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Thursday, April 15, 2021

Why You Need a Step-Up: Trombone

Learning to play an instrument is such a great activity! You’ve been working hard all year- perfecting your embouchure, improving your playing technique, and learning new songs. But something is missing... As you were starting band, your beginner trombone was picked just for you because it was made to be easy to understand how to play. As you advance in your second or third year of band, you’ll start to put more demands on your trombone, which is why it's the perfect time... Read More

Posted by Amro Music at Thursday, April 15, 2021

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Saturday, February 20, 2021

Why You Need a Step-Up: String Instruments

Calling all string players! As the winter (eventually) thaws into the month of March, we enter my favorite time of the year at AMRO - Fiddle Fair! What is Fiddle Fair? It’s an annual sale where we feature our top string instruments for a discounted price. But it offers much more than just discounts. If you’ve been playing for several years now, or even since the start of school, you’ve been growing your skills on your instrument. Bow hold?... Read More

Posted by Amro Music at Saturday, February 20, 2021

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Why You Need a Step-Up: Clarinet

Learning to play a new instrument is fun and exciting, isn't it? You’ve been working hard– perfecting your embouchure, improving your playing technique, learning new songs– and now you’re ready to upgrade to your step-up clarinet! As you were starting band, your beginner clarinet was picked just for you because it was made to be easy to understand how to play. As you advance in your second or third year of band you’ll start to put more demands on your... Read More

Posted by Amro Music at Tuesday, February 9, 2021

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Why You Need a Step-Up: Flute

It’s that time of year again! You’ve been working hard – perfecting your embouchure, improving your posture, learning new songs– and now you’re ready to upgrade to your step-up flute! When you first started band, you were given a beginner flute because it is easier to learn to play on. As you advance in your second or third year of band you’ll start to put more demands on your flute, and a step-up flute is designed to make the transition to advanced music... Read More

Posted by Amro Music at Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

What is Bluff City Strings?

On today's blog, we've got something really exciting to share with you all. We'd like to announce our brand new orchestral instrument divison: Bluff City Strings! What is Bluff City Strings? Bluff City Strings offers orchestral musicians of all levels the opportunity to find their perfect instrument, ranging from rentals for beginning musicians to hand-crafted instruments for the most demanding players. We hand-select our instruments from highly reputable... Read More

Posted by Emilee McGee at Thursday, November 12, 2020