Luana Marler | January 22, 2013

As a musician and a person who deals with both the music business and the deaf world, I assumed as many do that students with hearing loss would never hear, understand or appreciate music.

Fortunately, as I began talking with fellow…

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Paul Smith | November 8, 2012

Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

• On November 11, 1918, the fighting for World War I actually

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Paul Smith | October 19, 2012

Ever wonder who’s on the other end of your phone call, email, fax, or mail order when you contact J.W. Pepper?  Ever wonder who staffs these areas for 12 ½ hours a day and 10 hours on Saturdays?  We are…

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Karen DeSimone | October 3, 2012

Internationally recognized as World Teachers’ Day, October 5 is a special day to celebrate the essential role of teachers.  Established by UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization), we celebrate today by recognizing all teachers, especially music teachers, who…

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Jen Tolnay | September 21, 2012

J.W. Pepper acquired the print music division of Paige’s Music in April of 1990.  Incidentally, both companies were established in the 1870s and have been family owned throughout their history.  We were the first “satellite” Pepper location connected to an…

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Jen Tolnay | August 14, 2012

Greetings from Paoli, Pennsylvania!  If you’re thinking “Where the heck is Paoli?”, we’re about 25 miles west of Philadelphia and 25 miles north of Wilmington, Delaware.  We are a Regional Marketing Center housed in the J.W. Pepper corporate headquarters.  We…

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Wendy McKee | November 3, 2011

Have you ever wanted to learn more about your favorite composers? We did too, and we are sharing what we found out!

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Rebecca Poppke | September 20, 2011

“Happiness is singing in the choir!” ~ Charles M. Schulz

Long beloved by choral musicians, the act of singing has been brought to the forefront of public awareness through popular television programs such as The Sing-Off, Glee, and American Idol. …

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Jen Tolnay | August 25, 2011

I am among the fortunate who live close enough to New York to see a Broadway show, if not as often as I’d like, at least once in a while.  But there are a lot that I miss, and I’ve…

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Heidi Norris | May 10, 2011

It seems like there are a few opera productions such as Bizet’s Carmen, Delibes’ Lakme, Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, and Verdi’s La Traviata that have stood the test of time.  George Gershwin’s classic opera Porgy and Bess is another all-time…

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