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My acoustic guitar had a broken tuning key. I took it to the Music & Arts store so they could…read morefix/replace. Ended up having to replace all 6 keys. I also purchased another guitar case since mine was old and starting to fall apart. They had several cases on sale, a win for me! My guitar case has seen a lot of travel and it was deteriorating from more than 40 years of abuse/use. They replaced the broken keys, restrung it, and polished the guitar. The entire cost was reasonable and I'm glad I had the work done. My guitar is once again being played like it was meant to be played. I was able to purchase additional strings in the event mine snapped. I think the new tuning posts should remedy that problem. I know they do varies types of instrument repair and they support our local high school, the Allen Eagles. I'm glad I found this shop, small, but just what I needed. 2017/27

Parking can be out front or if full go behind (west) to large parking lot. We have sat on ground…read morefloor area many times but performance of 'Grease' much better in balcony. Place is small so hearing seeing performance much better. No one blocking view. Elevator available if stairs not first choice.

Limited parking but plenty near the park area within walking distance. The venue overall is a nice…read moresetup. Seating can be limited depending on the overall attendance per event but there is seating along the side and upper levels. The stage on this event was smaller than what our dance performers are used to and a few cords were on the stage for equipment but our dancers handled their space to work with well. DJ for this event was great!

Great location! Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Large, medium and small studios to choose…read morefrom. Owners are cool too!

Great place, good people, and love what they are doing. This place is clean and a great environment…read morefor all ages

We had looked for a long time to to find an actual builder and master luthier of violins for my…read moredaughter. She is 8 years old and very talented. Violins So we looked around Dallas. We dug deep, and asked professionals in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Finally the answer close to our house in Plano, the Vitale Violin Shop in Plano, Texas was recommended to us. The Symphony shared an article written in 2012 from the Dallas News Paper here: http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/headlines/20120302-frisco-man-s-dream-of-making-violins-comes-true.ece Our search was over. The Violin Shop is absolutely amazing!!! The staff is courteous and very helpful. A master luthier that actually builds custom handmade violins and orchestra instruments! I didn't even know that type of skill set still existed out side of Italy, let alone this century in Plano, Texas! There is a 2000 sq ft. facility packed with custom handmade violins. There are many rooms and levels of instruments of all kinds. In addition we found a new teacher who plays in the Symphony from there! Thanks for reading! Go check them out... Billy Johansen Plano, Texas

I called to see if this luthier could set the bridge on a cello that I had bought online. Without…read moreseeing it, he laughed and said, "We don't do this because these always have problems." How could he know this without having seen the violin? Because he also sells cellos, I'm sure he would rather I have bought the cello from him, but, to my mind, business is business. I found his response and pre-judgement highly unprofessional and disappointing.

I go to school of rock and play songs I love it I love drumming and my band is awesome!read more

Our 10 and 11 year old girls have been attending SOR McKinney for just about 18 months as part of…read morethe Rock 101 program. We discovered the program through a colleague of my wife's whose son has been a participant in the Frisco school's program for several years. Both my wife and I were in band in school many years ago, so we thought this would be a great opportunity for the girls to learn a practical instrument and get some performance experience to help them not be shy. Since joining the program, the girls have had a number of instructors: one that has an advanced education in classical guitar, one that has a higher education background in early childhood development, and several that have toured nation-wide as real musicians. Some of those instructors were in fact students once in other SOR schools. And throughout the program, the entire staff, and even culture of the school, has been very positive and supporting. In the past 18 months, the girls have played multi-venue concerts in Deep Ellum twice, they have played in a battle of the bands at the House of Blues, and numerous other concerts at bars and restaurants in and around McKinney and Frisco. My younger girl stays glued to the electric guitar, and my older girl mainly plays the drum kit, but sings and plays bass on the side. Together, our girls teamed up with a little boy in their 5th grade class and played a song (from SOR) in their elementary school's talent show a few months ago, and they rocked the house and put some elementary school teacher's in shock! My wife and I were in awe, and we both commented what it would been like to have been rock stars even before going into junior high and middle school (we were nowhere near this cool!). I haven't seen any program similar to what SOR is doing: they work on temp, rhythm, and style all the while driving the kids to perform in front of others. They leave reading music and theory to the public schools to teach (which for me was the not-so-fun part). Doing it this way, the kids are only learning that music is fun and rewarding, but my oldest is starting 6th grade in the fall where she will start complementing what she has been learning with those extra skills of reading music, etc. Its been a very good program; very positive results. To address the other reviewer that alluded to drugs being present at the school: I am a software development manager that runs an international organization which in the past has required me to have security clearances. My wife is a top nurse practitioner who is respected as deeply knowledgeable in multiple fields. There is absolutely no way we would allow our kids to be involved in this program if there was any hint of illegal activity. I have sat in their building for countless hours waiting for practices to be over, and I have never seen this. The building is definitely shabby chic (meaning a little bit of a dump), but so are many of the performance venues--that's part of what it means to be a performer. But, its good enough; the program is expensive enough without needing to make it into a lounge. We highly recommend.

Want to thank Logan for a great experience last weekend when I picked up a new guitar. This man is…read morea great asset to the brand and most certainly deserves a raise. Thank you, Logan!

Dropped off intact brand new instrument for tuning, got it back with the tuning hole damaged, paint…read morechipped. Resolved a few days later after much back and forth.

Came here with my nephew, Joshua, for a guitar replacement as he has outgrown the one he currently…read moreowns. I must say how impressed I was with Zach who gave my nephew and me an educational lesson on everything you want to know about guitars. It was lovely, and he was very helpful as my nephew soaked in as much as he could. The nice thing is they do not try to upsell their equipment. I was actually the one who attempted to get my nephew, Josh, to purchase a higher-end guitar. But Joshua had an idea of what he wanted and how or when he'll be picking up his new guitar while away for college. Thank you, Zach... you were instrumental in the decision-making process for Joshua. We will definitely return for an upgrade one day and/or for future lessons. Also, thank you Eli... you were informative as well. Great folks at Frisco Music Center

Dropped in for a quick visit to see if they had any hidden gems. Music store was nice and…read moreselection was great. The folks at Frisco Music center were very welcoming and knowledgeable. I had a great conversation about gear and things. It looks like someone was dropping off equipment for a service so service looks to be an option. All in all, great music store that carries most things. Highly recommend