New Year's Issue - January 2013 |
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| Checkout The Music Store's Community Events Calendar for more information about these and other upcoming events. If you would like to add your group's events to our calendar, visit our submission page.
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| Every Thursday from 7pm to 10pm: Fiesta Chorus Rehearsal at All Saints Church in Mesa. |
| Wednesday, January 9th from 6:00pm to 7:15pm: Ukulele Jam Night at The Music Store in Mesa. |
| Thursday, January 10th from 9:30am to 12:30pm: EVMTA presents the Wynn-Anne Rossi Piano Workshop at My First Piano in Mesa. |
| Sunday, January 27th at 3:00pm: Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents A Concert in the Park at Vista de la Montana United Methodist Church in Tucson. |
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Jupiter Step-Up Instrument Night
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Thanks to all who attended the Jupiter Step Up Instrument Night on December 6th. We appreciate your interest as well as the help of our Jupiter Representative A.K. Kist. If there is additional interest, we will plan another step up night in the near future.
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Selected Choral Samples
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DVD Sale
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We have been cleaning out our choral sample library to make room for new pieces. We have a large number of free selected pieces, available to any choral director through February 28, 2013. Come by the store to browse and bring your coupon to collect your free samples.
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The Music Store is reducing its stock of DVDs. Come in and browse our large selection, which are now all 75% off! You can also view and purchase our DVD selection online at
The Music Store's Online Store!
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EVMTA Piano Event
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The EVMTA is sponsoring a Piano Workshop with Wynn-Anne Rossi, Thursday, January 10, 2013 at My First Piano, 1818 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 5, Mesa, AZ 85204. The first session, Creative Composition with Masterclass will run from 9:30 am to 11:00 am, and the second session, Musica Latina with Extra Spice will run from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm. For more information, contact Autum Hunt at autumhunt@gmail.com.
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ProTuner - Chromatic Tuner |
ProTuner is a chromatic instrument tuner and pitch pipe that allows you to quickly and accurately tune your instrument using the built-in mic in your iPhone or using an external mic on your 2nd or 3rd generation iPod Touch.
ProTuner features a unique "note wheel" interface allowing you to quickly find your pitch, paired with a highly responsive fine-tuning meter for the perfect tune.
ProTuner can tune acoustic or electric guitar, bass, bowed strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, tympani, tablas and any other instrument that can sustain a tone.
Features:
- Note Wheel Display
- Ultra responsive 25 cent range fine tuning display
- Needle Damping option
- Precise to +1/100 semitone (+1 cent)
- Change theme with single click on "Pro Tuner" logo
Available in the App Store for FREE!
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Ukulele Jam Night! |
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WHEN: Wednesday, January 9th, at 6:00pm
WHERE: The Music Store (click for directions)
WHAT: Join us for another Ukulele Jam Night! We will be playing some of your favorite pop and rock songs!
You may even get the chance to win some ukulele books and accessories! Don't have a Uke? No problem! Borrow one of ours! So come on by and play with us, we hope to see you there!
Click the image to the left
for a larger view!
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Countdown to New Year 2013 (Coming Soon Around the World) |
Happy New Year to All!!!
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Click the image above to view the video!
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
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Holiday Recipe Contest!
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Thanks to all who entered our Holiday Recipe Contest. The winner of our $50 Gift Certificate was Mary Halick, with her recipe for Christmas Crunch. You can find her recipe below. Congratulations!
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Christmas Crunch
3 cups each Cherrios, Crispex, and Rice Chex
2 cups unsalted peanuts
1 pound M & Ms
4 cups mini pretzels (broken)
1 1/2 pounds white chocolate
Combine cereals, nuts, candy, and pretzels in a large bowl. Melt the white chocolate. Pour melted chocolate into cereal mixture and stir gently to coat. Lay the mixture onto wax paper and spread into a thin layer to dry. Once it is dry you can break up the pieces and package into holiday bags or containers for gift giving.
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Happy Birthday to the composers who were born in January!
| Giuseppe Sammartini |
January 6th, 1695 |
| Max Bruch |
January 6th, 1838 |
| Alexander Nikolaevich Scriabin |
January 6th, 1872 |
| Francis Poulenc |
January 7th, 1899 |
| François-Joseph Gossec |
January 17th, 1734 |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
January 27th, 1756 |
| Franz Schubert |
January 31st, 1797 |
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