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Fall Instrument Rebates at Paige’s Music

If you’ve enjoyed your first year of playing and you’re ready to level up your music experience, it’s time to consider upgrading your instrument. Manufacturers build student level instruments to be durable and easy to play. This is great for a new player but can hold back progress of progressing players. Step-up instruments have richer tone, improved range, new features and higher-grade materials. Our partners Yamaha and P. Mauriat make stepping up a little bit sweeter with rebates on their intermediate and professional models. Yamaha is offering a rebate of $50 for intermediate models and $100 for professional models. P. Mauriat is offering $100 on models we currently offer!

Oct 14, 2022 No Comments

Month Of May Sale at Paige’s Music

The first Indianapolis 500-mile Sweepstakes Race was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30, 1911. We invite you to celebrate the 111th anniversary of the greatest spectacle in racing with us by racing in for our Month-Of-May sale!

May 2, 2022 No Comments

5 Tips For ISSMA State Solo & Ensemble

ISSMA State Solo and Ensemble is just around the corner. Here are five tips to prepare for everything you need crush your performance!

Feb 7, 2022 No Comments

Take Care Of Your Instruments In Cold Weather

Over the past few weeks central Indiana has experienced dramatic changes in temperatures—in a span of a few days there was a temperature swing of 50 degrees! These dramatic fluctuations in temperature can wreak havoc on instruments. Cold weather in particular will cause serious issues with your instrument if you are not taking proper care of it.

Jan 31, 2022 No Comments

Paige’s Music 150th Anniversary Sale – Now Through October!

We love birthdays. We love them so much that we are giving away gifts! Now through October, Paige’s Music is offering a $150 instant rebate on all in-stock intermediate or professional instruments. Prefer to rent? If so, you’ll save $150 on the rental package price (in addition to any rental credit you’ve accrued with your student instrument!). You can stack your savings through the Yamaha Step Up To Yamaha winds instrument rebate program. Most new Yamaha intermediate and professional instruments qualify. Simply provide Yamaha with your instrument purchase or rental receipt and Yamaha will send you a VISA gift card for $50 to $100. Want to try before you buy? Of course you do! Schedule an in-store trial and our retail specialists will guide you through our selection and find the perfect instrument for you. We know finding the perfect setup is a process—in addition to the selecting the right instrument, we’ll also work with you to find the perfect mouthpiece setup to suit your needs.

Sep 30, 2021 No Comments

Paige’s Music 150th Anniversary Sale – Now Through September

We love birthdays. We love them so much that we are giving away gifts! Now through July, Paige’s Music is offering a $150 instant rebate on all in-stock intermediate or professional instruments. Prefer to rent? If so, you’ll save $150 on the rental package price (in addition to any rental credit you’ve accrued with your student instrument!). Want to try before you buy? Of course you do! Schedule an in-store trial and our retail specialists will guide you through our selection and find the perfect instrument for you. We know finding the perfect setup is a process—in addition to the selecting the right instrument, we’ll also work with you to find the perfect mouthpiece setup to suit your needs.

Aug 2, 2021 No Comments

Paige’s Music 150th Anniversary Sale – Now Through July

Jul 1, 2021 No Comments

Paige’s Music 150th Anniversary Sale

We love birthdays. We love them so much that we are giving away gifts! Now through June, Paige’s Music is offering a $150 instant rebate on all in-stock intermediate or professional instruments. Prefer to rent? If so, you’ll save $150 on the rental package price (in addition to any rental credit you’ve accrued with your student instrument!). You can stack your savings through the Yamaha Sounds of Spring winds instrument rebate program. Most new Yamaha intermediate and professional instruments qualify. Simply provide Yamaha with your instrument purchase or rental receipt and Yamaha will send you a VISA gift card for $50 to $100. Want to try before you buy? Of course you do! Schedule an in-store trial and our retail specialists will guide you through our selection and find the perfect instrument for you. We know finding the perfect setup is a process—in addition to the selecting the right instrument, we’ll also work with you to find the perfect mouthpiece setup to suit your needs.

Apr 27, 2021 No Comments

Backun Clarinets at Paige’s Music

Backun is a clarinet brand after my own heart: a respect for tradition and the past, but fearless when it comes to experimenting with new designs and new materials. Based in Vancouver, BC, Backun offers a truly incredible line of custom, professional, and intermediate clarinets. In addition to complete instruments, Backun offers a wide array of mouthpieces, bells, and barrels that can complement the existing clarinet you play. Paige’s Music is proud to partner with Backun and launch their product in central Indiana. Through the month of December, you can audition their fine clarinets, mouthpieces, barrels, and bells. Here is what you can request:

Dec 2, 2020 No Comments

2020 November SuperSale at Paige’s Music

We go ALL OUT for the Paige’s Music Super Sale. Here’s how this works Visit our store Thursday, November 19 through Saturday, November 21. Draw a ticket for 5-50% off your purchase. There really are tickets for 50% off. And we do not limit savings to bargain items. Customers have literally saved THOUSANDS on everything from Buffet Clarinets to Altus flutes to Yamaha trumpets. Prefer to rent? We’ve got you covered. All tickets will give you two to four months off ANY premier instrument on our rent-to-own program. This includes intermediate and professional trumpets, trombones, saxophones, clarinets, and much more. You still get all the same great Paige’s rent-to-own benefits that made us famous. Free repair and replacement? Check. Easy exchange? Check. Easy return? Check. Early purchase discount options? Check. Do you offer traditional financing? YES. We offer special financing on Yamaha instruments. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the promotional purchase is not paid in full within 18 months. Minimum monthly payments required. Financing offered through Synchrony. We offer special financing on Conn-Selmer instruments. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the promotional purchase is

Nov 5, 2020 No Comments

Step Up Your Instrument with Step Up To Yamaha 2020

School has been back in session for a few months. And whether you are in-person, virtual, or on a hybrid schedule, it is a great time to talk about the benefits of an upgraded instrument! Manufacturers build student level instruments to be durable and easy to play. This is great for a new player but it can become a detriment as the individual progresses. Some of the benefits that you gain with an upgraded instrument can include: better tone, improved range, new features and even different materials that are used when making it. Another great time about this time of year is that it is rebate season and the most popular one is Step Up to Yamaha! The Step Up to Yamaha rebate promotion provides great consumer offers on some of the finest quality instruments from one of the most recognizable brands in the music industry. This is an opportunity to get a great instrument and receive either a $50 or $100 rebate back from Yamaha. Paige’s Music is one the select few Yamaha Shokunun dealers in Indiana! That means we carry a very wide array of Intermediate, Professional, and Custom level Yamaha Instruments. This includes Xeno and Custom Z Trumpets and

Oct 7, 2020 No Comments

The Jazz of Physics and the Physics of Jazz

Music has a mysterious power. In his TedTalk, Stephon Alexander explores the parallel between jazz music and the functioning of our universe. Stephon’s journey in becoming a physicist started in high school when he encountered a teacher who believed in his potential and introduced him to the magic of jazz while fostering a connection between John Coltrane and Albert Einstein. The narrative takes us to the present day with the world of physics attempting to understand the origin of the universe, which may in fact have its own parallel to a jazz improvisation. In closing, Stephon challenges us to live a life of improvisation. Stephon Alexander is the EE Just Professor at Dartmouth College of Natural Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, focusing on theoretical cosmology, quantum gravity and particle physics, and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. Stephon studied at Brown University and conducted postodoctoral research at Imperial College, London and at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory. He also plays jazz saxophone and sees improvisation as an extension of his scholarship. Stephon is the current President of the National Society of Black Physicists. Interested in more of Dr. Alexander’s work? He recently appeared on The Portal podcast discussing jazz, theoretical physics, politics,

Jun 16, 2020 No Comments

Summer Sale at Paige’s Music

Through June, Paige’s Music is offering a special promotion on all brass and woodwind step-up instrument rentals! We are offering up two months free use of the instrument before any rental payments are due. All you need to do to redeem this special offer is begin renting an intermediate or professional instrument in the month of June.

Jun 3, 2020 No Comments

Which Valve Oil Is Right For Me?

At Paige’s Music, we are frequently asked “what valve oil do you recommend”? This answer can vary depending on the type and age of instrument as well as specific player preferences. Here is a short overview of our most popular options.

Mar 3, 2020 No Comments

5 Tips For ISSMA State Solo and Ensemble

ISSMA State Solo and Ensemble is just around the corner. Here are five tips to prepare for everything you need crush your performance!

Feb 25, 2020 No Comments

Finding Balance: Why “Perfect” Is a Point-of-View

Professional or advanced instruments will make you play and sound better. However, the actual instrument that is best for you is very subjective. We have students come in all the time with the intention of getting the best trumpet and mouthpiece. Those students don’t know that there is NO universal best trumpet or best mouthpiece. There is ONLY the best trumpet and mouthpiece for a particular player.

Feb 20, 2020 No Comments

A Music Performance Lifestyle is an Athletic Lifestyle

If I had a dollar for every time someone has said “marching band is a sport!” I could by the entire S&P 500. It is a truly silly argument. It’s like saying a tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable—it may be technically correct but it doesn’t have any real-world implications. You can put tomatoes in a salad or in a salsa—one of which is mostly composed of vegetables, and one that is mostly composed of fruits. See—it’s just a point of view for the sake of having a point of view. This is not an editorial on such matters—it IS an editorial on approaching music performance like an athlete instead of purely as artistic expression.

Feb 19, 2020 No Comments

3 Books for Crushing It in the Practice Room, and in Life

1. The War of Art by Steven Pressfield “Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt. We experience it as an energy field radiating from a work-in-potential. It’s a repelling force. It’s negative. Its aim is to shove us away, distract us, prevent us from doing our work.” It’s easy to get distracted. I’ve been distracted by outside noise in writing this sentence. Everything seems designed to distract us. That’s what the entire discipline of marketing is for–to distract the potential user or customer. Google and Facebook are companies that literally pay engineers, psychologists, and etc. to find new ways of grabbing and making use of your attention. Other things do it too–our desire for attention, affection, recognition, and so on and so on ad infinitum. The War of Art is antidote to that. If we want to succeed in the arts, in business, in life, we must control the resistance that surrounds us. This resistance is “any act that rejects immediate gratification in favor of long-term growth, health, and integrity.” We can choose to put our higher nature (art, creativity, health, etc.) first and make it truly great, or we can give in

Feb 5, 2020 No Comments

5 Tips For ISSMA Solo and Ensemble

ISSMA Solo and Ensemble is just around the corner. Here are some tips to prepare for everything you need crush your performance! Be There Early I am quite sure your director and private instructor has told you to be early for rehearsals, concerts, and etc. You definitely want to be early when it comes to Solo and Ensemble. You never know what could happen—the weather might be terrible and your commute time will double. The performance order may change. A performance room might change. You might have issues with your instrument…anything that can happen will happen! Being early doesn’t fix these problems, but if definitely gives you the chance to get in the right headspace and deal with problems effectively.

Jan 21, 2020 No Comments

The Practice Room Attention Diet

In the time it took me to write this post, I checked my phone for messages four times, checked three separate email accounts, looked at two news sites, browsed a few restaurant menus and opened and closed who-knows-how-many search tabs. In short, I spent a lot of time “writing” that wasn’t actually writing. The same thing happens in the practice room.

Jan 7, 2020 No Comments