Thanks to all who attended our 13th Annual Choral Reading Session. We hope everyone found the workshop helpful and
worthwhile. We also want to thank this year’s clinician, Dr. Gregory Gentry, and our accompanist, Lesli Hanson, for
their efforts in making this a successful session.
Choral Gift Certificate Winners
Congratulations to the winners of our drawing for two $50.00 gift certificates. Erin Parrott at Mesa Junior High and
Stephanie Coury at Sunnyslope High School are our lucky recipients.
Selected Choral Samples Free to Directors
We have been cleaning out our choral sample library to make room for new pieces. Accordingly, we have a large number of
free selected pieces, available to any choral director through July 31, 2011. Come by the store to browse and bring your
coupon to collect your free samples.
Reminder: Teacher Preferred Sheet Music & Accessory Lists
We are now able to post preferred books and single sheets by teacher to help your students find the right items online
or in-store. Visit this page to see how teacher lists are displayed or to submit your lists.
Patriotic Music Great for Independence Day
To help you get in the spirit to celebrate this 4th of July, we're offering Patriotic music for 1/4 off when you bring
in your coupon.
Celebrate Summer with Sale Music
Maybe there's a piece you haven't had time to learn during the busy school year, or maybe you want to start your
repertoire list for the Fall. Either way, Summer is a great time to stock up on music because during the month of July,
when you buy 1 book at the sale price (usually 50% off), you get another sale book of equal or lesser value absolutely free.
Mimicking the layout of Hohner's Corona Classic diatonic accordion, these virtual
accordion apps feature a super responsive, 25-button three-row fingerboard that plays and sounds like the traditional
instrument. The Hohner Squeezebox apps allow musicians to practice chord combinations, scales, and songs on-the-go.
Players may select to have the note names displayed on the large white pearloid buttons. With the touch of a button, the
tonality can be changed from "wet tuning" giving an animated sound, to "dry tuning". This app is ideal for the beginning
student or professional musician who needs a simple carry-on companion to compliment his or her actual accordion. While not
meant to be a replacement for a real accordion, the app is a convenient and easy tool for practicing, learning, or
teaching.
iPad versions of the Hohner SqueezeBox are available from the iTunes Store in BbEbAb, ADG,GCF,FBbEb, and EAD for $2.99 each. iPhone and iPod Touch versions of the Hohner Mini SqueezeBox are available in GCF, FBbEb, and EAD for $0.99 each.
For the month of July, take 10% off all Planet Waves Cables, 20% off all D'Addario Strings, and 30% off all Planet Waves Straps when you bring in the coupon.
The third installment in our complimentary strings fingerboard charts, this month features two new charts for cello players - one for the beginner player that displays only natural and sharp notes, and one for the advancing player that shows natural, sharp, and flat notes. The files we have created are non-copyrighted, so you are free to make copies as needed. You can pick them up on card stock the next time you visit us, or print the beginning chart or advanced chart from home. Bass fingerboard charts will be following in a future newsletter.
We've continued this chart series because we've received feedback from teachers that these charts are helpful teaching aids. Do you have an idea for a chart that you haven't been able to find? Let us know!
"The life of Jaco Pastorious has been my great early summer lesson. His amazing ability has always been a curiosity to me. After reading the book on his life story and re-listening to his recordings, now I know! His tireless practice and study led him to skills beyond all that came before him. I encourage you to check out his recordings with Weather Report, Joni Mitchell & Pat Metheny." - JP
Here's our favorite music-related video for this month. We hope you like it as much as we did.
(Can't see the video? View it in a browser.) Do you have a favorite music-related YouTube Video that you would like to share? E-mail your submissions to web@the-music-store.com
Amy Swietlik is in her second year of study at Arizona State University where she is working towards a Masters of Arts in Ethnomusicology. Her primary instruments are euphonium and trombone. After completing her education, Amy plans to teach world music and hopes to educate others about different cultures and religions around the world through music. For the next few weeks, Amy will be studying music in Indonesia. You can follow her blog at amyindonesia.wordpress.com/
When she's in the country, Amy is a staff member in our Sheet Music department and has been a big help to our Web department this summer where she works diligently to get new products added to our online store and available for you to browse.
Rent your school band or orchestra instruments at The Music Store!
Visit us anytime between now and August 31st and be entered in a drawing to win 1 of 3 scholarships for a month of
private music lessons with one of our college educated instructors.
Restrictions: One entry per person. New students only.
"The life of Jaco Pastorious has been my great early summer lesson. His amazing ability has always been a curiosity to me. After reading the book on his life story and re-listening to his recordings, now I know! His tireless practice and study led him to skills beyond all that came before him. I encourage you to check out his recordings with Weather Report, Joni Mitchell & Pat Metheny." - JP
