I was really bummed when Chris Jensen passed away and venerable Jensen's Music closed after being…read morethere forever. He was such a nice guy. So yesterday when I wanted to play La Bamba on my equally venerable guitar, one of the strings popped. So I reluctantly had to find a new source of replacement strings. I'm happy to report that Nick Rail abundantly filled the bill. Nice helpful staff, prices that don't drive you to the internet, and a store filled not just with guitars, but also keyboards, drums, and horns. School band members rent and shop here, too. All In all a good experience. They've been there 40 years, and this was my belated first visit. Does anyone else remember the Bonnie Langley Music Store in downtown Santa Barbara?

THE BEST! Right before a gig I broke a few strings on my guitar and ran straight to them for the…read morefirst time. The staff was so incredibly sweet and eager to help me. I wish I could've gotten their names. They probably fixed my guitar within 30-45 min and saved my life! Would recommend!

They are out of business, After leaving messages every two months I decided to drive there and…read morefound out the hard way... I wish they would take their website down or note out of business till further notice... Don't bother leaving a message they will not get back to you...

I have read all the reviews...where everyone sounds like they really appreciated their experience…read morewith this business...which I was hoping to duplicate, however, despite my multiple messages via email & voicemail, I've heard nothing back in over 4 days...which perplexes me.

Nina is a gifted and talented Musician would recommend. She has a sensitivity that comes throughread more

My daughter has learned from Nina for three years, and she has made tremendous progress. It has…read morebeen an incredible experience. My daughter was a beginner, so it should have been like drawing on a blank page for Nina. She knew what was the most important and effective thing for a beginner like my daughter, understood her emotion and needs, and passionately communicated with her, showing her contagious love for music. Her lessons have always been very active, dense, and filled with high energy. In fact, my wife, who sat in the lesson, loved Nina's teaching style and often said she was fascinated to listen to Nina's frequent demo play for my daughter! Most importantly, we saw significant improvement in my daughter's play in each lesson. Regarding technique, her training in basic skills and intense focus on musicality was perfectly on the right level for my daughter. She picked up errors and pinpointed the source of errors, then gave clear instructions and the right advice for practice and improvement in musicality. Overall, we had a great time with Nina. I wholeheartedly recommend her violin lessons.

We absolutely love it here. We are learning so much about music but also motor-skills, independent…read moreplay, listening skills, as well as various social skills. I also love that Teacher Alex loves our babies so much. She loves sharing music with the little ones and the little ones love her right back. Highly recommend checking out YBM.

We have taken Piano and recently Violin with Mimi. She is a very kind, patient and wonderful…read moreteacher. Highly recommend taking any music classes here. The space is so fun, bright, clean and inspiring. Such a gift to have this music education space for kids in this tiny town by the sea. Thank you Alex!

I bought a guitar from an estate sale and it didn't sound so good so I brought it here to get set…read moreup and now it sounds amazing. Perfect set up and action! Highly recommend getting your guitar set up here.

Bought a guitar and a harmonica from here. Better than any other music store. If you call and he…read moredoesn't pick up he texts you back pretty quickly. When I bought my guitar the action was too low, so I brought it back and he fixed it for me for free. Super knowledgeable 10/10 will be back for all other music needs

One of the highlights of our son's junior high and high school experiences was watching him become…read morea musician and his learning to be part of a talented rock band. Steve Stockmal, the founder and master music instructor, is amazing with both girls and boys of every age, adults included.

Very nice drum teacher, helped my band in a emergency situation. Even wrote a long letter for us…read moreto the guitar center about the missing stands of rental drums. And the studio for rehearsal is sooo cool!!

My 12-year-old went to Amplify for the first time, and she had the BEST time. We drove in from out…read moreof state, and it was absolutely worth it. She chose the rock band intensive, where she learned to play bass and collaborated with her bandmates and instructors, Effy and Sarah, to write and perform an original song at the end of camp on stage. She was so excited when other girls asked for her autograph after the performance! The best part of the experience was that she found "her people." She met girls who were kind, encouraging, supportive, and just a little edgier, which made her feel like she truly belonged. She also loved that all-girl bands came to camp to perform and stayed afterward for Q&A sessions with the girls. One of her favorite days was Field Day, which still makes me laugh because she does not like PE at school. I love that Amplify has a focus on music and arts, but still keeps some of the traditional campy activities. As a parent, I really appreciated that the camp nurse called before camp to discuss my daughter's medical needs and medications. The dining staff also did a great job accommodating her dairy-free diet with plenty of vegan options. She spoke positively about the counselors, especially Chloe. The campus was beautiful, and drop-off and pickup were both organized and easy. My daughter came home more confident, with new skills, deeper friendship, and memories she'll never forget. Before we were even home, she was already asking if she could come back next year and stay longer than two weeks. I think that says a lot.

My daughter really appreciate and loves this camp. She talks about it every day. She made some good…read morefriends and great bonds. I would recommend this Camp to anyonel is interested in Music.. she had a great time when they went surfing in Santa Barbara.

My son took lessons from Barry for a few years . He really had fun. Barry is a great teacher.read more

Barry is so talented and above all very patient. My daughter loves attending her drum lesson…read more Barry makes it fun! I would highly recommend Barry.

We greatly highly recommend the wonderful Teacher Vera!! She…read moredeserves 10 out of 5 stars! Seriously. For the parents who were told that their son's talents in science and math, we care even more about the cultivation and inspiration in art and music education, at his 10-year-old stage, on-going and persistent, on the right track, so to naturally and capably falling into another beautiful and profound world, MUSIC, like one's life long asset, where he could release for self-entertainment, self-satisfaction, or to indulge in to become one's career. Teacher Vera realized our wish. I was so grateful to have found her, the best of the best, finally. She is a rare but all-in-one mentor who covers the materials such as Kindermusik, Yamaha Piano programs, etc, theories, techniques, dynamics, music stories, performance practice and recital. Not only that, she is an incredible magician, who unleashes my son's potential to believe in what he didn't think he could have played but he could play well by heart-- that only took 3 months. One thing really matters Teacher Vera brought in: train my son to be self-disciplined, practice the piano 5 days a week and then self-motivated to want to play it more!! It's tough and challenging for all the teachers and parents who want to plant that seed in our children. Teacher Vera has that power to have motivated our son to build up that practice habit. We're so happy to see that the desirable improvements and progresses is happening to my son's piano learning with Vera. She is the best of the best!! We believe that in long-run, all the lessons, the activities and the related with Teacher Vera will benefit our son tremendously for life long. Last but not least, the comments posted here I checked up are all very true so no need to repeat here. Thank you so so much and beyond, Teacher Vera!!

I witnessed Vera teaching piano for many years, and I have to say that her dedication to the art of…read moreengaging and motivating students to achieve their best is remarkable. I've heard performances of her many students which demonstrated their transformation from beginners to late intermediate level players within months, due to Vera's strategic and thoughtful approach that is customized and highly effective. She is personable, kind and diligent teacher that anyone would be lucky to have. I couldn't recommend her enough.