Music & Arts expands in Columbia, SC with new location

October 25, 2017

Celebrating its 65th Anniversary, one of the country’s largest school music retailers and lesson providers continues to open new locations across the U.S. in 2017

Music & Arts announces their new location in Columbia, SC. As one of the nation’s largest music lessons provider, Music & Arts offers private and group lessons, instrument rentals, repairs and a wide assortment of instruments and accessories.

The new location greatly expands their lesson space and service capabilities to better serve the residents of Columbia and the surrounding towns of Forest Acres, Cayce, Springdale, Denny Terrace, Oak Grove and Pine Ridge. Located in the Rice Creek Village Shopping Center at 4611 Hard Scrabble Road in Columbia, the store also serves school music programs throughout Richland, Lexington, Kershaw and Fairfield Counties.

“Since day one, services such as rentals, repairs and lessons have been an important part of our retail experience,” shares Music & Arts president Steve Zapf. “Sixty five years ago our company founder, Benjamin O’Brien, opened the first Music & Arts in a small house in Bethesda, MD; today, we are proud to serve communities across the entire US with his same level of dedication to students, parents, and music educators.”

Mike Ditonto, director of sales for the Southeast notes, “We thank the Columbia community for their warm welcome, and are excited to continue to offer the best in music education, resources, rentals, lessons and repairs.”

Music & Arts comprises more than 150 retail stores, more than 120 educational representatives, and over 350 affiliate locations. In addition to carrying a wide assortment of top-name brands, most locations offer expert repairs and university-trained, background-checked lesson instructors.

To learn more about Music & Arts, visit www.musicarts.com. To learn more about this location, click here, and for the latest on upcoming new store openings, please visit here.

About Music & Arts

The first Music & Arts, run by founder Benjamin O’Brien, opened in 1952 and was located in a small house in Bethesda, MD. Music & Arts now has more than 500 retail and affiliate locations, 120 educational representatives, and teaches over 1.5 million lessons per year, making it one of the nation’s largest school music retailers and lesson providers. Based in Frederick, MD, the company of trained musicians offers friendly service for everything musical in your life including instruments, lessons, rentals and repairs. Visit MusicArts.com for more information.