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19510 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91324-2419
(818) 993-0286
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Monday 11:00am - 9:00pm
Tuesday 11:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday 11:00am - 9:00pm
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Friday 11:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 9:00pm
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    Pedal Station
    Whether you’re looking for that missing sound in your arsenal or building out an entire signal chain, this fully interactive station is a pedal paradise where you can mix and match iconic stomps from legendary brands with the most modern effects from boutique builders.
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    Whether you’re looking for inspiration for your own home or project studio, or you need to compare the fine nuances between pro-grade mics, monitors and more, this location is specially outfitted with everything you need, including an immersive Dolby Atmos setup.
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Guitar Center Northridge Music Lessons

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Music Lessons at Guitar Center Northridge

Learning an instrument provides many benefits aside from gaining a new skill. It relieves stress, builds confidence and cultivates creativity. There is no better place to develop and hone your musical skills than music lessons at Guitar Center Northridge

Whether you’ve never picked up an instrument before, or you’ve been playing for years and are looking to perfect your talent, Guitar Center offers the best music lessons near you for all skill levels. Our talented and experienced instructors come from a wide variety of musical backgrounds and are able to offer lessons for many different instruments. Some of our most popular music lessons in Northridge include guitar, bass , drums, piano and vocal lessons.

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Jesse Renderos
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Guitar Center Northridge 19510 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA
Jesse Renderos teaches guitar, bass, piano, music theory and ear training in the North San Fernando Valley. He is passionate about helping people express themselves through music and improving their skills. Jesse has worked with several non-profit music schools and performing arts camps and has taught students from various musical and cultural backgrounds. He received his Bachelor of Music in classical guitar performance from California State University, Northridge. While there, he studied under Grammy Award-winning classical musician John Dearman, head of Guitar Studies, Steve Thachuck, and head of Music Therapy, Ron Borczon. He has also taken masterclasses by other Grammy Award-winning artists like Scott Tennant and Bill Kanengiser. Other lessons include those from leading progressive metal artists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes. Abasi’s and Reyes’ heavy and melodic style influences and informs Jesse’s musical taste. When Jesse is not teaching, he is working on his personal musical projects, studying jazz, exploring the outdoors or working in his garden.
John Contreras
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Wesley Hambright
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Wes Hambright aka Orange Dog is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter. As a composer his television credits include music for Ellen, American Idol, Teen Titans Go, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, and countless shows on the A&E, Cartoon Network, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, Warner Brothers/Telepictures, and History Channel. Wes has written dozens of film scores, most recent credits include the documentary Not Such a Bad Guy: Conversations with Dabney Coleman (streaming on Amazon) and two comedic horror shorts from director Sam Rodriguez, MP101 and Slashing On By.
Paul Labinski
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PJ has over 20 years of teaching experience including time at Musicians Institute and Hollywood Academy of Music. His encouraging nature and musical versatility help bring out the best in his students. His experience playing a variety of styles on stage, in the studio, and as a songwriter helps him to share his knowledge and techniques with countless aspiring rock stars!
Herman Schleifer
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Billy Schleifer is a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music (2003), and a professional musician with 20 years of experience in all facets of the music industry, including 11 years as a producer and 15 as a private instructor. Notable projects include Boyz II Men’s comeback single, “Better Half”, AFL Grand Final song, “Last Ones Standing”, and Sadie Van’s latest release, “Perfectly.” Schleifer has worked with artists, writers, and producers on various record labels including UMG, EPIC, and WMG. Schleifer’s production genres include Pop, Hip Hop, Rock and more.
Daniel Rohan
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Dan began learning the piano at an early age. His mother taught him how to read music, while his older brother taught him how to rock! Dan has also composed music for various video games. He teaches piano, guitar, vocals, bass, and home recording in addition to classical, pop, jazz and blues. “Music, especially playing and singing, is a connection from the breath, heart, mind and soul to you!”
Nicolas Garcia
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Currently residing in Glendale, California, Nicolas Garcia is an Alumni of Musician's Institute in Hollywood, having graduated with honors in the Guitar Technology program and earned a Bachelor of Music degree in jazz studies in performance, and Master of Music degree in Commercial Music in performance from California State University Los Angeles. Nicolas teaches guitar, bass, ukulele, beginning piano, and music theory. His performance specialties include styles ranging from jazz flamenco, classical, funk, heavy metal, blues, and more. He has over 20 years of performance experience in such clubs like the the House of Blues, The Whisky a Go Go, Nolas A taste of New Orleans, and countless times at California State University in the jazz big band and jazz small combos. Nicolas has composed and performed flamenco- influenced acoustic electric guitar compositions, and played and recorded on the "Reborn Project for engineer Argamo Toros." Nicolas is able to teach at all skill levels creating material that will fit the particular needs of a student. He loves teaching because of the joy of seeing a student learning their favorite songs, theory, reading music, and how it is an outlet for getting through difficult times in their lives. Some of Nicolas' favorite musicians range from Paco De Lucia, Allan Holdsworth, Ronnie James Dio, John Coltrane, Earth Wind and Fire, and Ric Beato. For Nicolas, music is the ultimate form of creative expression and outlet for expressing his deepest inmost feelings. Nicolas has been teaching for over 6 years at Guitar Center Lessons.
Oliver Cooper
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Oliver teaches drums and piano at Guitar Center Sherman Oaks, where he shares his vast music and performance experience with his students. Having studied and performed many genres, he will help you build the confidence, ability, and understanding of your instrument so that you can hang with the pros!
Patrick Rector
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Pat knew he wanted to be a musician since he got a guitar for his 11th birthday, and he wants to share that enthusiasm with you. Graduating Magna Cum Laude from USC’s Thornton School of Music, Pat's infectious personality and performance experience can help bring out your inner rockstar! In 2019 he performed at the Hollywood Bowl with pop duo RAINNE, where they opened for Taylor Swift, The Jonas Brothers, Lizzo, and Billie Eilish. Pat has nearly a decade of teaching experience, and enjoys teaching both kids and adults alike. Primarily a guitarist, he is also proficient on bass and piano. With his extensive music theory knowledge and keen ear, what you can learn is only limited by your imagination.
Dylan Monti
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Dylan Monti teaches guitar, drums, songwriting, music production, music theory, and ear training at Guitar Center Northridge and Pasadena. He is dedicated to helping his students discover their unique style while also providing a well rounded musical education. He enjoys playing all genres of music with his favorites being rock, jazz, and folk. As a guitarist, his influences include Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, George Benson, and Julian Lage to name a few. His all time favorite drummer is John Bonham. Dylan recieved his Bachelor's degree in Musicianship, Artistry Development, and Entrepreneurship from the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, where he studied under Gary Lindsay, Dan Strange, and Brian Russell. He has performed with John Splithoff, Melanie Jo, Wiill, M'Lynn, among others and shared the stage with Renee Fleming, Dispatch, The Brazen Youth, and more. When Dylan isn't teaching he spends his time writing/producing music, hiking, baking pies, watching movies, or hanging out with friends and family.
Steven Caceres
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Steven Caceres has been playing guitar since the age of 7, and grew up listening to a plethora of music genres. He has taken piano and guitar lessons during his teenage years, followed by a period of focused self-study. Steven holds a degree in Jazz Studies from Fullerton College and plays guitar in local bands throughout the area. He is committed to furthering his own musical education and supporting the needs of his students as they strive towards their own musical goals.
Adam Tune
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Adam Tune teaches guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, voice, music theory, and ear training in the greater Los Angeles area. His passion is helping students understand musical concepts and achieve their musical goals. Adam received his Bachelor of Music in Commerical Music (Composition/Arranging emphasis) at Azusa Pacific University. While attending APU, Adam studied with Pixar film orchestrator Mark Gasbarro, jazz expert Tom Hynes, and Michael Kozubek, head of Guitar Studies. Further, Adam has had the privilege of participating in masterclasses with the world-renowed classical guitarist Denis Azabagic and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz orchestra. When Adam is not teaching, you can find him composing, practicing, exercising, baking, painting, or running Dungeons and Dragons for friends.
Nathaniel Antonio
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Nate is a music instructor that started his career as a DJ. Noticing he had a passion for music, he decided to educate himself. He dedicated over 4 years of private Lessons with Peter Layton of "Go Far Guitar". Although his studies included: Voice, Bass and songwriting technique; his main focus was the Guitar. When Nate is not teaching, he spends most of his time as a studio musician recording music to incorporate into his DJ sets. He is continuously working on new music with many creative talents. For 7 years It has brought Nate much joy to teach new songwriters ages 6 and up. He teaches a range of music styles. Pop, Rock, Jazz and Classical are some of his favorites. He makes it a priority that you not only learn fun songs, but you also understand the technique being used. It is just as important to write music as it is to recite music. He has had students write songs and perform onstage by the age of 8yrs or older. He teaches Drums, Piano and all levels of Guitar.
Kenneth Jockel
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Daniel Vega
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Samuel Pacheco
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Niraj Patel
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Michael Wolter
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Samuel Archer
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Riley Aki
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Alexandra Cantu
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Has been with Guitar Center since 2024: Born and raised in West Hills California, Lexi was raised by a father that is a gifted musician. Her father is a talented guitarist that runs his own cover bands as well as tuning pianos for a living. Her dedicated parents had her take piano lessons from age four to age thirteen. By age nine her father taught her basic guitar chords and she was writing her own original songs on guitar and voice. By age thirteen she was focused on learning violin, playing in the school orchestra throughout public middle school and high school. It wasn’t until she was in her early twenties taking classes at Pierce College that she discovered the instrument she was most passionate about, Voice! Singing with no training all of her life since she was little. She finally got trained in Opera vocal technique all throughout her time in university learning how to sing Arias and Art Songs. She was able to graduate at California State University of Northridge (CSUN) with her Bachelors in Music concentrated in Vocal Arts Performance. She also studied privately and learned Contemporary Vocal technique to learn the other side of vocal technique other than Opera. Now she teaches beginning/intermediate Piano and Voice here at Guitar Center Northridge! Favorite Quote: “Just as a cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all posses their own unique qualities, each person is unique. We cannot become someone else. The important thing is that we live true to ourselves and cause the great flower of our lives to blossom.” Daisaku Ikeda (Buddhist Philosopher & Humanitarian)
Seyed Amin Malekpour
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Kathryn Carolus
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At Guitar Center, we offer not only the best guitar lessons near you, but we also have music lessons in bass guitar, drums, piano, vocals, music producing and more. Whatever sound you are looking for, our professional instructors are ready to help you discover your groove. Take a look below at some of our favorite instruments and most popular lessons available at Guitar Center Northridge.

Guitar Lessons in Northridge, CA
Guitar Lessons in Northridge, CA
Build finger strength and coordination, master chords, understand strum patterns and learn to find your unique sound with our guitar lessons. You’ll set the tone and define the attitude of the music.
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Bass Lessons in Northridge, CA
Bass Lessons in Northridge, CA
Learn to play the bass guitar from our expert instructors. The bass is the heart and soul of music - hone the craft and essence of what it takes to be a bass player with professional bass lessons at Guitar Center Northridge.
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Drums Lessons in Northridge, CA
Drums Lessons in Northridge, CA
Drummers control the groove and energy of every song and performance. Discover the beat within you and learn what it takes to lead a band with our drum lessons.
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Piano Lessons in Northridge, CA
Piano Lessons in Northridge, CA
Explore melodies and chords to help you build emotional power. You’ll have more range at your fingertips than with any other instrument.
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Vocals Lessons in Northridge, CA
Vocals Lessons in Northridge, CA
Learn proper techniques and build self-confidence to be center stage. As a singer, you'll be a storyteller, and the bridge between the band and the audience.
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DJ Lessons And More in Northridge, CA
DJ Lessons And More in Northridge, CA
We also offer lessons on DJing, brass & woodwind instruments, music production and songwriting. Call 866-761-0244 for more information.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Each instructor customizes lessons to ensure you are learning what you like and having fun. Your instructor will start you slowly, introducing new concepts each week, plus give you exercises or easy songs to play to keep you learning at home.
Learning an instrument is an enriching and rewarding experience that creates lifelong benefits, including increased self-esteem and the boosting of memory. Additionally, benefits for school-age individuals can include improved coordination, the expanding of social skills, and higher scores in math, reading and language.
30-minute lessons allow young or beginner students to learn the basics of the instrument and start playing songs. 60-minute lessons are ideal for more advanced students looking to progress faster and focus on the finer points of technique.
This varies by age and the type of goals the student has set out to achieve. However, most new students usually spend 15–30 min. practicing daily, while advanced students can practice for an hour or more each day in between lessons.
Our flexible curriculum allows students of all skill levels to experience growth. We help create a foundational understanding of music theory through the style of music you want to play. Our instructors will work to understand your goals and passions, and make sure you are on the path to learning what you want at your own speed.
Our Lessons staff will work with you to determine your current skill level, stylistic interest and ambitions. We'll then help you choose an instructor who best suits your style and goals. If at any point, you'd like to change instructors, let us know. Our weekly monitoring of progress and wide-ranging curriculum means you can switch to any of our qualified instructors, or another instrument, without missing a beat.

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