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LIVERPOOL JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE CAPSTONE THEATRE Sunday 26th Feb 2017, 11amThe Great Hall, Creative CampusSaxophone Workshop - Iain BallamyFree AdmissionRenowned saxophonist, Guildhall and Royal Academy of Music professor and composer Iain Ballamy will share his inside knowledge of the saxophone in this presentation as a D’addario endorsee of 20 years.Topics covered will include reeds and mouthpiece set up, articulation, sound production and control as well as practical practice techniques.W …

8 REASONS WHY EVERYONE SHOULD LEARN TO PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTGuest post by Joe Cole from Coupon GooIt has become extremely hard for people to live without music because it has become a part ofour lives – a food for our souls. It is certain that many of us like music to an unimaginable extent,but it is also true that most of us don’t know how to play any musical instrument. Our inability toplay any musical instrument depends on many reasons: it might be because of lack of intentionor proper …

We see a lot of instruments that have become infested with the dreaded Pad Bugs or Pad Mites. Clarinets/Flutes and even Saxophones can become home to these bugs who will live in the case and gleefully eat the instrument pads. It's normally to be seen on clarinets as the skin on the pad is thinner than on saxophone or flute pads but not unseen on any woodwind instrument.It's nearly always to be found on instruments that have been left in a case for a long time so don't worry you won't sudden …

Pretty much every supplier has contacted us over the last 2 weeks stating they are putting prices up.Yamaha, Azumi, Vincent Bach already have gone up approx 10 % across their whole range. On August 1st Trevor James, Vandoren, Pearl, Primavera, Conn Selmer, Lupifaro, RAW Signature Custom, Andy Sheppard Autograph, Jupiter are all going up, anywhere between 5-15%.Our opening sale ends this weekend so take advantage of our 10% discount on all new stock in store before the price rises. …

We are fully open and trading at our new shop in Renshaw St. Thanks to everyone who has helped us move and to those who have put the word out to our customers. The new shop is looking pretty good and we think our customers will like it. Why not call in and let us know