Strum Music School

I found Strum through searching on the internet. I have been singing since I was a little girl and now in my 30’s, really wanted to take it to the next level.
I have now been taking voice lessons with Steve for a few months and couldn’t be happier!!! He pushes me to a place no one has. There is no hand holding which I really like and appreciate. I’ve tried others in the past that want to just let me sing songs and tell me I’m great. Steve has been singing 25+ years and learned from many well known teachers in the industry and uses those tools during his lessons. My core is becoming stronger and my voice feels more powerful.
I have also gone through some personal hardships lately that have led me to have to cancel from time to time. He and the school have been very understanding and allow one personal miss per month on the house and have a very reasonable 24 hour cancellation notice policy that is more than fair.
The location is easy off Bee Caves and the school is very comfortable. I extremely enjoy my weekly lessons and plan on taking for a very long time. Practice makes perfect!!!

I called to set-​up ukulele lessons and left a message for Steve. He then called back and said he couldn’t do any scheduling until I paid. I told him I do not give my credit card information over the phone. He said to pay online and then he would call me to schedule an introductory lesson.
I paid and then he called to schedule my first lesson with Harold. I called a day before my lesson (more than 24 hours notice) to reschedule due to rain headed our way, Tropical Storm Bill, he said he could not re-​schedule and got into a whole lecture about needing 24 hours notice to cancel and how he doesn’t make any money but loses money.
All I wanted to do was reschedule my first introductory lesson. I’m not even a customer yet. I told him never mind, I would do business with someone else.
This is very poor customer service. Sounds like he really needs the money so I will not ask for my Intro payment to be refunded.

Great teachers, great space… terrible customer service.
The teachers there are great – they have a modern way of teaching and are very flexible as far as what you want to learn. The space is good, too.
The problem I had was when I wanted to skip a lesson for just a week because I had finals, and they would give my lesson slot to another person in just that one week and I would have to find a new time to schedule my lessons. It’s an awful policy, so I stopped taking lessons here. Check out their lesson scheduling policy on their website if you want to see more of what I’m talking about.

Love this place! Max is the best. He is intelligent and over the top talented. Strum is a well run business and we are lucky to have them in our community.

I took guitar lesson at Strum Music School for 3 years. I received a guitar for Christmas and without knowing what I was getting into, I contacted the school owner, Steve. It happened to be the best move I made in my musical experience. After taking some lessons from Max, it opened my mind and changed the way I played the music. I was trained in classical music in piano since young and getting bored of simply playing music from the music sheets. Max encouraged to play the music I loved and made the lessons fun. Often he listened and transcribed music in front of me and taught me.
I also took some jazz piano lessons from Tristan. He gave me a comprehensive introduction of improvisation in piano. Strum has many talented teachers. I would recommend this school to my friends!

I had my first lesson ever last night with Max. He was so good at either slowing down or teaching faster depending on my ability and learning style. I will definitely continue taking lessons at Strum Music School, as well as recommend it to all of my friends.

Strum is a great place to take music and voice lessons at. I know that because I take guitar lessons their! Everybody there is nice including my teacher, Max. If your looking for lessons, I recomend strum.

Steve, the owner, is a great teacher. He Is very professional, experienced, and adapts the lesson to the student to get the best results. He is a great singer and guitarist and I definitely recommend strum to anyone looking for lessons. I have worked with several teachers in the past and Steve is one of my favorite.

Strum is where it’s at! I’ve been taking lessons from Strum for years, and I truly LOVE it! I’ve been to other schools. They all seem unorganized and grimey. Everyone at Strum has been nothing but encouraging, helpful, and professional. I have only taken guitar lessons, but my friend took paino lessons for a while and had a blast.

My wife bought me an acoustic guitar for Christmas last year and rather than try to figure it out on my own, I decided to try taking lessons. A friend of mine had just signed up with Strum Music a month earlier and seemed to like it so I gave it a try.
I told my instructor (Jon) that I didn’t want to just learn how to play songs, I wanted to actually understand the theory behind the music which I figured would give me a more broad perspective and ultimately allow me to play more music. He listened to what my interests were and has consistently stayed within my parameters as well as my level of knowledge.
I’ve taken lessons for about 3 months and have really seen value in them. I’m taking a break to catch up my «homework», then will definitely go back. I don’t have any other points of reference to compare, but I can say the office is clean, nice, well decorated with music theme and people are friendly.

As a former teacher and current graduate student in education, I am always looking out for best practices in any educational setting. Steve Glazer knows just how to take what he knows and provide knowledge transfer in a way that is easy, fun and effective. If you want to learn to play the guitar, Strum will show you the way!

When I decided to take piano lessons (for the third time), I picked Strum because I’d heard it was the best place in town. I’ve had friends take guitar and drum lessons here, starting off as beginners, and they’ve all been really happy with the vibe.
When I signed up, the owner was very friendly and helpful and explained to me that his piano teachers are primarily guitar dudes and he likes to have people who play guitar teach piano. Cool, whatever.
Well, my first teacher definitely knew what he was doing piano-​wise. He was a very competent musician and a genuinely nice guy, although we occasionally had issues with him wanting to teach classical method and me being bored to tears by Bach. Oh, and after two weeks on a piece he would always start a new piece and never ask me to play the old ones again. That was… odd.
After several lessons, however, he decided to change his schedule. This dumped me onto the next available piano teacher, a guy who I’d encountered a few times already and who always seemed like a jerk from what I’d seen. I didn’t really seem to have a choice, it was either switch to weekday lessons (not possible for me) or go to this guy.
I’m not actually sure this guy knew anything about piano theory? He was more interested in teaching me what I actually wanted to play, which was nice, but he did so by playing the song on guitar and writing out the chords. I never saw this guy actually touch the piano once, and he would even tell me on occasion that he wasn’t «that into piano theory».
After a couple lessons with him, I could clearly see that his method was basically the fake book method, and since I already had a couple fake books I didn’t see a reason to continue lessons.
When my lessons ran out, I received no warning. I got a call the day before my last lesson telling me it would be my last lesson. Even if I’d wanted to continue, I wouldn’t have the money on such short notice.

I started taking Guitar lessons at Strum about 6 months ago. I have to say it has been a very pleasant experience. They teach Guitar, Bass, and Voice. They just stuck a keyboard in my room so it looks like they offer that as well now.
The owner Steve goes out of his way to provide a great customer experience. You prepay a certain number of sessions and Steve calls you when you are running out to see if you want to continue and then renews everything for you over the phone. He even called during the ice storm early this year to see whether I would be in or not. When I first asked about lessons he checked with me to see what style of music I liked and how I learned best. He used that information to set me up with the most compatible teacher (of which he did a great job).
The facilities are pretty nice. My son took various music lessons over the years and I would have to say Strum was nicer than anyplace he ever went to. The rooms are well enough insulated that you don’t have to worry about hearing everyone else while you are practicing.
My teacher Aaron has been really great. He is an interesting person and takes time to connect with you personally. Compared to most I see in the waiting room I’m on the older side of students. I can tell that Aarons younger students also connect well with him. While I haven’t worked with the other instructors they seem to be pretty cool too.
I’m mostly into Rock and have been really pleased that I can bring in a favorite song on my Ipod and Aaron will take a listen and put it into tabs so I can learn to play it. You’re not stuck in I’m going to learn whatever the teacher thinks is best land. He can play/​teach all sorts of styles and has me appreciating the blues now.
I’m learning, having fun, and don’t catch too much flak if I have not practiced enough. I always leave feeling good! This is almost as good as therapy and while it’s not any cheaper at least you feel like you’re learning something for your money!
I highly recommend both the school and Aaron.

Full Disclosure: I teach here part-​time, so I’m not the most objective reviewer.
Strum was opened in August. It is slowly getting known in the Westlake/​Beecaves area. I had hardly ever been out that way before I started working there.
Steve Glazer, the owner, opened the place in reaction to some of the dumps that he had taught at. He countered with a clean, organized school. There’s a Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, and AC/​DC room. Each one is equipped with amps, and all other necessary equipment.
Having taught at many other places, this place is a joy to work out of. The community there has been motivated and consistent, and the atmosphere is conducive to learning how to rock.