Notasium: Music based play space and music school — Attraction in Durham

I had a scheduled one on one lesson with a guitar teacher, Sadie. When i arrived i was greeted by kids running around near the play area. I had to double take to make sure i had the right place at first, not to make sure i mistakenly walked into a pre-school. I had an appointment with Sadie, a guitar instructor at the site. I have never played guitar previously other than watching a few YouTube videos on what were the most popular chords to play but i still feel like i have no clue how to play the guitar. Started the lesson with tuning my newly purchased guitar, that took some time in the lesson. We discussed what music i liked and what recent songs i wanted to learn. The instructor pulled up the song/video and wrote down some chords that she heard was played throughout the song. She then wrote them down and we barely practiced them. She gave me the paper to practice the chords. I only was charged the one lesson, 32$ but i completely felt like i wasted my money and time spent. Maybe i choose the wrong instructor to teach me? Im not sure. Just know that i will not go back to that facility...

Awesome place, highly recommend!! I planned to have my daughter's birthday party at a park, but due to it raining the day of I had to find another venue the morning of her party. Lisa returned my call promptly and immediately made me feel at ease that they would be able to accommodate my party of 40. Lisa and staff were all so friendly and helpful! I've been to lots of bounce house places this by far is one of the cleanest. I love the set up as there are plenty of chairs/tables for parents to sit and watch their kids, the play area was small so you could keep an eye on them well. My only suggestion would be to have padding at bottom around the large slide for safety if a child were to fall and for better cushion when sliding down. The party room and lounge area were nice and spacious enough to hold my large party. They even have a karaoke room that the kids loved! The price was reasonable especially for last minute, and Lisa took care of the clean up. My daughter and her friends loved it! Thanks so much for making my daughter's party a success! We...

My daughter has really enjoyed her time at Notasium and has taken the Jr. Notemakers class twice now. The teachers are friendly, creative, and make music fun for little ones.

However, I was a bit disappointed this time around because the class was advertised as an independent learning experience meaning children would participate without parent assistance. In this session, nearly every child (except mine) needed a parent in the room to help, which changed the dynamic and made it confusing for my daughter since she was told it was a “kids-only” class.

I still think Notasium offers great exposure to music and a wonderful space for kids to explore, but I hope future sessions keep a clearer structure between parent-assisted and...