Wonderful to reconnect with the owner, Jeanne Carere. I was trying to give flute lessons to my…read moresister as a birthday gift. Reconnecting with Jeanne Carere was perfect as she is one of the best flute teachers and performers in Atlanta. She and her staff provided great advice on choosing an instrument and setting up the lessons and buying a book for beginners. Her location is perfect for easy access to taking the lessons. I left very happy that this will be a nice gift for my sister. I plan to return soon to buy some other music and supplies that I need for my instrument.

Carere Music has a very comfortable, welcoming vibe! I could tell right away that these people are…read moregenuine and honest. Jeanne, the owner, is extremely knowledgeable, obviously loves what she is doing, and is continuing the tradition of excellent service started by her family decades ago. As a second generation music store owner myself, one of the things I like to do when I'm traveling is look up small, local music stores and pay them a visit so I can see how they operate. In my short time hanging out at Carere Music, I witnessed Jeanne demonstrate her great knowledge of the music business and deal with all sorts of situations with the utmost professionalism: selling and renting good quality musical instruments to eager students, young and old; taking in musical instruments for repairs; helping people find new owners for their musical instruments by selling them on consignment; teaching flute students of all ages, improving their playing on a daily basis. Jeanne obviously has a passion for teaching! After hearing Jeanne's incredible flute sound and impeccable sense of pitch on the piccolo it's no wonder she's first call for all sorts of high level concerts all over the Southeast. My mother played the flute/piccolo chair in the North Carolina Symphony, so I know a world class player when I hear one. Every flute and piccolo player in the Atlanta area should be taking lessons with Jeanne! Jeanne, her staff, teachers, and repair people are all professional musicians with a great love for music and are deeply engrossed in the local music scene. The repairman really knows his stuff and works so efficiently he has the fastest turnaround time in the area! Everyone was super friendly and giving of their time. One if the sax teachers took his horn out and played a few tunes with me. He was able to tell me where all the jazz jam sessions take place and give insights on what goes on at each one. I will definitely be back to Carere Music any time I'm visiting or traveling through the Atlanta area!

Wow. Low blow here so let me set the record absolutely straight:…read more 1. My kid had lice - Low dig and dishonest. But that's just a distraction from the actual content of my review --- quality of instruction and management sucks. 2. "highly sought after teacher" / "works 6 days a week" - what this really means is you're understaffed and overworking your teachers. If they're working 6 days a week how can they possibly meaningfully engage with their students? Don't confuse lack of teacher supply with quality of teacher. Parents are smarter than that. 3. We provide welcome packets for instruction. This completely misses the point. What about meaningful parent engagement to ensure practice at home? What about recitals to showcase learning? A packet is not a replacement for meaningful dialogue and musical learning. I repeat - we were there for almost a year, RECITALS NEVER HAPPENED. We doubled up with voice lessons + piano lessons. Parents --- do the math, this was a terrible investment. Conclusion: We've been at ZTunes and have never been happier. As a parent, I'm too busy to throw shade or unnecessarily put down small businesses. This experience was severe enough for me to do so (TWICE), because I feel like I have an obligation to parents out there who are just looking for a meaningful musical experience for their children.

I took my kiddo here for MusikGarten, an interactive sing-along music class. Miss Kaitlyn was…read moreawesome. Her class wore me and the kiddo out and taught me some musical activities I can do at home. Highly recommend the MusikGarten if you have kids. Before the class I walked around the facility and witnessed other activities going on. This place is legit. They take music from the fundamentals all the way to fine tuning veterans. Piano lessons and music theory for all ages. Hoping to find the time to get myself enrolled for piano lessons as well.

Time to review my kids' music lessons! We've been sooo happy with Eclectic…read more Background: My spouse is a professional musician who is mostly self-taught, and has a company that does mommy/me music classes for ages 0-4; I also do some music as a side gig and was classically trained (Suzuki) though don't do classical anymore, and both of my sisters have taught piano. We wanted our kids to love music first and foremost. That's what Eclectic prioritizes, and we really couldn't be happier with it. It's a little weird for me to imagine my kids NOT taking classical-type piano just because I was immersed in that growing up and it was such a big part of my youth. But I also had some reservations about my "path" which gave me lots of sightreading skills and a good musical ear, but I had a ton of insecurity being as good at piano as I was but having zero improv / chords skills. Until I started playing with my husband in my 30s, I could not "sit down" at a piano despite having devoted my entire upbringing to it; I was nothing without sheet music in front of me. We weren't in a hurry to start them on formal music lessons, but my younger child (currently age 7) had taken an interest in drumming before he even turned 1, and was really talented, but I was noticing his technique wasn't good so we decided to get him lessons just before he turned 4 - mainly so he would learn the right stick technique before getting too attached to something that would be hard to unlearn. Then the pandemic happened, of course. But we kept up with virtual lessons for him, and then later added voice lessons for my older child (age 9), who didn't so much take to the virtual lesson but then started taking ukulele last year and absolutely loved it, particularly her teacher Lily. Both of their teachers (Stevie and Lily) play and teach multiple instruments, so my kids can change it up when they get bored, and are already learning multiple instruments. Maybe my favorite part of Eclectic is the showcase. This is not your mother's piano recital - the kids are up on stage at the Red Light Cafe and the cash bar is open! Such a cool experience for both of my kids, and I had a great time. I repeat, I had a great time at my kids' music recital. Eclectic also has "regular" piano recitals, but even these seem to be filled with so much more creativity than mine growing up. Kids sometimes play their own original songs, and the variety is amazing! I am not knocking Suzuki, but listening to the same 10 "book 1" tunes (Lightly Row, Honeybee, ........) at least once per recital for 12 years... oof! The recitals I've been to are pretty short and go quickly, and I rarely hear repeats. Finally - we love their summer camps, which culminate in a 6-song mini-concert where the kids have two bands that play all together as an ensemble. It's just awesome. We're so happy.

My daughters just finished a week at one of their summer camps and absolutely LOVED IT. This place…read moreis excellent for not only learning music, but also for their self esteem. AND for FUN! The staff is very organized and professional which I appreciated so much! My kids are already asking for more weeks of camp!!! They put on a performance at the end of the week and it was awesome to see all that they learned! Love this place so much.

school of I don't give a shit!!! is a more apt name. dad found this place and I agreed to pay for…read moreit bc baby girl loves to sing and I have to support that at all costs. I was told 300 and called them up to confirm and for an explanation of what to expect. The not so friendly Renee told me the 300.00 included 1 month of lessons for 45 mins each and 1/week reherersal. Fine. How do I pay I asked? "Ummmm..... well you can just send me your info in an emai.....l I guess....."WTF? okay..... No thanks, I will just pay in person when I come. When I arrived Renee wasn't there and apparently neither was anyone else who could process my payment. Not only that -they were not ready for my daughter either and suggested that I take off and that she "hang out" there for about an hour and half with them. She's 8!! ok...... Surely they mean that there are some other kids perhaps in the same situation and they have some activities planned for them or something along those lines. I quickly figured out that was not the case as I watched the instructors skip out to lunch. Since no else said anything else to me I decided to sit and wait with my daughter until they returned and made time for her....A few days later I checked my bank account only to find that school of rock had charged me double. #$%^&*(. And when I called and spoke with the owners Mike and Renee, they cheerfully responded with sarcasm and reassured me again that "WE DONT GIVE A SHIT!!!!!" AND just to make sure that I got the message Mike sent me a cheerful email..with all exclaimation points..that he PERSONALLY DOESN"T GIVE 2 SHITS!!! . My next issue with these assclowns. After talking to my daughter I realized she was not receiving the private lessons I was paying for....so I emailed the owners. Who again treated me with zero respect. Ok, i get it. You are in a prime buckhead location, making money hand over fist and DONT GIVE A SHIT but really...that's just not cool. I emailed Mike AGAIN for my refund and this time he didn't respond with all all excamation points!! hey! Christina! We don't give a shit!!! So maybe I will get my well deserved refund. In the meantime, all the instructors seem nice and my mini me likes coming here..which makes the fact that owners don't care about customer service all the more incredibly frustating.

Frank and his colleagues are great people and great teachers who just want you to play. I started…read moreas a beginner, and now I've taken Frank's advanced ukulele class for many sessions -- he always challenges with new material and arrangements, and he always encourages with patient demonstrations and one-to-one attention. The "second half" of the evening, a jam session with everyone together, is led by the teachers so that everyone can join in wherever they are. It's always fun to see different instruments people bring and which new classes are offered. It's a wonderful and welcoming community of all ages and experience levels, and I'm still amazed that I've learned to play the uke!

I love the class format - you spend an hour with your specific class (guitar, banjo, fiddle, uke,…read morevocal) and after that all the classes get together and sing and play. Great teachers and a very welcoming bunch of people. A really fun way to learn music!

My younger siblings, ages 8 and 10, have been taking drum lessons with Kiana at Atlanta Percussive…read moreArts for about three years now. They absolutely love their classes and have made great progress, becoming more disciplined with significantly improved coordination. If you're considering it, I highly recommend giving it a try--it's definitely worth it!

Great service and staff. In a world where customer service is being diminished, staff was not only…read moreknowledgeable and experienced but detailed and communicative.

All teachers are great and very attentive. Their teaching methods keep their students engaged and…read morewanting to learn more

Sound Space and its incredible founder Nick is amazing. About 9 months ago, I wanted to start…read moretaking guitar lessons from someone who would connect with my vision of personal growth (I hoped one day to record my original music) and be patient with me. I'm not the best at practicing all the time and as a child I was notorious for quitting extracurriculars (classic Millennial). Well, almost a year later, I'm dedicated to my weekly lessons with Nick. His studio is an intimate space for fostering creativity and collaboration, and I can't say enough about his teaching style. He is encouraging, patient, talented, and depending on what you'd like to learn, he can run through heavy music theory or help you figure out how to play your own stuff. He really tailors lessons around your own goals. I brought in some difficult starter music and instead of telling me to start with something easier, he helped me pick it apart and take it piece by piece so I could eventually play what I wanted. I highly recommend Sound Space and hope to see Nick's business grow - it's so incredibly inspiring seeing someone so passionate about what he does (and a wonderful person, to boot) become a blossoming success at his dream. So well deserved; I'm privileged to be a part of it.

Sound Space is excellent! David is such a great and patient keyboard teacher. I played when I was a…read morekid but not since then and he really has helped me figure out how to get these skills back and beyond. So happy with my lessons at a great price in a really love space!