by Aaron Hansen | Jun 11, 2015 | Company Culture, Music Advocacy, Press Releases
Coralville, IA – June 9, 2015 – The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) recently announced that West Music, headquartered in Coralville, IA, has been recognized as a Top 100 Dealer. This recognition honors the industry’s best, brightest, and most...
by Aaron Hansen | Jun 5, 2015 | Conservatory, Music Advocacy, Music Education
Research presented from many professional education sources confirms that family involvement is a key element of excellence in learning. Students have more opportunities to be successful and to have meaningful experiences when their families are involved. Music...
by Aaron Hansen | Jun 1, 2015 | Conservatory, Music Advocacy, Music Education
Bonnie is currently in 8th grade at Bunger Middle School. She has been taking piano lessons with Virginia Lee for the past four years. Bonnie is a motivated student and an enthusiastic learner. She has made a lot of progress over the years. When Virginia assigns music...
by Aaron Hansen | Jun 1, 2015 | Conservatory, Music Advocacy, Music Education
Emma has studied piano with Alice Lindsey for six years. She is a sixth grader at Taft Middle School. She was nominated by Alice because her lessons are always prepared and she plays expressively. Her advice to other musicians is that practice makes perfect. Emma...
by Aaron Hansen | Jun 1, 2015 | Conservatory, Music Advocacy, Music Education
At only 10 years old, Avery has been playing violin for 4 years, ukulele for 2 and taking drums with Ken for 2 years. She is in 5th grade at Orion Elementary School. She plays basketball, LOVES legos, has been in the Youth Symphony Orchestra for two years and next...
by Aaron Hansen | Jun 1, 2015 | Band & Orchestra, Music Advocacy, Music Education
With the reduction of funding for educational programs on many levels, and with the unprecedented pressures put on schools, districts and states by the No Child Left Behind Act, responsibility for retaining arts programs rests with every arts educator, every parent...
