Grand Central Music – Private Music Lessons

Grand Central Music – Private Music Lessons offers private music lessons and music lessons with instruction available on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, drums/percussion, saxophone, ukulele, bass guitar, mandolin, and vocal/singing. The program also includes student concert performances every April and October for family and friends, which are free to participate in and attend. Teaching places emphasis on adapting instruction to fit the student rather than using a fixed curriculum, with a focus on making music feel fun and achievable.

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Business hours Monday–Thursday roughly 10–6, Friday 10–5, and Saturday around mid-day hours

Grand Central Music has been serving San Luis Obispo since 2005 as a local “Mom and Pop, Brick and Mortar” walk-in music store. The store is described as a one stop shop for music needs, with a family friendly atmosphere and convenient free parking and a bus stop close by on Orcutt Rd. In addition to lessons for musicians of all skill levels, the store offers instrument rentals, instrument repairs, PA/sound and lighting rentals and installation, and buys and sells used music gear. It carries new and used electric and acoustic guitars and basses, guitar strings and tuners, pedals, keyboards, band instruments and accessories, and a variety of quality pre-owned music gear and musical instruments. Services also include guitar, bass, ukulele, and banjo repairs, as well as custom cables, custom pedal boards, and custom PA systems. Dan Ernst is the named store representative, and Dan and the staff have years of experience getting people started on their musical journey and keeping them going. The stated mission is, “Music is an experience. Immerse yourself in that experience at Grand Central Music.” The store is positioned as an alternative to buying from “that faceless place we call the internet.”

Last updated March 15, 2026.