Guitar Guild & Academy-Musical

This place is a walking disaster. My daughter started with voice lessons here and the teacher cancelled almost twice a week most months. There are three monster dogs that roam around the studio freely and are right in your face as soon as you open the door. We were already planning on leaving at the end of the month and pulled our daughter when one of the dogs tried to bite my younger daughter in the waiting area. On the way out on a separate occasion I had to step over dog poop to get to the door. The studio itself has a nice layout and could be a nice place, but the dogs are always laying all over the couches and half the time there is nowhere to sit. It is clear that they do have a few good teachers here but for the conditions and the lack of commitment, I would never recommend it to anyone else. more

I've taken my children to the Guitar Guild for a few years now and was impressed right from the begining. My son has been to another teacher from Maple Shade who seemed to make him feel like he couldn't participate or offer suggestions as to what he'd like to learn. So of course he never practiced and eventually quit. We tried the Guitar Guild and my son immediatly took to his new teacher. He's friendly to our whole family and keeps an open dialouge with us as to how my son is doing and what he needs to work on. We really appreciated that. My son has been there now for 3 years and has no plans to stop any time soon. He's practicing more and actually looks forward to his lesson each week. Pros: lessons seem to be tailored to each student's needs Cons: Dogs(very gentle & sweet)in the big front entrance room more