Excellent music store! Honest, helpful and very knowledgable in all areas of musical instruments…read more Sell great reasonably priced great sounding guitars , mandolin's, and banjos ! Replaces guitar etc. strings for you or repair minor problems with musical instruments or will give you Referal to someone who will. Very kind, patient, compassionate, helpful staff. Music lessons on most instruments and voice lessons. Restrung and fixed neck of my guitar so easier to play in my 70s with my arthritic fingers. Very honest. Talked me into fixing my guitar rather than buying a new one! Great store! A real gem in the Northwest suburbs! Remember to turn into road off of Barrington road and turn into commons parking lot to gain access to store. Visit for all your music needs or to learn to play a new instrument! Truly, Liza Johnson

Meh. The guy at the counter talked down to me when I inquired about music lessons and rates…read more Considering the place was completely devoid of customers, one would think he would be happy with possible business. In addition, I didn't find the selection of guitars and accessories to be spectacular. In the future, I'll head to Minstel Music in Niles. I've not had good luck with a few of Barrington's small businesses. Maybe these people are rich and buy these businesses on a lark, and have zero desire to make profits. Who knows?

This place is definitely worth the hype! Their customer service and repair is super fast and…read moreaffordable! The shop has an amazing selection of guitars and rare collections. Lastly their vast knowledge really helps you feel comfortable about your decision if you choose to buy.

the very best guitar shop I have ever dealt with ! and I've been around and had many other places…read moreto compare to. Paul and his people are superb. I couldn't be happier. honest people with fair prices and perfect service. you can't say more than that. Susan from Prescott Az

Very happy with all of the care we have received. We have been receiving care for over 3 years and…read morehave always been happy. I could not recommend them more.

I'd give zero stars if I could…read more When we first started looking for a nanny for our kids, 4 years and 5 months old, stability was our top priority. We had a long chat with Linda from Jovie about this, and I honestly thought we were on the same page. We trusted them to find us a nanny who would be with us long term. Here's what happened. Our nanny, who was fantastic and really clicked with our kids, ended up leaving for another job Jovie showed her only after being with us for 11 weeks. Once we found out we spoke with our nanny and she said she loved our family, in fact she told us it was a difficult decision to make and she would love to come back if we needed her for date night,etc. This new position Jovie showed her had a schedule that better fit her needs. What's unprofessional is that Jovie didn't give us a heads up until the day before she was set to leave, though they knew about it four days earlier. That hit us hard because it was unexpected, and it put us in a bind trying to figure out what to do next. Two replacements were offered. One with limited experience, her qualifications showed she had only 1 day of infant training. The other replacement we weren't shown a resume because she had not completed orientation. We were not interested in these two options. We were very clear we wanted long term care and ultimately this internal transfer our nanny made hurt our children's wellbeing. And seeing our 4-year-old so upset and confused about why his nanny just disappeared has been the hardest part. Our family trusted Jovie and they let us down and most importantly let our children down. I'm not one to complain, but I feel I have to be straight with other parents out there. Based on what we went through, if you're looking for dependable, long-term childcare, you might want to think twice about Jovie. It's a tough lesson we learned about the difference between what a company promises and what they actually deliver. Shame on Jovie and Linda for putting our kids and family through this emotional situation.

My daughter has been taking voice lessons from Jamie for the last 6 months. The improvement she…read morehas made has been AMAZING. We took voice lessons from someone else for 2 years, and they wound up moving away so we had to find someone else. What a waste of 2 years! She has taught my daughter more in 6 months then we got for 2 years. My daughter loves working with her because she makes it fun, but productive. Not only does she work on singing, she helps with acting, and auditions. All around, she is WONDERFUL! Highly recommend her.

From the owner: Singing and Acting as well as Public Speakingread more

Excellent Customer Service and top quality musical instruments. I spoke to Matt a couple of times…read more He was always knowledgeable and helpful.

Second Uke I bought from AlohaCity had mold and spider webs on it, along with a lot of dings on the…read moretuners and rust on the two metal strings. I reached out a week ago and there was no reply. Worst product I've ever received from any store. I was hoping for at least an apology. Will not buy from them again.

Julia Wen is an extraordinary teacher. We have a large family and over the years we have had the…read moreprivilege of sampling a wide variety of teaching styles with different children and instruments. Some teachers excel at technique, others at musicality, others at teaching; Ms. Wen excels at all and more. She has a lovely demeanor that draws people to her. She is warm, welcoming and makes her students feel like they can accomplish anything. She is unique in that she can be highly demanding and exacting while also being gentle, nurturing, and kind. Ms. Wen is an excellent teacher. If a student is not grasping a concept, she is well prepared to tackle it from different angles. She never loses patience. She meets a student where they are and works in concert to foster a sense of excellence and drive. She knows how to motivate. She inspires a sense of wanting to grow that is self-generated in the student. She is truly a remarkable teacher.

My daughter had grown and developed so much, musically, under Julia's guidance when she was…read moreteaching in AH Music For Youth. She's one of the best music teacher we have specially with how she deals with students and her in-depth knowledge and love of cello. If you have someone who loves cello or who's interested, there's no better option than Julia. Hopefully she'll have a studio in AH too =)