2026-02-14T19:42:35.319Z

My daughter's been begging for voice lessons for a while...but then she's also got the "I just want to be good and not practice" attitude (she's 10), and it was a struggle to get her to go to lessons, which was beyond frustrating and stressful. Last Saturday, we had a snafu with the schedule (because I'd thought different time and/or different teacher might help with the attitude). It was already stressful that day because my daughter was more adamant about not going, to the point where I sought out the contract cancellation form and sent it in (requires 30 day notice, so either way, we were in for 4 more lessons).Jen, the owner, was there that day, clearly dealing with her own stressful day—it was busy and she was covering for the front desk person—but had a wonderful attitude nonetheless. Even super busy, she took the time to listen to me flail and vent about what a struggle it's been with my daughter and how frustrating it was that my daughter literally spends most of her free time singing her heart out to songs on her iPad and loves performing and had WANTED these voice lessons badly.Not only did Jen listen and have a whole conversation with me about things, but she also suggested that maybe my daughter would want to join one of the performances so that she'd have something to work towards and have that attraction/enticement of getting to perform on stage.And that apparently was the magic solution to my daughter's attitude! She's excited and motivated now to get to perform, and I just want to cry in relief. I'm so grateful Jen happened to be there that day!And now I feel confident that I could contact her with any concerns and she'd help me figure out what works best for my daughter, even if that would mean stopping lessons and trying again in a few years (which I'm thankful we don't have to do right now).Advice to others: Don't hesitate to talk to the staff and Jen about any struggles or issues!P.S. Jen also gets bonus points from me because she did NOT at all speak ill of a competing business when it came up in conversation with another client while I was waiting. It's a huge pet peeve of mine when a company feels they need to insult and/or one-up a competitor to win my business. So kudos to Jen for doing the opposite!

2026-02-11T22:06:12.682Z

My daughter takes private violin lessons from Sherilyn D Urben at Music on the Westside. She has been taking lessons for about 9 months and I am impressed by how much progress she has made. Sherilyn is a great teacher, caring and patient. I would highly recommend her to anyone wanting to learn violin! Music on the Westside is a fun environment to learn a variety of instruments and styles of music. I love how they encourage kids to push out of their comfort zones by performing in collaborative pieces at concerts and recitals. Highly recommend!

2026-01-25T23:59:53.354Z

The environment for Music on the Westside is welcoming from the moment you walk in! In a few sessions we have seen that our drummer has learning so much! Nate is an incredible instructor that has kept our drummer wanting to learn more. Thank you for your hard work.

2026-01-25T23:58:46.982Z

Both of my children have taken lessons here and I would recommend to sign up and let them explore different music opportunities. My daughter did her first recital today. So proud

2026-01-25T23:58:04.795Z

Ms Emma is such an amazing teacher!!!

2026-01-25T23:57:12.939Z

Great performances and awesome instructors!!

2026-01-25T22:37:39.778Z

It was such a joy to see these young people share their talents. Brooke's performance absolutely blew me away. WOW!

2026-01-25T22:36:00.677Z

Great experience here, glad my child is apart of something so special!