Testimonials

THANK YOU KIRK!!! The show was amazing!! Each and every year we are more impressed with the kids.

The show was fabulous!!! The music you chose was so representative of the 1970’s. I can appreciate the music and artists of the 70’s. My favorite song is Bridge over Trouble Water! The students really looked like they were having a great time on stage! What can I say? You did it again! Jonathan (pictured) enjoyed being in the show, and we are so thrilled he is part of the Kirk’s Studio Family. It’s hard to believe that Jonathan will be a senior in 6 months. Crazy! We look forward to the next performance and Jonathan’s continued progress.

Best regards,

Just a little note to thank you and Pam for another extraordinary show!
Thanks for all the hard work, caring , enthusiasm ,love that you guys poured on all the kids.
Also wanna thank all the teachers that share this vision and responsibility with you.
It was an amazing night!
Thanks again!

It was a great show and all of us Whittington’s very much appreciate yours, Kirk’s and the teachers’ hard work, efforts and devotion to the kids to make it the great show that it was!!!

At the outset, it was a great show!!! I must commend on the work and patience that the studio and everyone associated with it put together to make this happen. Every little drop makes a large ocean.

Dear Kirk,

We are amazed at your energy, passion and love for the arts. The Showcase (our first) was phenomenal in every way….we could not believe ALLLLLLL the work and organization that went into every single minute of it. The fact that you were out at the PF Changs Marathon the next day was astonishing!!!!!!

The world is so great because of people like you. Thank you for setting the bar so high for all humanity.
Gratefully,

Hi Kirk,

I hope you survived the balance of your weekend!

I wanted to write and tell you how great the show was! Honestly, I was not sure what to expect but I am happy to report it was simply amazing! We had a great time and I was amazed at some of the performances. My wife, Jennifer is definitely more involved with your program with our daughter Nikelle so I had no idea what to expect. I just wanted to pass this on to you and say thank you again for allowing us to be part of it. We look forward to what she will learn with your team!

Our family truly enjoyed! I talked my son into going and 6 other teenagers – they were the guys in the back screaming! It’s hard to get teen agers to get excited about anything. My son said next year I’m going be on stage and his friends wanted to as well. This is great new beginnings for our family. I met your grandmother – she is so sweet ~ and so very proud of you – I can see why – you have wonderful charisma and you can tell you really care for your students. Is there an age limit? My daughter who is now a senior has thought of having voice lessons….See what you have done to us?

Dear Kirk and Pam,
as I am sure you can imagine, last night was a bitter-sweet one for Mike and me.
So proud of my girls. Megan (pictured) was definitely in her element. Julia so happy to be part of it all.
The show was fantastic. You could tell that ALL the kids had an amazing experience and a genuine blast……I think the staff did as well 🙂

Cannot wait to get the DVD of this one.

What you two do for these kids is pretty unbelievable. Megan had a friend there last night, a pretty talented kid academically and musically. He is now at Cornell. He said he had NEVER seen or heard of anything like the showcase but how he wished he had been a part of something like it.

Your dedication, commitment and caring for the kids is unsurpassed and greatly appreciated.

Thank you so, so much for all you do. My kids are better people for being part of your “family.”

Hi Kirk & Pam,
Congratulations on a job well done!!
Great showcase tonight – we were so impressed & well entertained!
We would also like to thank you for recognizing Noah’s bday & making it special for him!
We hope you have a great rest of the weekend & we’ll see you next week.
Thanks again,

Hi Kirk & Pam,

First of all, I thought the recital on Saturday night was excellent! The performances were the most talented of any of the recitals that I have seen. When kids like what they are doing, they certainly have higher degrees of dedication. Inputs equals outputs!

Sharon and I were blown away by Emily’s piece. The intro you wrote segued beautifully into Pike’s Place and synchronized well with the video. There were no dry eyes for the 10 seats occupied by the Papez family and friends!

Thanks for being such an important part of our family for the last 5 years. We feel fortunate to have been involved with both the studio and the Taylor family.

Warm regards,

Hi Kirk,

Congratulations on putting together such an incredible evening on Saturday! I was truly impressed with the whole event and thought it was a wonderful opportunity for all of the kids to perform in such a magnificent theater! And admittedly, I did have a great time doing the “old geezer” performance too! ;-}

Thanks so much!

We love Kirk’s Studio for the Performing Arts. After recently moving to Scottsdale from California we were looking for a music studio so our son could continue his piano lessons but Kirk’s offers so much more. In addition to piano we’ve added bass guitar and he is in a rock band and has had many public performances. Our son is having a great time, loves practicing and performing and is making great friends. The teachers and staff are friendly and professional and the students are so very talented. We feel very fortunate that we found Kirk’s.

My children have been taking piano lessons at Kirk’s Studio before it even became a studio. Kirk has grown this studio to be a very exciting place to take lessons of all sorts. Since he moved into the studio, he added to his piano lessons many more opportunities. He has started show choirs, guitar, violin, cello, voice lessons and more. He has helped create awesome Rock Bands who have competed in Rock Band competitions and played at the Rock n’ Roll Marathon. The studio has expanded from the Scottsdale location to Mesa and Desert Ridge. The Showcase performances are amazing every year and something that even those who don’t participate would enjoy attending. All in all even though the lessons are more costly than others, the opportunities and the quality of lessons are worth the price. It is a one stop shopping kind of place. AND the owners are AMAZING people to boot!

Kirk’s Studio is a wonderful place for anyone to learn how to play any instrument. Previously, I took from a private teacher, but started to lose interest until I decided to switch to Kirk’s. I have been taking lessons from Kirk’s for 4 years, but have been attending various other classes for 7 years. I took bass guitar for 3 years but switched to piano. The teachers are wonderfully helpful and help prepare you for anything necessary for school, while providing instruction for songs and music theory that you WANT to learn. The staff is very understanding and allow for the best musical experience possible, because of very much experience on their parts. I have friends who have taken voice, piano, and guitar and they all say that their teachers are awesome and that they can attribute knowing the instrument to taking lessons. I have a friend who takes trumpet lessons and he says that his teacher knows more about the instruments than anyone he has ever met. I have never taken these instruments, but that is enough motivation to want to try. What most stands out about Kirk’s is that no matter what instrument you are taking, you know that there is sometime you can perform. There are numerous recitals, rock band opportunities, and even a huge showcase every year. Connections gained, and instruments learned, because of Kirk’s Studio for the Performing Arts will last me my whole lifetime.

Vincent loves (I do mean loves) taking guitar lessons. When he was saying good bye to Adam, I thought I was going to cry. Without being prompted from us, he thanked Adam for teaching him guitar and told him how much he was going to miss him. (Hugs & photos followed.) I think Vincent has matured as a little person and has progressed musically. Music makes him happy and I’m glad we found your studio. You and Pam do an awesome job. Thank you for creating this environment.

With that being said, I think we’re into you for the next several years! See you in August.

I just want to thank all of you at the studio for being such a beautiful influence on Grant’s life and want you to know how much you are appreciated. I know that music will always be a part of Grant’s life and feel so grateful for having had the chance to expose him to the basics. He loved taking lessons from Chris and I know that he saw him as a role model. He said that he looks forward to continuing to learn music on his own and I hope that he does.
Thanks again to all of you at the studio and good luck to you as you continue to grow.

Thanks to you too! It was a wonderful evening and thank you for giving my children the opportunity to perform.

Have a great summer!