Plano South | May 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE Noe B. Music Studio Local school has been drumming along for more than 10 years in Plano N oel Benitez was working in a music store when he rst noticed that he had a knack

BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY

busier, and the rest is really history.” Benitez plans to continue adding options for his students. “I’m always open for anything,” Benitez said. “We’ve had people asking us about accordion lessons, trumpet lessons and stu like that. So we’re de nitely looking into upgrading to more instruments in the future.” Benitez credits a lot of the school’s success and growth to the rela- tionships that have been built with students. Most of the students nd out about the school by word of mouth, Benitez said. The school also works with stu-

for teaching drums. Benitez said he used to play the drums in the store, and would have several customers ask if he could teach them. He nally decided to give it a shot. “I had customers that would always come in and ask if I could teach them to play,” Benitez said. “That’s when I noticed that I actually enjoyed teaching. … It was just natural to me.” The operation started out small, but he eventually opened his own music school in

Owner Noel Benitez started Noe. B Music Studio in 2013 after working for a music store.

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Noe B. Music Studio teaches students of all ages.

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$150 for four 30-minute lessons Classes oered: drums, guitar, bass, ukulele, piano, voice

dents who play at sev- eral churches around the metroplex. “People will men- tion that they really like the way we teach because we person- alize the lessons and the experience,” he added. “We build this friendship with the student and the

Plano in 2013, and it hasn’t stopped growing since.

“PEOPLE WILL MENTION THAT THEY REALLY LIKE THE WAY WE TEACH BECAUSE WE PERSONALIZE THE LESSONS AND THE EXPERIENCE.” NOEL BENITEZ, OWNER

Noe B. Music Studio started

with only drum lessons, but the school now oers piano, guitar,

bass, ukulele and voice lessons as well. “People started asking me where they could nd guitar lessons because I only did drums,” Benitez said. “There were a couple of schools that I would always refer to, and one day I was just like, ‘I should hire a teacher.’ We started to get busy with guitar lessons, and then people started asking me about piano too. … It just started getting busier and

Noe B. Music Studio oers classes for six dierent instruments.

Benitez said the school started only teaching drum lessons.

parent, and it’s amazing to see them grow because we have students take lessons not just for a few months— they stay with us for years.” As Noe B. Music Studio marked 10 years of business in February, Benitez said he doesn’t expect the business to slow down anytime soon. “It’s just been an amazing ride,” Benitez said. “And we still have that energy to keep going.”

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Noe B. Music Studio 2301 Central Expressway, Ste. 150, Plano 972-951-3786 www.noebdrumlessons.com Hours: Mon.-Wed. noon-9 p.m., Fri. noon-9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sun., Thu. closed

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