Our Mission
We equip musicians through excellent repair, expert craftsmanship and an exceptional team dedicated to providing high-quality products and instruction.
Core Values
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Excellence – We strive for excellence in every aspect of our business. Our commitment to high standards drives our reputation and builds trust in all we do.
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Knowledge & Expertise – We desire be experts in our field of music, instrument repair and education. This allows us to provide exceptional service, give the best guidance and provide valuable education to our customers.
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Service – Services is at the heart of everything we do! We want to create a welcoming, helpful and highly responsive experience for every customer. Our goal is the exceed expectations and strive to make every interaction positive.
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Education – We are educators. We are passionate about sharing our knowledge and helping others. Educations is the key to empowering our customers, technicians and students to make informed decisions and improve their skills.
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Accountability – We hold ourselves and each other accountable for delivering the best possible experience for our customers. This means we take ownership of our actions and ensure we meet our commitments with integrity.
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Results – We emphasize achieving measurable outcomes and deliver tangible results!
About Our Business
Founded in 2009, Hill City Music is a locally owned and operated music store with two is locations in Lynchburg and Roanoke, Virginia. We provide high quality instrument repair services, band and orchestra sales and rentals, guitar and combo sales and music lessons of all types to the Central and Southwest Virginia Community.
Our Owner - Matt Yates
Matt obtained his degree in Music Education and Trombone Performance studying under Dr. Randy Kohlenberg at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 1997, he began a musical instrument repair apprenticeship, directly studying under John Blythe ("The Band Doc") at his repair shop in Burlington, NC. After his two-year apprenticeship, he continued to work as a technician at the shop while finishing his music degree.
Upon graduation in 2001, Matt began a career as a middle school and high school band director while continuing to work as a repair technician at nights and on weekends. After several years, he left The Band Doc to focus on his teaching career.
In 2009 he opened Hill City Music in Lynchburg, Virginia with the desire to provide high quality instrument repair services.
Matt continues to operate and grow the business on a daily basis. His desire is to grow the business to serve as many musicians as possible in central and southwest Virginia.
The Story Continues...
- After opening Hill City Music Repair, it quickly became a primary provider of instrument repair services to a large number of middle and high schools in Central Virginia.
- After a few years, Hill City Music Repair was expanded and services were added. The business moved to a larger location allowing for a larger retail space, a bigger shop, and more rooms for lessons.
- In 2014, “repair” was dropped from the name, and the Hill City Music of today was formed. Through growth, and a partnership with Music & Arts, Hill City Music now offers sales and rentals of all major brands of band and orchestra instruments.
- To better serve our customers, Matt purchased a beloved music repair shop, Valley Repair, in Roanoke Virginia in 2021.
- In 2022, Hill City Music opened a second location in Roanoke, Virginia.
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Today we serve over 70 middle and high school band and orchestra programs and major universities including Virginia Tech, The University of Virginia and Liberty University...and counting...
VISIT US IN LYNCHBURG
20436 Lynchburg Highway, Suite JLynchburg, VA 24502
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VISIT US IN
ROANOKE
1337 Towne Square Blvd NW Roanoke, VA 24012Get Directions
HOURS
Lynchburg: Mon – Fri: 9AM - 5:30PMRoanoke: Mon – Fri: 9AM – 1PM,
2PM - 5:30PM
Both Locals: Saturday: 10AM – 2PM
Sunday: CLOSED