My son absolutely loves his lessons here. You can feel the passion that James has not only for…read moredrums but teaching and sharing his knowledge. Very supportive instructor. Highly recommend.

Best teacher my son ever had and he's had a few. As a teacher he is amazing as a person he's one of…read morethe warmest and most giving I've known.

Mike Rice is an outstanding piano teacher. My daughter took lessons with him and the class was…read moresuch a delight that I decided to take lessons, too! His teaching style is creative, encouraging, and fun. He has helped me to improve my technique, musicality, and confidence. I highly recommend Mike for both advanced and beginner lessons.

Was great place until sold to father and son. If you just need to buy something, fine. But if…read moreyou're looking for lessons, better to go somewhere else. Mistakes in scheduling, lots of conflict and yelling between teachers and staff. The dad has real emotional problems. Quick to lose temper. Was much nicer when the lady owned it.

Amazing staff helped with reviving an old ukulele and providing new equipment recommendations…read more Excellent experience.

This is a neat little place. I am not a muscian (yet, anyway), but I have a fascinating with…read moreinstruments and the people that play them. We walked into this place on a rainy Saturday afternoon and there were some very talented people picking a little bluegrass in a corner while we browsed away. The selection of stringed instruments is unlike any that I've seen in a small shop, and they have separate room (which are enchanting) for all sorts of music lessons (not just stringed instruments, but piano, horns, etc). The woman behind the counter was friendly and chatty and although she tried to upsell just about everything, she wasn't pushy about it and seemed to know what she was talking about. This is a great place to go on a lazy afternoon, whether you're a musician or not.

I brought a used Banjo I bought to Glen about 3 years ago now. It was in sort of rough shape…read more Made in the 60's. Glen brought it back to life and it still plays like a banjo should to this day. Love it. Now when I buy a new guitar I take it right to Glen to set it up how I like it before I even play it. He has gone thru my guitar collection and thanks to him they all play as they should. I stop in bout twice a month to see him and his wife Barbara and look forward to it always. John Mullen

Garbage, after getting excited to see bins and bins, endless bins and boxes of records, records all…read morearound the store I slowly came to realize that literally every one is scratched to shit and not worth buying. Then I moved on to receivers and record players... literally everything here looks like it was picked up from the still good shed at the dump. Wasted over and hour to figure that out.

The guitar tech here is a magician-Attention to detail…read more Fixed an Ovation Balladeer with a separating bridge that other places wouldn't touch because of the curved back and special tools. Resurrected my old Les Paul--still looks all banged up but plays better than when it was new....Way better. Can't say enough about this dude. Wow.

Geoff is a very flexible and personable music teacher who adapts his style to the student. He is a…read morededicated music educator who loves to teach. He is great at scaffolding his lessons and it's obvious that enjoys what he does. We go for electric guitar lessons, but he also teaches piano, bass guitar, ukulele, and mandolin.

I started taking piano lessons at John Hansen Music Studio, when I was fifty-seven years old. It…read morewas a "bucket list" item for me, always wanted to play piano but life got in the way, raising a family, work/career development and more. But then I stepped out of my comfort zone and found John on the internet. Really wasn't sure if I'd stick with it either. I remember thinking, as long as I'm having fun, I'll stay with it. In short, John made it fun for me, and still does. I had zero music experience, never played an instrument. John had patience with me and my learning ability. I asked a million question and John patiently answered them all. I take a lesson every week and this keeps me focused, and prevents me from procrastinating as I know I have a lesson coming up shortly. Seems like every time when I sit down at the piano, time flies by, and it's fun. John allowed me to pick the songs I liked to learn and play. This made practice more enjoyable for me. Sometimes the songs were too complex for my ability, and John would re-write them in the sections I had difficulty with, so I could play to my ability and continue learning. In addition to the songs I picked, John adds academic exercises, scales in different keys, and more. These allowed me to develop the skills needed to improve. I find these to be little puzzles to unlock, and these too are enjoyable in their own way. I just finished my third year taking lessons from John. I can read music and play at the same time, although not always perfect. Sometimes I record myself on my iPhone, and text it to family and friends, even put it on Facebook. Everyone is so supportive. I don't' have any lofty goals to become a concert pianist. I just want to have fun, continue to learn, and enjoy my time with the piano. Just remember this, you're never too old to learn something new. John Hansen was the key to unlocking my "bucket list", glad I connected with John.

My son took lessons here briefly in 2011 when we were still living in Massachusetts…read more The music studio where private lessons are held is in a renovated coal storage cellar and it reeks of coal fumes no matter how much Febreeze he may try to hide it with. Very little room in the waiting area, and while there are two studio rooms, only one is ever used; the second room is not open as a waiting area but it's never used for lessons because Mr. Hansen is the only instructor. He teaches piano, voice, bass, guitar and drums, but is only a professional on the piano and an amateur at best on voice. It seems his strategy for guitar, bass and drums (and even voice to a degree) is to stay at least a week's worth of material ahead of the student so as to give the illusion that he knows what he is doing, and isn't just trying to maximize profits for himself alone. The instruction quality is very basic, and lacking mostly in the finer points, especially in classical music where my own son ended up going to another instructor so that he could properly interpret and master those points of the style and others. But this isn't the most serious part. Mr. Hansen not only has an air of non-professionalism in this approach to instruction, and in the way he carries himself around his clients. He frequently flirted with my wife when she brought my son to his lessons and she was concerned that he may go so far as to ask her out in an attempt to begin an affair with her, or worse. He has no respect for women from what I had gathered and frequently speaks inappropriately with parents and students. After this unprofessional (and incredibly creepy) gesture, we withdrew our son and signed him up with someone who knows what they're doing musically and can act appropriately around parents and older students.

Rik is a phenomenal teacher who truly understands how to pace lessons for his students. In the two…read moreyears I've studied with him, he has pushed me to play songs I never thought possible, always with patience and encouragement. He makes learning the guitar approachable and fun, especially by picking music that fits my personal style. If you want a guide who is as supportive as he is talented, Rik is the one.