My twin sons love Westwood Music Studios! They started as beginners at the age of 7 on violin and…read morepiano. The music teachers are patient and wonderful. We have thoroughly enjoyed the bi-annual recitals. Vinny(guitar) and Nancy(piano) instructors/owners are kind and very flexible with scheduling needs. Ten years have passed and they are still attending private classes. Their progress has been amazing and they have placed in many music competitions over the years.

I have been taking piano lessons with Nancy - one of the owners - for a few years. She never fails…read moreto discover how to help me improve my playing. I started playing as an adult, for my own enjoyment (a hobby) and have discovered that my life is richer as a result of playing. I would not be where I am as a pianist without having a commitment to continuing regular weekly lessons with Nancy. It would be "easier" sometimes to do other activities, but then I would not have the added pleasure of music in my life!! My only regret is that I did not start sooner!

I have really enjoyed my lessons at From the Top music studio. My instructor at the studio is Lisa…read moreP. She also is the director of the studio. She is both knowledgeable and kind. I have enjoyed my lessons so much that I signed my son up to take lessons as well. Lisa's combination of kindness and professionalism has made my time there a safe and productive place to learn music.

From The Top employs teachers of the highest caliber. Unlike other music schools this music school…read moreonly hires teachers who have a very detailed musical background and many of them are certified teachers as well. They do recitals multiple times a year and truly know how to get the best out of every student. Students of all ages can come to learn piano, acting, voice, guitar, wind instruments and much more. Many students who have graduated from this Music School have gone on to major in music in college and win any awards related to music. From the top music school is highly recommended to anyone of any age was looking to learn to sing or learn how to play an instrument. The facility is great! Every room has a real piano not keyboard so students learn on a real working piano.

Excellent school of music for children and adults. All my kids go to Masters and I am thinking of…read morestarting to take classes as well. Excellent school for beginners and advanced students.

Very helpful in evaluating a handed down youth trumpet. Very knowledgeable and connected to…read moreresources to do the work.

Bob is a great guitar instructor..... They are a class act..read more

Terrence helped me learn and record a song for my daughter's wedding. We had 5 months to pull this…read moreoff and Terrence did a terrific job preparing me. We started with one session a week with me being responsible for practicing on my own. I didn't progress on my own and we moved to three times a week for the last two months, which was badly needed. In the end, the recording was as good as my talent could manage. I can honestly say that Terrence was able to help me to the best performance I could have possibly done. Highly recommended!!!

If I could give ten stars, I would! I cannot say enough wonderful things about SPAA. I was a singer…read morein my youth, but stopped training for 15 years. I signed up for voice lessons again on a whim, convinced that my voice was damaged beyond repair. In a few short lessons, my confidence was restored and I've been able to build back the techniques that I lost! Terence is an incredibly patient and encouraging teacher who genuinely hopes for his students' success!

Honestly I don't know where to begin! Studying with Judy has…read morecompletely transformed my life. I have been singing since I was five, with different vocal coaches scattered throughout the years. But nothing, and I mean nothing, has improved my singing more than studying with Judy. I am past my fourth year with her, and with each month I notice vocal growth, depth, and more precision. Working with Judy, your voice can be groomed, honed, and grown into something magnificent...IF you are willing to do the work. The technique isn't for the faint of hearts. It isn't easy. It is rigorous, intensive, and some days you will feel like you want to quit. But you don't...Because true artists and singers can't stay away. ESPECIALLY when you know you are getting the absolute best for your voice with Judy. If you are serious about singing, I strongly encourage you to study with Judy Hages. While it is tough to get in for a trial lesson, if you do, you will be very lucky!! My life and my voice will never be the same. :)

Judy and this training have completely changed the course of my life. I started out with a very…read moresmall, generic sounding voice with no range but through many years of training I developed a voice that is better than I could have ever dreamed possible. I never thought that a voice could be changed so drastically. I had always been told that you either have a naturally good voice or you don't. But that is simply not the case. I have seen Judy help people who could barely speak develop voices that are so big and so unique that no one would ever believe that they didn't have that voice naturally. And the development happens extremely quickly. The training takes focus and hard work, especially in the beginning, but once you get past everything being new and confusing, it all starts to work. The best part of the training is that you learn exactly how to do everything you want to do (you can learn to sing any and all styles of music) and how to continuously develop and maintain your own voice. The beauty of that is that you will not be dependent on someone for your whole life. You become the master of your own voice. It's very freeing and rewarding to know that you can sing and know why things are working and how to fix things that aren't working. It takes all of the fear and guesswork out of singing. It's not only an art but a science. I highly recommend studying with Judy Hages if you are serious about singing and willing to do some very satisfying work. Judy will help develop your voice, show you how to maintain your voice, and teach you to sing with artistry, musicality, and an overall freedom and joy that comes from truly loving your voice and knowing that it will will never let you down.

My son was cut by a razor blade left carelessly in his instrument case…read more My child's instrument was returned to us after being in the store's care for repairs. When he reached his hand into the case to get the mouthpiece, he encountered a loose razor blade. He was cut on his index finger and required first aid. The next day, his school nurse contacted me because the finger continued to bleed throughout the day causing discomfort and disruption. This incident was incredibly frightening, shocking, and confusing for our family. Unfortunately, the company's handling of this matter compounded the harm. When I contacted their Customer Support line immediately after this happened, the response was so flippant, I wondered whether this was a normal and common occurrence. Then I was contacted unexpectedly by Sedgwick, the company's claims administrator, hours before I'd even received any response from Music & Arts management taking responsibility for the harm. This made me feel as though the company viewed us first as a liability rather than a parent whose child was harmed by their carelessness. Despite the severity of the situation, it took nearly 48 hours for anyone at Music & Arts to provide written acknowledgment or take any accountability. When I did finally get a response accepting responsibility, the employee identified himself as the "Head of Stores" while having an entirely different title on the email signature and on Linkedin. His response was surface-level and lacking in humanity- clearly AI generated. Their email was boilerplate: it did not address the seriousness of the breach, provide meaningful investigative findings, or explain how they concluded the incident was accidental rather than intentional. It felt like they were trying to sweep this under the rug. Take your business anywhere else. We're going to Sweetwater.

Beyond awful! While renting is easy and they're happy to take your money, returning an instrument…read moreand canceling the contract is nearly impossible. They don't return emails and never answer the phone. I had to cancel through my credit card and stop payments. The value is nothing special either, as many places have similar or better prices. Rent from here at your own peril...

Dr Perry has amazing content and info to empower and get to know your body! I have been purchasing…read morehis online courses and they have been full of great info. He is caring and very knowledgeable. just beware that Luisa his assistant is NOT friendly or helpful and often condescending bordering on rude. if you interact with her and feel trivialized don't let it put you off from the value, quality and care that Dr Perry offers in his programs.

In 2013, I was diagnosed with a torn labrum in my right hip. This manifested as a painful right hip…read moreand right knee. As a personal trainer, I was following a lot of clinicians/fitness experts on social media. One of the individuals who was making a name for himself was Dr. Perry Nickelston, a chiropractor who has a company called "Stop Chasing Pain." The philosophy behind the company's name is that when there is pain in a certain area of the body, it often is the result of dysfunctions that are in seemingly unrelated areas of the body. Using his clinical "expertise", he is supposed to have the detective skills to expose the true culprit. I was in denial that I needed surgery, so I booked a consultation with this internet Guru. The 1st red flag was that there was no office line. The number on the website is his cell phone. We actually texted to confirm the appointment after the initial call. The 2nd red flag was that I texted him to confirm the night before the appt, only for the aloof doctor to claim that we didn't even have an appt. When I politely challenged him, he then claimed that we did have an appt, but that it was for 12pm- not the 1pm time that we had actually booked. I reluctantly agreed to this new time and changed my zip car reservation to suit his scheduling error. I also had to cancel one of my personal training clients on short notice to accommodate this appt, but I rationalized that my health was the first priority. When I arrived at his "office," I encountered the 3rd red flag. Apparently Dr. Nickelston operates out of the back room of a grungy gym in Jersey. When I arrived, I announced myself at the front desk as "Dr Nickelston's 12 o'clock", only to be told that he was already in an appt with his 12pm patient. She could not tell me more, because she wasn't his receptionist, but rather the gym's front desk clerk. Finally, I got to meet the doc at 1:15 when he casually moseyed on out of his office, 75 min late. When I explained the time mix-up and that I had been waiting for over an hour, doing my best to mask my anger, he actually had the gall to joke in response, "I guess I need an assistant." I bit my lip and headed into the office. I hadn't come this far to not get treated. He put me through a few assessments, including an SFMA (movement assessment), as well as NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) manual muscle testing. His diagnosis was that yes, I had a torn labrum, but so do many people and surgery isn't always the answer. The "REAL" problem is that my Obturator Externus and Obturator Internus were facilitated, while my glute max and rectus femoris were inhibited. His treatment was to give me one of the lamest manual elbow rubs on my right glute that I have ever experienced. He warned, "brace yourself kid, this could hurt a bit." What I didn't tell the doc is that I had seen my share of clinicians over the years and have had lots of soft tissue work done on me. This weak treatment was sloppy, imprecise and ineffective. He was fumbling around in the dark and I question his palpation skills let alone his release techniques. After he finished the cheap rubdown, he did his magic laser treatment to further "treat the injury". To say I have my questions regarding the efficacy of this laser in helping with anything other than filling the pockets of the company that makes it, or the quacks that (over)charge to use this hunk of junk is an understatement. He then gave me some second rate exercises for the "inhibited glute Max and rectus fem", which honestly, as a personal trainer and strength coach who has trained over 10,000 sessions, I should go back and teach him some better alternatives. Dr. Perry Nickelston is also a "Master Rock Tape" instructor. This is ironic because when he taped up my knee (another questionable practice), the tape kept falling off. I said, "Doc- it keeps coming off," and he actually denied that it was, reverting to rehearsed script that "Rock Tape adhesive is X times more effective than brand Y", etc. After going back and forth about it a few times, he says "Oh! I forgot to rub it (the tape). That's why!" Glad the "Master" Rock Tape instructor understands how to use the product. Finally, he sprayed my knee and hip with a numbing agent so I couldn't really tell if I was in pain or not when I left his office. However, by the time I got to my zip car, my knee was in twice as much pain as it had been in for the entire month prior. I cannot recommend avoiding this man enough, as both a "clinician" & "educator."