Westminster, MD

Welcome to Menchey Music Service, a family owned music store in Westminster, MD! We are located in Cranberry Square Shopping Center near Giant and Joseph A. Banks.

At Menchey Music, we are a group of skillful musicians who are here to help with any musical need you may have. Starting an instrument for the first time? Coming back to music after an extended break? We are here to help no matter where you are in your music journey.

At our store you will discover Yamaha Clavinova Digital Pianos, as well as new musical accessories and books. You can try out different amplifiers & guitars. Why not try a new orchestra or band instrument using  our convenient rental plan? You can also benefit from a variety of services, including piano tuning, instrument repair, guitar restrings, and private lessons.

Private Lessons

Menchey Music Westminster has 8 private lesson studios and provides private lessons for students in the Carroll County area.  Our lessons studios offer a comfortable waiting room with free wifi for your convenience. At this time we are offering both online and in-person lessons.  In-person lessons are limited to certain instruments due to Covid.  Our safety protocols for in-person lessons can be found on our lesson page.  Lessons are available for the following instruments.  To see our current teacher list, click on the instrument of your choice.

• Fretted Instruments (Guitar, Electric Bass, Ukulele)
• Piano/Keyboard
• Voice
• Drums
• Brasswinds/Woodwinds
• Orchestral Strings (violin, viola, cello)

Westminster, MD Services Offered

Products and Services offered at this location:

• Band/Orchestra/Guitar/Keyboard rentals
• Yamaha Digital and Personal Pianos
• Intermediate Band and Orchestral Instruments (flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums, violin, viola, cello and more!)
• Guitars, Amps, Personal Pro Audio
• Music Lessons
• Instructional & Popular Print Music for Piano, Guitar, Band & Orchestra Instruments
• Instrument Repair pickup and drop-off
• Musical Accessories and Gifts

We are proud to serve the following areas at our Westminster location:

• Eldersburg • Finksburg • Littlestown • Manchester • Middleburg • Mount Airy • New Windsor • Sykesville • Taneytown • Union Bridge

We are proud to service the following schools from our Westminster location:

• Carroll County Public Schools
• Gerstell Academy

We are proud to support the following local organizations:

• Carroll County Performing Arts Center
• Common Ground on the Hill
• Encore Summer Orchestra Camp
• McDaniel Flute Ensemble

Meet Our Staff

Kim Smith, Store Manager

Kim Smith is a well-rounded percussionist from Glen Burnie, MD. She has been with Menchey Music since 2018 and was promoted to Manager of the Westminster store after dedicating 3 years to the Lesson Coordinator position at the Gambrills store. Kim also enjoys working with local high school marching bands and indoor percussion programs. She is the director of Chrome City Percussion based out of Glen Burnie, Md and when she is not working, she is most likely still working on other projects that involve music. She is the current Percussion Instructor for the Baltimore Marching Ravens and can be seen at all Ravens home games during the season with the band.

Jim Bankard, School Service Representative Carroll County

Jim worked at Stu’s Music for 19 years as a band repair technician and school service representative before joining Menchey Music in 2013.  He still continues to serve in both those roles. Besides music, his other love is trains.  He is a member of the Eastern Division Train Collectors Association and in his spare time enjoys collecting and restoring antique Lionel toy trains. When he’s not collecting and restoring Lionel trains you will find him fly fishing or polishing up his photography skills.