music needs.

Purchased a large speaker with bluetooth capability and it came with a mic. Spent $240 on it. The…read morespeaker was the worst quality. I tried it out twice trying to see if maybe it was just me being unfamiliar with it, but nope it sounded bad. Tried to return it and they wouldn't accept any returns even though we had the receipt and everything put back into the original box. Wanted to give me a store credit. I don't desire to work with anyone who doesn't have good customer service. Purchased a small speaker for $140 at Music & Arts and it very noticeably different and way better quality. Go see them instead!

The rating above is for the people that used to work there after they first open the store. I was…read morein a bad accident and disabled since 1981. I've been out of the music scene since then and now I want to try to get back into it as much as possible. It used to be that no store anywhere near our area was as good as AL+M. All were true working professionals. I hope that's still the same now? Due to Covid-19, I have been unable to get out of my house since March. I would do anything to be able to get back to the store and see what's happening. Maybe soon I'll be able to do so?

My Daughter has been going here and having lessons with Tim Dail for 3 years. I can't speak to the…read moreother teachers but Tim is excellent. My daughter has grown in her time going here. The facilities larger enough. My daughter plays piano, but I have seen students with other teachers playing violin. Each teacher has their own room, and there are 4 of them. Tim does recitals periodically, and the students are talented. Some are beginner, others advanced. Some kids, some teens, some adults, so all ranges really. If you're looking for piano lessons, SK Piano academy is a good place to start, and I cannot say enough good things about Tim.

Upon calling Simeon at SK Piano Academy I was pleasantly greeted over the phone. I was told that…read morethere were 2 teachers, himself and his wife Tristi. He also stated that I could bring in my daughter for a free introductory lesson and could have her meet both teachers if I would like. I scheduled a day and time to meet with Tristi and it couldn't have been better. It didn't even seem like my daughter was not playing for a few months. Tristi made her very comfortable and she was very patient with my daughter. She is very well versed in piano as she recently graduated from a very prestigious music school so I felt very comfortable with her knowledge and expertise. Tristi had informed me that they just started the business recently and they already had about 30 students. The piano academy itself has a waiting room and 3 private rooms. One room is Simeon's teaching room and 1 room is Tristi's teaching room. They also have a room with a chalkboard to teach piano theory. Prices are reasonable and are similar to ones I paid before. They offer discounts if you pay quarterly which is great. I would definitely suggest that if you or your child is at all interested do yourself a favor and receive the free introductory lesson. You may find that your child may actually enjoy playing. P.S. My daughter chose to meet with Tristi without even considering Simeon but after meeting Simeon, he has such a great attitude that I don't think my daughter would have minded having him as her teacher. They are both very friendly.