The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and the kindest of humans! Thank you so much for your help…read more Support local!

Informative, helpful, and friendly. Great folks over at Flesher-Hinton…read more Highly recommend equipment rentals and lessons.

Have drinks and play guitar with cool people. That's a good time! My playing has improved a lot…read moresince I started going. Give it a try!

I have wanted to learn to play guitar for years but the You Tube route didn't work for me. I saw a…read moreGroupon for Strum and Sip and took it as a sign that it was time to do it. There are different locations to make it convenient to find a class and they are a lot of fun. The instructors make it easy to learn and have you playing along with songs by the end of the second class. This is the best way for adults to learn to play.

Melissa is an amazing teacher. I love the group guitar lessons I have taken from her. I am still a…read morenovice, but she demystified guitar basics for me. She deconstructs music, songs and guitar skills that had been daunting - and she patiently guides through it. She isolates and breaks down new skills, material and challenging sections, then puts it back together. She works in the perfect balance of big picture overview and repetition and practice building muscle memory - while learning songs from day one. She is realistic about the need to practice to improve. She enjoys music and emphasizes the fun of playing and singing. She is a very clear communicator and well organized business owner, too. Class schedule, program during class and follow up is consistently solid. I cannot say enough good things about Melissa and Forte Music Education! So much that I've given gift certificates to her class to my friends and family who aspire to play guitar and have been stuck. Melissa is an excellent educator, musician and business owner.

From the owner: Welcome to the Forte family! Teaching Denver's best guitar lessons for kids 7-12 and teens and…read moreadults in Park Hill and Highlands. Small group lessons in hip studio spaces. Logical song-based curriculum that progresses from one fun skill to the next. Affordable at less than $17/half hour.

I learned to drum from my dad on his kit and I was finally ready to acquire my own. I was suggested…read moreby my extended family who have bought many many kits from Tim to check out his store. Tim was a data base of information and extremely helpful for me who had little knowledge of brand and quality for an affordable yet high quality kit. I was sold on a 5pc pdp concept. Along the way he let me know ways I could upgrade the kit to really make this thing sound good. I sprung for zidjian a custom and have never been so happy about springing for extra money then right there fabulous kit. Since then I go to his store 2 times a month roughly to build onto my setup and each time Tim is very helpful and patient with me as I ask him questions. I highly recommend any musician head down here before your generic music store.

Our son has been building a drum kit. He wanted some mid-level equipment to replace his entry-level…read moreset. Today he wanted to get a better Hi-Hat set. His ultimate goal was to get the Zildjian New Beats Carter Beauford rocks. Little did he know that when he walked into this shop, they would have not only 1, but 2 used sets available! He was very pleased to be able to trade some unneeded cymbals and hardware towards the purchase. The shop is jam packed with guitars, drums, and equipment. We found out this store has been here 60 years, with the second generation of the same family owning it. I'm not sure which of the Kae brothers--Jason or Tim--helped us, but it was a pleasure doing business with him.

Such a great experience for the littles! My husband and I made a last minute decision to try out a…read moreclass and though they said they were booked online they let us come as a walk in. Our instructor was great with the babies and made it so fun for the parents too. We'll definitely come back!

Awesome music class. My favorite teacher is Ms Mallory. They really provide well thought out lesson…read moreplans. It's a great way for children to socialize and learn and be confident!

We rent a violin for my daughter from Golden Music. After her first year we wanted to know if her…read moregrowth spurt warranted changing from a 3/4 to a Full sized violin. The staff could not have been nicer. First person to help thought she should move up a size but got another employee with more experience to confirm. They helped her pick out just the right violin and case. They were low on their bow inventory due to the back to school time of year. We were told to come back at any time and swap out for any other bow if we like. Great service and knowledgeable staff

We rented my 4th grader's clarinet from Golden Music this school year for about $42 per month. When…read morewe were given a working hand-me-down clarinet from a friend, we returned the rental and asked Golden Music about having the other clarinet checked over. I was surprised to learn that Golden Music wanted $25 just to look at the instrument and tell me what repairs it might need. Even before a full evaluation, I was told it likely needed between $600 and $800 worth of work, but I would have to pay the $25 fee to find out exactly what was needed. I also asked what it would cost to purchase the rental clarinet we had been using and was quoted $587. At $42 per month, we had already paid approximately $378 in rental fees, so purchasing the instrument would have brought our total cost to nearly $1,000 for a student clarinet, even with the "buy it now" discount. I was also told that if we stopped renting over the summer, we would lose any credit toward purchasing the instrument, which felt unnecessarily pressure-filled. Something about the experience didn't sit right with me, so I decided to get a second opinion. I called around and took the clarinet to Flesher-Hinton Music in Wheat Ridge. They looked at it for free and told me that not all of the corks and pads needed to be replaced. Instead, they recommended a cleaning and replacing one cork joint, with a total estimate of $95. The difference between the two assessments was significant. Based on my experience, I strongly encourage parents to get a second opinion before agreeing to major repair work. Flesher-Hinton was knowledgeable, helpful, and transparent about what the instrument actually needed. I won't be returning to Golden Music and would not recommend them based on my experience.

Hank And his crew are amazing! My kids have loved his class for years. My kids' love for music is…read morebecause of him

My daughter and I absolutely love music class with Rocky Mountain Aardvarks! She enjoys playing the…read moreinstruments, dancing and clapping to all the tunes and the social engagement she gets with the other kids and adults. We really appreciate having a musical setting that is so engaging. It's always a fun time whether you are inside during the colder months or outside in the park in the warmer months. Would highly recommend!

I see a lot of hate here for GMG, and I don't feel it's warranted…read more I had a guitar and amplifier stolen from my property last week, and after bringing in a copy of the police report and locating the gear here at GMG, it was immediately handed over to me, no questions asked. They even offered to keep an eye out for the other stuff that was taken. This shop is located off Federal Blvd just north of Denver. It's easily accessible by thieves and fencers, but the business does a good job of profiling the people they accept gear from, and I appreciate their good character. 10/10.

Everyone at the store is incompetent and rude!!! If you ask…read morefor someone to check out your equipment and see if anything is wrong they get rude!!! They have to make money so they offer 1/4 of the value ($250) for ($2000) guitar!!! Rude dishonest and unprofessional! Better off going to guitar center or even music go round! Anywhere but here!!!!!

The extra one is for the good employess last year that really seemed to want to help. This review…read moreis for improvement, not degradation. I always get greeted at the Colorado Blvd. location and feel like a valued customer with someone always available for those pesky guitar and equipment questions there. Here, I wished they banned that damn front room where everyone seems to congregate at and get people on the floor engaging and making sales without pretension. If this was my business, everyone that walked into that store was a potential buyer adding to the bottom line even if it was a set of guitar picks! Sometimes you want to go to a brick and mortar store, bypassing all the online stuff and want to engage, learn and walk away that day with what you wanted. That is very important! It takes so many advertising dollars to get the customers in the door! Happy New Year Guitar Center!

Overall, this Guitar Center location is ok. This is coming from a drummer's perspective so keep…read morethat in mind. The drum room has a decent selection of equipment, sets, cymbals and stuff but it does feel a bit disorganized and doesn't have an isolated room for trying out an acoustic set which is unfortunate. The employees there also all seem disinterested in helping out/answering questions. They were all either on their phones, talking amongst each other, or just didn't seem like they wanted to be there.

I went in with my young niece to get her guitar fixed. The guy in the repair center was…read morefantastic.. very helpful and patient. The store itself has a great selection and a nice vibe overall.

They are awesome! Great selection fair prices. Stong musical community experience. So many cool…read moreinstruments to play.