by Andrea Pelloquin | Apr 2, 2019 | Music, Books, & Resources
April is Jazz Appreciation Month! The Smithsonian Museum started Jazz Appreciation Month in 2001 to encourage people of all ages to learn about jazz and its American roots and to experience jazz truly. Listening, reading, playing, and watching are only some of the...
by Andrea Pelloquin | Mar 13, 2019 | Music, Books, & Resources, Orff
March is Music in our Schools Month, and we are celebrating with two new children’s books to share with your students! Well – they’re not brand new (2016), but they’re new to us! Our first selection includes a book about a hungry snake and a clever boy, and the...
by Andrea Pelloquin | Feb 19, 2019 | Music, Books, & Resources
February is Black History Month, so we wanted to feature two excellent selections to share with your students, in addition to a list of several more resources for your classroom. Early Elementary: I Got the Rhythm By Connie Schofield-Morrison Illustrated by Frank...
by Andrea Pelloquin | Feb 12, 2019 | Recorders
One of the largest product areas at West Music is recorders for the music classroom. We sell all sorts, from the tiny Garklein to the impressive Bass. However, the most popular has been (and will probably always be) the Soprano. Schools teach recorder in elementary...
by Andrea Pelloquin | Jan 15, 2019 | Music, Books, & Resources
We recently hosted a webinar about new classroom music resources for Spring 2019. This post features a recording of the webinar, plus a listing of the products mentioned and links back to our website to purchase. Questions? Please contact Andrea Pelloquin at...
