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The first Music & Arts, run by founder Benjamin O’Brien, opened in 1952 and was located in a small house in Bethesda, MD. Music & Arts now has more than 500 retail and affiliate locations, about 120 educational representatives and roughly 27,000 lesson students making it the nation’s largest school music retailer and lesson provider. Now based in Frederick, MD, the company of trained musicians offers friendly service for everything musical in your life including instruments, lessons, rentals and repairs. Visit MusicArts.com for more information.

CELEBRATING 60 YEARS IN BUSINESS! Since 1962, Shar Music has been proud to serve our string music community throughout North America. We’re a market leader in the world of violin family instruments — violin, viola, cello, and bass — and your best source for strings, bows, sheet music, cases, and accessories. We are also one of the foremost suppliers of Suzuki Method™ materials for beginning players. At Shar Music, we believe in lowering the barrier to entry to becoming a musician, so that everyone from the youngest beginner to the most accomplished professional musician feels welcome and inspired to play. sharmusic.com

Woodwind & Brasswind – your band and orchestra authority – was founded in 1978 and has proudly served musicians, music educators and the greater music community ever since. Woodwind & Brasswind offers a full selection of woodwind and brass instruments and accessories, orchestral strings, concert/marching percussion instruments and accessories as well as guitars, keyboards, pro audio and drum sets via our website (www.WWBW.com) and catalogs. Customers may also contact our expert Staff Advisors (800.348.5003). As musicians, we understand your needs and offer knowledgeable advice in helping you select the perfect instrument and equipment. We also feature a fully staffed Institutional Staff Advisor team that is designed to meet the musical product needs of public and private schools, colleges and universities, and governmental and military organizations. We offer competitive institutional bid pricing to help stretch your budget dollars. Our goal is to exceed your expectations as the premier retailer of musical instruments, accessories and equipment as well as print and sheet music.