School Bands & Orchestras

Capitol Music has been supporting school bands and orchestras since 1955 and is the best partner any student, parent, or band program can have. Whether you need a student instrument or a professional model, Capitol Music is all you need to know to get started right, prepare for your scholarship audition, or play your first professional gig.

With an experienced staff that includes band directors and other music professionals, Capitol Music stands ready to answer your musical instrument questions and offer young players tips on improving their playing. We offer huge discounts for cash sales and have several "rent-to-own" plans — one just suited to fit your budget. We proudly offer the following brands of new instruments, and have many, many, more in "like new" rental returns and good used instruments which will save you money:

Antigua Winds	Bach	Besson
Blessing	Buffet	Capitol
D.E.G.	Darby	Dynasty
Emerson	Fox	Gemeinhardt
Getzen	Holton	Jupiter
Kanstul	Keilwerth	Leblanc
Ludwig	Meinl-Weston	Noblet
Pearl	Premier	Schreiber
Selmer	Vito	Willson
	Yanagisawa
String Orchestra Brands
Anton Breton	Glaesel	Gliga Vasile
Johannes Kohr	Paesold	Palatino

To complement your instrument and keep it in top playing condition, Capitol Music offers a great selection of mouthpieces, reeds, valve oil, cork and slide greases, care (cleaning) kits, band and orchestra method books, lyres, flip folders, mutes, rosin, strings, bows, instrument cases, tuners, and metronomes.