Music & Arts Center

Music & Arts
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1952 (1952) in Bethesda, Maryland, United States
FounderBenjamin O'Brien
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
253
Area served
United States
Key people
Jeff Gottlieb, President
ProductsMusical instruments, sheet music
ServicesMusical instrument rentals and repairs, private music lessons
Number of employees
1,500 (2005)
ParentGuitar Center, Inc.
Websitemusicarts.com

Music & Arts is an American musical instrument retailer chain specializing in band and orchestra instrument sales and rentals, guitars, keyboards, sheet music and accessories, musical instrument repairs and private music lessons. It is the largest school music dealer in the United States, with 253 retail locations. Originally founded in 1952, the company has operated as a subsidiary of Guitar Center since its acquisition in 2005.