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Tutorials and Buying Guides
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FYI/disclaimer: These guides are intended for anyone looking for general information about the listed topic, some of the information listed in a particular topic will not apply to your specific situation. We are always happy to speak with you about your specific needs by phone, text, or email. Before attempting any of the activities listed make sure you have the permission of your parent, guardian, or teacher if applicable.
If you have a topic you'd like us to cover but don't see it here, please let us know.
We do our best to share helpful, relevant information to our musical community.
FYI/disclaimer: These guides are intended for anyone looking for general information about the listed topic, some of the information listed in a particular topic will not apply to your specific situation. We are always happy to speak with you about your specific needs by phone, text, or email. Before attempting any of the activities listed make sure you have the permission of your parent, guardian, or teacher if applicable.
Tutorials:
-Band Instruments:
How to clean a piston brass instrument (trumpet, baritone, euphonium, tuba, etc.)
How to clean a rotary brass instrument (french horn, f attachment trombone, tuba, etc.)
Band Instrument recommended maintenance routines
How to check whether your woodwind instrument needs service
My instrument is stuck together?!?!?!?!
My mouthpiece is stuck!!?!?!
-Orchestral Instrument:
How to restring and tune using pegs or fine tuners
Daily maintenance
-Guitar:
How to restring an acoustic steel string guitar
How to restring a classical guitar or ukulele
How to restring an electric guitar (pitfalls of floating bridges)
-Ukulele:
How to strum a ukulele
-Percussion (Drum set, marching, and concert percussion):
How to change and tune a drum head
How to tune timpani
-Band Instruments:
How to clean a piston brass instrument (trumpet, baritone, euphonium, tuba, etc.)
How to clean a rotary brass instrument (french horn, f attachment trombone, tuba, etc.)
Band Instrument recommended maintenance routines
How to check whether your woodwind instrument needs service
My instrument is stuck together?!?!?!?!
My mouthpiece is stuck!!?!?!
-Orchestral Instrument:
How to restring and tune using pegs or fine tuners
Daily maintenance
-Guitar:
How to restring an acoustic steel string guitar
How to restring a classical guitar or ukulele
How to restring an electric guitar (pitfalls of floating bridges)
-Ukulele:
How to strum a ukulele
-Percussion (Drum set, marching, and concert percussion):
How to change and tune a drum head
How to tune timpani
Buying Guides:
What teachers need to know about how music stores sell to schools and why
Should you rent or purchase an instrument for beginning band and orchestra?
Will we purchase your musical instruments or accessories?
-Piano (Acoustic/Electric):
-Audio Equipment:
Microphones
Amplifiers
Mixers
Speakers
Monitors (including headphones)
Cables
-Band Instrument:
Instruments
Reeds
Woodwind Mouthpieces
Brass Mouthpieces
Valve Oils and Greases
Mutes
Cases
-Orchestra Instrument
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Bows
Cases
Rosin
Shoulder Rest
Chin Rest
-Ukulele:
Acoustic Electric?
Painted vs. Laminate vs. Solid wood
-Guitar:
Acoustic Steel, Nylon, or Electric?
Bass guitar?
Types of tone woods
Strings
Cases
Capos
Cables
-Drums and Percussion Gear:
Drum Set
Cymbals
Mallets and brushes and sticks, Oh my!
Hand Drums
Backline Percussion
-General Accessories:
Music Stand
Music Stand Lights
Earplugs
What teachers need to know about how music stores sell to schools and why
Should you rent or purchase an instrument for beginning band and orchestra?
Will we purchase your musical instruments or accessories?
-Piano (Acoustic/Electric):
-Audio Equipment:
Microphones
Amplifiers
Mixers
Speakers
Monitors (including headphones)
Cables
-Band Instrument:
Instruments
Reeds
Woodwind Mouthpieces
Brass Mouthpieces
Valve Oils and Greases
Mutes
Cases
-Orchestra Instrument
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
Bows
Cases
Rosin
Shoulder Rest
Chin Rest
-Ukulele:
Acoustic Electric?
Painted vs. Laminate vs. Solid wood
-Guitar:
Acoustic Steel, Nylon, or Electric?
Bass guitar?
Types of tone woods
Strings
Cases
Capos
Cables
-Drums and Percussion Gear:
Drum Set
Cymbals
Mallets and brushes and sticks, Oh my!
Hand Drums
Backline Percussion
-General Accessories:
Music Stand
Music Stand Lights
Earplugs