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Music & Arts
4.6 ★★★★★ 77 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Charlotte, North Carolina
Retail chain offering musical instruments, audio gear & accessories, plus rental & repair services.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (704) 529-8493
- Website stores.musicarts.com
Hours
| Monday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | 12–5 PM |
What's on the wall
“I'm an electric guitar player, not really accomplished in the acoustic realm, but I've had several over the years.”
“After nothing but a series of frustrating experiences with a large music chain, I seriously needed a place to go where I felt respected and valued as a customer.”
“The guitar plays and sounds great after Ivan corrected my errors and did a set up for my guitar.”
“We are very happy we chose Music & Arts on Park Rd and would definitely recommend them to anyone with musical instrument or lesson needs.”
“I was also able to observe Ryan interact with a young customer whose father was buying her an ukulele.”
“There are plenty of instruments located inside the store and even pianos you can play on.”
“This is a neat little place in the park Rd shopping center with lots of guitars and trumpets and drums.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“He was incredibly knowledgeable and took the time to answer all my questions as I looked for the right guitar for my daughter.”
“They initially offered a free guitar plus free lesson, which obviously led to us paying for some guitar lessons. My son loves it and he likes his teacher named Ben.”
“I recently started bringing my son and enrolled him in their guitar lessons that they offer.”
From the reviews
Having just had a less-than-optimal experience at one of the large chain music stores in Charlotte, I decided to stop by Howren because it was on my way home. I was looking for a good starter guitar for my Daughter.
After nothing but a series of frustrating experiences with a large music chain, I seriously needed a place to go where I felt respected and valued as a customer. This was the place! From the moment I arrived, I was greeted by Ryan and Lizzie who immediately offered their expertise and guidance.
I'm not usually one to write on-line reviews but my experience with Howren Music has been so fantastic that it truly needs to be shared. I have 3 kids in Middle School - all 3 grades covered - and each of my kids is in Band. Each one plays a different instrument.
This is located in the Park Road shopping center and has been here for a very LONG time. This is one of the shopping centers' OG stores. I recently started bringing my son and enrolled him in their guitar lessons that they offer.
Lessons at Music & Arts
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Music & Arts. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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