Welcome to Music & Arts!
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As Cy-Fair ISD, Houston ISD, & Aldine ISD's premier location for professional and step-up instruments, we are here to meet all your musical needs - from lessons to repair, reeds to books, and flutes to Fender guitars.
We work with the directors at Anthony MS, Aragon MS, Arnold MS, Awty International, Bleyl MS, Caraway IS, Cook MS, Dean MS , F M Black MS, Grace Presbyterian, Grady MS, Hamilton MS, Hill IS, Hoffman MS, Kahla MS, Klein IS, Labay MS, Marcella IS, Oak Forest ES, Pin Oak MS, Clifton MS, Salyards MS, Smith MS, Spillane MS, Spring Branch MS, St Mark Lutheran, St Rose of Lima, Thorton MS, Waller JHS & Wilson Academy to make sure we can meet all of your students needs.
We are the home store to Flute Specialist Bobbi Prewitt who brings her exstensive Repair and Flute knowledge to all those looking for their next level Flute.
Our onsite Repair Shop is home to four band instrument repair expertise and String Luthier. The Repair Shop is also home to two of only four Strabanger Certified Flute Technichians in the Houston Area.
The first Music & Arts was located in a small house in Bethesda, MD and run by founder Benjamin O’Brien. When Music & Arts opened its doors in 1952, we offered printed music, music lessons, dance lessons, and art supplies. Ben decided shortly after opening his business that he wanted to focus on music to better serve his customers – a decision that remains intact to this day.
Since the 1990s, Music & Arts has expanded nationwide through organic growth and a series of acquisitions and mergers with other music dealers. In 2005, Music & Arts joined forces with American Music, a division of Guitar Center, to become the largest band and orchestra instrument retailer in the United States.
Still run by the O’Brien family, Music & Arts now comprises close to 500 retail and affiliate locations and over 100 educational representatives nationwide. Now based in Frederick, MD, the company of trained musicians offers friendly service and everything musical for students, parents, and educators, including instruments, lessons, music books and accessories, rentals and repairs.
Music & Arts is designed to provide the most comprehensive offerings for student musicians and music educators. Our goal is to create the best possible multichannel experience for our customers. As a result of this, Music & Arts has earned notoriety as:
- The nation’s largest lesson provider, with over 1.25 Million private lessons taught each year
- The largest provider of instrument rentals, with more than 200,000 instruments rented annually
- The largest school music dealer, serving more than 5000 schools nationwide
- The largest fleet of outbound salespeople, with over 100 educational representatives visiting schools
- The largest provider of B&O repair services, with more than 75 repair shops in service across the country
Our Vision: To excite people about playing music, teaching music, and supporting musicians and their passion for music
Our Mission: To be the music retailer of choice for student musicians and music educators
