Teaching music has been our primary focus at Main Street Music for many years. We are very proud of our fine music teachers and the thousands of students who have studied here. All of our teachers are full time musicians and educators who perform regularly. Most have college degrees in music and many have California teaching credentials.

We strive to create a friendly, safe and fun experience for the student while at the same time teaching and encouraging them to excel. At Main Street Music, our teachers are professional and try to mentor young students to be the best they can be in all things.

Most of our teachers hold college degrees in music. They all have extensive experience in the field of music, and are full time educators and musicians. We strive to create a friendly, safe, and fun experience for the student while at the same time teaching and encouraging students to excel. At Main Street Music, our teachers are professional and try to mentor young students to be the best they can be.

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Strings, Bass, Brass, Drums, Voice, Percussion, Woodwinds, Piano, Guitar

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Larry Stewart

Larry started playing guitar at age 13, first learning top 40 covers, then into the Blues. He later began studying jazz with Warren Nunes when he moved to Los Angeles. Larry has played or jammed with Jimi Hendrix, Crosby and Stills, Joni Mitchell, Arlo Guthrie, Peter Tork, Delaney and Bonnie, and Herb Alpert. He also recorded with Chris Crosby (Debos for Aretha Franklin).

Katie Venner

Katie Venner has been studying piano technique and music theory for close to twenty years and has been teaching piano for 7 years. She specializes in the art of classical and jazz piano as well as contemporary and popular styles. She has extensive experience in performing solo piano, as piano accompanist, singing, and as pianist/keyboardist for large and small jazz/blues bands.

Andrew Verdoes

Andrew Verdoes began playing guitar at a young age. He returned to school and studied jazz and classical music theory. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition from Cal State Hayward. Andrew has performed with many bands over the years including the CSUH Jazz Ensemble.

Larry Stewart and Unit 7 playing Black Orpheus

This is the Larry Stewart Band with Rick Russell on Sax, Tom Coyan on keys, Ewan McDonald on bass, Carlito Franco on percussion, Dave Peters on Drums and of course, Larry on guitar. They were playing at the Grand Theatre in Tracy for Main Street Music Presents Jazz series.

Jd Nichols

Jun 11, 2022

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Love this place. I always get a good advice from the people that work there. I have a child that attends a couple of the lessons there and the teachers are awesome. The prices for everything seem to be fairly reasonable as well. After 8 years here nothing has changed. It's an awesome place.

C. Fleck

May 31, 2022

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Very nice shop. I stopped in for a bunch of random stuff and the people working there were very helpful and friendly. Definitely a cool shop, they have stuff for beginners to advanced players (mostly on the guitar-side, but they did have a variety of different instruments).

The Dog Of The Sun

Jan 09, 2022

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Never received the music we ordered 2 months ago. Personally not a very good experience. I felt like an outsider.

My U. Fyt Stories

Dec 09, 2021

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Excellent selection. Very competitive prices. Awesome customer service.

Daniel Orejuela

Aug 27, 2021

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Great music store. I have had a couple of amps repaired there and bought some nice effect pedals. Very friendly staff.

Robert Boyle

Mar 17, 2021

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I'm writing specifically about two visits to Main Street Music. I was hoping to start a new "quarantine hobby" and finally get a keyboard so I could (re)learn how to play. My first visit was before I got my stimulus check, so I was just doing some research. The gentleman who assisted me at that time was extremely helpful. It didn't seem to matter that he knew he wasn't going to get a sale that day -- he spent time with me to find out what I wanted to do, what I already knew, and then explain what options they had that would fit well with where I was starting from.

The second visit was after I received my stimulus check to pick up a Yamaha P45B. The person who took care of me this time, was just as helpful. He explained the functions on the keyboard, and he had some helpful suggestions on what else I might need to get my new adventure started, without any oversell or pressure. He even helped by carrying my keyboard out to my car, since my hands were full with a stand and other purchases.

Part of why I went to Main Street Music was that I wanted to support a local business in these times of ours. Amazon gets enough business, they don't need any money from me. AFTER I bought my keyboard, though, I *did* have to have a look. Turns out I would not have saved a dime if I had bought it from them -- and the other items I bought would have cost me even more than Main Street charged me. So: great service, great prices, great people. And this is all our home town. Buying here was very much the right decision!

Lisa McLaughlin

Mar 11, 2021

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Always love going into this store! Great people who really know the music business, superb teachers for private lessons, and an excellent selection of instruments. They support music education in the community -- that's why Tracy loves Main Street Music!

Jason Balch

Feb 27, 2020

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Dropped off my Bass for a setup and electronics work yesterday - both Ken and Jason the Repair Guy were SUPER nice! Ken has an *amazing* store, and is an old-school kind of guy - who clearly cares about his clients! Right on! Can't wait to see what they can do with my old bass - and looking fwd to seeing them both again. Great to still have a local Music Store!

Kevin Fellon

Feb 02, 2020

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Great local music store. They have a reasonable selection of just about everything and the staff is super helpful. Music instructors are also very good.