Late in life, I decided to learn classical guitar as a personal challenge. I made inquiries to at…read moreleast 7 instructors. Steve at Cascade Music Studios answered my inquiry and said that he had an entire curriculum for classical guitar - no other guitar instructor even mentioned a curriculum and some only knew chords (ugh). I have been taking lessons for three years with Steve Fordyce. He is incredibly patient and knowledgeable. I highly recommend Cascade and Steve for students of all ages, abilities, and genres.

From the owner: We provide musical instrument and voice lessons to the greater Snohomish County. With over 40 years…read moreat the same location our professional staff will help you achieve your musical goals! Get started today give us a call or go to our web page for detailed information www.cascademusicstudios.com

I loved their selection. They have gear and guitars you don't typically see in the big box stores…read more The guy was friendly. Keep in mind that if you are going there to sell, you will NEVER get market value and you would be a fool to think that. It is like a pawn shop and will get offered about 50-60% tops. They need to resell it for profit.

They have a little of everything here, it seems, though not always what you want when you want it…read more The service is good though, and knowledgeable. They can order what you want, and their mark-up is reasonable. I'd much rather pay a little bit extra here than give Bozo any more of my money. If you prefer supporting the local like I do, and you're of a musical bent, check them out. They have a decent selection of used merchandise too, and the sales staff is super friendly, which is way more than I can say for Chicken McMusic (Guitar Center) or, especially, Hugo Helmer Music, who has gotten so comfortable resting on their laurels they haven't noticed that the world has lit them on fire... For better, at least from a drummer's perspective, you'd have to go to American Music in Seattle. I'm glad Bigfoot is up north here for us Watcom and Snohomish rockers! Recommended.

I've been taking guitar lessons from Rick Cooper at guitar pro's for several years now. He is a…read moreperforming professional with decades of experience to get you where you want to be with your guitar playing. Highly recommended

We have been taking our 3 sons to Rick for 2 years now, after having at least 3 different guitar…read moreteachers. My only regret is that we did not start going to him sooner! He is extremely knowledgeable and experienced, and always comes to our lessons prepared - often having to go hunt down some music or research some far out question one of my boys has asked. Each of my boys has different tastes in music and different ways that they learn, and Rick readily adapts to to their likes and learning styles. He easily switches back and forth between the son who plays by reading music and the two who prefer tab. If they want to journey into the depths of music theory, he teaches them that too. He encourages them when they need it and pushes them to be better. He makes sure the son who just does it for fun is moving along and having fun, and works at an accelerated rate with the one who is obsessed and eats and sleeps guitar. He tries to get them to branch out and stay well-rounded as guitar players. Every minute of our lessons is used (which is a god-send after having one teacher who spent the majority of each lesson talking about himself or sitting on his computer finding the music for whatever they wanted to learn). I cannot recommend Rick enough!

They are nice. Kind of slow customer service, and I feel like they need to update the store, they…read moredon't have a lot selection of new technology on music.

This is a review specific to an instructor at this location, Randall Ruback…read more We had a terrible experience with him. After 4 months of lessons I reached out to him to let him know of our timeline for ending lessons. We were stopping when my son started Jazz band at his middle school. The response I received had some information that was out of the blue - that my son was struggling with focus in lessons and playing over him and too loudly. I had never been told any of this feedback previously, so this was a surprise to me. I talked to my son about the feedback and his next lesson was good, however, Randy would not even come out of the room to see me. The next week we showed up for lessons and 10 minutes in I heard Randy yelling in the room, the door opened and Randy was kicking my son out of lessons and yelling at him about playing when he was talking and playing too loudly. He then yelled at him, that if he could listen they could finish the lesson. My son who was visible shaken went back in. I was frozen and didn't know what to do. The lesson finished, Randy came back out and I confronted him about his inappropriate reaction to the situation. I received an extremely defensive response about boundaries and after some back and forth was told if I was not okay with they way he spoke to my son, then he couldn't teach him anymore and we were done after next weeks lesson. We left the store at this point. I went home and sent him an email about the interaction and how it was inappropriate and that we would not be coming to the last lesson. I did not get any acknowledgement to how he was wrong to speak to a child in that way. I pointed out that if there was as big of a problem as he was claiming, he needed to talk to me in person after lessons about any issues rather than bottling his frustrations up and out-bursting like a toddler. He blamed the whole situation on my parenting abilities and told me what my child needed from a medical perspective. He is an emotionally insecure person who cannot control his temper or admit when he has done something inappropriate. We will never go back to him as an instructor and I suggest you avoid him at all costs.

July 31, 2025 I'm…read moregratefully completing my first year of violin at Snohomish County Music School, as an adult student being taught by the director, Ms. Kathryn Kibbe and look forward to continuing for many years. It's never too late, or too early. Ms. Kibbe and her staff are unfailingly gracious, gifted at and clearly enjoy teaching music. Ms. Kibbe's sincere interest and delight in teaching is refreshing. She is a gifted musician, inspiring her students with demonstrations of beautiful violin and viola music, good humor and productive instruction. Her knowledge, teaching ability, sincere kindness, patience, insight and interest in each student are only surpassed by her love of children, commitment to their development and her ability to encourage and gift the joy of music. The new offices of Snohomish County Music School are fresh, clean, comfortable, safe, welcoming and conveniently located close to the Everett COSTCO. I am both impressed and very grateful to Snohomish County Music School and especially to Ms. Kibbe for the first of many enriching years of violin. Mark Potampa, M.D.

From the owner: Hello! We are SnoCo Music School based in downtown Snohomish. We offer private instruction on…read moreviolin, viola, cello, piano, voice, and guitar. We offer a wide variety of methods with instructors who are always willing to go above and beyond to help their students succeed. Our instructors are dedicated to their students to help take them to whatever level of music they are wanting to achieve. We offer our students quarterly performance opportunities as soloists or as part of an ensemble. Some of our concerts are even held at local nursing homes to reach out to our community with the love we share for music! Our lessons consist of one-on-one time with our teachers as well as a once monthly school group class.

The Ark in Snohomish is a great environment with great teaching styles! If you want to improve on…read moresinging and musical instrumental talents this is the place! -Tay

Our daughter was so fortunate to begin her musical career with a good foundation from Amy. We were…read moreso sorry that her family relocated several years ago. Fortunately, we have been able to keep in touch through social media and have been hoping that she would spread her wings again with her own studio. We wish her all the best!

Incredible music school that I was privileged to work at for three years! The owner is incredibly…read moreorganized and thoughtful. Students and parents are satisfied and most stay with the school for years. Student success and growth are the core focus of the school. 10/10!

What a fantastic Piano teacher! I am so happy I found Music Schoolhouse, finally an exceptional all…read morearound Music/piano teacher. Not an old ladies house teaching old school tunes with no advancement, or a fancy place that charges you an arm and a leg for lessons. Mila teaches out of a super cute studio, she is so kind and patient and actually expresses a genuine interest in your learning. I really like that she has an educational university level background in Piano and Music and doesn't just teach you piano songs back to back. (Like the teachers I had growing up). She delves into music theory, history, composition, form, sight reading, ear training etc. it really makes the learning effective and long term. She continuously updates her curriculums to new techniques and keeps up with modern pieces. She even offers educational music group classes for toddlers while also ranging to adult students. She is very organized has great communication, not sure what the other review was talking about, they probably just didn't read her payment setup which is super easy and convenient. She stays up to date with all of her students and will always answer questions about her policies. I have learned so much from Mila, she is an incredible piano teacher.