Basses for Christmas!

Scales Music has some great basses in stock for the beginning and advancing bassist!

Call us today at 636-244-3770 or visit our store to check out what we have.

Ibanez SR600 Electric 4 string bass

Features

• Light ash body
• 5-piece Jatoba/Bubinga neck
• Rosewood fretboard
• Medium frets
• Abalone oval inlay
• Bartolini humbucking pickups
• Bartolini MK1 EQ
• Accu-Cast B20 bridge
• Volume, Balance, Bass Boost/Cut, Mid Boost/Cut, Treble Boost/Cut controls

Price $549

The Squier Deluxe Jazz Bass Active V is a value-priced 5-string version of a Fender Deluxe Jazz Bass. This Deluxe Jazz Bass has the look and tone that everyone knows and loves, but adds hot-rodded electronics, including active preamp circuitry, a pickup blend control, 3-band tone controls, and a slap switch. The Active V is perfect for either the burgeoning 5-string player or a low-cost 5-string second bass worthy of the working musician.

Price $299.99

Fender Squier Precision Bass Vintage Modified 70's

The popular Vintage Modified Precision Bass now available in an attractive trans finish in amber with a maple fretboard. Other features include Duncan Designed? split single-coil pickups, one-piece 20-fret maple neck, soft maple body and three-ply black/white/black pickguard.

The Vintage Modified 70's basses from Squier are very nice playing basses.  Considerably better playing than the standard Squier basses these have the look and the feel of much more expensive basses at a lower price.  Come in and play one today! 

Price $249

Schechter Stilleto Extreme 5 String Bass

The Stiletto Extreme-5 is a 5-string electric bass guitar that delivers that Schecter sound and distinctive eye-candy looks. The Stiletto Extreme-5 boasts a basswood body with a figured maple top, maple neck, and 24-jumbo-fret rosewood fingerboard for a superb playing experience. The Extreme-5's 2 Schecter bass humbuckers with Active EQ give you total control over dialing in your own distinctive sound. If you want your tone to be just as impressive as your axe's looks, the Schecter Stiletto Extreme-5 is the bass for you

Schecter Guitar Research Stiletto Extreme-5 5-String Bass Guitar Features:

Construction/Scale: 6 Bolt-on / 35"Body: Basswood with Figured Maple TopNeck: MapleFingerboard: RosewoodFrets: 24 JumboInlays: VectorPickups: 2 Schecter Bass Humbuckers with Active EQ circuitElectronics: Volume/Blend with Active 2-Band EQBridge: Diamond BassBinding: Creme (neck, headstock)Tuners: SchecterHardware: Gold

Looking for a hot 5 String?  You must play this bass!

Price $399

Fender Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass

The Vintage Modified Jazz Bass from Squier features a one-piece hard maple neck, maple body, and Duncan Designed Jazz Bass pickups. It can deliver punchy tone for the ultimate funk sound whether you play fingerstyle or slap-n-pop. Black binding and block inlays, black pickguard, and chrome hardware give it plenty of visual style

Price $279

Epiphone Les Paul Special Bass

Epiphone Les Paul Special Electric Bass Guitar Black Satin : An amazing bass that is amazingly affordable. The Les Paul Special Bass from Epiphone looks cool and pro-grade and sounds even better. All-Mahogany construction, including the set, mahogany neck makes every note warm and lasting that you play on the Rosewood fingerboard. Great bass tone comes from a pair of 442R Alnico bass Humbuckers . The intimidating Pitch Black finish and blacked-out hardware complete the attitude.

Price $259

Fender Squier Modified Precision Bass

Squier by Fender Vintage Modified Precision Bass TB 3 Tone Sunburst : Squier is totally psyched to introduce a brand- spankin?-new bass so utterly blazing that you should probably wear sunglasses when looking directly at it: the Vintage Modified Precision Bass TB guitar. It pumps out oceans of 70s-era Telecaster Bass cool and seismic low end thanks to that big ol? Fender? designed humbucking pickup right there at the neck. To say nothing of its classic string-through, dual brass-saddle bridge and gorgeous sunburst-over-ash-veneer finish.

This bass plays great, looks cool and is a great value!

Price $269

Guitars for Christmas!

Scales Music has a nice selection of acoustic, electric acoustics, and electric guitars to check out for the Christmas Season.  While they last, solid top acoustics for $125, Classical guitars at $79 and many more guitars for you or for the beginning or advancing guitarist. 

Call 636-244-3770 today or just come by and try them yourself.

Custom orders are available!



Fender Sonoran SCE Acoustic Electric Guitar
Candy Apple Red, custom painting and pinstriping!

This is a great example of a refurbished guitar from MIRC in Nashville.  A small top damage has been repaired and their repair tech spent some extra time with some great pinstriping and custom painting.  This comes to Scales Music as a custom Fender Sonoran that looks great, plays great and is available for less than what you would pay for a new model.  A must see!  A must play!  Will make a great guitar for the advancing player looking for something different!

Our sweet-sounding, great-looking Sonoran SCE positively radiates '60s California cool! Hit the beach with one of these custom-colored babies and you can bet you'll have Frankie and Annette doing the twist as the surf rolls in on an endless summer night. The electronics let you plug in and turn up; other distinctive features include exclusive vintage-inspired pickguards, vintage-style machine heads and a soft C-shaped maple neck with a Stratocaster headstock. Surf's up ... This model comes with a candy apple red finish and rosewood fretboard.

Price $299

Fender Sonoran SCE Acoustic Electric Guitar

Lake Placid Blue, custom paint and pinstriping

Another great refurbished guitar from the techs at MIRC (http://www.mircweb.com/) in Nashville.  This guitar was returned from a dealer with a cosmetic top repair.  It has been beautifully restored and a custom pinstriping has been added to make this a one of a kind guitar.  Come see it and play test it today!

Product Features Solid Spruce Top, Laminated Mahogany Back and Sides Scalloped X Bracing Fishman® Isys III System Rosewood Bridge with Compensated Saddle and chrome Vintage Fender® Style tuning keys with Aged White Plastic Buttons Fender® Stratocaster® Headstock Shape, Matching Painted Headstock, Fender Tight Dreadnought Body Shape, Dual Action Truss Rod, Traditional Fender Bridge, Factory Mounted Forward Strap Button with Internal Block Reinforcement, White Dot Inlays, Checkerboard Rosette, Vintage "C" Shaped Neck, Multiple Body Bindings Fender® Stratocaster® Headstock Shape, Matching Painted Headstock, Fender Tight Dreadnought Body Shape, Dual Action Truss Rod, Traditional Fender Bridge, Factory Mounted Forward Strap Button with Internal Block Reinforcement, White Dot Inlays, Checkerboard Rosette, Vintage "C" Shaped Neck, Multiple Body Bindings Price $279 Epiphone Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar

The Epiphone Les Paul Studio has the sound and feel you've come to love at an incredibly low price. The set neck and dual humbuckers will have you wanting more play time and with a nut width of 1.68 in. the Epiphone Les Paul Studio is super easy to play.

The Les Paul guitar is synonymous with Rock and Roll. No other guitar gives you the power, the sustain and the sound of a Les Paul. If it's got Les Paul's signature on the headstock, it's the real thing!

Price $299







Squier Satin Trans Stratocaster Electric Guitar

The Squier Satin Trans Strat guitar is a Squier Standard Strat 'spec-wise'. But, with its satin-finished basswood body and maple neck, three Alnico single coil pickups, two-point tremolo and five-way switch - the Satin Trans Strat truly comes into its own! 

This is a beautiful Squier Strat ... great look and great sound!

Price $259

Music Lessons in St. Charles County! Check out our November/December Special!

Know someone in St. Charles county that has a child that is interested in learning how to play piano, violin, guitar, a band instrument?  Scales Music is St. Charles county's newest music lesson facility.  We offer lessons on all band and orchestra instruments, guitar, and piano.  We also are the home of Your First Music Place Musikgarten Early Childhood Development classes.  Orientation information coming soon on Musikgarten classes.

We are offering a great special for individual lessons.  Pay for 4 week of lessons (1/2 lesson per week) and pay only $49.99 (that's a savings of $18).  We suggest you try lessons for a few weeks ... and we think you will like taking lessons with our fun and qualified teachers.

Call today!  636-244-3770 or email Questions@ScalesMusic.net for more information!

Rental Customers: Free Shipping on Repairs and Exchanges

Are you currently renting an instrument from Scales Music?  Our affiliate partner, Music and Arts, offers free shipping service covered under you LDW (Liability Damage Wavier) coverage for repairs, exchanges, and returns.  If you need a repair, need to exchange your rental (including string instrument upsizing) or cancel your contract you can simply call the customer service number for Music and Arts at 1-888-731-5396.  Customer service will arrange to have a new instrument shipped to your home location within 48 hours.  Once you receive the new rental, simply place the previous rental back in the box and drop it off at the nearest UPS store location within the next 2 weeks. 

In the event you would like to close your account, call customer service at 1-888-731-5396 and Music and Arts will send you an empty box with a call tag.  Put your return in the box and drop it off at a UPS store near you. 

For a UPS store location near you go to http://www.upsstore.com/. 

Of course we are always happy to help you at our store location on Jungermann Rd.  Just call 636-244-3770 if you have any questions or problems concerning your rental account.

Step Up Instruments on Consignments

Scales Music has a couple of professional model instruments for sale.  Both of these instruments have been through our shop and is completely ready to play.  Please let your students who might be interested in either one of these instruments know so they can come to our store location in St. Peters, MO to try them out.

For sale - 1971 Buffet R13 Clarinet - This clarinet has had one owner.  The instrument has been completely repadded and checked over.  The instrument has never been cracked.  This clarinet still has it's original case.  A must play ... it's very hard to find vintage Buffet R13's in this good of condition ready for solo and ensemble season.  Call 636-244-3770 today for more information.

Price - $1799.00

For sale - a Jupiter 852L professional double french horn.  This quality double french horn has been completely flushed and gone over by a professional repair tech.  There are some minor scratches along the bell section but the lacquer on this horn is still inact and this instrument plays just like a new factory horn.  Instrument comes with hardshell case.

Price - $899

Suzuki Violin Group Classes Enrolling Now in St. Charles County

 

 

Every Child Can Learn

More than fifty years ago, Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki realized the implications of the fact that children the world over learn to speak their native language with ease. He began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to the learning of music, and called his method the mother-tongue approach. The ideas of parent responsibility, loving encouragement, constant repetition, etc., are some of the special features of the Suzuki approach.

Parent Involvement

As when a child learns to talk, parents are involved in the musical learning of their child. They attend lessons with the child and serve as “home teachers” during the week. One parent often learns to play before the child, so that s/he understands what the child is expected to do. Parents work with the teacher to create an enjoyable learning environment.

Early Beginning

The early years are crucial for developing mental processes and muscle coordination. Listening to music should begin at birth; formal training may begin at age three or four, but it is never too late to begin.

Listening

Children learn words after hearing them spoken hundreds of times by others. Listening to music every day is important, especially listening to pieces in the Suzuki repertoire so the child knows them immediately.

Repetition

Constant repetition is essential in learning to play an instrument. Children do not learn a word or piece of music and then discard it. They add it to their vocabulary or repertoire, gradually using it in new and more sophisticated ways.

Encouragement

As with language, the child’s effort to learn an instrument should be met with sincere praise and encouragement. Each child learns at his/her own rate, building on small steps so that each one can be mastered. Children are also encouraged to support each other’s efforts, fostering an attitude of generosity and cooperation.

Learning with Other Children

In addition to private lessons, children participate in regular group lessons and performance at which they learn from an are motivated by each other.

Graded Repertoire

Children do not practice exercises to learn to talk, but use language for its natural purpose of communication and self-expression. Pieces in the Suzuki repertoire are designed to present technical problems to be learned in the context of the music rather than through dry technical exercises.

Delayed Reading

Children learn to read after their ability to talk has been well established. in the same way, children should develop basic technical competence on their instruments before being taught to read music.

Are Suzuki Kids Prodigies?

Are Suzuki students musical geniuses? Are they ‘gifted’ children who have a special talent for music? Are their parents professional musicians?
Fortunately, Suzuki students are normal children whose parents may have little or no musical experience. Their parents have simply chosen to introduce them to music through the Suzuki approach, a unique philosophy of music education developed by Shinichi Suzuki.

The Suzuki Legacy

Shinichi Suzuki was a violinist, educator, philosopher and humanitarian. Born in 1898, he studied violin in Japan for some years before going to Germany in the 1920s for further study. After the end of World War II, Dr. Suzuki devoted his life to the development of the method he calls Talent Education.
Suzuki based his approach on the belief that “Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability, just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. The potential of every child is unlimited.”
Dr. Suzuki’s goal was not simply to develop professional musicians, but to nurture loving human beings and help develop each child’s character through the study of music.

Parent Perspective

Parents whose children are involved in Suzuki program throughout the country are enthusiastic about the benefits for their children and their whole families.
In Cleveland, Ohio, Jan McNair participates in Suzuki violin study with her four-year-old son Ben. She points out that Ben is discovering “the joy of doing something because you’ve worked to do it. What he’s doing right now will be second nature to him. This is the way to learn.”
In addition to instilling a love of music, the Suzuki approach puts emphasis on the development of the child’s character. Ben begins and ends every lesson by bowing to his teacher and thanking her. His teacher, in turn, thanks him: “I learn something every time I teach you,” she tells him.
Charlotte Johnson of Papillon, Nebraska, participates in a Suzuki program with her ten-year-old son Christopher. “They learn really good music right away, and they develop good memories,” she says. “Developing self-esteem is another plus,” she adds. “He can get up in front of people and it’s no big deal.”
“This is not just music education. The long-term effects on the family are positive and far-reaching,” says Pam Brasch, Executive Director of the SAA. “It teaches a child cooperation, self-esteem…so many important qualities that children are not getting otherwise.”

Perhaps it is music that will save the world.
—Pablo Casals

Children Agree!

Children also have positive comments about their participation in Suzuki programs. In a survey conducted in Dallas, Texas, students provided their opinions on a number of aspects of their Suzuki study. Overall the children considered it fun and challenging. they felt that the benefits of playing an instrument via the Suzuki method helped them learn discipline, goal setting and constructive use of time.
Emily Louise Davis, a college student who has been involved with a Suzuki program in North Carolina since the age of three, has experienced “a sense of camaraderie and the bond of a larger family.” During a recent visit to Suzuki programs in Europe, Emily observed the same sense of cooperation and respect within families and groups there.
Students in many programs comment on the importance of friendships they develop and the chance to share musical experiences with other Suzuki students. They enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes from working at something worthwhile and doing it well.

FAQ

How does Talent Education differ from other methods of teaching music to children?

Thoughtful teachers have often used some of the elements listed here, but Suzuki has formulated them in a cohesive approach. Some basic differences are:

• Suzuki teachers believe that musical ability can be developed in all children.
• Students begin at young ages.
• Parents play an active role in the learning process.
• Children become comfortable with the instrument before learning to read music.
• Technique is taught in the context of pieces rather than through dry technical exercises.
• Pieces are refined through constant review.
• Students perform frequently, individually and in groups.

Suziki Violin group classes are enrolling now at Scales Music.  From ages 3 and up this is a wonderful class to introduce the joy of music to your child in a supportive environment.  Classes are very affordable and we also offer violin rentals for just $9.95 per month. 

Call today for more information - 636-244-3770

Scales Music at Kid City

Scales Music participated at Kid City this past Saturday at the St. Charles Convention Center.  Here are some great pics of kids playing instruments, for many it was their first time playing a musical instrument.  Many of our great teachers were on hand to help show instruments to kids and talk about our musical lesson opportunities offered at Scales Music. 

We also are currently signing up group lessons and early childhood music classes.  Group lessons include group guitar, Suzuki style group violin classes, Piano Adventures, and Musikgarten early childhood classes.

Fall classes are enrolling now.  Call today

636-244-3770

Enjoy the pics!