Phoenix Music Lessons

I found this place when I was looking

It’s 12/​23/​2014 — almost 5 months to the date since I posted my Unilocal review of Phoenix Music Lessons -(and months passed since I had attempted to solicit feedback from the owner of Phoenix Music Lessons). TODAY — I am contacted with an explanation that «I honestly thought you were probably a good person but I felt a dislike towards me right away. That energy was truly difficult for me to deal with.»
His «concerned» response concluded with this: «PS. I once had a doctor do surgery on my knee. I really disliked him (really this guy was a jerk) but I knew he was an expert… My knee works great again. :)»
Since 12/​23/​2014 (again five months after my initial review) — the Owner has contacted me several times via personal email 3 – 4 and 1x telephone (actually left a message) — surreptitiously attempting to convince me to edit/​delete or otherwise alter my review. I find the Owner’s contact inappropriate and borderline harassing. I rejected his offers of a refund as that is not the intent of my review — rather to advise others of my experience. The Owner provided a service– and was compensated for his service. My opinion is this Owner does not take kindly to those with opposing/​differing views.
Unprofessional and inappropriate boundaries.

My son (who is 7) started taking lessons there over the summer. He has had several teachers (due to change of schedules) and all of them have been fantastic. He has progressed very well and I couldn’t be happier with everyone there.
Big thumbs up to everyone there!

My daughter started with piano there with Aric who was EXTREMELY patient with her. She did very well then moved on to guitar with Kurt. Now, I take guitar with Kurt. As a 43 year old working mother of two I needed something low stress and that’s just how Kurt teaches. He’s completely unintimidating, patient and kind. HIGHLY RECOMMEND PHOENIX MUSIC LESSONS!

My 7 yr. old son has been taking Drum lessons with Aric for 4 months now and we are very pleased at his progress and how well Aric interacts with him. We are so pleased we have just started our (almost) 5 yr. old son taking piano lessons, with Aric. It’s a great location and highly recommend Aric.

I have been taking piano lesson with Phoenix Music Lessons (PML) for 8 months. I started class with Sarah then Aric. They are both wonderful teachers from my experience. They make me fall in love with piano. Now i decide to increase the class from 30 min to 60 min each week.

My 5 year old daughter has been taking piano lessons with Aric in Sep 2012. Before enrolling her in Phoenix Music Lessons I went to several places and observed the interaction of the teachers with such a young student. I chose PML for 3 main re sons: (1) Piano Method — I find Piano Adventures the best method for young children to teach music and beginning piano; (2) Teacher — Aric is a very patient and effective teacher. He has the ability to engage both kids and parents; and (3) Location — the studio is centrally located and close to school. My daughter enjoys the piano classes, but most importantly, is learning to love, feel, and understand music. This is most important to to us at this juncture in her development. All the teachers in the studio are very professional, enjoy teaching, and have a good rapport with all their students. We are very pleased with PML.

Phoenix Music Lessons and Aric deserve 5 Stars. My son Daniel (11) has been taking lessons from Aric for almost two years and is still going strong due to his amazing teacher. Aric is patient, dedicated to teaching and extremely professional in how he deals with the kids and the parents. My son is easily distracted and it amazes me how Aric can pull him back into learning and practicing his weekly assignments. We truly are thankful to Aric and Phoenix Music Lessons for the music it has brought into our home and lives.

At 34 years of age I decided to learn how to play a music instrument. After searching the valley for a teacher I found Phoenix Music Lessons (PML). I started off by going to their offices and learning from Aric who is a great teacher and I progressed very well but after a few months I decided that being able to learn and practice at my house was what would work best.
Aric said that was not a problem and that is when Erica started teaching me piano. She is a really great teacher and has helped me progress very well. She is a master of the piano and realyl knows how to teach you how to play.
I highly recommend Phoenix Music Lessons and Aric and Erica as teachers.

I have three children (ages 4 – 9) that have been taking piano here for a couple months. It’s amazing to see how much they’ve learned in such a short period of time. Sarah and Aric are great!

My 9 year old daughter has been taking Violin lessons with Aric for several months. She struggles with confidence, but Aric has a way of explaining the same thing to her in several different ways without ever losing patience or sounding condescending. She now feels very comfortable with him and continues to enjoy her lessons and practicing every night. This music adventure could have gone poorly for her, but Aric’s manner is just what she needed to get on the road to feeling confident and capable. It’s beautiful to see her face light up with pride when she plays and I know it is because of Aric’s teaching skills. I highly recommend him for children who need a little coaxing out of life’s shell.

My daughter began piano lessons with Aric over the summer and is thriving. Aric exercises incredible patients and teaches in a manner that is relaxed, yet stringent. I would highly recommend Aric as a music teacher for children of all ages.

We where looking for local music lessons, and Arics name came up from our sons teacher and a few parents we know. They all highly recommended him for drums for our son. He is very patient and knows how to compliment and correct gently.