Our daughter has been attending UDA for a few years now and we love it so much! The staff truly…read morecares and they put so much effort into supporting these kids. It's non-competitive which we prefer and that makes it so comfortable to be there. Our daughter loves it so much that she now takes TWO classes:) The growth that she's made is incredible! Thank you so much Miss Melina and staff! We appreciate you and hope to attend for years to come!

We love UDA! My kids have been going for a couple years and all the teachers are amazing! Highly…read morerecommend.

Super nice staff! My child has learned a lot and made some good friends. I would recommend it to…read moreothers.

Bill is a very experienced yet patient and encouraging music teacher, with an excellent staff of…read moreteachers covering a range of musical instruments. Our family has used their school for our 3 kids for about 10 years, and feel blessed to have found them.

I have 3 children that take 5 different lessons with HGS. We have been there for 2.5 years now, and…read moreI cannot imagine going anywhere else! My 11 year old has grown SO much in his piano, and my 8 year old, her violin playing amazes me! And, I have to say I have the most difficult 6 year old (personality-wise) and how Mr. Alex is able to teach her ukulele is beyond me. He has the patience of a saint. The two older ones also take voice, at first we just started it to offset the fact that their friends were in summer sports and they weren't interested; however, they didn't want to stop when school started. Being at HGS is something we all look forward to every week. Not only are the teacher talented, and REAL working musicians, but they have a caring for children that I do not think we would find somewhere else. I would recommend them to anyone!

My son has been taking piano lessons for a few months now with Kristen. He is taught in a group…read moresetting (2 kids) and it works quite well. Kristen also teaches in a style I haven't experienced before and it is wonderful. I highly recommend HGS!

We went in to get my son's guitar restrung, and the experience was outstanding. Not only did they…read moretake care of the restringing, but the gentleman there took the time to teach my son how to change the strings himself. That meant a lot. My son really enjoyed talking with them about music -- you can tell they truly care and love what they do. Great service, great people, and a great experience overall. Shop local and support businesses like this!

My daughter received a new electric guitar (LTD) for Christmas (I was going to buy it from Broadway…read morewhere she first tried it out two months earlier and loved it but it was sold a week later..my fault for procrastinating..otherwise I would have definitely bought it from Broadway) and she broke a string. Tried to replace it herself via Youtube and was unable to. Brought it to Broadway and Andy took a lot of time to show her step by step how to do it herself next time it happens! Didnt even charge us for the restring! So to make up for it, we bought an awesome new guitar case and a tool to help with restringing. They also refurnished her older (first) electric guitar (a cheap secondhand ION) a few months earlier with new pickups, cleaned the entire guitar and did such a great job..Forget Amazon crap or Guitar Center...will support this local small business for now on. Love the personal service here and we will continue to shop here for any and all gear AND future guitar purchases. Thanks again Andy! You made this father's day!

My daughter has been going to ADC for years, we were first at the Homewood location and now at the…read moreOrland location. Everything about the environment and experience at ADC has been amazing! Dance class is the highlight of her week. As a parent I love the focus on movement and skill building rather than always prepping for recitals. For the classes my daughter is in they do a recitals every other year which is perfect because it gives time to work on skills. The older kids are also always so kind and helpful with the younger dancers. We were also at a different studio when our daughter was really young and my wife and I felt the older girls performances and costumes were overly sexualized. The older girls at ADC are outstanding dancers and their performances are always tasteful. We love all the teachers and the delay of community, can't say enough good things about ADC!!

Absolutely the worst place for dance in the south suburbs. If I could give this place NO STARS, I…read morewould. They are totally insensitive to the cultural differences of their students, lack professionalism when speaking to parents and children and isolate children based on their beliefs. Because I didn't want to put my 5 year old in the street walker makeup that was recommended for recital, I was told that my daughter couldn't participate in the group picture because she would not be "uniform and the other parents would complain." I'm sure that other parents are like me and don't care what other children in the picture look like as long as their kid is cute. We are African American and my daughter's hair is not the slick-back-into-a-ponytail kind of hair. They made a point to say that no one should have braids or beads. No beads, I understand. But let's be reasonable about the hair. The teachers constantly talk to the student, not their parent, about things they should not serving to alienate them from their classmates. While they do this, they hide behind the statement that they are "teaching more than just dance steps." Well, they are right about that. They are teaching them that to take a stand for what they believe in could cause them to be ousted from the group and that what they hold as a personal or religious standard is inferior to the need to have uniformity in a group. If you care at all about your daughter's emotional well-being, do not take them to this dance school.

I live a block and a half away and would rather drive 30 minutes to Guitar Center…read more.... After Gratz music closed this is the only music shop in Valparaiso. You can get music lessons and a few instrument accessories here like strings, picks, etc... They have a very small selection of guitars and amplifiers, some sheet music books, and other doodads but their showroom is about the size of a large closet. They Host open mic nights which are a favorite for some local artists and music fans. However, I have always felt the staff was fairly condescending and curt. Your mileage may vary. They seem to cater to blues/folk musicians mostly so people who play other genres may be out of luck when looking for gear or advice. If you are looking for stage gear, lighting, recording gear, drums, effects pedals, an extensive selection of guitars, basses, microphones, straps, picks, beat machines, synthesizers, well.... pretty much anything relating to any genre of music beside folk/blues, this place does NOT have it. and if they happen to have it, it will be 50% more expensive than any other music store on the planet. Anyone who isn't friends with the owners or isnt a local blues/folk musician should definitely invest the 3 dollars in gas to go to guitar center a few towns over. The only time i ever go here is if i need strings for my acoustic guitar. The rest of my thousands of dollars of music equipment was bought elsewhere because Front porch didnt have it or it was so expensive it was worth driving an hour to get it somewhere else.

Front Porch Music is a great place for lessons in Valparaiso. Everyone there is super friendly. I…read moretook lessons there for many years. Beth is a great beginning guitar teacher. Lessons are competitively priced. Buy a guitar here instead of going to a big company like Guitar Center--support your small businesses! They have all sorts of great accessories. I cannot say enough great things about this place. Open stages here are fun to attend and kid friendly. They have great group classes for teens and adults.

This is the favorite activity that my two boys do after school and for camps in the summer! They…read morereally enjoy the class and I love how it is STEM and not just doing Lego free play. They have asked me if the school could try to have the program in the morning as well since they are too excited to wait until the end of the day to do it. They are so proud of their creations at the end of each class and their skills are growing each week. Ms. Antoinette has been amazing - the kids really love her and her energy is contagious! Would highly recommend!

Antoinette does an awesome job at the Bricks 4 Kidz program after school. My daughter loves going…read moreto it and looks forward to it. Please keep up the great work!