My children have attended the Royal Academy for over 4 years now. I have a (now) 9 year old daughter and 11 year old son. I am not sure how anyone can write a poor review of this school. I have... More

My children have attended the Royal Academy for over 4 years now. I have a (now) 9 year old daughter and 11 year old son. I am not sure how anyone can write a poor review of this school. I have worked with the Royal Academy on many projects ranging from non-profit performances to performances for sick children in area hospitals. I have literally recommended countless colleagues and friends to this school and have always only heard the most positive feedback. I took insult to Ms. Yunying's review as it is obviously holds no merit other than anger and hostility. Granted teachers move on to as many opportinities as they can, and this goes for all fields, including my own (family practice/internal medicine) we have had the same two teachers now for over 4 years. In terms of pricing, they are the most in-expensive major music school in Central Massachusetts ( I did the homework when shopping and comparing lessons) and are members of every major music organization. Compare their prices and policies to other schools in their division as I did and see for yourself. Also, in terms of piano's, they are the only school that strictly uses acoustic (real) piano's only, most studio's even have two piano's in each room and we never experienced an "out of tune" piano (how pety). I should know, I am on the board, I know when they are tuned. I would stand by the Royal Academy 100% and would recommend them 1000 times over. In my opinion, there is no comparisonce. They also have a testimonial list a mile long ranging from top pediatricians and countless physicians to world renowned musicians & music schools and (most importantly) from Mom's and Dad's. Great School! See for yourself! Pros: Great Teachers, Convenient Location Top Quality Programs! Cons: None!
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I recommend you that you never send your child to this school! They offer expensive lessons and plus registration fees, once you cancelled a lesson, you still have to pay tuitions for that class....... More

I recommend you that you never send your child to this school! They offer expensive lessons and plus registration fees, once you cancelled a lesson, you still have to pay tuitions for that class.... I do not know why they frequently changing their teachers, my child has taken piano lessons for a half year, they changed three teachers for him! Cons: poor instruction, the pianos are out of tunes, charged for cancelling lessons
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Working in the Medical field and having a demanding schedule for both myself and wife activities for our children have been difficult. I wanted to write about the Royal Academy as they worked very... More

Working in the Medical field and having a demanding schedule for both myself and wife activities for our children have been difficult. I wanted to write about the Royal Academy as they worked very hard to arrange times for my two children to attend music lessons at the same time. They are very courteous and the hours are very flexible and convenient. The school is very elegant and everyone seems so polite and helpful. My kids love their lessons, especially the beautiful recitals, and most of all, they seem like people who truly care and work hard to ensure students and parents are happy and continually follow their progression. We receive student evaluations from our their teachers after every lesson. I am not one that usually has the time or patience to write anything online, however these people deserve it. I strongly recommend them to anyone. Pros: convenient location, friendly people, great programs
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