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Creative Music Center We are a full-line musical instrument store featuring the best quality rental instruments, professional and student horn sales, private and group lessons, accessory and sheet music sales, summer camp and birthday parties. Lessons in all instruments, including private and group guitar lessons, as well as piano, voice, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, sax, drums and ukulele. Brands include Yamaha, Fender, Selmer, Jupiter, Gemeinhardt, Conn, Armstrong, Roland, Pearl, Mapex and more! Unique and fun musical gifts as well. Check out our e-commerce website at TheCreativeMusicCenter.com.
Served areas
  • Monroe, Trumbull, Newtown, Easton, Southbury, Danbury, Oxford, Shelton, Redding, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, Fairfield, Norwalk, Stamford
Highlights and features
  • Quality, affordable instrument rentals
  • Rent 24/7 via online store
  • Free delivery to school
  • Knowledgeable, professional teachers
  • Fast, friendly service
  • On-site repairs, quick turnaround
Associations and certifications
  • Music For All
  • NASMD
  • NAMM
  • CMEA
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Creative Music Center is a full-service music store, conveniently located in Monroe Connecticut. In addition to beginner and pro instruments, we offer music lessons, instrument rentals and instrument repairs and music accessories for adults and children of all ages. Connecticut's leading source for music lessons, instrument rentals and instrument repairs and music accessories. For updates on holidays, closings and weather-related events, please check our Facebook page.
Creative Music Center is a community music store offering music lessons, instrument rentals, instrument repairs, and sales of intermediate and professional instrument. We are located at 701 Main Street (Route 25) in Monroe, CT. Creative Music Center serves music teachers, school music programs and music students of all ages located in Monroe, Newtown, Trumbull, Easton, Shelton, Milford, New Haven, West Haven, Orange, Stratford, Oxford, Danbury, Southbury, Ridgefield, Darien, New Canaan, Stamford, Greenwich, Norwalk, Westport, Weston and Fairfield.
Lessons are offered for traditional instruments, including piano instruction, guitar, bass and voice lessons etc. Renting a quality, brand-name instrument is an inexpensive and practical way to get started in your school program. Our repair technicians use the finest quality tools and supplies to repair the most delicate of instruments.
Creative Music Centers' private lesson program has been in existence since 1984. Since our studio opened, our accomplished and dedicated teaching staff has worked with hundreds of musicians of all ages and of all abilities, whether they are starting out on an instrument or getting back to an instrument.
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Liz Reisman
Liz Reisman
Owner
Liz grew up playing the flute, alto sax and percussion. She studied flute performance at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music during her senior year of high school. She continued playing and performing in college, but after college, she switched gears, deciding to pursue a career as a journalist. She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism and then moved to New York City. After more than 20 years in the field, she retired from journalism to stay home with her kids. When both her kids were in school, she discovered a recently shuddered music store in the neighboring community of Monroe. Seeing an opportunity to return to her musical roots, she purchased the store and immediately began serving the musical needs of the area and surrounding communities. Liz's husband, a former trumpet player, is in the sports marketing business. Her two teenagers are involved in musical theater.
Reviews (13)
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Mercy Fernandez
May 08, 2021
Terrible, definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone in this planet or another. I originally paid through Groupon just to see if the classes worked out for my son. I paid for 45 mins and they only gave me 30mins classes for my son, that should of been the 1st red flag. But then they make you sign a paper and they ask you to put a credit card info even though I paid for the 1st month in full.

So we tried that 1st month and decided it wasn't for my son, he didn't like it.so then I thought I was done with this establishment and they kept charging me even though I was done with them clearly, scammers.terrible customer service!
Kim Morgan
Dec 29, 2019
The older guy really helped me with my guitar! He was so nice!
Sue K.
Mar 11, 2019
I have used their Southbury location for rentals and they are always accommodating, very helpful and nice. Great place if you need a rental for your child for school!
Em Ema
Jan 15, 2019
Awesome staff and great deals! No surprise they have 5 stars!
K. McCarrick
Nov 30, 2018
Rude. Terrible service. man had no knowlege of his products and prices were too high
Tony Pluchino
Nov 23, 2014
I love this place, i go in just to look at the product and I always end up buying something.
Cynthia Robinson
Jan 16, 2013
All of the staff, from folks at the register to the instructors to the director of music education, are professional and knowledgeable, with a warm welcome to boot!
Andrew Woods
Jan 01, 2013
My daughter loves her piano lessons at Creative Music Center.
Joseph D'Agostino
Aug 10, 2010
My daughter has been taking lessons at creative music and has shown great improvement, she loves her teacher and looks forward to her lessons. The store is always well stocked for back to school witch make my life much easer. I would give this store an A+.
Chip Muldoon
Aug 07, 2010
Friendly place. You feel at home just browsing, and the folks working there are very accommodating. Just bought a clarinet for my daughter, and the staff carefully explained to me the advantages and disadvantages of all my options.
Louise Cianciulli
Aug 07, 2010
This is a family-oriented small town store with a professional, big city capability. The range of product offerings, the enticing promotional events and the staff service levels are exceptional. It's a pleasure doing business there. It's a great resource for the families, schools and all the musicians in the Fairfield County communities around Monroe.
Harry Smallenburg
Aug 04, 2010
Ms. Reisman and her staff have been willing to go the extra mile for their customers. I needed a quantity of an item they don't regularly stock, and they promptly ordered it and had it shipped to me. They were friendly, courteous, good-humored, helpful, and everywhere in the store I could see their dedication to furthering music as an integral and valuable part of life.
Shelly M.
Oct 19, 2009
The best music school & instrument retailer in Fairfield County! Great customer service, knowledgable staff and talented music teachers. Competitive retail prices and they are passionate about supporting local school music programs, and bringing music to children and adults alike. Highly recommended!