Stanroy Music Center offers drums, percussion, guitars, keyboards, amps, sheet music, books, and accessories and has a large selection of brass, woodwind, and orchestral instruments available for sale or rent. We have 16 private music instructors, and practice studios available for rent. Stanroy is also home to a full service brass and woodwind repair shop staffed by the most sought after technicians in the greater Bay Area.
While we still believe there is no substitute for the hands-on shopping experience, it is our hope that this website will give a little taste of our store when it's not possible to visit in person. We encourage you to browse our diverse inventory, check out the services we offer, and contact us with any questions or issues you may be having. Since 1996 it has been our goal to be the best full-service, community-oriented store possible, and we hope this site will help further that goal.
All styles of electric and acoustic guitar, music theory and songwriting. Beginning to advanced students of all ages are welcome!
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Soon after I began teaching, I learned that my students work twice as hard when practicing pieces of music that they love, and have twice as much fun doing it. While that seems fairly obvious, a lot of teachers out there still pressure their students into playing music they don't care for, and by doing that - prevent students from achieving their full potential. That is not how I do it! I always inquire about my student's musical taste and make sure their homework reflect that. I have a huge collection of sheet music and have memorized hundreds of songs, licks and riffs for you to choose from. On top of that, I'll be more than happy to learn some songs from your musical world, and incorporate them into our lessons. I do it every day for my students and I'll be happy to do the same for you.
Teaching children to love music through age appropriate music games and activities. The focus is singing in-tune, keeping the beat, clapping the rhythm and learning music reading and writing.
Steve Smyth is available for guitar and music lessons across the Bay Area! A highly skilled and sought after guitar instructor with over 35 years of private and professional experience, including a 10 year career as a further and higher education guitar and music theory tutor at several university level music colleges across the Southeastern United Kingdom, including ACM Guildford, BIMM Brighton, and ICMP London. As a guitar instructor, he has prepared hundreds of students for university level music courses with over 40,000+ lessons and workshops taught around the San Francisco Bay Area, throughout the United States and Europe. His reputation and instruction is highly sought after for those who take learning seriously, and equally, those want to have fun with music. Says Steve: "I have enjoyed teaching guitar and music for practically as long as I have been playing! I love seeing the 'lightbulb go on' when helping someone learn a new aspect of guitar or music, via direct and constant real world musical examples presented within each lesson I give, always tailored to your specific goals and musical interests! Get in touch, and let me see how I can help you learn guitar and music!" Steve enjoys working with students of all ages, skill levels and music styles to help improve a student’s technique, theory, sight reading, and improvisation. His areas of specialty include heavy, progressive and fusion rock music.
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