Kind and patient. Daphne works at your pace while gently moving her students further. Not only is my daughter playing beautifully, she has learned the theory and history behind the music.
Highly recommend!
I’ve personally heard the instructor, Daphne Dawson, in both lesson & recital (apparently she does church events now too?!?), and her skill is absolutely unmatched. I’m not sure how else to put it, but she dances over the panio keys like an artist! I can’t tell where the piano begins and the pianist ends.
Without a doubt, I’d recommend her to anyone!
We’re so blessed to have found Daphne and Music for the Ages! My daughter has been learning piano with Daphne for the past year and I have watched her confidence as a performer and musician grow *so quickly*. At my child’s first recital, there were students who had been learning with Daphne for only a few weeks before performing in front of an audience! I felt that sent such empowering message not only to those beginner students, but to the rest of us, that music is for everyone and that all levels and stages are meant to be celebrated and appreciated.
2. Steve’s Downtown Music
Address: 108 S Woodland Blvd A, DeLand, FL 32720 , De Land Southwest , Florida , United States
I make a point to visit Steve’s whenever I’m in town. Lots of great gems, even if you’re on a budget. Steve is a helpful and kind guy!
Located in quaint downtown DeLand, is Steve’s Downtown Music. Stocked with new and used albums…Including many original releases and Mobile Fidelity pressings. There is quite a bit of 70s and 80s music, of all genres. I purchased Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall.’ This is a fabulous pressing of the 2015 remaster. I am very impressed by the quality of this merchandise. Stop by and say hello to Steve, and buy more vinyl! Unfortunately, the store is too far away for me to visit again. Also, the new vinyl prices are quite high.
Fantastic store. Sadly I didn’t get to spend as much time as I would have liked, as I wasted all my time down the street at “groovy records”, with rude employees and a weaker selection. Let me just say, in comparison to that place, this store is for the REAL music fans. Laid back vibe, super causal and nice employees, and great prices. Will definitely be going back very soon!
I loved being here, as my upbringing was based on classic music, such as the merchandise Steve displayed. The store was a but cramped, with little to no room to walk, but it did not bug me much, considering the other aspects.
Nice people find music
Good place for used music
Owner was very rude and berated us for standing in one section for too long. Also ironically “thanked” us for our business when we didn’t purchase anything. Store was also very dirty and disorganized.
Expensive and poor quality
The owner was rude, personally insulted my husband and made rude, mumbled remarks for no apparent reason. He was apparently upset that we visited another record store in town before going to his store. We were just walking the little strip this little town has for shopping so the order we went was just random. Then when my husband asked for one band, he showed him a completely different other band’s merchandise. My husband tried to make conversation, but the man seemed to want to compete about music collections? He also called my husband “cheap” because we bought cds for $1 elsewhere. We were just spending a nice day shopping as a family on vacation. Very strange way to treat visitors. Weird. Also, no AC in the store – hot as hell in there. There are two records stores on this street – this is definitely not the “good one”.
Wonderful music shop! Albums, cassettes, record players, etc.
Best record store EVER!!! If Groovy doesn’t have it Groovy will find it!! You can also find some great vintage stereos and turntables. And if you need a reed he can probably hook you up too
Great service, great staff, great inventory of just about everything from standard issue stuff to limited edition to collectable.
I like the store because once you buy it and take it home you feel the good songsOn a record playerAnd plusYou can be any age to buy a recordThis is a great storeAnd they got different recordsTo choose from
Cool but i dont listen to any of the music they had but if you are a big 80s music fan i recomend
Cool collection. A little hard to find what you’re looking for and there’s not too many recent releases in the there, but what it does have is cheap and in good condition
Overpriced
Thought this was going to be a cool record shop that I’d start regularly buying from, but after being called “ridiculous” and “lazy” by the owner and just being overall disrespected… I’ll never come here again and unless you’re into being insulted and looked down upon, I wouldn’t recommend coming here.
July 24, 2012, approximately 4:00 p.m.
I am a vinyl junkie and drove forty miles to visit this record store.
First I browsed the rack outside the store for one-dollar LP’s.
As I browsed, I was keenly aware of the owner watching me and my wife unblinkingly through the store window. That’s OK, I guess that he’s been robbed before.
I made my way into the store with my wife in tow, said “hello” and was met with indifference, and got the sense that Jerry wasn’t happy to see me in his store. Maybe I reminded him of someone who he dislikes…. I had to ask for help a couple of times and Jerry did assist me – but not in a cordial manner. I even commented that I saw his videos on YouTube. Jerry was silent and walked away in obvious discomfort.
The store smelled of dry rot, and the LP’s I perused were not clean or ready for sale.
It wasn’t all bad though, Jerry was his friendliest as I walked out the door.
The trip wasn’t a total wash, we had a late lunch at a nice Greek restaurant
next door. Nice folks, nice atmosphere, unlike Groovy Records.
I hate to write less-than-positive reviews as much as I like to waste gasoline and my valuable time.
6. Ricky’s Drum Dojo
Address: 2235 S Woodland Blvd #205, DeLand, FL 32724 , De Land Southwest , Florida , United States
My son Richard has been taking lessons from Mr. Ricardo since September of this year. His style, knowledge, patience and love for the art of drumming are just what my 8 year old needs to get a solid experience. We appreciate his flexible lesson schedule and the space in which the lessons take place. My son is truly establishing a foundation for becoming a drummer.
Ricardo is a very patient & thorough instructor. My son looks forward to & enjoys his lessons. He continues to practice at home from the videos Ricardo provides. Am greatly appreciative of his time, talent & compassion.
My son has had several drum instructors but Mr Ricardo is by far the best. He is always on time, you always get your full lesson. He is always prepared and gives consistent feedback. I love that he gives lesson notes and homework so I never have to hear “I don’t know what to practice” ever again! He has tons of performance experience and plays shows regularly so he has more to offer than just book knowledge.
I took my Strat in to have locking tuners, Texas Special pickups , and A Gotoh tremolo bridge installed. Professional service and relatively quick service. I highly recommend Peter Taylor.
I’ve had my guitar set up twice in the past but there were always issues with it. Peter did a great job fixing the problems and it sounds and plays great.
Peter Taylor is a luthier WIZARD! He was able to resurrect an 80s Strat neck for me and the result exceeded my expectations in orders of magnitude. His attention to detail and craftsmanship are second to none. This man is a true talent, I cannot overstate his skill. A+, five stars, 100%.
I already spoke to someone about this place and they told me to give it a try but I wanna know will they take a Apple Watch seria 6 for 200
Franchesca, Jonathan, Matt and Carmen are awesome thanks guy
it’s a nice place only thing I’ll say is there customer service is all business they’re not really that sociable I think their prices are kind of high
Watch yourself around here, they are sharp.
Not that good selection of second hand games. Total blah
So this was my third time ever going to a pawn shop(same pawn shop), first time the woman was rude. I figured she was having a bad . 2nd time selling thing for a friend who is disabled,,, same woman and same additude……rude and direct, no personality. 3rd time I went in to pay for my girlfriends pawned items and same woman. She was stressed. And when she gave back the items it was missing a ring. When I asked about it she didn’t care and was nor helping solve the problem. She insisted that she didn’t have it. I asked her to go check and she refused. I kept trying to talk to her saying I know u have would u please check cameras, she said no. She looked over me and said can I help u to another. They have my girls ring and I don’t know what to do. Any ideas. I will never go there again.
JOSH**** you’re awful. Never coming back.
I just left this place and I’m appalled by the service.. the guy with dreadlocks was so very rude to me.. changed a price on me after we talked about it 5 minutes prior.. I wanted to buy a $150 apple phone and he literally took it out of my hand and placed it back in the case. I’m super confused. Maybe he was to busy because they were busy but they just lost my money… also I never write reviews but this is the 4th time I’ve been treated rudely in the value pawn..
10. AAA Gun & Pawn Shop
Address: 1849 S Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32720 , De Land Southwest , Florida , United States
My family and I have purchased firearms from Richard Bell for decades. The staff is always helpful, especially Kerry! They are a local business and I will always support them, over a big box store.
I love this place!!
Ask for Richard!! He’s the very best in the business!!
Bought my wife a hand gun from there…. Alot of knowledge there and helpful… Thx. Guys be there soon….
I purchased a brand new 40 cal Hi Point about a year ago, was impressed by the weapon, the price was good, and the clerk was informative. It took a while to get someone to help me because they were very busy. I read where people whine because they wouldn’t deal, in other words drop the price so their money could “come out of their pocket” If you are too stupid to read the sign on the wall that says NO DISCOUNTS ON FIREARMS, you don’t deserve to write reviews. I had a pleasant experience, and they ALWAYS have ammo. Suck on that Wal Mart
A little on the expensive side, but a great selection of guns. Friendly and helpful staff.
I’ve traded guns three times.
I feel like I was taken advantage of on the first one but I agreed to it so it was a shared decision. The next two times I did my research and got what I was going after! They have a selection like nothing I’ve ever seen!
Visit this place! It’s more than worth it!
Horrible place!!! Like to rip off people, they steal from you and all they say is “can’t do nothing about it” will never recommend this place to anyone they are theives!!!!
Could not get an estimate on my gold cause they don’t know the conversion rate of gold.
Work some overtime to shop here, and ill back up the previous reviews about rude staff. If my business is not appreciated, theres lots of other sole proprietors that welcome us with a smile and respect.
Overpriced ammo, overpriced firearms, rude and dismissive staff..
Save yourself the headache and shop where youre business is appreciated and they treat others with the respect deserving of choosing them to shop with.
With a saturated market, not hard to find better places to support.
11. Tom Cipriani Guitar Studio
Address: 107 W Wisconsin Ave, DeLand, FL 32720 , De Land Southwest , Florida , United States
Wonderful learning environment. Jay is fantastic and I highly recommend him.
Instructors are very knowledgeable. Rachel is a great at teaching guitar and piano and very attentive to students learning styles.
Jay is a fantastic teacher who takes the time to make sure you’re understanding concepts and the classroom curriculum. He has truly made learning the guitar interesting and pleasurable!
13. DeLand Discount Music
Address: 1520 S Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32720 , De Land Southwest , Florida , United States
The way every music shop should be, great inventory, rather untidy & owned by real musicians.
The gentlemen, whose name is David, was very very helpful. I find him to be very knowledgeable about string instruments and he is always willing to share his knowledge with others.
Great experience, great staff. Prices not bad, as well as products. Will come back time and time again.
Little cramped inside, hard to get around.
Was hesitant to go in because of the other reviews but went in a for a sax reed and owner was pleasant and helped me no problem. In and out quickly and I will be back 🙂
Not sure about the quality for guitars. For brass and woodwind instruments only go for begginers. I went for a large shank, 4g mouthpiece for my bass trombone. He said he had never heard of a 4g and that large shank is uncommon (it’s really not). But if you just need a 6.5 AL for a begginer, it will be fine.
Owner seems very interested in anything at all I wish he would just close the store if he hated so much I wouldnt buy a pick there
Some nice stuff. Very rude staff. They act like you are annoying them. Also they try to claim some of their Fender equipment is new. Impossible. They are not a licensed Fender dealer. They had a Highway 1 Strat selling as new. Fender has not made Highway 1 Strats in years. They do have some decent stuff for decent prices…if you can find it. I go there for strings in emergency situations.
Save yourself the time and the trouble of visiting this joke of a store. Worker/maybe the owner was so rude and acted completely annoyed that a customer had walked into his store and he had to stop eating lunch to wait on us. Came in to spend money and make a purchase but he barely would even show us what we were looking for, let alone show us different options. Store is totally disorganized and there is literally no clear path to walk anywhere in the store…a total mess!! Looks more like a hoarders garage!! Opted to leave after 2 minutes and spend our money elsewhere!
14. James Music
Address: 104 E Indiana Ave, DeLand, FL 32724 , De Land Southwest , Florida , United States
