Music & Arts in Waldorf to host open house

Music & Arts invites all students, parents, and educators to attend its Open House weekend for complimentary guitar lessons and live music, a free guitar offer and to explore the various musical instrument lesson programs offered in their studios, according to a press release. The nationwide event will take place June 22-24.

Music & Arts is the nation’s largest private music lessons provider, teaching over 1.5 million lessons per year, with customized lessons for a variety of musical instruments to fit all levels, ages and genres of music, the press release states. The open house weekend is designed to support music education and to encourage new musicians to begin a lifelong relationship with music.

Special on-site programs and deals will be offered at each Music & Arts location during the event. The on-site schedule of events is as follows, according to the release:

• Visitors can take tours of the lesson studios and consult with Music & Arts’ university-trained, background-checked lesson instructors. Those who enroll in a month of guitar lessons will receive a free Laurel Canyon full-size or three-quarter size guitar, or ukulele, while supplies last.

• On Friday, June 22, from 6-8 p.m., musicians will have the opportunity to perform as a soloist or band — or to watch local favorites — during the “Take the Stage” open mic night.

• On Saturday, June 23, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., free “Pointers-4-Players” classes will guide beginning guitar players through the first steps of learning guitar, as taught by a professional instructor. No guitar? No problem. Borrow one at no charge for the class.

For more information or to RSVP, go to www.MusicArts.com/OpenHouse.