William is passionate about drums and teaching! My daughter has been seeing him for a year now. She has received so many compliments on her drumming skills and she can’t wait for her lessons. I can’t say enough about how dedicated he is about what he does and he is very patient. He listens to my input and tailors the lessons to meet my daughter’s needs. He’s also just a really nice guy!
William Woodley is the consummate drum instructor. He is dedicated to the craft of teaching drums regardless of skill level. William is adept in all areas of drumming, from reading music to recording and performance. He’s the one you want to learn to play the drums from!
William my first drum teacher. Firstly, I don’t even know the A B C of Drums when I firsts started and I called Will looking in Google and we connected each other.
It’s been more than 4 months I have been learning Drums through Will, he is patient to the core with me, very knowledgeable, very flexible on time, as he says often “speed comes with time” yes it’s absolutely True. In first month itself I was able to play one of the All time hits of MJ- Billie Jean on my Electronic Drums and will helped me to find all my drum gear. He is just amazing. I highly recommend joining Will’s drum lessons and you are officially a drummer from that day on.
Keep going Will, I look forward to learn more.
2. Masako’s Music Studio
Address: 6231 Jarvis Ave, Newark, CA 94560 , Newark , California , United States
Both of my kids are leaning music lessons with Masako. She is very nice and professional.
Amazing piano classes for kids. My 5 year old LOVED the class and learned so much.
I was a former voice student at Masako’s Music Studio, and I wholeheartedly RECOMMEND her and her studio. Having attended several music studios in Fremont and the Bay Area, I can confidently say that my most EXCEPTIONAL learning experience was under the guidance of Ms. Masako. Her dedication to her students, profound knowledge, kindness, and compassion set her apart. She possesses a genuine love for teaching and ensures her students adopt correct posture and technique.
The value you receive from her instruction far outweighs the reasonable pricing. Additionally, she regularly organizes multiple concerts throughout the year. Her studio accommodates both private and group piano and voice lessons for adults and children, along with offerings in violin and guitar instruction.
Thanks to her guidance, I expanded my vocal range and gained the ability to perform some of my favorite Broadway and popular songs. I highly encourage you to enroll in music lessons at her studio.
A little bit disappointed in the group piano class offered here as my child still hasn’t learned to play a song after 4 classes have passed, and we can’t even unenroll for a partial refund after discovering that this class doesn’t meet our need. Think twice before enrolling.
——
Just saw the reply from the office and again it’s a very disappointing reply. The kids only played one note of the song (not “part of” the song) and most of the time they were singing instead of learning about piano. I think it would be less misleading if the class was named as “group music class” instead of “group piano class”. Also, we wasn’t able to know what the class was like until we actually take it, which by then would be impossible for us to request refund under your policy. When I was expecting more from the following classes, I only found that every class was almost the same with the first class.
It’s very disappointing and it’s a waste of our time and money for someone coming for a “group piano class”.
3. Tapias DJ
Address: 6830 Dairy Ave, Newark, CA 94560 , Newark , California , United States
Awesome DJ services, professional, organized, beautiful set up of lighting, smoke, and disco ball. He really kept the party going with great music. We had a quinceanera celebration at home and even with the small space given he made it look awesome. THANK YOU for the wonderful job. Definitley recommend Tapia’s DJ for your party/event.
Clarence is so helpful, friendly and fair. Thank you!
Courteous , knowledgeable and helpful staff. Had everything we needed and more.
I got an ukulele for my youngest kid and they didn’t have the color that She wanted, so they place an ordered and it came in less that a week. I could order online but I prefer buy local. Today I got this on the mail and it melted my heart.
Helpful staff, decent selection. Don’t let the silly commercials scare you away.
Helpful employees and wide selection
Ok price. They always what your kids need in stock.
Return policy is not cleare when i shopped there.
I was referred by Ibanez warranty dept. to this store for the sharp fret ends defects on the new electric guitar I purchased. They all were pretty nice and kind, and resolved that issue. However, I noticed that the neck and bridge pickups have pretty bad scratches all over and black spots came up on the fret ends after I brought it back to home. I think that they didn’t cover the pickups while buffing the fret ends, and I don’t know if those black spots are normal after buffing the fret ends. The original issues were resolved, but this guitar got some other cosmetic issues. I wish I was told about the risk of these before the repair.
Don’t come here all Racist people working here and bad customer Service, not recommended at all.
6. Marina Grudskaya’s Piano Studio
Address: 38799 Jonquil Dr, Newark, CA 94560 , Newark , California , United States
Works on and fixes all my instruments gets the intonation perfect and upgrades the hardware and pickup. he’s like Yoda. Has really good instruments and amps for at deep discounted prices.
Call for an appointment. He follows Covid rules.
Venden artículos musicales nuevos pero mas de segunda
Had a good time looking a the instruments and trying them out. Jim was helpful, friendly and knowledgeable.
For now, only chq or cash accepted
The owner of this small business worked with my husband and for a couple of hours to make sure the electric my husband found was playable.
I showed up with money at noon on a Wednesday. The shop was closed. Mom and pops retail stores like this can’t understand how they go out of business. Guitar Center is open and ready to do business right now. Jim’s is not. I posted a photo of his business hours on his storefront for your convenience.
Well…it’s there, tried to pay a visit at 1240 on a Thursday, sign on the door said closed, no hours posted. Wasted lunch hour.
Needed to pickup guitar strings on a lunch break before going back to work, searched this place up on Google and no hours listed, but it’s a Monday afternoon, so I assumed someone would be here. Wrong, though because no one was there, all I got was a “closed” sign and no hours listed. Haven’t a clue when I could come back to pick the strings up, so I guess I’ve gotta make a special trip to guitar center.
10. Bollywood Music & Video
Address: 35111 Newark Blvd C, Newark, CA 94560 , Newark , California , United States
very friendly people, especially Justin, soo helpful.
recommend everyone to go there one a month or so.
Justin was very helpful, kind, cordial.
very lovely environment in the shop.
Good service and even better teachers!
Good selection
Exceptional music teachers.
We rented couple of instruments from C& L Music and we are happy about it. These folks seems to be slightly cheap compared to others in fremont, pleasanton, San Ramon areas(when we researched).
Also couple of time the instrument had issues with soldering(which used to happen in the rentals, as they are not brand new) the C& L folks fixed it without any charges and sometimes they even replaced the instrument within 24 hours of time. Our musicians are happy and same with us too.
good local music book/instrument store. Also you can find private music lessons there. Very convenient.
Send a one month old flute for a repair (Yes, this is our mistake, we should have sent the flute to the manufacture). When we pick it up, scratches are all over the places and even there are some small dents. The service is very unprofessional and we regret to go to this store.
13. Starbucks
Address: Carter Station, 7324 Thornton Ave, Newark, CA 94560 , Newark , California , United States
One person working. Quick and perfect service and drinks were made great. (Friday Nov 2,2018 @620pm)
Awesomeness
Coffee gets me going and awake
The frappe and teas are great
Great coffee…..
Very good service and of course good product.. The quality is usually very high. The staff is very friendly and is honestly caring… I stop in grab what I want or need at times and get out quickly..
Newark’s finest
The manager on Sunday afternoon was so rude .
We when there and ask for a sugar oatmeal coffe light on ice,the cashier told us tha he can not go light on ice for some reason which is rediculous ,thw way he gave un service was horrible,most of other places of this franchise workers are nice, but this guys was rude to us.
14. Baylands Guitars
Address: 46560 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538 , Newark , California , United States
Riyaaz is a great place for instruments in the Bay Area. I recently bought a dhol and then rented one when I needed a second one. Monika and Happy were exceptional in providing their services!
Just got a tabla reheaded at Riyaaz Music Shop! Such a wonderful job.. Thank you Happy Singh for your outstanding service…strongly recommending Riyaaz Music Shop for brand new Tabla, Harmonium, other music instruments and repair of music instruments. Wish you all the very best Riyaaz Music Shop!
Great service. Same prices as on line and you dont have to wait for shipping.
Great customer service! Came in to buy some strings and they had the exact ones I was looking for! I also walked out with a new orange bass amp after they kindly offered to let me demo it. It’s the most tidy, clean and well organized family owned store you’ll ever walk into. Highly recommend Music Depot to anyone. Thanks guys!
Music Depot has all of your music needs covered. They truly care about musicians of all type and cater to whatever it is that you need. They are great supporters of the local music scene and heavily involved in the community. Please Shop Here!!
Went in for mandolin strings, probably would’ve bought em here if they had Elixir. Employee made snarky comment as I walked out w nothing in hand. Perhaps if there were better choices I would’ve supported the small business :/
Came here twice. Hate driving out this way store was closed with no signage or reason. Called and no answer either. At least update your times or put a sign up
Place is never open-at least not during the posted hours when i have tried to stop in! Not a real useful store, if i can’t go in to buy something.
20. Central Computers
Address: 5990 Mowry Ave, Newark, CA 94560 , Newark , California , United States
Almost anything I can want for my computer at good prices
Nice store with many computer components, cables, and parts. There is a repair service as well.
Best place for computer stuff. Most helpful staff, reasonable prices, accessible hours.
Not a bad place to get parts when you need them in a hurry
Great selection of PC components.
They have a large selection of stuff
People are completely rude! I am not racist but its filled with chinese people. As soon as they saw me, they started ignoring me. WHAT WAS THEIR PROBLEM??? I waited at the front counter(by a cash register) for more then 5 minutes and no one helped me. One dude finally saw me and comes right in front then he turns round and started talking in chinese to a coworker. I am like are you SERIOUS? And I walked out.
Great store and service. Sadly the website doesn’t update real time and the item that was in stock was actually sold to someone else. It didn’t get updated until the second day of my online purchase. Still waiting on a response to cancel my order.
