Jon Sturm – Staff Spotlight
Our staff spotlight for June is on Jon Sturm. Jon currently works in our string repair department and has been with us for 5 years. Please take a few minutes to learn more about Jon by watching his interview below.
Our staff spotlight for June is on Jon Sturm. Jon currently works in our string repair department and has been with us for 5 years. Please take a few minutes to learn more about Jon by watching his interview below.
Researchers found that after two years, children who not only regularly attended music classes, but also actively participated in the class, showed larger improvements in how the brain processes speech and reading scores than their less-involved peers.
Three in five Americans (61%) said it [music education] provided a disciplined problem solving approach and 59% said it prepared people to manage tasks more successfully.
We recently updated the care videos for several of the beginning instruments available on our Debut Rental Program. Below is the general care and maintenance video, with instruction given by Sam Motter of our Retail Sales staff.
Eight in 10 teachers and more than seven in 10 parents believe the number of minutes of music education required every week is an important quality component.
Teens see music as their “social glue” and as a bridge for building acceptance and tolerance for people of different ages and cultural backgrounds.
Paige’s Music offers a variety of Hammond Design brass mouthpieces. Hammond Design mouthpieces are handmade by Karl Hammond near Chicago in Western Springs, IL. Hammond mouthpieces provide a fantastic combination of warmth and core while giving the player quick and dependable response. Mouthpieces for trumpet, mellophone, trombone, and tuba are all available through Hammond Design.
Hammond’s numbering system is unique, and it is important to understand what the markings on a mouthpiece mean. These charts (trumpet and trombone) are helpful in understanding similarities between Hammond Design mouthpieces and other mouthpieces that may already be in your case. It is important to note that while the dimensions between a Hammond Design mouthpiece and a mouthpiece of another brand may be similar they may play differently.
The following mouthpieces are available for testing in our store.
Trumpet:
4MB, 5MB, 6MB, 4ML, 5ML, 4MLH, 5MLH
Trombone:
10ML, 11ML, 12ML, 13ML
For more information, please feel free to contact Paige’s Music or visit www.karlhammonddesign.com
It is said that the state of mankind improves through music; music not only trains but educates individuals and makes them fit for a life of community. Music is spiritual and mental food, an edifying and educational power. In comparison with sports (the motion of bodies), music (the motion of sounds) belongs to a higher sphere. In extreme cases, one encounters the tenet that music actually elevates man into a higher realm, transforming him into a new form of the human species.