Client Testimonials

We love Musical Chairs!  All three of my kids take piano lessons through Musical Chairs and they seamlessly adapted from in-person lesson to virtual lessons during COVID.  They also have gotten creative with Zoom recitals with just a handful of kids, which then allow grandparents near and far to enjoy.  I especially love the emails that follow the classes giving a recap of the lessons that Lisa puts together.  They do a great job keeping the kids challenged and interested.

Can't say enough good things about Musical Chairs. My 3 kids - now all teens - took lessons here and my youngest still does. They all have a love of music and just sit down and play for fun now. And when their interest may have wained through the years, Lisa and staff took the time to change gears - be it with giving different music assignments or even changing instructors - to keep them motivated and interested. My daughter is currently working with her instructor to prepare for her Arts HS auditions. (and switching to virtual lessons has been seamless!) As non-musically gifted parents, we love that our home is filled with music and joy. Thank you Lisa and Musical Chairs!!

We have been going to Musical Chairs for 6 years and it's such a wonderful place for music lessons and music appreciation.  My daughters both have taken piano and my youngest daughter also takes guitar. Colin is an amazing guitar teacher!  All the staff and instructors are so talented!! Since the Covid pandamic we have been doing virtual lessons which has also worked out wonderfully! So much to still offer even in uncertain times! Overall such a great business and am so happy my kids have had the opportunity to learn to play music and take drama classes through Musical Chairs!!!!

We have been a part of the Musical Chairs Studio since 2011.  We have always had a very positive, professional relationship with our son's teachers as well as mine.  The programs that are offered through the studio are fun and creative. The teachers are amazing.  During Covid, the studio was quick to move to Zoom base lessons which worked out really well.  We love belonging to this family. 

Our kids have been taking lessons here for years and love it.  The teachers are very knowledgeable but also very low-key and great with the kids. During the pandemic, the communication has been great and we've felt good about virtual classes and some safe, outside in-person classes as well. Highly recommend to anyone that wants to open their children to the world of music!

My family has been a client of Musical Chairs for several years. My family has worked with Lisa and Stuart, and the instruction is excellent. We appreciate that they set goals for our kids and support the kids in reaching the goals. We asked the instructors to provide our kids with music they know - theme songs from a show they watch - and have watched the kids eagerly practice the music without parent involvement. Finally, both Lisa and Stuart have been great throughout the COVID protocols and we are thrilled to have continued with piano.

Our kids have been taking lessons here for years and love it.  The teachers are very knowledgeable but also very low-key and great with the kids. During the pandemic, the communication has been great and we've felt good about virtual classes and some safe, outside in-person classes as well. Highly recommend to anyone that wants to open their children to the world of music!

Musical chairs has been a wonderful piano school for my daughter. We have been able to continue classes with Zoom and it’s going very well. Lisa is a skilled and patient teacher. My daughter gets excited about her classes.

My daughter has been taking drums at Musical Chairs  for about a year. Her instructor is Carlos, and he is professional and engaging both in person, and in her virtual lessons during COVID. He is responsive, and also flexible with scheduling when we run into an issue. We love Musical Chairs and highly recommend taking lessons there!!

We love this locally run, community-based studio. My daughter took after school music lessons from them and then continued with virtual piano lessons through COVID. She's really enjoying it and learning a lot!

We have been loyal students of Musical Chairs Studio, Inc. for years as the personal attention, care and connection via staff and teachers is unique. We tried other studios in the past that did not compare! Thank you Musical Chairs for your outstanding work!

My daughters have been taking lessons with Musical Studios for years and we would recommend them to anyone.  Their friendly and knowledgeable instructors have kept my children engaged and having fun.

My daughter had a fun learning experience in her group piano class. Highly recommend!

We Love Musical chairs and have  been students there for several years, the switch to the virtual environment was seemless and enjoyable, the team do an amazing Job. We have had Leah, Colin and other teachers also, highly reccomned them all.

Hanna has been teaching my daughter violin for the past year and I couldn't be happier with our experience.

We love Musical Chairs Studio. All of our instructors have been top notch, and they do an excellent job of matching the teacher and student's personality. We have been coming for the past 5 years, and I highly recommend Musical Chairs Studio. As a busy working mom, I appreciate the teacher's flexibility with our crazy schedules and the blips that sometimes happen. 

Stuart is a wonderful piano teacher! He knows how to apply the right amount of pressure to promote learning, but remains patient and understanding. I started taking lessons from him a bit more than a year ago and am very impressed with how I have progressed during that time. 

Love Musical Chairs. Our daughter is in her 3rd Glee session and she loves it! The kids get to learn popular music and even do a final show at the end of each session. Stuart is talented, amazing and patient with the kids and she's gained so much confidence and she sounds great! We'll continue to take classes with Stuart and Musical Chairs! 

Both my 5th & 8th grader took guitar lessons at musical chairs. They loved it and learned so much. Our schedule was nutty, but they made it work. Totally reasonable prices! 

We love Musical Chairs. My daughter took "Step the Beat" from Lynn when she was four years old, then started piano with Taryn at five years old. "Step the Beat" laid a great foundation for her (Lynn is wonderfully experienced), and Taryn has proven a patient and encouraging teacher. Veronica enjoys her music study in large part because her experience with Musical Chairs has been so positive. 

Love Musical Chairs! My son and daughter have taken step the beat, piano, drama and glee and jam session over the past 5 years and have learned so much! Teachers are all great and talented musicians as well as great with kids. Kelly for piano is warm, patient, not intimidating,perfect match for young students.  Stuart is so enthusiastic as a glee instructor the kids sound great in the class. The school overall fosters a love for music by exposing them to a variety of genres from classical to rock to pop, both within the school and in the local community. There are recitals which are comprised of students of all levels and there are less formal performance opportunities for the kids to help them build confidence in a casual environment. We definitely recommend! 

 We have been with Musical Chairs now for 3 years .. Our 3 girls have been involved in the drama group with Ms. Lynn & Ms. Taryn & they loved it . Last season's Aladdin was a great success, very professionally produced! My 8 year old also started guitar this year with Colin & we are so surprised with her progress... he works great with kids, encourages her to choose her own songs, rewards effort in a fun way & keeps it interesting. She joined a jam session for the summer with her sister & some more kids & that has done so much to improve both her skills. 

My 10 year old daughter started playing piano 2.5 yrs ago with Stuart Thompson. Musical Chairs owner/director/teacher Lisa Borelli recommended him as a good fit for her. Lisa couldn't have been more exact. Every week my daughter can't wait to work with Stuart. He's so positive, fun and supportive AND she can actually play...really play!

Since starting piano her interest in other instruments and music has grown. She has picked up the flute and the ukelele. Musical Chairs is able to provide lessons for these instruments, too.

Rather than some big, over crowded music school, Musical Chairs is very personal and supportive with many ways for kids to explore music and perform.  And the per lesson fee is very reasonable. Making up missed classes is also flexible per the teacher's schedule.

I look forward to my daughter growing with Musical Chairs.

Since Luke has started lessons with Lisa, his excitement for music can't be contained. He actually asked me to download some Beethoven so he could put listen to it on his i-pod!  Lisa is patient and encouraging.  We couldn't be more pleased with our son's experience with Musical Chairs.  He looks forward to his lesson each week. 

 When our son Gabriel began piano lessons with Lisa about 3 years ago, my wife and I were very concerned about him holding onto his childhood sense of play and enthusiasm. We both love music, yet our own childhood music practices were an unpleasant daily burden.

Joe quit music lessons when he was 8 (it wasn't because he had mastered the art), and in the first year of managing our son's piano homework, his attempts to skillfully facilitate Gabe's music homework were futile, at best, and frustrating at worst. In seeking advice from Lisa regarding this situation, she provided excellent advice: relax, lay off the facilitating, and see where her technique and our son's interest took things.

Thankfully, it took very little prompting for Gabe to do his daily piano practice. More importantly, the clue that Lisa's advice and methodology were working to nurture his enthusiasm was when we noticed that when Gabe had time to knock around, he often would play with the piano. Not "play" the piano, play with the piano. That was incredibly delightful for us: not only is our son choosing to spend free time with the piano, he is also having fun making music. And when Gabe is around friends who are taking lessons from Lisa, their play often centers around the piano.

We are not sure how she does it, but Lisa senses what makes a student tick: where to push, when to hold back. She intuitively knows how to give Gabe tasks and goals in ways that keep him wanting not only to stick with the program, but to have fun with it too.  What more can we say, except that if ever time allows, we would love to have Lisa teach us to play. 

 A few months after switching over to Musical Chairs, I asked my 6 year old son why I no longer needed to ask him to practice piano. I would find him playing on his own without the usual resistance to practice. He said, “Because now it is fun.”

His response said it all. Learning became fun. And I credit that change to Lisa.  Lisa knows music and she knows children. Being a mom herself, she knows how to relate to children and understands how to teach, motivate and challenge with both humor and respect. She teaches in a warm and welcoming family environment (complete with furry dog, basement playroom and revolving door of interesting people to meet!).

Lisa has opened my son’s mind and heart to music and it shows. For a young boy, “playing” is everything. Because Lisa has exposed him to theory and practice in a spirit of play, my son has progressed to where he is “playing” the piano. And for him, that's a lot of fun."