ARC Music and Sound — Local services in Pensacola

At age 45, I decided to finally pursue piano lessons. I had wanted to learn for many years, but heard it was much more difficult for adults than for children. I had no prior musical experience and no clue how to read music. I've been taking lessons with Sheila Bishop at ARC Music and Sound for about 10 months now and it has been a wonderful experience. Sheila was very patient as I learned the basics and continues to provide excellent instruction as my skills progress.

I've also had the opportunity to observe Shelia's interaction with her younger students. She's as patient with them as she has been with me. She gets very excited as she sees their progress and often rewards them with fun stickers for their accomplishments. There's a young boy whose lesson is before mine and it's such a joy to see his beaming face as he exits his lesson, clearly proud of his work. Shelia always takes time to speak with his parents, letting them know how well he's doing and offering suggestions on things for him to work on at practice time.

I'm thrilled that I found my way to Sheila Bishop at ARC Music and Sound for piano instruction. It's a joy to go to my lesson each week and I plan on continuing lessons for...

ARC Music and Sound is the best place to get setup work done, to get lessons, or just to see what new and interesting guitars and basses Nate brings into the shop. Since relocating from New Jersey two years ago, I trust no one to work on my vintage guitars but Nate. His setup work is impeccable, he always has great recommendations for string types, turnaround time is very quick, and he is extremely knowledgable in all things music. ARC Music is also a great place for lessons. Nate is a skilled and patient guitar teacher. I’ve played “by ear” for nearly 30 years, but Nate figured out a way to work with me so I could begin to understand the importance of scales and theory and not simply rely on muscle memory. If you live in and around the Gulf Breeze area, be sure to visit ARC Music and Sound. You’ll be...

I’m honestly shocked at all of the good reviews this place has. This is a guitar shop, not so much a versatile music shop as I had originally anticipated; and they let that be known as soon as I started to inquire about flute accessories and information. The guy was unfriendly and short saying, “we really only work on guitars here” and seemed disingenuous and annoyed that I was even there asking about stuff for a flute. I’m appreciative that I was able to leave with a little something of a cleaning kit but, I have never felt so unwelcome in a shop like that before and will not be going to this “music store” again. They should probably change the sign to “guitar store” in the near future to avoid anymore awkward,...