Ms. Lyuba is fantastic! She has a bubbly and fun personality. Perfect for children. She does a…read moregreat job helping children retain the information they learn. We attend Saturday classes, in the afternoon. (Started on January 31, 2026). So far, we've learned a lot. I hope she's the instructor for the summer camp. After two classes, I was confident signing my child up!

The Owner, Olenka, doesn't respond to emails or voicemails and they don't answer the phone. She…read morefinally setup a time to call me via email and didn't call. She asked me to call her instead she sounded very disorganized and annoyed; this was 13 days after initially reaching out with a simple question. She clearly doesn't know or care about running her business and only wants your money.

It was on my bucket list to return to piano. I have not had lessons since age 12 or played much…read moresince age 20. Now in my mid-sixties, I signed up for weekly lessons for the two months I was off during the summer. My fingers are clumsy, I do not have an ear, had forgotten how to read music, have forgotten what I used to know, and do not learn as easily as I did at 12! Since I perform so badly, my teacher, Lafayette Gilchrist - a working jazz musician and a tower of patience and diplomacy - cannot know how far he has brought me in only seven weeks! My goals were to read music again and eventually accompany elementary school students who sing. Thanks to Lafayette, I have achieved a modest level of literacy; I can recognize, choose and attempt to play music of a level appropriate to where I am now. I understand some notation I didn't know before and am no longer intimidated by anything that looks like I should be able to learn to play it. I can see myself accompanying children one day. Much unlike my 12-year-old self, I now enjoy practicing. I see all of this as a boost in my quality of life. I can't thank Lafayette or the Music Workshop enough and hope to return the next time I have a chunk of time off.

My son has taken lessons now for three years, the past 9 months virtually, and he LOVES his…read morelessons. He looks forward to them, and practicing during the week is not a chore for him (far different from when I was a kid!) Lafayette makes learning fun; Jim, the owner, is wonderful; and Sue at the front desk is friendly and helpful. We miss seeing all of them in person so much, but we are happy that Zoom lessons have worked out so well, and will keep doing it until we can all get back together safely!

I am genuinely shocked to have to be writing this review. Mark (the owner) threatened my son (his…read moreguitar student) with violence when he let him know he would be quitting lessons. My son has taken lessons with Mark since 2021. He is about to graduate from high school, and told Mark that he will need to wind down lessons as he goes to college. Mark became irrationally upset. He threatened to throw my son's guitar out the door, began swearing, tore up the monthly lessons check and threw it at my son, and raised his fists to challenge him to fight. Thankfully my son had the presence of mind to just leave and get away from him. He came home early from his lesson very distraught. We did call the police to make a report. Apparently Mark's justification for this behavior is that my husband and I didn't talk with him enough about how the lessons were going. He never called us to report anything. Unfortunately we had no idea there was any sort of expectation for us to communicate, and even if there were I can't imagine that reason ever justifying threatening and yelling at a student. I'm so shocked by the end of this years long interaction we've had with Hunt Valley Music, but feel like I absolutely must warn people. He is clearly not a safe person to be teaching children.

Strong efforts to improve a wide variety of musical talents for a wide variety of ages.read more

Justin is a fantastic teacher. My kids have been through several teachers, and he's their fave…read more They've taken piano, guitar, bass, percussion, and composition (electronic music) from him - he does it all. Most importantly, he really listens to them to understand what type of music they want to learn and what they want to get out of lessons, and makes sure that's what happens.

My daughter has experienced nearly every Harford Gymnastics class over the last close to a decade,…read moreand our high-level thoughts are: this is a great gym, filled with great people, who are genuinely kind. Lots of specifics below on our experience for anyone interested: Youngest classes: (tumble bees, junior bees, etc.): These are more or less what they are - it's a bunch of preschoolers. Sometimes they focus, sometimes they don't. You don't always get the very best instructor because frankly, they need to staff an entire gym and a competition team. The parent-and-me classes are really on you to make the experience the best thing for your kid. There will be a plan and a circuit, and there will be parents who have their kids follow it, and instructors working with them, and parents who let their kids run wild. Each day and time is a different group - try a few and find one that works for your kid and their energy level. (of note here, Miss Bree's youtube TumbleBee classes during Covid were AMAZING!!!! You will never understand how many days of our lives those videos saved.) Parent free classes (Rec): We moved on to drop-off classes in the last months of Covid, so drop off was really DROP OFF, lol. No parents allowed in the building. This was actually great, and I loved getting to watch on the livestream. I can say less about the dynamics of those classes because I wasn't there, but my daughter always enjoyed them and seemed to be progressing in skills. I did like them being in the big gym and watching the circuits. At around age 5, they invited her to be evaluated for invitation-only classes, which included having another instructor come and take her to the big gym to assess her skills. The only tiny note I'd have about this experience was that she was currently taking classes with a friend of hers, and the instructor approached both of us parents together, saying that she wanted to evaluate my daughter for invitation classes, but wasn't sure she'd want to leave her friend behind if they moved her to the invitation classes, so wanted to ask first. (In effect, what it did was to imply to the other parent that her daughter wasn't as good and there was no opportunity for her to be evaluated, which felt awkward). Invitation classes: (mini select, etc,.): We did end up doing the evaluation, and my daughter was invited to join mini select classes. Honestly, the difference between even this level (remember she's still 4/5 at this point) and the rec level was significant! The training was instantly of higher caliber, the instructors more skilled, and the classes far more structured. We LOVED it. Pre-Team: (Mini D, SuperStar): After a year of mini select, she was invited to join pre-team, which increased to 2 practices a week, and even more high caliber training. At this same time, she'd received an invitation to pursue pre-professional dance training, and when we asked her which one she wanted to do more, she chose dance. I will say, I had the MOST pleasant experience in discussing this with Harford. There can be a lot of understandable tension between dance and gymnastics teams and people choosing one or the other, and Harford brought none of that. I explained that she was going to be doing pre-professional dance, and that was 3 nights a week, with one night overlapping with Mini D. Harford not only supported her choice, they offered to charge us only half the price for Mini D, and still have her come 1 day a week to train. They absolutely did NOT have to do this! They could have easily said that this was an invitational commitment and if she wasn't ready or able to commit then she could go back to the rec classes. Instead, they made room for her and continued to make her feel welcome, while also discounting my tuition! She continued on pre-team there one day a week for 2 seasons until her dance training became too intense to allow it, and Harford has continued to welcome her back at every opportunity despite no longer being a regularly enrolled gymnast! Summer Camp: Due to how amazing they've been and how they've made space for her, and also because their summer camps are awesome, we've continued to come back every summer for camp (she's going on 10 now). The coaches and staff all still know her by name, welcome her like family, and are continually willing to let her register for camps based on her skills, despite not being on pre-team or select at this point (since it's been a while since she was enrolled). Just this past summer, they offered to enroll her in the invitational and select camps for whatever weeks we registered, just so that she'd be with gymnasts closer to her skill level. She was training again with kids she used to be on pre-team with (they're all on team now), and the kids, coaches, and staff were nothing but welcoming and thrilled to have her! This is a fairly obnoxiously long review at this point, but this is a gym that has proved itself to us over YEARS by showing up as family.

My niece attended this facility for a semester. She was happy with the classes and instructors were…read morestrict, yet friendly. She loved learning something every week. We wanted to sign her up again, but prices are crazy expensive and the place could use some TLC. The facilities are huge, but for the type of money you have to pay... you would think they would work on getting newer equipment, more space for parents to wait (like bigger waiting area), cleaner and well maintained restrooms and working on getting rid of the BO that you smell from the entrance of the facility All in all, great instructions, great classes but the facilities are not worth the money that you have to pay.

Rebounders has been an incredible experience for our daughter. She loves all the teachers and the…read moreapp makes it easy to schedule drop in, parents night out, and makeup classes.

Rebounders is amazing! My boys are 4 and 6. There are so many programs for kids of all ages and…read moreabilities. My 4 year old loves his preschool class, and I love the free open gym that is offered 4 days per week for any child that is registered in a class. What a value! My 6 year old is in the beginner boys class, and is enjoying himself as well. No pressure, really encouraging at every level. They also have a preschool/daycare and an after school program. Many other programs like School's Out and Parent's Night Out are great resources for parents.

This is a very good place I enrolled my daughter into the summer camp she really enjoys it and…read moremaking friends they offer food services and do assessments before your child starts every Wednesday is a field trip which is extra they are taken by bus they payments are feasible and can be done by PayPal my only wishes would be they had a bigger facility with better parking and a playground or indoor play area however the facility is more education driven which is the big plus.

This is a great program. My child has been a member for the last two years. My son attends math…read moretutoring one a week. And my son attends the summer program. When my son started with the program, he was below grade level in math. My son was recommended for gifted and talented math this school year.

Highly recommend!!! We've been part of the Goddard Bel Air…read morefamily for nine years, sending all three of our children there, from babies through kindergarten. From day one, the staff felt like extended family. They treated our children with genuine care, respect, and love, creating a nurturing environment where our kids thrived. Brenda and Eric, the owners, have always gone above and beyond to accommodate our family's needs. They were approachable, kind, and genuinely invested in each child's development. They've also built a strong community through thoughtful events like Dogs for Dads on Father's Day, Mother's Day celebrations, fun date nights, trunk-or-treat and graduations. Academically and socially, our children left Goddard more than ready for kindergarten and well ahead of their peers. The foundation they received there has had a lasting impact on their confidence and love of learning. We will always be grateful for the safe, enriching, and loving environment Goddard provided for our children. It truly became a second home, and we can't recommend it highly enough.

The most honest review of this facility comes from the students who go there. The graduation…read moreceremony was on Thursday and one of the presentations included video clips of each graduate stating what they wanted to be as a grown up. An answer that kept popping up: a teacher. That told my husband and I that the kids themselves truly admire and like the staff here. We've seen the advances in reading, math, shapes, colors, etc. over time but the joy she has in going to school wasn't to learn.. it was being with the teachers and class... which makes learning fun. Hats off to Mr. Eric, Ms. Brenda, Ms. Jess, and Ms. Laurel. They do a fantastic job in maintaining a secure facility, strong communication, fun learning, and a great attitude.