PLEASE talk to area band directors, private lesson teachers, or other music professionals before investing thousands of dollars in a new instrument.  It is very important to play test several instruments, even of the same model, as not all instruments are created equal!

• Music and Arts (Itasca, rep comes to CLC Wednesdays)
• Quinlan & Fabish (Arlington Heights)
• Piano Trends (Crystal Lake)
• Player's Bench (Crystal Lake)
• The Horn Stash (Palatine)
• Guitar Center (Algonquin)
• Nielsen Woodwinds - Double Reed Supplies
• Woodwind and Brasswind (online only)
• Steve Weiss Music - Percussion
• The Drum Pad (Palatine)
• The Steelpan Store (Woodstock)
• Fluteworld (Michigan)
• Oboe Chicago (Cary)

• JW Pepper Music
• Eble Music
• Midwest Sheet Music
• Sheetmusic.com

• Fix This Instrument Repair in Palatine on NW Hwy
• Music & Arts in Itasca
• Dana Hofer Brass Instrument Repair in Des Plaines
• Rick Sayre Expert Woodwind Repair in Lombard

• McHenry County Youth Orchestra
• Schaumburg Youth Orchestra
• Elgin Youth Symphony
• Chicago Youth Symphony

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Illinois State University
• Northern Illinois University
• Eastern Illinois University
• Western Illinois University
• Southern Illinois University
• Northwestern University
• Augustana College
• Illinois Wesleyn University
• Millikin University