Lessons near you
Stores with teaching rooms in the back are how most people actually start playing — a weekly half-hour with a real teacher, typically around $25–40 per half-hour billed monthly, with the strings, books, and rental instruments sold ten feet from the lesson room. Private lessons catch bad habits before they set; group classes suit absolute beginners testing the waters. For kids, around 6–7 is when guitar lessons realistically work (smaller hands do better on 3/4-size instruments — which these stores also sell). The full guide — private vs group, costs, what age to start, rent-vs-buy for band kids — lives at the lessons hub. The 2,816 stores below match this category — use the map to find the closest one, or browse by state.
Planning this trip? Start with the lessons guide — private vs group, costs, what age to start, and city-by-city lesson stores.
Top-rated stores with a lesson program
Ranked by local reputation — rating weighted by review count.
White House of Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 3,295 reviews
Family-run shop selling instruments, sheet music and accessories as well as offering lessons and repairs.
Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 2,500 reviews
Music retailer carrying electric guitars, keyboards, drums, basses and DJ equipment.
Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 2,363 reviews
Guitar store featuring a wide range of amps, drums and keyboards as well as DJ gear.
Guitar Center
4.4 ★★★★☆ 2,166 reviews
Friendly staff and helpful service mark this clean chain venue, which sells instruments, guitars and other musical gear.
Palen Music Center
4.9 ★★★★★ 1,929 reviews
Family-run shop selling guitars (acoustic, electric, bass and 12-string models) and other instruments, as well as gear and rental services.
Blues Angel Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 1,926 reviews
Music store offering new, used, and vintage instruments, plus lessons, repairs, and rentals.
Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 2,166 reviews
Familiar music instrument chain, specializing in guitars, bass drums, keyboards and DJ equipment.
Guitar Center
4.2 ★★★★☆ 2,149 reviews
Large store selling guitars, amps, drums, keyboards and other musical instruments and equipment.
Andy's Music
4.9 ★★★★★ 1,814 reviews
Music store providing instruments, lessons, rentals and repairs for a variety of instruments, including guitars, pianos, bass guitars, clarinets and trombones.
Guitar Center
4.5 ★★★★★ 1,972 reviews
Music shop chain offering a variety of guitars plus drums, keyboards, and DJ equipment.
The Magic Flute
5 ★★★★★ 1,762 reviews
Music shop offering instruments for sale or rent, plus lessons & repair services.
Guitar Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 2,048 reviews
Part of a chain, this music store offers guitars, amps, keyboards, and other instruments, plus lessons.
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