Takamine Test Drive Event & Bigger Bang! Promotion
One day only! Come in and test drive our Takamine guitars and get your 6-string acoustic guitar restrung with a FREE set of D'Addario strings. Dave, our rep from Takamine, will be here to answer any and all questions about their guitars. In addition, get a bigger bang for your buck when you take an additional $100 OFF qualifying Takamine guitars with the Takamine Bigger Bang! promotion coupon (click here for more information).
When: Wednesday, July 29th from 4pm - 7pm
Where: The Music Store
Cost: Free!
Piano Teacher Workshop: Introducing My First Piano Adventure® with Randall Faber
It's not too late! Join Randall Faber for this exciting workshop and experience the newest Piano Adventures® publications — My First Piano Adventure® series and Gold Star Performance by Nancy and Randall Faber. You will be presented with fresh and innovative teaching tips and educational videos from the Fabers, which are sure to vitalize your studio. Register today for this enlightening presentation. Bring your questions and a notepad for a special morning with Dr. Faber.
Clinician: Dr. Randall Faber
When: Thursday, August 6th, 2009 at 10:00 am (Registration at 9:30 am)
Where: My First Piano
1818 E Southern Ave Suite 4 & 5, Mesa, AZ 85204
Other Info: Refreshments will be served
Cost: Free!
Registration: To register, go to www.the-music-store.com/news.html
Piano Workshop After Party
One Day Only! Caravan over from the workshop to the oasis at The Music Store and take advantage of cool refreshments and hot discounts! All in-stock* Faber products will be 20% OFF from 12pm to 7:30pm on the workshop day - Thursday, August 6th.
(*Discount does not apply to items needing to be ordered.)
Music on the Brain
Link between Music Lessons and IQ
Recent research at the University of Munster, Germany and the University of Konstanz, has demonstrated that participation in music rewires the brain’s neural circuits. Through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) researchers have been able to link the effects of music practice to cortex development.
At the University of Toronto, participants were given IQ tests prior to attending first grade and then again at the end of first grade. The students who received piano or voice lessons during the school year scored approximately 39 percent higher on IQ tests at the end of the school year. The University of California, Irvine researchers found that providing piano keyboard training to elementary school children raised their math and fractions test scores by 27 percent. The National Association for Music Education in 2001 reported that high school students who had had music coursework and performance scored 57 points higher on the verbal section of the SAT and 41 points higher on the math section.
Music enhances brain development through improved coordination, the ability to learn and interpret new symbolic language, and the mechanics of multiple actions performed simultaneously. Playing a musical instrument can literally give children higher IQ’s and better functioning brains!
New Harry Potter Piano Books!
Selections from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" are due to arrive early next week! Books are available for every level of piano student - Piano Solo, Easy Piano, Big-Note Piano, and 5-Finger Piano. The movie has already hit the theaters and set a new all-time record for midnight box office sales on the movie's opening day. These books are sure to be a hit with your son, daughter, or students.
Peavey Amplifiers
The Music Store is proud to be a Peavey Amplifier dealer. Amps are now in stock!
