We are providing a great place to learn to play and a very strong musical voice in East Contra Costa County. We serve our central Delta communities of Antioch, Oakley, Discovery Bay and Brentwood, CA by listening and offering first class musical services including school band instrument rentals, private music lessons and small group instruction.

Established in May 1979 by local musician Jeff Gill, the focus of the business has always been about providing musical support for beginning music students as well as experienced musicians. The music store offers a wide selection of reasonably priced musical instruments for sale and also offers band instrument repair services, guitar set-ups and neck adjustments. In addition, we offer private music instruction including guitar, piano, drum, voice lessons, etc. - all given by qualified teachers who are patient and encouraging. The store also has been chosen by the City of Antioch to provide group classes for the Antioch community through the Leisure Service Department.

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Drums, Guitar, Piano, Voice

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Emily Krentz

Voice Teacher

Hi there! My name is Emily Krentz and I have a passion for teaching. Like one of my mentor's, Sue Stuart from Liberty high School, I love sharing the joy of music and singing with younger students in particular. I personally began taking private voice lessons at the age of eight years old in 2001, and continue taking private coaching to this day with a renown college music professor.

Robert Aguirre

Guitar Teacher

Robert Aguirre, singer/song writer, guitar teacher, piano tuner, started his music career right here in Brentwood in the mid seventies. In the early days Robert often played the bass and harmonica while playing with a band but composed songs on guitar and piano

Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Piano Teacher

As a former member of the Music Teachers Association of California and as a holder of a B.A. Degree in Music, Miss Kathleen has the credentials to go along with her passion for teaching. She has a very calm and encouraging manner that many sensitive students appreciate and respond well to.

Christian Canalita

Drum Instructor

Christian has been playing drums well over 25 years. As a drum instructor for the past 15 years, Christian has been sharing his knowledge and experiences with many happy students while still remaining a very active Bay Area musician.

Maria Murillo

Violin Teacher

Maria is a wonderful violinist who is extremely well rounded and a great musical role model. In addition to the traditional classical style that most teachers offer, she also plays fiddle, mariachi, pop and swing - and she loves to play and teach them all!

Kathryn Alexander

Flute Instructor

Ms. Alexander holds a B.A. degree in Music Education which she earned from Manhattanville College in Connecticut. After graduating from college she became the musical director at Northwest Catholic High School in Connecticut. In 2005 Ms. Alexander relocated from the East Coast to California and became the Director of Music at Pioneer Elementary in Brentwood.

Thomas H.

Mar 05, 2012

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The staff there are very friendly and help me and my wife out on what type of guitar our 9 year girl should be playing. They fixed her guitar for her because she wanted to play left handed instead of right, so the changed the strings and a few more things to it and she loves it. She is taking lessons there and the staff is so easy to talk to it like you are family.

Angelica C.

Jul 05, 2010

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My parents are currently taking lessons at Gill's Music and they're both enjoying not only playing again (Dad plays guitar and Mom plays piano) but developing friendships with their instructors. They have nothing but good remarks to say about their music lessons. For me, I just went into Gill's today to rent a trumpet, and I was in and out in all of 15 minutes.

After doing a bit of price-researching and looking for the best rental deals down in the South Bay (where I reside), I discovered that Gill's rental offering was significantly better than most music stores. The rental agreement is also on a month-to-month basis, as opposed to other stores which ask you to commit to a 10-month rental.