New program alert! We are now offering private, one on one, consultations with our in-house education specialists, like Carly! We’re here to help match any musician with the perfect instrument, and empower them to take their music to the next level. Contact us today to take advantage of this free service! #iplayhere PS—Yamaha’s $50 and $100 rebate program is available until the end of June ..read more

Have you SEEN the new amber lacquered Yamaha Custom ZII Alto Sax? We are obsessed with this vintage look.? Stop by our Troy location for a demo! #iplayhere ..read more

Meet Donovan! Donovan began his musical journey early playing the piano, and then in middle school playing the trumpet, tuba, and drums. He had joined the Central Music team and we couldn’t be more excited. Donovan knows how enriching music can be and that’s it’s a universal language that fosters community. Donovan continues to play the drums and loves going to local jazz jam sessions! Let’s give him a warm welcome! #iplayhere ..read more

The Vandoren Black Diamond mouthpieces are made with a high density ebonite and offer a dark and rich depth of tone. Designed to provide ease of articulation for the player. In stock now! #iplayhere ..read more

THIS IS IT! Today is the last day of Music Madness! Clarinets defeated Flutes and Double Reeds demolished Mallet Percussion! So NOW, we have the single reeds VS the double reeds: Clarinets VS Oboe, Bassoon and English Horn! We're in overtime---vote until noon tomorrow! Make your voice heard! #iplayhere ..read more

SEMI-FINALS. It's time, folks! The Double Reeds dominated the Timpani and Mallet Percussion defeated French Horn! Whew! And now, we're in the semi-finals! The matches: Clarinets VS Flutes and Double Reeds VS Mallet Percussion. Who will move on to the finals? Only you can determine the outcome---vote by 8AM tomorrow! #iplayhere ..read more

We're celebrating Music in Our Schools month with day six of Music Madness! Yesterday, the clarinet SLAYED the cello and Flutes just barely squeaked by the Bass! Tonight, we have Timpani VS Double Reeds and French Horn VS Mallet Percussion! Make your voice heard! #iplayhere ..read more

It's the LAST week of Music Madness. Madness!!!! We have the latest results: Mallet Percussion narrowly defeats Euphonium & Tuba. In our other match, the French Horn took down the Snare Drum in a tough one. Today, we'll have Clarinets VS Cello and Flutes VS Bass---what a line-up! Vote by 8AM tomorrow! Make your voice heard! #iplayhere ..read more

Last two match-ups for the week! But first---a recap from Wednesday: Double Reeds took down the Trombone, but ONLY by five votes. Timpani defeated Viola and will be moving on in the bracket. Today, we have Snare Drum VS French Horn (what a choice), and Euphonium VS Mallet Percussion! Vote by 8AM tomorrow! #iplayhere ..read more

It's day three of Music Madness! Bad news for Josh and the Trumpets---Bass brought home the win in yesterday's match-up. Flute defeated Violin, and today, we have Viola against Timpani and Trombone against Double Reeds! Two great face-offs! #iplayhere ..read more