I signed my 15 year old daughter up for singing lessons with Nathan after a recommendation from her…read morechoir teacher. I was so impressed with his demeanour that I ended up signing myself up as well! We've been taking lessons for a couple of months and it's something we both look forward to every week! Nathan is kind, patient, and skilled. We both feel extremely comfortable with him and have made huge improvements since we started working with him. Also, Rosemary (the lovely office manager) has been really great to work with. She responds promptly to emails and has been very helpful whenever we have a question.

Kate is the best! In addition to being highly qualified, she's an attentive teacher that provides…read morecreative, detailed and constructive feedback, all while maintaining a calm and positive attitude. She transformed my squawking oboe player into one that can apply to All State Band in three months. My son noticeably improves with each lesson.

My son takes lessons here and really likes his teacher. The teacher manages to teach music theory…read morein such supportive fashion that my kid is happy to listen. Sort of amazing. Rescheduling lessons is a pain, though. For my son's instrument there is one and only one teacher who teaches 3 days of the week, and their flexibility when they've had no available make-up slots has varied. It was nightmarish a year ago, and better lately. My kids have been in lots of other classes/programs and rescheduling at Bach to Rock is just different. Also, when my son has been a little sick, well enough to play but didn't want to expose his teacher, they still charged us for the lesson... which is in line with their policies, but the other private teachers we've worked with have been kinder about illness especially when the key concern is protecting them.

Enrolled my daughter here for Guitar lessons. The instructors are awesome and the lessons are very…read morestructured. They have a stage area they use for performances. They encourage students to be a part of the band when ready. They have students perform at different events like pumpkin patches during the Fall, Crossroads Mall, etc. Enrollment was seamless. Student progress and homework can be tracked online. They have 30 min or 1 hr lessons and fee varies depending on the duration. Overall, they make learning to play instruments very fun. They offer a free trial lesson. Highly recommend giving them a try!

I've been taking guitar lessons from Joe Polito at Allegro for about a year now. Joe is laid back,…read morefunny, super friendly, very patient, and most importantly, a great teacher. If there's a such thing as intrinsic musical talent, I have none whatsoever, but Joe believes that anyone can learn to play music. When I started, I literally didn't even know how to hold the guitar properly, but over the past year Joe has helped me make a ton of progress. He's great at explaining both the theoretical aspects of music, and the practical aspects of guitar playing, such as what finger placement to use when playing difficult riffs. I've still got a long way to go with my guitar playing, but I'm certain that I wouldn't have gotten nearly as far as I have without Joe's instruction.

My child has been taking violin lessons with Eric Weber for over a year now and I am very happy…read morewith my child's progress and Eric's teaching method. The location is very convenient, with a large parking lot. The price is very reasonable and much cheaper from where my child initially took violin lessons. When everything shutdown due to shelter-in-place directives, Eric quickly pivoted to holding his lessons on Zoom and my child's lessons just continued on as normal. Eric is also flexible with rescheduling lessons. I am very happy with Eric and very highly recommend him for anyone who wants to learn a string instrument.

We had a good experience renting flute and then eventually buying the flute here. Rental was the…read morecheapest too compared to other places I reviewed. May need to rent a cello here soon too.

They have a nice stock of instruments at prices not much higher than online sources. Repair…read moreservices are slow. I brought in my saxophone for a tune up and it took them over two months to get it done. But it sounded better after so there IS that.

My two daughters have been taking piano classes with Brian for two years now. He is a great…read moreteacher. He picks songs based on the preference of the learner and sprinkles in a bit of music theory and note learning along the way so it doesn't feel like work. Over the two years he has also been very flexible with schedule changes and makeup lessons due to kid activities. We have also done virtual lessons with him and they worked out great too. Would definitely recommend him as a teacher!

I have been taking piano lessons from Brian for over 3 years now and very much enjoy every lesson…read moreand can honestly tell people I can play the piano. He has taught me not only how to play but much about music in general. Brian's method has you playing songs as you learn which makes it much more fun. You learn theory as you go and gain confidence every week. He is very patient, and I have seen him teach young and old. I have learned to play a wide variety of songs from several Beatles tunes to some classical. I strongly recommend lessons from Brian. BR

Exceptional teachers for all instruments! They are fantastic with kids, creating a supportive and…read moreencouraging learning environment. Their friendly approach and flexible scheduling make lessons enjoyable and stress-free. Highly recommended!

This place is a hidden gem. I took a lesson with Miao Liu and was so impressed that I scheduled a…read morelesson for my little one as well. Ms Liu was professional, instructive, and able to communicate clearly and effectively. Ms Liu did a great job keeping my child engaged during the lesson. I would highly recommend this place. I've only had lessons with Ms Liu, but I have heard plenty of good things about the other instructors. I spoke with a young gentleman named Chen there who also provides lessons.

We've had our son enrolled at Bothell Music Lessons for both violin and piano, and our experiences…read morewith the two teachers were very different. Andrew Bushnell, his violin teacher, was excellent. He guided our son thoughtfully through his lessons and kept us informed every step of the way -- explaining how our son was progressing and what the next steps should look like. That kind of communication made a real difference as parents. When our son decided he wanted to learn piano, we switched him to Mrs. Lana Kebets. Unfortunately, that experience didn't go as well. She strongly insisted that we purchase an acoustic piano, which ended up costing us thousands of dollars -- guidance we later felt was unnecessary for a beginner. She was also frequently about 5 minutes late to lessons, and overall it didn't feel like she was well-suited to teaching young children. Our son was only 5 at the time, and the approach wasn't a good fit for a child that age. We'd recommend Andrew without hesitation, but would suggest parents of very young children think carefully before choosing a piano teacher here.

Absolutely deplorable service. Extremely unhappy. I regret even parking because as soon as I did…read morethe owner came out and berated me, saying that I couldn't park there unless I was going in. Since I had planed on getting a coffee from the shop next door before going in he wouldn't let me park. He threatened to block my car in and toe me away. He never identified himself as the owner as the shop. After being threatened I calmly got back into my car and tried to drive away but the owner was blocking me in! He was standing in the middle of the exit of the parking lot! terrible experience

This review is for Kaleidoscope Rock Academy, which operates out of Kaleidoscope…read more tl;dr - scheduling nightmare, contract breach, and borderline fraudulent charges. There are better programs out there My son has been a member of a group here for over a year. He came from another group oriented program with firm schedules and weekly rehearsals, so it was an adjustment to have to decrease to one rehearsal a month. Things were okay for that year, despite numerous reschedules. We decided to continue the program this year because something is better than nothing though. This year has unfortunately very disappointing. The new season started in November, and after one month the schedule fell apart. I am a single parent that works full time, and it is extremely important that I can know my son's schedule in advance. Multiple times during this season the director of the band cancelled practice, on one extreme case just an hour before. This translated into my son not being able to attend a practice for over two months. The director stated that it all worked out because he added a practice at time that worked for others in the band, but surprise, didn't work for my son because what I thought was going to be the schedule turned out not to be the schedule. The director seems to think that individual parents are paying for the band, not for their children. I don't think I'm out of line in thinking nobody thinks that way. To add to all this, I told the director two weeks ago that about all my grievances, to which he replied it all balanced out with the additional practice (again, that my child couldn't go to because of all the schedule shuffling). He went so far as to try and tell me only one cancellation had happened despite it having happened multiple times. At this point I was pretty certain scheduling at this organization is a complete and utter mess, and that there was no way my son would have a good experience there. I told the director my son would no longer be participating in the program. What really infuriates me though is that he referred me to a section of the registration agreement that says I am committing to pay tuition for a full year. He very conveniently glosses over this part of the same agreement: Rehearsals, song choices and public performances for the academic year are all highly customized to meet the needs of students who join our rock bands each Fall. The needs of the students 100% covers not rewriting the schedule frequently so that students can't make it to practice. He will claim it's completely out of his hands, but then what the hell are you paying for if not at bare minimum someone to organize and enforce a practice schedule that actually works? And then he charged me tuition for a term I said my son would not take part in two weeks after I pointed out his contract breach. I confronted him again about why he was continuing to charge me, and he pointed out the same agreement that he himself originally violated. It boils my blood to think that someone would try to take advantage of parents like this. To be honest, I hadn't planned to even write this review until he charged me again and continued to act like it was no fault of his for my child's departure. Now I'm having to process a chargeback through my bank, which sucks. There are better group programs out there. Go to one of them and get a better value for your money, and avoid the headaches of not knowing whether or not your child will actually get to use the service.

Joe Polito is a dedicated, versatile and experienced guitar teacher and musician. His guitar…read morelessons are very pleasant and time seems to just fly by when he teaches. He is very approachable, kind, accommodating and patient with his students. Great professional and good-hearted human being. Thank you, Joe!