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News April 1, 2021

FMIC’s Justin Norvell on Fender’s 75th Anniversary

Justin Norvell Not many brands, companies, or organizations make it to the three-quarter-century mark, but Fender is celebrating that anniversary in 2021 – and doing so in style. The newly…

MMR Staff
Apr 1, 2021
News April 1, 2021

Bringing it On Home: Home Digital Keyboard Sales

Young musician in wheelchair playing synthesizer at home At the risk of repeating ourselves, there’s only so much time a person can spend binge-watching television or learning to bake bread,…

MMR Staff
Apr 1, 2021
News March 31, 2021

The Music Lesson Pendulum

In 1965 Country artist Roger Miller wrote and performed “England Swings (Like A Pendulum Do).” I can’t help but wonder what Miller would say about the music retail and education…

MMR Staff
Mar 31, 2021
News March 31, 2021

Managing the Dissonance of Financial Stress

Lesson #1: If you want to resolve the dominant cadence, end with the tonic COVID-19 has motivated us to take stock of what matters to us. With 25 million cases, 500,000…

MMR Staff
Mar 31, 2021
News March 31, 2021

SLM Appoints Jay Epperson VP of Technology

St. Louis Music (SLM) has appointed of Jay Epperson to the position of Vice-President of Technology. Epperson was previously Executive VP of Delivery with Datix, a business technology consulting company,…

MMR Staff
Mar 31, 2021
News March 31, 2021

P. Mauriat Grand Dreams Alto and Tenor Now Shipping

P. Mauriat has announced the Grand Dreams alto and tenor saxophones are in stock now and ready to ship. “The Grand Dreams 285 alto and tenor saxophones are really a…

MMR Staff
Mar 31, 2021