Ramona Music Center offers instruments, lessons, repairs, rentals, and more. Its friendly and knowledgeable staff is happy to help you tune your guitar, or help you find just the right music book. In addition to new instruments, it also offers used, consigned, and rentals. This is great for the beginner that wants to try something new without investing too much. Make sure to check the Web site for current specials, and upcoming events.
Not just a music store, Heriz Music and Art houses seven studios and offers lessons with 11 teachers. Owner Margarita Heriz taught music to high school students in Bogotá, Colombia, but soon learned she preferred working with instruments rather than in the classroom. Inevitably, she brought the classroom to her shop. Heriz's philosophy on music is to spark interest for aspiring musicians. She says the learning process does not necessarily begin with merely setting up lessons, but by looking, absorbing or just visiting and starting to get ideas. Aside from instruments such as clarinets, saxophones, flutes, pianos and customary guitars, Heriz Music and Art offers repairs as well.
If you play an instrument or like to sing, the Coast Music Conservatory can find you a teacher that specializes in your forte. From group lessons to one-on-one coaching, the building has plenty of free parking and a brightly lit interior with private rooms to help you get your groove on.
Owners Beth and Matt Rohde live in Hermosa Beach and pride themselves on their top-notch instructors. "We feel very lucky to have the staff we have here," said Beth. "They love to teach and they're incredible musicians." Coast Music Conservatory also specializes in private parties for children and adults if you want to shake it like an American Idol or jam like a rock star, complete with choreography, voice lessons, instruments, karaoke and a fog machine.
Music Focus takes pride in teaching and refining the music talent within the community. Music Focus services include rehearsal time, recording time and lessons. Guitarist and composer Karl Grossman is available for session work. Lesson rates are $38 for a 1/2 hour, $76 for a full hour, $152 for four weeks, and $190 for five weeks.
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Established in Santa Barbara in 1986, Nick Rail Music provides band and orchestral instruments to both schools and individual musicians, offering both sales and rentals. The business carries everything from marching band instruments to drum sets to electric guitars, as well as digital instruments and sound reinforcement products. For more information about the products offered, visit the Nick Rail Music Web site.