Welcome to Beans & Strings!

We are are a music school with a full-service espresso bar. Our vision statement is "Not work, not home but some beautiful place inbetween where strangers become friends over a great cup of coffee and the diligent make amazing discoveries as they learn." Our aim is to provide a creative, engaging and relational environment where budding musicians can learn and make connections. Enjoy your visit!

Friday, December 23, 2011

The Perfect Last-Minute Gift... Music Lessons!

Sometimes the best gifts of all can't be wrapped! If you have a loved-one one in mind who has a desire to learn to play an instrument, private or small group music lessons might be the perfect fit!

We offer small group lessons for guitar for $50/month and private lessons for guitar, bass and piano for $75/month. All of our lessons are weekly 30-minute lessons. We also have a band program for students who are ready to play with others in a collaborative setting. Band lessons are $75/month for a one-hour coached rehearsal each week.

Gift Idea - Dean EVO XM Electric Guitar $169.99

Who says inexpensive guitars have to look cheesy? Not Dean! The Dean EVO XM is a solid-body electric guitar with the classic Les Paul body shape, equipped with two humbuckers and adorned with a beautiful translucent black finish... all for only $169.99!

Here is a more in-depth description:

The EVO XM Guitar is a solid body Guitar with a bolt on maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. Features a 30 inch scale length and 2 humbuckers. It's the ultimate break-in guitar for the rocker who's just getting started. The perfect blend of vintage design and modern guitar technology, the Evo XM is carved of Honduran mahogany, giving it incredible sustain and great tone. The fast and solid bolt-on maple neck has a rosewood fingerboard. Dual humbuckers dish up tasty tones and sealed tuners keep your tuning stable. A patented angular neck joint makes it wonderfully easy to play. Dean EVO Dean Series Features: Bolt On Construction / Basswood with Mahogany Finish / Maple Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard / Dual Humbuckers / Sealed Tuners

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Gift Idea - Fender Acoustic-Electric Package $199

This is a great deal on a starter acoustic-electric guitar... from one of the world's most recognized names in musical instruments! This is a Fender Starcaster dreadnought acoustic-electric guitar with a built-in tuner, gig bag, strap, picks, extra strings and an instructional DVD for $199.99!

Pair it up with a Johnson acoustic guitar amplifier for half-price (regularly $109.99) and get a full acoustic-electric package right at the $250 mark.  This Johnson acoustic amp also has an XLR input for a microphone... for the singer-songwriter who needs to sing and strum at the same time.