I went in for issues with my violin. Brian was extremely knowledgeable about the issues i was having, and offered solutions that were simple yet effective. He really knows his stuff when it comes to violins. I would definitely send anyone who is having problems with their stringed instruments here, and for violins, to see Brian. Thank you so much for all of your input and all of your help. Definitely 5 stars. Id give more of i could.

I went to Foxes today for the first time and had a great experience. Kiddo decided to try out the alto sax at school this year and we were able to rent one through Foxes the same day. The staff was helpful and friendly. So glad we decided to come here.

This is your one stop shop for everything music! They have quality instruments for sale and great rental prices, books galore, all the supplies you may need, and professionals that know what they’re doing!! I got into a predicament with my cello and Dave was quick to come to the rescue. I wouldn’t have been able to encounter the same helpfulness and on the spot repair anywhere else. They’ve got a new customer for life. Thank you!!

I went to Foxes music just to come see and admire the store cause of all the instruments. It was my first time going there and usually i’m a anxious mess kind of a person. I was immediately greated by good ol Dave! (Welcoming and friendly) He showed me some books, amps, intruments, etc. demoed some pedals. Not once was there a pressure to buy or anything which was super nice! No sales pitch and I thoroughly appreciated that. I saw this mustang and he showed it to me and all was history! I walked out with a slammin deal and stand in top of that! Thanks so much Dave! Will definitely be coming back!

Very cool old school music shop, lotta different instruments, sheet music etc. Not sure how competitive prices on guitar amps are. Fun to browse. Looks like the do lessons and repairs, too.

Best place for musical instruments and repairs in the area, hands down. Been going here for years and the atmosphere is always nice.

This place is knowledgeable, efficient, and provides good value for renting instruments for students. Despite being slammed at the beginning of each school year, they seem to have plenty of instruments.

Great selection, very friendly staff! I have every intention to visit again for all my guitar needs!

I bought a American professional 2 strat about 3 weeks ago and wasn’t feeling the rosewood neck, they let me exchange for a different guitar! Turns out when I got home the bridge pick up wasn’t working.. I’m a hour or so away so it was very hard for me to come back and forth, but they paid for the shipping to have it shipped there and back and gave me a brand new guitar with a free set up and a free pair of strings! Also gave me a free shirt and a guitar strap! These guys are awesome with working with you and making you as happy as can be. Highly recommend to anyone to check them out!

If youre buying instruments elsewhere you are making a mistake. Ive bought a new ultra p-bass and vintera telecaster from here in the past year and regret ever buying online -used or otherwise. Sales staff here are knowledgeable and provide absolutely zero pressure. They also have provided incredibly competitive pricing on my purchases. Give a local business some love and they will love you back.

Even though the store is a bit rough, the products are great and the help was amazing would recommend.

Foxes Music Co has one of the largest selection of music books for all instruments and ALL learning levels.Nice novelty items (socks, tote bags, mouse pads and etc).Music books are competitively priced. Foxes Music Co offers other services as well (lessons, instruments rental/sales).Im a beginning adult piano player (learned to read music in high school band class). The Essential Elements Piano Theory seems to be the perfect purchase for my current knowledge and playing ability.A family member is learning music also, so Ill be able to pass the music books along!I purchased a lot of music books because Im trying to discover what works best for my independent learning (supllemented w/ YOUTUBE videos).

We went here today to pick up my cello

We have been going to this music shop for the past 3 years. Our friends who are musicians recommended this place. We’ve rented 2 violins from here, purchased music stands, got music teacher recommendations and everything else in between. The best part of this shop is the musicians who help with picking out the instrument. They seem very knowledgeable. Brian, one of the musicians who work there, helped us pick out a violin for our middle schooler. He is very patient, answering my multiple questions. He doesn’t rush you - and takes time to go over the multiple payment plans they have there. I would highly recommend working with him! The store manager there is also very knowledgeable and seems to know a lot about violins. We have younger children and will be back there to rent/purchase a violin.

Specialist in strings. Always has what Im looking for. . .

They have a knowledgeable staff that does a wonderful job. Well be back!

Employees are rude and snubby. Too much for a local business. Just go somewhere else if you want attention from the cashier or any other employees.. Never again!

Fox Music Co. is a great place to make a visit for your music needs. We got our violin from here for my daughter and we are happy about the experience. David was really helpful knowledgeable and easy to work with. 5 star rated for sure.

Wonderful customer service and a great selection of musical instruments and accessories!

Full service music shop for everything orchestral/school band you could want. Also has guitars and such. Brian helped me out with a beginner violin set and im having a great time so far. Observed a few other customer interactions and everyone at the store is VERY knowledgeable. Looking forward to going back in a few months when Im capable of playing better.

I had an issue with my guitar a couple of months ago, and the people working there helped me in a very quick and extremely polite manner. I feel grateful for them because of how amazing of a job they did. They also don’t have the week long wait times of Guitar Center and places that are similar. If I could give them even more stars than this, I would absolutely do so.

This place is amazing! Brian is super knowledgeable and is very easy to work with. He is the strings expert there! Great place to rent and buy instruments!

Recently purchased a Fender American Performer Mustang from these guys. After a conversation with David Meneghello, and a little negotiation on the price, he made me a deal I couldnt refuse. Its a fantastic guitar! Almost dead-mint, just as he described. Then he shipped it so fast, I thought he beamed it over to me. If your looking for a nice musical instrument, you would do well to check these folks out. They are great to deal with, have a huge inventory and will ship it to you fast! Thanks again David. Charlie Hunt.

Great local music shop with a well curated guitar selection and great employees. David helped me find the exact Martin I was looking for and the shop worked with a luthier to install a pickup. Great experience all around.

I went here today to rent a cello for my 4th grader. I should note I know nothing about music, instruments, or the cello. Raya and Matteo were incredibly helpful, making the process so easy. Thanks for a great experience!

Returned my sons rental instrument, big variety for the musically inclined.

Awesome local full service music store! Music lessons, WW, brass, percussion, strings, sheet music, guitars and accessories! INSTRUMENT REPAIR! Totally awesome sauce.

Support Foxes Music. Promote warm and cozy music stores. Stop honking your horn. Guitar Center tries too hard.

Wonderful store. You cant help but smile when you see so many musical instruments in one place.

Wonderful and dedicated staff. Thank you for the extended service hours which are very helpful during these trying times.

I recently purchased a guitar from Foxes and David Meneghello assisted me.The whole experience was outstanding, from David offering a price well below any sales price I found on line to the prompt response to any concerns I had.The guitar arrived just as advertised in mint condition without a blemish on it.There was an issue with an access cover to adjust the neck and the David followed up quickly with me and it was promptly resolved.I will purchase my next guitar from Foxes because of the value and service I received.George Jaworowsky

As a local professional musician, I have to say that Foxes is a hugely important music store for me. It is the only store of its kind in the DC area and thus needs the support of the surrounding community to survive. I only deal with certain sections of the store and cannot speak to everything, such as instruments or lessons. I can say that they have a large selection of choral music to browse through. You can take out copies on perusal for a limited time and even purchase single copies, which is rare. There’s a decent selection of organ music as well, and large selections of piano and solo vocal music.Sure, the store is “old school,” has narrow aisles with some lack of organization, and occasionally the front desk staff is preoccupied and not always easily available, but these things are all forgivable in my mind since the store has so much to offer. Think twice before ordering music online; if you can support this one-of-kind local music store, please do! It provides essential services to many people from families with kids renting instruments, music teachers, and other music professionals like me.

Brought in a vintage dusty guitar to have it restrung. Did a perfect job with the strings, cleaned it up really nice (I had tried to get the dust off myself - couldn’t), and gave me great advice on how to keep it in good condition. Turns out it was quite a rare guitar. A Martin Sigma D10 anniversary edition.All at a VERY reasonable price!

Sad to say that I intend not to return to this store. Only positive thing I have to say is that they have a decent selection of sheet music.Otherwise:a) Parking is a disaster. If you enter from S Washington, theres the tiny little parking lot next to Foxes, but there is a sign indicating that the spots in that lot are for the other businesses next to Foxes.b) The way the store is arranged is not conducive to much movement. The aisles are very narrow, and people were trying out large instruments in those aisles. It was almost impossible to move around.c) When I went to check out, there was one employee who seemed to be working the register area, but he was preoccupied for several minutes while the person in line in front of me was inspecting and taking measurements of instruments (on the floor of the aisle adjacent to the register). There was what appeared to be another employee behind the register, but his eyes were glued to his phone and he was slowly exiting the register area. I guess it was the end of his shift. In the almost ten minutes that I was waiting to check out, there was no Someone will be right with you kind of remark.I really wanted to support a local business, but the experience was so inconvenient that Im inclined to just order music online.

If you want a good instrument, if you want to browse an amazing array of music for instruments or voice, go here. If you just play guitar and want pop stuff, probably not, simply because theres barely room to move and those things are available elsewhere. For me? I grew up hanging out in the music store near Eastman School of Music, and this is the first store Ive found locally that was even remotely similar!

Nice people, they are good in their job and very helpful.Their prices are acceptable, and they have almost everything, you can rent or buy any instrument.Negative point is about inside the store, everything is everywhere! Not neat and well managed inside the store.

Great music shop. Crammed full of all sorts of instruments, music, and accessories. And the staff are knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful.

First, especially at back to school weekends, this place is crowded. Kids everywhere getting their instruments as a new school year starts. However there is a reason why so many people go to Foxes, they are very reasonable in providing instruments, especially in supporting upgrades as one either switches instruments or grows into larger sizes. Be ready for what might feel disorganized chaos, as they are the place to go as you begin and continue the music journey. We recently upgraded to next level string viola, and they were extremely helpful in providing choices and time both in store and at home to test out instruments and make sure we ended up with a sound investment for us.

Always love walking in here. Have purchased a lot of stuff from the great staff and gotten all sorts of help here, including instrument appraisal.

We rent viola from Foxes Music, they are very helpful and knowledgeable about their musical instruments.

Over 40 years ago my mom rented a violin for me from Foxes music. The fact that the business is still around is a testament to the value it provides to the community. I love that it is not a chain and is a completely local business.While the buildings interior may not be modern and bright and spacious, it certainly does say we love music here. Instruments crowd every surface horizontal and vertical, and there is a room full of tables of sheet music. And Foxes has knowledgeable, professional, helpful musicians for staff who will try to match your child to the right instrument. For example, they did a great job of explaining the pros and cons of the various instruments when we were trying to decide whether to upgrade to an intermediate or professional level instrument -- a rather significant decision.When we rented a sax for my son, we just dropped in on a Saturday and Foxes was completely packed. It is a VERY popular place, and it did take a while (maybe 20 minutes) before someone was able to help us out and give him a few saxophones to try out. If you want more 1-1 attention and a private room to try out the instruments, go during the week. We went today (Thursday) and while there was a steady stream of customers, it was not the mob scene of Saturday.Highly recommend!

Nick is an amazing tutor. I started practicing with Nick recently and find his grasp of music theory and guitar techniques impeccable. in a short time, Nick has not only helped me with understanding the basics, but also gather knowledge about various styles and techniques. Nick has helped me by developing a customized curriculum based on my goals and skill level so that I could progress with ease

The best selection of fender guitars in the area. bought a roadworn 50s telecaster on impulse and the guys at foxes even tweaked to the setup to my liking. much rather buy a guitar from these folks than some big box store.

They are good and can be flexible. They will work with you, just ask.

Old school- real music store. Floor to ceiling stacked with instruments. MUCH wider selection than the corporate competition!

Aside from the parking situation, I love this place. Extremely reasonable prices for instrument repair/stringing guitars etc. Friendly and knowledgeable staff who also do lessons. Love this shop

I dont normally write reviews of stores. The employees are snooty/snotty, and sometimes impolite, and I feel I cant go there anymore. Ive been at least a dozen times. They seem to know they have a local monopoly on the Falls Church - Arlington area school kids music supplies. I shop at all kinds of small businesses and local small shops. I usually prefer that. In this case, I dont recommend this. Plus, maybe other music stores have an aisle where you dont bump into people and products every single time you go in...

Great laid-back service with knowledgable staff. They are usually well-stocked on basic method material, rent a wide-array of instruments, offer lessons and have an extensive selection of choral rep. Will readily order whatever you need with a fairly quick turn-around.

This place is a legendary resource for serious musicians in the DC area. If you cant find it here, you will have your job cut out for you to locate it elsewhere.Definitely worth a look if you are not familiar with it. Also, if you are a parent with a child taking music seriously, bring them here for a look. Youll begin to understand the possibilities of music as more than a hobby or something that they just do at school.

Must have went during a rental pick up and half the parents in Falls Church were there renting instruments. Couldnt find one employee to answer a simple question to find a book. Their selection is top notch, but darn near impossible to find anything specific. After being told to look in this general area we bode farewell and went online to purchase. A pity. I really wanted to support a local store but needed the book ASAP and was forced to go online. Positive that had I entered the store during a slow moment I wouldve gotten the attention but it is what it is.

Old school local bussines...awesome place, great service. Support local!

My two children took lessons - clarinet and cello - here. Teaching was professional and both of them had never said they didnt want to go to the lessons. I still remember the small space with outdated magazines that I used to wait for them for an hour.

Quick and polite service. Have me a refund without any hassles

Worst experience was with one of the piano teachers here.We had scheduled to visit with the piano teacher. The school had all my daughters details (age, etc) and still told us to come for the visit. First, the teacher refused for us to see inside the piano studio. Why? Im still baffled. Then, he concluded in a few minutes of discussing with us (calling my wife aside to tell her) that my daughter apparently wasnt ready, despite the fact that I mentioned that shes already in a music school, has started playing and is now reading notes.It is absolutely fine to turn down a prospective student. However, the very least you would expect from a music school and its teachers is that, for a very interested kid (and parents), you try the kid out on the piano and see what the childs skill level is and then make an informed decision on this basis. Then explain, what the child needs to be doing before considering to take the child as a student. Apparently, for the esteemed teacher here, none of this appears to matter.

We have been working with Foxes Music for 4 years now and eventually purchased our first instrument (Violin). The service has always been top notch. We love working with Brian and Dave.Brian and Dave are incredibly patient and offer very valuable feed back and advice. We are so happy with our purchase.Recently, our instrument became damaged and Dave took time to restore and fix our instrument. He is absolutely amazing.We can’t say enough wonderful things about this company.

Large array of instruments and musical accessories as well as great customer service. The instruments are both for band and for orchestra and they have flexible rental plans. They also have a large collection of music books in the back to help with various skills.

Quick and efficient service and an amazing selection of instruments and music guides to accommodate all skill levels. We leased an instrument for my son and were finished inonlyb10 minutes, equipped with great terms, inexpensive insurance, and a new instrument. Everything you need for the budding musician.

I bought my first Gibson guitar here at Foxes back in 1979. I just purchased another guitar Martin at Foxes. Eric is very knowledgeable and nice. He helped and also gave me a good price on the purchase of the new Martin and Fender amp. i would continue go back to this local Foxes for my musical instrument needs. Highly recommended.

I rented and then bought my alto saxophone from here and I come here to get reeds and other little things for my instrument. They have a repair guy in the shop so they dont have to send your instrument somewhere else to get it fixed like some other places so youll be able to get your instrument back sooner. The staff here is also very helpful.

The best music store. Bar none.

Very knowledgeable and super friendly staff. Competitive pricing for school rentals. Nice choice of instruments and varying degrees of used and new to accommodate any budget. They will accommodate you if your kid(s) want to switch instruments.

The music store is very nice I love how when you rent an instrument you payments become store credit so one day you could buy an instrument I have rented an instrument and I’m currently still renting it it has a great selection of instruments and books on instruments

Knowledgeable and helpful staff. The space is jammed packed with musical instruments and recordings. It harkens back to the days when going to a store was equal parts necessity and discovery. A cool place to hang out of you are a musician or appreciate music.

When its room to get a serious instrument, this is a good place to go. David really knows string instruments, and they have a wide variety of high quality specimens to choose from.

We have been shopping here for the past two years and have found helpful staff and advice. Our son bought a violin - an electric /acoustic hybrid - The Realist, this June - it was fixed up and restrung by Dave Belazis and Brian Scarborough. It sounds fabulous and has inspired the kid to get a few numbers under his belt. Many Thanks! - Aruna

Two of my sons rent violins here and the service has been top-notch. Dave, in particular, is great — knowledgeable, friendly, and gracious.

Ive been going to foxes for almost 40 years. They know their stuff and can get you any sheet music you can think of. They also provide rental instruments for hundreds of local kids (who are all there the third weekend of the school year).If you need musical instruments, accessories, or music, just come here.

Fully staffed with informed, helpful personnel, this store is stuffed with just about everything you might need it want for music, including music-themed gifts. We have rented and purchased instruments here, get accessories and sheet music we need, and find their repair services to be excellent, timely, and fairly priced. Note there is extra parking in back.

Very knowledgeable and helpful staff. Good collection. Our go to place now for kids school band and other music instruments needs

Went in for flute repairs and the staff was helpful. I had the issue diagnosed quickly and my options were explained. My fiance prefers them for cello repairs as well.Ive been going to them for years, bought many guitars and ukes. Its a great family run store and better alternative to the corporate Guitar Center.

A fantastic supply of printed music and instruments. Maybe the most exclusive music store in the state of Virginia.

Great place for the beginning student, intermediate can get good supplies too.Custom ordered music and great service.

Super helpful and friendly. Plenty of instruments and accessories. Student rentals available. Great place for advice and repairs too.

I needed to have a new string on my rented violin. It took 10 minutes and cost 4 dollars. They showed me how to tune it correctly and how to correctly tighten the bow. Great experience.

What a awesome experience! Its evident that they very carefully curate the instruments on sale, and they have by far the most remarkable selection of acoustic guitars I have ever seen. I spent hours looking at all the sheet music and was guided through areas I didnt know existed before; being transformed by the courteous and knowledgeable staff.You must go here! GO NOW!

Foxes came highly recommended by my daughters middle school orchestra teacher, and we were very pleased. The cost to rent a new violin was very reasonable, and the staff did a great job explaining the options. When we walked in it was a mad house - being the first day of back to school and all the kids being sent there for their instruments - but were were in and out extremely quickly. Totally awesome.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Instructors are good and reasonably priced for the area. The used equipment for sale is a bit overpriced.

Great customer service. One of the last music stores still open in the area. Please support them.

Well stocked music store. Sales help very knowledgeable.

Foxes has a local monopoly on a couple things: school instrument rentals and sheet music. They also have a good selection of electric and acoustic guitars, and accessories for guitar/bass and band orchestra. The store is a total mess and at the busy season--fall, when kids are renting instruments--forget about service, or expect long waits at the register. The other day I went in there to buy a neck strap for a sax--we are already renting a sax for our daughter from Foxes--and I stood there at the counter for at least ten minutes while nobody offered to check me out or even spoke to me. There was one guy kind of floating around doing what looked to be nothing, and a guy I think may be the head honcho having a long, leisurely phone conversation, and two guys doing instrument rentals, but Im just standing there holding a twenty dollar bill and a sax strap. There were other people waiting around me and several of them wondered if I would ever get to buy the strap. I had time to call Guitar Center and ask if they had one--no luck. So I waited another five minutes and then just left. Hello, internet? Do you have a sax strap? Yes, you do!The store has a certain charm and they are the only game in town within a few miles, but Im done with them and well go elsewhere to rent a sax, or just buy one. If I need guitar or bass stuff--which I do, all the time--theres action music and guitar center, which dont go out of their way to demonstrate their indifference to your desire to give them money

Customer service is top notch.

I love this place! I purchased both my violin (elementary school) and trumpet (middle school) and get several of my guitar supplies there now. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and professional. My Service Dog, Ein, loves them.

Great place to buy and rent instruments. The cellist is super helpful and knowledgeable!

My daughter took violin class there. I dropped her off but class got cancelled. Was not notified, at the time she was 7 just wandering around this store with full of redneck employees. Bit only that I had to dispute for being charged for the class

Unbelievable service and great experience from Foxes employees Bernard (woodwinds expert) and David (strings expert). They showed how and let my my rising 4th grader son play a cello, violin, sax, baritone and flute. You had to pay $2.50 for a reed, but thats a small price to pay to help your son make a decision on an instrument that he may devote a year to playing in school. Also, the store is much larger on the inside than it appears from the outside. They seem to have everything there and if they dont have it, they can get it.

Great service. Very big selection. Reasonable prices. They were very busy showing that others think so too.

Jam and packed, warehouse setting. Service is great. Rental price very reasonable. Parking space awkward but accessible.

The only music store in this area has the most complete sheet music in stock.

Cello teacher is fantastic. I love Ms. Anna ❤️

It’s far but it’s a good store. They will work with you. It’s cramped in their.

This is our second instrument rental experience with Foxes Music. I would recommend them to anyone. They are knowledgeable, efficient, and competitively priced.

Went here to rent a violin for my 4th grader. Customer service is great! Neil was super nice! There is no parking at the front of the store but there are parking on the sides.

Very accommodating and offer excellent advice. Parking can be a pain, and the narrow aisles make moving through the store a challenge, especially when crowded, but they obviously care about what they do. They take the time to work with you and let you try out several different instruments before leaving with the one you prefer; its hard to find this kind of service anymore.

Great place. Good service and excellent teachers. Heaven for music lovers

If you’re trying to learn guitar, ask for Nick Cronin. He is great with both novice and experienced players.

Perfect place of any needs for sheet music they have everything and love all the little music knickknacks there all so cool! I go almost every year Christmas shopping here for my music needs.highly recommend them

Probably the only decent music store in NoVa. We were able to find the music books we needed. The staff was knowledgeable and friendly.

They do a great job of setting up your guitar. Steve cleans the fretboard, polishes the frets and checks the action, not just replace the strings. Plays like a much more expensive instrument after. Hes usually at the shop on Saturdays and Sundays.Highly recommended!

Been going for 25+ years and it is hands down the best music shop in the area. Best inventory and rental.

Well i really like how they have everything in here and how fast they fix your instruments