Owner is kind and patient. Take time to help customers to select the right instrument. Price is…read morereasonable. Have been going there for many years to rent, buy, service, lease-to-purchase, for my grandchildren's instruments according to their growing needs. Best in this area. Honesty and professionalism and not to oversell. Thank you, Cruz and to wife, Diana.

Experienced Dependable and knowledgeable!…read more This is what you get when you go to Mr. Cruz's Luthier shop. you get the best service and professionalism at his place. This is a place for professionals, but also for people who are starting out Mr. Cruz has a lot of patience and will help you find what you need. Mr. Cruz adjusted my high-end violin's sound post in a matter of minutes. He did expertly and now the violin sounds perfectly balanced! Also, his price to do this was very reasonable! Mr. Cruz is a consummate performer of the violin as well as knowledgeable enough to build a violin from scratch, he has been in business for many years and is very dependable! If you want to go to a trustworthy, professional to take care of your violin needs and not have to over pay for it. See Cruz Violins!!!

Has the feel of a small family business dedicated to musical instruments. Truly a needed community…read morestore here in Riverside. I had my French horn cleaned and a valve restrung. They also provide music lessons in private rooms. I think its a fantastic community resource for music-interested families.

Awesome place. Super nice people. Reasonable prices and they fixed up my trumpet real nice.read more

Not surprised that Sara's music lessons has 5 stars! Sara is such a hard worker, great communicator…read moreand so attentive with my three kids. She holds recitals with fun prizes to get the kids excited and I'm so proud of them for what they've learned from her! I recommend her over bigger companies because she has 20+ years of experience, is so personable and worth the price!

Very sad to give a one star, but when running a business you have to respond to customers in a…read moretimely manner. Maybe within 48 hours? Not 2 weeks later especially after giving credit card info and paper work. It just seems like you don't need or want my business.

My daughter takes lessons with Jason and she really enjoys her drum lessons. He is very kind and…read moremakes the lessons exciting and fun for her. He is a good instructor with a lot of knowledge and patience. I recommend getting lessons with Jason if you want to learn drums.

There are so many fantastic things about this business... my son takes drum lessons with Jason and…read morehe really is amazing. He's patient and very kind. My sons had been with Jason for over 3 years now and he is an excellent drummer! My daughter also goes to singing lessons with vocal coach Anjanique and I have no words to describe how amazing she is! She is so kind and so knowledgeable, she has made my daughter come out of her comfort and try bigger things. Honestly every teacher there is amazing and caring and I am glad we found a great place for our children to learn about music .

We signed up for singing lessons with Dr. Batista's studio. Right off the bat, we noticed that Dr…read more Batista herself was the one replying to our questions which at first, we thought was pretty awesome since you're speaking directly to the owner. After speaking to her more on the phone and via text, we noticed that she came off a little rude, but hey we chalked it up to just being new to us and gave her the benefit of the doubt. Fast forward, lessons have started and her teacher (Karina) was a blast to work with. We did find it rather interesting that towards the end of the lesson, Batista would always barge in the room to bark at Karina that time was almost up. Again, maybe it was a fluke we thought. Time and time again, we had these rude occurences with Batista. After about two months of lessons, we let Batista and Karina know that we'd be leaving for vacation for a week and that we would not be doing the lesson that week. We returned to an irate Batista demanding payment for the next month's lesson and that we would have to incur a late fee in addition to missing a class. It was almost as if she never knew we were gone after we clearly had told her. What's worse is that Batista said that we had not returned her emails...well, of course, we didn't, we were on vacation! Plus we thought we had left everything in order prior to leaving. After returning from our trip, we had just had it with Batista's lack of respect, and simply lack of tact when speaking with her clients, so we canceled our lessons with her studio. We gave her honest feedback and let her know that the teachers that she employs our GREAT, but unfortunately the customer service is TERRIBLE. We suggested that she get help with the "front desk" and let someone else talk to the customers because it's clear that wasn't one of her strong points. Anyhow, there's plenty of music schools out there where you can go.... we all deal with enough rude people in this world and the last thing we need is to deal with one more around something that's supposed to be a pleasurable hobby/education. I feel bad for Karina and the others working there. They deserve a much better business owner! Unfortunately, Batista lets her pride get in the way of what her business is capable of. She's educated and will let you know it. (Don't believe me? It's the first thing she mentions in her Yelp business bio... ). Being educated doesn't mean you have the right to be rude to your customers. If you're considering this place for your child/significant other/friend, spare the abuse and look elsewhere!

Dr. Batista has HIGH standards, and instills that in her students. She develops in her students the…read morestrongest sense of rhythm and musicianship, and sets them up for success with a solid technique. It's really ideal to study with a teacher who has their finger on the pulse of the industry, and Alma does. She is also an incredible composer. You'll get a quality musical education with her.

Wonderful guitar teacher! He'll come to your house and is sweet and reliable. My son plays guitar…read morewell and only took a year of lessons. I fully recommend Mr. Cook and often consider calling him to teach me to play!

How I wish Empire Performance Studio was around during my youth! As a musician and advocate of…read moremusic education for youth, I have high remarks for Empire Performance Studio. Whether your child has no musical background or is musically inclined, Empire will not only guide the students with their musical abilities but also help build their confidence and enhance their social skills. The students are engaged in learning how to sing, dance, and act on stage and the result is phenomenal! Students will be able to experience, firsthand, the work that goes on to put on a musical production including seeing how the set comes alive with props and costumes. They will also learn how to prepare for roles beginning with auditions and rehearsals. It's really a fun process to watch a production from start to finish for the adults as it is for the children. Becky and Linda are so great with the kids, providing them with a positive atmosphere and challenging each one of them to do their best! I had the opportunity to watch a few shows already and every child just shines on stage! You can tell they love being a part of Empire! It's pretty amazing what they do here. And I've enjoyed every single performance I've attended. Thank you, Empire!

We are so lucky to have been introduced to Empire's Family! Becky has been building my daughters…read moreconfidence and abilities. And Linda and Audrey are so helpful and supportive - wearing so many hats. I love this company! If nothing else come see these up and coming performers, they are AMAZING!

We were recommended Corona music from the school so I had good expectations unfortunately that was…read morenot the case. I went in they quoted me $90 for a cleaning and shine with an estimate of 1-2 week turnaround time. I was called the next day to inform me the instrument was going to need more then expected and it went up to $160 SAME turnaround time. My very inpatient son after a week in a half asked me to call and get an update. I did but they didn't have an update. A little over 2 weeks I called a they say instrument will be in on Friday. I call they say not ready they will me it went on like that for what felt like for ever.

Highly recommend Corona Music Center! The staff here are always friendly, welcoming, and genuinely…read morecare about everyone. The instructors make lessons engaging and enjoyable which is always a plus. You can tell the people there truly love music. They will forever have me as a loyal customer!!