B & H Music

I’m loving this place! I started taking piano lessons just a few months ago with Shagay, and it’s a bright spot of my week. She’s a fantastic teacher with such positive energy. The lesson time goes quickly, but it’s pithy– I always have something new to work on at home. She just keeps pushing me forward. I started from ground zero as an adult with no knowledge of how to read music let alone how to play anything, and now I’m able to play some decent songs! It’s a serious win!

Came by with my mom. Every time she goes to the Philippines, she needs her supplies for her little after school student band that she supports. Came to buy reeds but she also asked for used instruments. Thankfully they have some that were affordable to us. We desperately needed some instruments for the kids in the Philippines. Some of the instruments they have there are over 10 years old and since it’s close to the ocean it gets damaged easily but they still try to fix it with rubber bands. B & H music staff was great to us. I was able to try out the clarinet we purchased in one of their practice rooms. I was so rusty. lol. The clarinet is used but refurbished so it was in great condition. We also purchased a flute. Definitely a great spot if you want some lessons or any music supplies. Will definitely come back in the near future for the next time we need to buy more supplies.

We purchased our sons trombone here for sixth grade band. Prices were fair and they wen worked with us when he decided to change instruments. Just went in again for a repair and the prices were reasonable for that too. Nice people to work with.

B & H Music deserves a Five Star rating. Parents and music enthusiast this is a great place for music lessons. My daughter started taking music lessons with Shagay Huffman over two (2) years ago. Shagay Huffman is a enthusiastic piano teacher and parent. She’s always optimistic and knows how to work with children, adolescents and adults. She’s funny and your children will love her. Shagay also returns phone calls and emails in a timely manner. John Pedersen is also a great piano teacher. I have personally observed him during piano lessons with children and adults. He’s kind, personable and soft spoken. Both Shagay Huffman and John Pedersen are great choices for piano teachers. We recently started taking guitar lessons with Joseph Penton, Owner, B & H Music. Joesph Penton is an accomplished guitar player. My daughter and her friends enjoy music lessons with Joesph Penton. My daughter is one of the teenagers who enjoys learning how to play more than one type of music instrument at the same time. She takes piano and guitar lessons at B & H Music. Check out B & H Music website because there are a bunch of music teachers who work at this location. There is also plenty of parking on the streets and parking lot. Expect to pay somewhere around $ 20 — $ 30 per ½ hour as of 6÷15÷2013. B & H Music also has reasonable rental prices for instruments. It’s best to rent or borrow a music instrument when you are learning how to play a new instrument. If you don’t like it you can return the rented instrument and save yourself a bundle. Music lessons are a great summer time activity for children. Good luck!

Love B & H Music! I would much rather support a local small business that provides excellent service than go to a megastore where the customer service is less than stellar. The owner is very kind & professional, the supplies and rental instruments are tip-​top. Highly recommended!

B & H Music is very professional. The shop has whatever you need: suppies, rentals, lessons, etc. My son loves going to his guitar lessons with Greg Pusker. Yes, his dad was the civics teacher at SPHS. Keep the business local. There are different types of lessons available. My other son also loves his drum lessons with James Rinehart. This is a great place for children of all ages to get lessons.

Horrible customer service. I recently bought a used guitar from a private seller. it needed new strings and had a minor problem with one of the bridge pins. I took it into B&H hoping to get some help with the pin, to get it restrung and cleaned up a little (as they advertise this on their website) the girl, with purple hair who opened the shop, opened 5 minutes later than the posted 10am, hurried about her business putting the signs outside, rearranging the sheet music and started counting her cash drawer all without even glancing at me or acknowledging my presence (I had been waiting outside the shop since 9:55am with my guitar in my hand because I had to work that morning) i finally gave up on a friendly greeting and asked for Joe (who is the manager/​owner) I was told that he never comes in early and should be here around 1pm (still she didn’t offer to help me) then she complained, with a pretty colorful vocabulary, about the Escondido drivers and «sorry the one time I was late YOU happened to come in at 10am» How inconvenient for her. I then asked if she knew about guitars and if she could take a look at the pin problem… she did and informed me that i would probably have to order original Fender pins to get the right fit because their store only had one size available. I mentioned that maybe I’ll go over to Guitar center and see if their selection was any better to which she scowled at me and said «you can do whatever you want, but I hate Guitar center because their customer service sucks» (really compared to who… you?) I left with my guitar and without buying strings because i couldn’t imagine spending even a penny somewhere where the customer is treated like an idiot and the employee cant even manage a friendly «good morning» …
Lucky for me two doors down is ANOTHER guitar shop called The Music Playce. I walked directly from B&H to this store and was treated the way all custom rs want to be treated. Gene helped me there and not only told me he could fix it but sold me strings and restrung it for only $ 15. I left the guitar in his safekeeping and picked it up later, the pin was fixed, new strings and I was a happy customer.
Joe from B&H, a little advice for you would be to get rid of the purple hair girl. she is unpleasant, rude and not worth the minimum wage you pay her. She drives customers to your competition next door.