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Music & Arts
4 ★★★★☆ 91 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Durham, 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 (919) 402-9270
- 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
“It is increasingly rare to go into a store and have a person there who knows what they are talking about - and you will find that at this location!”
“I walked in thinking I'd have to send my trumpet away for 3 weeks for repairs, and walked out with a playable trumpet, thanks to the care and expertise of Aidan!”
“As a 40-something who couldn’t carry a tune if it were stapled to my back, I thought guitar lessons would be a whimsical if brief midlife crisis.”
“I just moved to Durham and am a clarinet/piano teacher.”
“I walked in thinking I'd have to send my trumpet away for 3 weeks for repairs, and walked out with a playable trumpet, thanks to the care and expertise of Aidan!”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“I walked in thinking I'd have to send my trumpet away for 3 weeks for repairs, and walked out with a playable trumpet, thanks to the care and expertise of Aidan!”
“They found me an instrument that kindled my Gen-X mojo and hooked me up with a great instructor (shoutout to Luciano).”
From the reviews
A friend went in to re-string a guitar she had to gift to me, but there was a crack in the neck found by staff at the (Cary location) store so the strings were unable to be restrung without cracking the neck of the guitar she brought in further.
As a 40-something who couldn’t carry a tune if it were stapled to my back, I thought guitar lessons would be a whimsical if brief midlife crisis. Indeed, they’ve become one of the highlights of my week. The staff at M&A is professional and helpful.
I had seen this location of Music and Arts many times over the years and thought it was mostly just a place for lessons but it turns out that they have a great selection of instruments, accessories, and sheet music!
I had such a wonderful experience at this store. I walked in thinking I'd have to send my trumpet away for 3 weeks for repairs, and walked out with a playable trumpet, thanks to the care and expertise of Aidan!
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.
