by Tenea Fabray | Jan 24, 2024 | Drums & Percussion, Kids & Movement, Music Education
Whether you’re trying to outfit for your music classroom with drums on a tight budget, or you’re looking for a new classroom percussion activity for your music students, Remo Rhythm Lids and West Music 5 Gallon Buckets are an ideal solution. This combination can...
by Liz Hartley | Dec 15, 2023 | Drums & Percussion, Kids & Movement, Music Education
In my classroom, I had what most teachers have: a random assortment of hand percussion selected by someone many years ago. A few cowbells, some jingles, a strange number of sand blocks, you know the drill. Hand percussion is such a valuable tool for the elementary...
by West Music Company | Oct 20, 2023 | Band & Orchestra, Classroom Furniture & Equipment, Drums & Percussion, General Information, Guitars & Folk, Kids & Movement, Music Education, Music, Books, & Resources, Orff, Prop 28, Recorders, Ukulele
It’s official: with Prop 28, your music program budget just doubled, tripled, maybe even quadrupled. But after years of limited funds and making do with what you have, where do you even begin? You’ll save oodles of time if you work with a one-stop shop that has...
by West Music Company | Sep 25, 2023 | Kids & Movement, Music, Books, & Resources
We love our spooky books here at West Music! These top halloween books make perfect additions to your classrooms during this season of fun! Before we dive into books, we invite you to watch this video featuring Ryan West demonstrating how puppets and spooky sounds...
by West Music | Feb 23, 2023 | Kids & Movement, Music, Books, & Resources
Our favorite storybooks and teaching books for general music teachers. Shop These New Titles Something we discovered during our first years in the music classroom (and you can probably relate): music teachers teach more than music. They show children how to be...
by West Music Company | Oct 26, 2021 | Band & Orchestra, Drums & Percussion, Guitars & Folk, Kids & Movement, Music, Books, & Resources, Orff, Pianos, Digital Pianos, & Keyboards, Uncategorized
How to Outsmart Holiday Gift Delays We know how important it is to have gifts in hand for the holidays, which is why we are pulling out all the stops to have product on shelf, in stock and available. Regardless, the music industry is being deeply impacted by...