West Music is extremely honored and excited to announce an exclusive drum clinic with drumming king Mike Mangini. Mike has been setting the drumming world on fire since the late 80's, dazzling audiences with his tastefully intricate drumming with acts such as Steve Vai, Extreme and most recently, Dream Theater.

Looking for a training program to enhance your teaching skills for the future – here are some suggestions for you! West Music is the leader in providing materials and instruments for many of the Kodály, Orff Schulwerk and World Music Drumming certification courses across the USA. Check out the following list and see if any of these courses fit into your schedule. West Music will be providing books and instruments in summer 2012.

Don't miss our 2012 Studio Stock Sale, happening April 1st-30th! We'll be blowing out studio stock on a first-come, first-served basis--with studio pianos, drum sets, amps, PA equipment, lights, and more at unbelievable prices! Everything is priced to move, so arrive early to get the best picks of the selection!

Come learn about all about cymbals and the hardware that goes along with them! If you're looking for that new cymbal but not sure which one to go with, here's your chance to try them all side by side!

Stop by Drum Anatomy 101, presented by West Music's own Adam Kulmatycki! This informative clinic is open to beginning drummers and students of all ages. Drum Anatomy 101 is a FREE drum clinic to learn how to tune, rehead, and set-up a drumkit. You'll learn beginning rudiments and techniques, too!

Come watch the Tri-State Family Drumming Team at the E.B Lyons Interpretive Center in the Mines of Spain, Sunday November 6, 1-5 pm! Feel free to bring other types of instruments if you'd like to sit in with the group.

We're offering you an exclusive sale opportunity to own our lesson studio gear! Each store will be blowing out their studio stock on a first-come, first-served basis. All departments are participating, with studio pianos, drum sets, amps, and more at unbeatable prices!

We've selected our Catalog Scavenger Hunt contest winner, along with our first monthly review winner! Remember that it's never too late to become a review winner, as we have the contest every month!

We'd like to hear your feedback on the materials and products that you've ordered from us! Write a review for any product on our website, and be entered to win a monthly drawing for a $100 gift certificate!

In celebration of the BRAND NEW 2011-2012 West Music Catalog, we've decided to offer you a fun and informative way to get to know the new catalog. In years past, we've held contests such as "Find the West Music Pen", in which customers would search for a pen hidden deep within the pages of the catalog. We had such an overwhelming response to that promotion that we've decided to take it a step further this year.

West Music is proud to partner with the River Music experience by helping out with the festival's Junior Jam events! The events are a collection of clinics and performances by and designed for younger musicians.

Replacing drum heads can be an an expensive prospect, albeit a necessary one. While guitarists only have to shell out a few bucks to replace their strings, drummers usually have to plunk down a sizable chunk of cash to keep their drumheads in tip-top condition. We realize this at West Music, which is why we're offering to help.

West Music invites You To Rock Steady - Our New and Exciting Music Program For Young People! Rock Steady is a program designed for the young player with at least one year of playing under their belts. More than just a jam session, Rock Steady is a course on how to work with and rehearse with other musicians to form a band.

It's West Music’s Customer Appreciation Day! Our Closed Door Sale is reserved especially for our best customers, and you should receive your invitation in the mail shortly. We'll be closing our doors to the general public, so these amazing deals will be kept exclusively for you! We’ve saved our very best deals for our very best customers. No games or gimmicks—just great money $aving deals store wide!

Most of the time during summer, we normally do outdoor activities such as biking, swimming, and boating. And it’s a lot of FUN! We especially go out because we’ve just been released from necessity of staying indoors from the winter cold! Summer is also a time to have fun with your music as well, since during our lessons sometimes we get a little tired playing classical music or pieces in our lesson books. I have some suggestion to let loose and branch out in your music to have a little fun this summer. Have you ever heard of play-along books?

Did you purchase Remo or Sonor Products between June 1st and August 31st, 2011? If so, you may qualify to receive a West Music Rebate Gift Certificate! Redeeming your rebate is easy-- click on the applicable link below to download the rebate form. Send your completed form and accompanying paperwork to the address on the form and we'll send you your gift certificate!

West Music's Weekend Warriors program proudly presents a night of rock 'n roll with Classic Vibe and Silvertrain! Both bands have worked hard to bring you a set of music that you won't soon forget. The show kicks off at 7 pm, June 19th at The Mill in Iowa City, one of the midwest's most storied and popular music venues.

Join us for the West Music Quad Cities 7th Annual Parking Lot Jam! Students and teachers from the West Music Quad Cities store in Moline, IL will be performing starting at 3:00 pm. It's an afternoon of music, food and fun!

Heads Up! Stock up and save this weekend at your local West Music! This Thursday to Saturday (August 25-27) get all the gear you need to be ready for the upcoming year. You can save up to $25 on your purchase this weekend so don’t delay!

Hispanic population in the United States is growing more than any other group. In 2000, there were 32.5 million Hispanics in the United States, comprising 12 percent of the population. Between 1990 and 2000, this population increased by 10 million, accounting for 38 percent of the overall population growth in the United States. Hispanics will account for 51 percent of the United States population growth between 2000 and 2050.

Head down to your local West Music for great deals on our lesson studio gear! We're currently in the process of moving older gear to make room for newer pieces, and we'd like to pass the great deals on these pieces of equipment to you!

Weekend Warriors is your opportunity to meet other musicians with similar skill levels and taste in music to form bands. Don’t miss your chance to join the band!

In current education debates the phrase "achievement gap" always comes up when experts discuss challenges in learning. After many years serving in various education roles, I believe the achievement gap is a misnomer; a better term would be "opportunity gap." Low-income students would likely overcome this gap if they were given the same opportunities as their peers: safe environments, full stomachs, early exposure to learning, and so on. Disadvantaged students with access to cultural activities, academic enrichment activities, and quality before- and after-school programs learn as quickly as other students. - from Arthur Griffin, ASCD Express

In appreciation for the love and effort that you've put into West Music's Lessons Program, we're offering you--our students--an exclusive sale opportunity to own our lesson studio gear! We're currently in the process of moving older gear to make room for newer pieces, and we'd like to pass the great deals on these pieces of equipment to some of the customers that have truly made a difference in our business throughout the years.

Interest continues to grow in bringing mariachi music to the classroom and West Music has everything you need. We want to help you find the materials to teach mariachi music in your school and have expanded our selection of mariachi instruments and music as a result.

Unfortunately, the Big Gig Concert has been cancelled. We'll update this page with any up-to-date information that we receive.

Well, hello all of you jazz-lovers out there! March is a big month for high school jazz festivals, so read on to find out more! Also, the final selections/winners for Iowa All-State Jazz will be postmarked to the participating directors by March 11th, 2011. Only three fantastic jazz groups will be chosen to perform. And in the spirit of jazz in the month of March, please check out the following jazz books and DVD’s---all available at the Coralville West Music store and by special order at our other locations!

How much do you love your instrument? Show us and you could win a $50 gift card to West Music! All you have to do is take a photo of yourself with your cherished instrument, post it to our Facebook page, and tag yourself in the photo. Sounds easy, right?

West Music's Kip Roelfsema is conducting a drum set demo at the Cedar Falls store location. He'll be demonstrating the basic setup of a drum set and different playing techniques and styles. Anyone interested in drumming or those new to the drum set are invited to attend. The demo session admission is completely free.

Let’s do all that we can to keep the Music alive in our community! West Music has extended its instrument recycling drive. The designated drop-off for instruments is West Music at 4305 44th Avenue, Moline, IL. The drive is being held for Second Baptist Church Outreach Music and Arts Academy.

Don’t miss this opportunity to test the latest intermediate and pro-level band instruments from some of the top manufacturers. Representatives from West Music will allow you one on one access to the highest level of knowledge and the greatest selection of instruments this season.

Be the marimba player you never know you were! West Music and Paul Corbiere is proud to present the West Music Marimba Ensemble, a totally hands-on rocking Zimbabwean-style marimba class. No experience or note reading is necessary. Sign up today and we'll get you started!

Wherever you go...there West Music is. The following is a list of conventions and conferences where West Music will be exhibiting in 2010-2011. Many times we provide Orff instruments or tubanos for use in the session rooms which means these instruments will be available to you at discounted prices and free shipping when picked up at the end of the show! We'd love to hear from you about certain books, instruments or recorders you would like to see in our booth. (Please contact us no later than 3 weeks before any show to allow shipping time.) For information regarding orders to be picked up at the following list of conventions, please contact our convention coordinator via email at service@westmusic.com or call 800-397-9378. ext 306. See you there!