They are open and offer curbside pickup! We came in to have our daughter's acoustic guitar restringed and to snag a pick pack. They turned it around in two hours - David S. rang us up and was courteous, fast and efficient! This will be a wonderful surprise awaiting her when she gets back from a daylong fishing trip! I've been coming here since I was in elementary school, back when it was called Gard's Music. They continue to provide consistent, excellent customer service and have knowledgeable staffers. read more

Music & Arts - They're taking repairs! - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Glendora, California

Sounds like they have good people at the stores, but my online experience showed laughable incompetence on multiple levels. After waiting weeks for my order, the wrong item was shipped. After multiple calls (waiting ±30min on hold each time) I was variously told 1) to return-ship the item at my own expense; 2) to speak with my sales agent; 3) that I would receive a prepaid UPS label by email (never arrived). No one responded to my multiple emails. As of now, I'm out about $60 plus hours of my time trying to get some basic customer service. read more

End of an era and I'm glad that this place closed down! Come to think of it, I'm glad M&A is declining as a company given how incompetent and out of touch those at the top really are. When your workers tell you that it would be a great idea to invest in a repair technician, maybe you should heed those words and push to look for a talented and efficient repairman. Instead, you chose to brush asunder feedback and say, "eh, you don't get enough repair customers based on our excel sheets." Yet, after rental season year after year, we had to send a MAJORITY of those customers off to Jim's because the 6-7 month wait for their instrument is just too ridiculous a concept and these customers needed a quick fix. Still on the topic of repair technicians, you really did dirty the repair technician that was acquired after purchase of Gard's. Basically insulting his skills and intelligence, requiring him to be transferred to the Anaheim store because his repairs weren't up to your "standards". The customers that were serviced by him never complained and when he went "missing" for sometime, they always asked "where's [name redacted]?" Very sad. Time spent trying to acquire more and more music stores, gobbling up the competition, sinking your teeth in, squirming your tentacles within the crevices of every inch of breathable available space, could've been spent training and making your workforce more efficient and comfortable, not restless and faces cast down. With regards to the employees that were acquired, only two of you were worthy co-workers and the three others can rot in the deepest pits. This gang of three should've been canned before the acquisition but unfortunately because of an agreement, they stayed. They were some of the most narcissistic, unfriendly, no personality types you could ever come across. There was this one that thought so highly of himself, it was unbearable. Not only that, but he talked behind people's backs, even those who happened to be "friends" with this individual. He was so let down because he didn't get recognition from the District Manager as opposed to the veteran sales associate from Gard's, when we had our first meeting where all the stores in the Southern California area converged, it was hilarious! What a blow hard! Baby Faced, smug, anti-social personality type that had a problem with me. There are things I would say, I'll withhold them. What I will say is that customers really didn't like you. You were always standoffish and had a fake personality. I've talked to prior associates and teachers that worked at the Glendora store, they all have the same universal opinions about you. Miss manager, you should've never been given that position. You tried getting me fired because I held you accountable and in the end you got struck down by HR. The worst part of it all was when yours truly went on a furlough, you didn't BOTHER to mention that you gave me a warning about the unlocked "front door entrance" aka the gate. What a slimy little rodent you are. All in all, the company is very nearsighted and doesn't recognize home grown leadership to make the company strong and resilient. What am I talking about? They believe in the faulty notion of "infinite growth". There's no such thing, eventually it all comes down like a house of cards. I actually take back what I said, I'm not glad the place closed down. Wanna know why? Because before your greedy company got its dirty soul sucking hands on it, it was a nice business that served the general area in music, lessons, instruments, accessories etc... When I went there for the first time eons ago, my experience was with a wide eyed expression and a mouth that mimed the word, "WOW". Of course, the original owner of the joint was a piece of excrement and is freezing in the coldest depths of the underworld, but he had passed long since and it was under a different owner. Your former district manager always talked about creating the experience for the customer, especially the younger ones. This was farthest from the truth and their words were aired through the silvered tongue of a serpent. I believe the only crappy thing about Gard's being sold to M&A is that the closing of the store went out with a whimper rather than a bang. As a former customer I don't say this as a good send off, rest in peace. read more

I have been taking my son for drum lessons with Mr. Marco for about 6 months. Mr. Marco is a great instructor! The lessons are well planned out and are helpful to learn incrementally. Whenever I have needed to make time/day adjustments to a lesson due to change of plans, I've always been accommodated. Overall great experience. Highly recommend. read more

They always have great service staff is incredibly friendly, also they have a great selection of instruments.

I went to guitar center for help .... horrible terrible place!!!!! I came here and OMG! What a difference ... Nick was so helpful explained everything and walked us over to what we were looking for ..... I'm glad my son found this place .... read more

Music & Arts - Smal but extremely helpful little store ... thank you NICK! - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Glendora, California

Was once a good music school then they made multiple changes to policy without notifying the clients. Only stayed as long as I did because of Cerci the music teacher (she left as well due to horrible management). I gave advance notice (4 weeks) and called in multiple times (at least 3 times) informing them that I am stopping the lessons. They promised I wouldn't be charged after my daughter's last lesson but of course I was charged. When I called for my money back, was originally told no more than 1 week. What a surprise...I didn't get my money so now it is at least 3 weeks. DO NOT COME HERE! Do not waste your time on broken promises and lies. read more

WHAT HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. We rented a saxophone for my son to try, and when we returned it, I asked that the overweight clerk with long curly black hair and black glasses to sign the receipt just to say we did return it and he was the one who accepted the return. He was a total jerk, gave me attitude, and was not polite at all. I was simply asking for his signature proving we returned the saxophone. He scratched on the paper with arrogance and said that's it. It's unreadable, and his attitude was horrible. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! I am a professional musician and play 6 instruments. I have never met anyone with worse manners. He should be written up. I have a ton of musical needs for my students and my band mates, but I am never going into this store again! A simple request, and this idiot couldn't do the appropriate thing. What kind of business allows instruments to be returned and no one accepting the responsibility for the return? Sadly, the customer service left when Gards Music left. read more

About 6 years ago I brought a recorder in and asked for a thumb rest for it. Instead of ordering the $5 removable factory thumb rest which was made for that model, they installed an ill-fitting 3rd-party metal thumb rest with screws that are so long that they protrude inside the barrel, so that if the thumb rest were ever removed, it would leave holes in the barrel. Worse, they charged me $65 for this junky little metal piece and the 5 minutes of labor to install it. When I complained, they blew me off. I will never go back there. I see that they've been acquired by Music & Arts, which resulted in a name change, but it sounds like it's still the same folks running the store, so my review will stand. read more

The customer service I received at this store was fine given the circumstances. The review is for my overall experience ordering from Music and Arts. I ordered two items that, according to the order page, were supposed to be shipped to this store and ready for pick up within 2-7 days. One item was ready the next day, but it took 3 weeks for the rest of my order to arrive. When I went to pick my order up, the first item was present, but the second item, a cello mute, was not in its packaging. I waited three weeks for an empty bag. If I had known that it would have taken three weeks to be disappointed, I would have rather have taken five minutes to look in the mirror. An Edit: It took five years after their technicians set up my cello for me to realize that they cut my bridge too low and wide to accommodate the mute that I had to purchase elsewhere, and they placed my bridge too close to the fingerboard. This was disappointment that was five years in the making. I definitely will not be going back. read more

My son Dylan, has been taking private violin lessons from Ms. Aimee Knight for over 5 years' and he absolutely loves it! Ms. Knight is hands-on, dedicated, and invested in instructing her students' to improve and grow as musicians. Ms. Knight challenges her students' and encourages them to challenge themselves. My son is now in the 6th grade and he can read music, play various iconic pieces both solo and as a member of an orchestra. I've seen an increase in his self-confidence, his musical abilities, and an overall love and appreciation for the arts. This year my son is a part of a community orchestra made up of surrounding schools, including high school students and they'll have an opportunity to travel to NYC and play at Carnegie Hall, incredible! Thank you Ms. Knight and thank you for instilling your love and passion for the arts in my son Dylan. The impact you've had is immeasurable! read more

Music & Arts - Musical Instruments & Teachers Near Me - Glendora, California

Our son has taken lessons from Craig for the past year and we couldn't be happier! Our son had grown leaps and bounds with his saxophone. Craig is a natural teacher and performer. Before meeting Craig, we tried two other schools with minimal improvement. I give Craig the highest recommendation. read more

Flexibility with rescheduling is horrible, I missed one lesson family reasons they didn't want to reschedule because I didn't give 24 hrs notice , but teacher canceled lesson with couple hrs notice before class . I canceled lessons at this place , I'll take my business somewhere else!!! read more

I would give this place zero stars if I could, we enrolled my daughter in 4 vocal lessons and told them that is all we wanted. They proceeded to charge us as if we enrolled her in a recurring monthly lesson. As soon as I saw my card being charged I called them pointed out a mistake and asked for a refund. They told me it was their error and they were going to fix it. Two weeks later nothing, I called back and they said they were backed up with their refunds but they would take care of it. Two more weeks I called back still same excuse. I give them another week and call back again, this time if I didn't get a refund I would just call my credit card company and reverse the charge. Of course nothing happened so that's what I did. Now I get in the mail a past due notice and a notice from a collections company hired by Music and Arts. Beware don't take lessons here worst customer service!!! read more

Tyrone exhibited excellent instructional skills. Exercising patience while remaining professional and focused. My child is 5 & a half years old, and really enjoyed his very first drum lessons. Needless to say he will be attending weekly. read more

I recently rented an instrument from this place be careful with credit card transactions. They charged my card twice when I called they gave me a customer service number. I called to dispute the second charge and they gave me a hard time couldn't understand the lady on the phone she had a very bad accent. She argued with me that I had two instruments. The day I signed up for my son the employee said something happened in the system and he had to start all over after he charged my credit card. So that's where the second charge comes in he opened two accounts. "Customer Service" said I would get the refund in 4-5 days well it's been 2 weeks. Good luck with this place I'm surprised that they are still in business... read more

I recently watched what may be my niece's 30th recital performance. She has been taking lessons from Gard's now Music and Arts for 10 years. She has progressed so much! It is fun to listen to her practice. she takes lessons from both Craig and Mary. Her skills have grown immensely. Her confidence has grown. Her performance skills have grown. Craig and Mary encourage all aspects of her creativity. Definitely recommend. read more

I have been coming to CRAIG DURST for 2 years and it there would be a 10 stars I would give him 10 stars. Craig has initially started with my oldest son and he literally transformed my son's playing (sax). Craig now is teaching my youngest son and i know for a fact that he has advanced so quickly because of Craig! Craig has extraordinary abilities to connect with the kids and push them to their fullest abilities. I am eternally grateful to Craig and Mary for always treating us like family. If you are considering a private music teachers, don't hesitate and call them ASAP. read more

We came in to look at trumpets. My son just started band. We don't really know about any of this, but Adam made us feel very welcome. He answered our questions and helped us get all set. I would definitely recommend checking out this shop read more

My son has been taking saxophone lessons from Craig Durst for almost 5 years now. Well...no offense to other teachers, but we are so lucky we walked into the store that fateful day. I'm sure we couldn't have found a better man for the job. Happened completely by chance. Craig saw talent in Collin and pushed him toward perfection. Collin worked hard and is always excited for his next lesson, always leaves with a huge smile and a fist bump from Craig. Collin, thanks to Craig, is always the strongest performer in all the bands in which he performs. Although he is only a freshman in high school, he has an incredibly bright future thanks to Craig. If you want to be successful playing saxophone, please take my advice.... TAKE LESSONS FROM CRAIG DURST! read more

The workers were very friendly and knowledgeable they have a great Collection of instruments you should go and check it out

I have 4 kids and all of them are/have taken lessons with Craig and Mary Durst and their team. Excellent music instruction, entertaining recitals, and a friendly atmosphere. I highly recommend kids AND adults to take lessons with them. read more

Brought my daughter in for saxaphone lessons with Craig D and couldn't be happier. My little girl couldn't even read music without writing the letter notes. After some quality time with Craig she's now a lead sax soloist at her school. I'm completely amazed hearing her play and reading music is second nature for her. Craig and Mary make the place feel like home and we feel lucky to have such a great team behind her. read more

Both of my children have been taking lessons at the Music and Arts studio with Miss Aimee Knight and Miss Tina Knight for the last year. Both are AWESOME teachers for a wide range of string instruments. They have not only helped to teach but inspire and nurture their students gift. In fact, my older child has progressed so much, he was able to join a high school orchestra group even though he is only in 6th grade! read more

I've been bringing my daughter for private violin classes with Ms Aimee Knight for six months now. She is very knowledgeable, helpful and accommodating. My daughter has improved greatly and I believe its because Ms. Knight brings out the best in each child. read more

Was Gard's Music House. We've been a part of Gard's for 34 years. These guys respect and enhance eveything Gard's was with great product, service and very professional. Great knowing that Dave St. John and the former staff is all still here. Looking forward to another 34 years! read more

I wish I give zero star. Employees are so rude and I don't know his name is but the oldest worker who works there he is extremely rude! Terrible customer service. Stay away from this place and I will never go back to this store. read more

My son has taken violin from instructor Aimee Knight at Music and Arts for the past 10 years, and she is just one of a kind. She's taken him from a 7 year old beginner to a successful high school member of 2 local, community youth orchestras. You'll never meet a more dedicated, enthusiastic, and motivating music teacher than Miss Knight. She expects hard work and commitment from her students, and she gives it back 110% in return. Her 5+ stars are well-deserved. read more

My high school senior has taken tenor saxophone lessons with Craig Durst for four years. We found him after asking for a teacher recommendation in Upland and he's THE BEST IN ALL THE LAND (Inland that is). He's helped my daughter (first chair) with her tone, fluency, precision and soloist skills through discipline, detailed instruction, high standards, encouragement and fun! He's an excellent musician and role model for any musician to aspire to. read more