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Gift of Music – Carere Lessons Studios offers private lessons and masterclasses in piano, guitar, trumpet, music theory, composition, and a Pop Songwriting Course. The program also provides instrument rentals, instrument repair, and access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment for learning music.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Peachtree Corners location has posted open hours including 11:00 am–5:00 pm on some days, with other listed hours such as Monday, June 29 from 2:00 pm–6:00 pm and Saturday, July 4 from 11:00 am–3:00 pm; Buford and Marietta locations list hours by appointment.
Carere Music was founded in 1989 by Tony and Karen Carere and is now run by Jeanne Carere, carrying on nearly four decades of music education and music stores. Carere Music is now a part of Gift of Music and has grown into what is described as a major player in Atlanta’s retail instrument market, with three locations and 35 years serving the musical community. Lessons are taught by professional players, including instructors such as Rex DiPietro, who is receiving his Master’s Degree in Music from Georgia State University in Spring 2025, is trained in classical piano and trumpet performance, and is a first prize winner of international competitions in Salzburg and London. Tony spent his working years as a top-call woodwind doubler and has maintained being the musicians contractor in Atlanta for Theater of the Stars, and Jeanne has been a major player in the Atlanta music scene for 30 years, performing for artists such as Celine Dion, Elton John, Ray Charles, Jessye Norman, and Diana Krall. The program states that its experienced and talented instructors provide high-quality music education to students of all ages and skill levels, with personalized one-on-one instruction and personalized lesson plans, and that its focus is helping each student’s musical experience through lessons, instrument sales, instrument repair by Ben Davis, and instrument rentals at affordable rates with well-maintained, high-quality instruments.
Last updated July 9, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Peachtree Corners location has posted open hours including 11:00 am–5:00 pm on some days, with other listed hours such as Monday, June 29 from 2:00 pm–6:00 pm and Saturday, July 4 from 11:00 am–3:00 pm; Buford and Marietta locations list hours by appointment.
Carere Music was founded in 1989 by Tony and Karen Carere and is now run by Jeanne Carere, carrying on nearly four decades of music education and music stores. Carere Music is now a part of Gift of Music and has grown into what is described as a major player in Atlanta’s retail instrument market, with three locations and 35 years serving the musical community. Lessons are taught by professional players, including instructors such as Rex DiPietro, who is receiving his Master’s Degree in Music from Georgia State University in Spring 2025, is trained in classical piano and trumpet performance, and is a first prize winner of international competitions in Salzburg and London. Tony spent his working years as a top-call woodwind doubler and has maintained being the musicians contractor in Atlanta for Theater of the Stars, and Jeanne has been a major player in the Atlanta music scene for 30 years, performing for artists such as Celine Dion, Elton John, Ray Charles, Jessye Norman, and Diana Krall. The program states that its experienced and talented instructors provide high-quality music education to students of all ages and skill levels, with personalized one-on-one instruction and personalized lesson plans, and that its focus is helping each student’s musical experience through lessons, instrument sales, instrument repair by Ben Davis, and instrument rentals at affordable rates with well-maintained, high-quality instruments.
Last updated July 9, 2026.
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