The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra was founded in 2007 and was assembled with high-quality…read moresymphonic musicians not already in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. It started with forty-two musicians and now is comprised of 116 artists and features classical, light classical, Broadway, and popular music. JCSO has entered its 18th year of existence with a full round of concerts and activities. It is the first and only professional symphony orchestra serving a city of less than 60,000 people and was recently selected to join a national consortium of only nine orchestras as part of the V. B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program to ensure that new full-length works by composers not traditionally represented on orchestral stages receive a full hearing. JCSO has been commissioned to partner with Angel Lam for performances of her new work next season. Currently, JCSO is focused on selecting the orchestra's next Music Director and is presenting two concerts with each of the three finalists: Henry Cheng, Howard Hsu, and Paul Bhasin. My wife and I have gone to three of the six, are very enthusiastic about all three conductors, and eagerly await the final decision. The seasonal focus: Three Maestros, One Podium. We were privileged to hear 'From Screen to Stage' featuring the sounds of Star Wars, Harry Potter, Mission: impossible & Schindler's List. This concert showcased the power and emotion of Hollywood scores. 'Heroes Among Us: a Musical Tribute' is a powerful tribute to the spirit of heroism and featured Valerie Coleman's Seven O'Clock Shout dedicated to the frontline COVID workers. Pianist, David Fung, performed Greg's Piano Concerto. Energy and rhythmic vitality exhibited in Beethoven's symphony No. 7. This concert was led by Henry Cheng. The third concert that we attended was a 'Kaleidoscope of American Music' conducted by Paul Bhasin and displayed pieces with depth, complexity and diversity of our national musical heritage. The LA Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Tom Hooten was featured in two pieces in this concert. The JCSO also provides service to the community with free summer concerts in the park and a training ground for young and upcoming musical artists and a kids' Christmas concert for family and fun. They also provide educational and outreach programs in addition to high-quality performances. It is exceedingly exciting to have such an esteemed artistic creation alive and well within our small community. JCSO also serves neighboring towns within a thirty-mile radius and is beloved by all.

Wow! Last night we…read moreattended the Christmas Gala Holiday Pops at Johns Creek Methodist Church. We were lucky enough to get our seats right up front in the second row center with a perfect view of everything. The venue is beautiful. I'm not a church guy but I'd be willing to return to a church service to get an idea of how that organ sounds. I'm used to going to see bands while wearing a tie dyed shirt, shorts and sandals where seats aren't an option, which is no problem, because I'd rather be shaking my bones to the long Grateful Dead jams. This event was definitely different for my wife and me but we enjoyed dressing up and hanging with a different crowd. After this event, I'm ready for more! I've seen where the symphony offers a season ticket package and I'm pretty certain we'll be purchasing a couple of these for 2019. Awesome job JCSO! You've got me!

AMAZING School! The performance programs/venues are awesome, we love the instructors, they are…read morevery accommodating and we have been a part of SOR John's creek for years. My son grew his love for music and grew as a performer over the years there. Instructor Lee is amazing and really inspired my son over the years. The atmosphere is laid back and enjoyable place my son looks forward too! Thank you SOR Johns Creek!! You guys are awesome!!

Awful management. Did not cater to my daughter's need to join a group performance. The manager…read morekept forgetting what level my child should be in even after taking the initial assessment! After one month of attempting to get my daughter into a program, I finally gave up. This is not a School of Rock issue as we've had good experience in DFW, Texas. This is the manger of this branch issue.

Lisa was a fantastic addition to our wedding. She was professional, very good at communicating, and…read moreextremely talented. I highly recommend her for any wedding or event, as her playing really adds an extraordinary element that you never knew you were missing.

Lisa gave our daughters wedding that very special touch, she played beautifully it was very…read moretouching. She was very communicative and professional. Thank you Lisa you were wonderful.

My sister and I studied at Piano Works with Miss Wong before she retired between 2013 and 2020ish…read more The location has always been clean, organized, and the brother-owner duo is a delight. We bought our first keyboard/digital piano here in 2014 after over 2 hours of testing different options and speaking with Don and Ben (thank you for your patience as we also didn't know too much English then!). I stopped my piano practice after 5ish years, but I loved coming back for seasonal recitals and looking through their new book selections! A few years later, they helped us decide on a real piano for our home. They worked with our budget and are super knowledgeable. They even did a complementary tuning upon delivery to ensure satisfaction. My younger sister has now moved out of town for college so it has been a year since I last stopped by, but I drove by the other day and felt drawn to leave a review. It has always held a special place in my heart and I hope it continues to bloom. This is a staple Duluth Small business in my book.

Warning that this shop will NOT tune or help diagnose any issues with your piano if you decide to…read morebuy a piano elsewhere after visiting them. Sam called me a couple weeks after my visit to check if I was still interested in some grands I looked at and I told him that I had made a purchase elsewhere. He proceeded to use scare tactics to try to get to buy from him. Once he learned that I had already made the purchase and I asked for him to tune the piano he refused to send his technicians to tune or look at the piano. Not a good business model. You're better off buying a piano elsewhere and if you're forced to work with them, be very wary of their scare tactics. EDIT: After seeing the owner's response to my google review, I have removed an additional star. Anyone reading this review need not read further than the owner's response to see their attitude towards potential customers. Truly a shame as they have a lot of potential.

Great people! Especially Amanda! I had fun learning. They care about their students, even the old…read morefolks like me.

My son recently started classes here and absolutely LOVES it. Located in roswell this place is in…read morethe cutest building. Great instructors and great administration. I highly recommend this place!

Me and my beautiful daughter Alyssa love Bach to Rock. She takes piano lessons with Miss Emma, and…read moreshe learns lots of new things. The cost is a little expensive but it makes my daughter happy so I think that its worth it. You can chose lots of different instruments such as drums, piano, bass, and guitar. The service at B2R is very friendly and all the teachers and staff are really nice. I do reccomend.

Great staff, responsive and friendly. I have had two teachers here, both of whom played well and…read moretaught well -- skills which don't always correlate. Overall a wonderful place to learn music. If you have an interested child or you'd like to give lessons a try yourself, I recommend Bach to Rock without hesitation.

Laurelanne is the best hands down. She helped me to gain confidence that I thought I never had…read more Lessons are geared toward my deficiencies and I have improved tremendously in 3 lessons. I would recommend everyone to take lessons from her.

I didn't start vocal lessons until 59 years old. Was always terrified of singing. I've been taking…read morelessons from Laurelanne for over a year now and I can't tell you enough about what a great experience it's been! She promotes a safe space, friendly learning environment because I was a nervous wreck at first and she always put me at ease. Now I always leave feeling confident and ready to come back. She has helped me meet my challenge head on and get over a lot of my fear. I know I can mess up and we'll laugh about it and just try again. Shes super sensitive, understanding and encouraging. She's the best!

Treated my trombone with care, the staff were friendly.read more

I am a piano teacher and I have been shopping at this location for many years. In general I am…read morevery pleased with the service and the selection. The staff is friendly, the shelves are well stocked, and they have a wide variety of music books and materials for piano. Anything they don't have they can order for your or get transferred from another store. It usually arrives within a few days and they are very conscientious about calling to let you know it arrived in the store for pick-up. If there is a specific song you are looking for they will search it online and print it right there in the store for you. They also have many good sales throughout the year. I have recommended the full-size digital pianos to my students and have always been pleased with the quality. Many times you can get full-size digital pianos for $400, which is a great deal for the decent quality. However, keep in mind that the staff works on commission so they will try and sell you the more expensive item. Listen to your music teacher, and get what they recommend, not the sales people. They have material for both ABRSM and NFMC Federated Festival. They are also very supportive of the local music teachers association. On a regular basic they provide hospitality and refreshments for our monthly meetings. Several of my high school students have also worked there over the summer. I like that they are good at hiring temporary summer help. The only thing to be cautious of is renting instruments. I have never rented so I don't have personal experience, but I have heard stories from my students renting instruments for band or orchestra. Make sure you know all the details of the contract you're signing and read all the fine print.

Jon has been teaching guitar lessons to my girlfriend for one year and my 8-year old daughter for…read moreabout 6 months. Both my girlfriend and daughter had no previous experience playing the guitar. Their progress has been amazing. My girlfriend can now play multiple songs including the Beatle's Blackbird, Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love, and Little Feet's Willing. My daughter is also making great strides in her guitar skills despite being very young. Jon is clearly a professional instructor who can successfully train people of different age groups and adjust his teaching method based on each individual student's needs. Based on our experience, I can enthusiastically recommend Jon to anyone seeking an outstanding guitar instructor.

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My 3 kids go here for Piano and singing lessons. Three great teachers all very different and suited…read moreto their styles with different teaching styles. A year ago I took them there and there was a month free for trial lessons so I took up singing lessons. Something that I have been wanting to do for 30 years. I love it. my 30 minutes of pure bliss every Thursday. The school is very well organised. They are very particular about the teachers. you will find very passionate professional teachers that have been doing this for a long time. The organisation is so good that it makes it one of the most reliable music schools in the area. Teachers won't change ( low turnover) and very well trained. Please take a look at the school and I swear you or your kids will get one of the best music educations here.

Having enjoyed a public holiday performance by singers representing the North Fulton School of…read moreMusic, I called to inquire regarding their program. I learned of their services, available agreement options, and a trial offering program. With this in mind, I scheduled our first "trial" lesson. However, when we arrived, we were to discover that the administrator had neglected to schedule the appointment with the instructor. Worse, that instructor was not accepting students on our preferred day, despite our originally having been informed otherwise. With forgiveness and hope encouraged by the quality of the facility and its popularity, we scheduled an alternative instructor and, for a time, enjoyed lessons as scheduled and of great quality. However, several months later, our instructor chose to pursue other endeavors resulting in our transfer to yet another teacher. We remained committed and continued on. In the coming months, we were to be treated to multiple, same-day cancellations via text from our instructor. "Multiple" representing the majority, of which there were also a handful of others with no more than a day or two of notice. When this occurred, we agreed with our instructor to lengthen subsequent lessons by the time missed due to cancellation. However, there was never a clear accounting provided and management, despite the number of occurrences, chose to never contact us directly. After about six occurrences impacting our weekly lesson within a little over three months, the last without promised response concerning rescheduling received at all, we finally chose to cancel our agreement and provided the required 30-day written notice to do so. Management acknowledged our cancellation, informed us of a pro-rated amount yet to be billed, and offered lessons for other instruments; without expressed concern for cause or further effort to retain. We declined. If...you live within a mile or two of the school, are incredibly flexible with your schedule, have no concern for regularity, and have no need for enhanced services such as web-based student/teacher portals; the North Fulton School of Music may be for you. Alternatively, and unfortunately, you may wish to pursue your lessons via a JoyfulTunes application as we ended up doing. It capably demonstrates as much concern as that which we experienced.