Contemporary Music Center - Haymarket

Apr 2026

For everyone looking here, the location HAS changed to the back basement of the same building. The original space labeled 4410 next to Foster's Grill is a new unrelated business. I messaged the owner and mentioned the confusion to him yesterday, so maybe they can fix the confusion on the Google page and website. Still a SUPER place with various activities happening regularly.

May 2025

I went here for piano lessons and I feel like it was standard. It's nothing special and I think the price is fair but the staff is very polite and I really liked how the atmosphere was. They have a dog named Ringo and every time before my lessons, he's always greeting the guests and he's a friendly golden retriever. The cashier was also nice and helpful along with my piano instructor but when I got flute lessons here, I did find it good but it was only 2 months so I didn't improve much. I had a good memorable experience learning piano and flute here and I think it's truly a nice local music store. I do prefer The Music Studio of Louisa Loe if you live near her because...read full review

Apr 2022

Contemporary Music Center (CMC) is just fantastic! My daughter had started taking bass guitar lessons at another nearby music school, but she was ready to quit after a few months. I asked her to to give bass one more try at CMC, which she did and she just loves it. Griffin Semple is such a great teacher and always is encouraging her to get better and better. CMC has such a supportive atmosphere which has also contributed to my daughter really enjoying playing the bass and playing with multiple bands. Thank you so much Griffin and Menzie!