Invest Your Coffee Money Into Music for Your Kid...

  ...The intangible gain of your child learning to play an instrument comparable to the cost of buying one cup of coffee a week is a no brainer in favor of MUSIC!    Think about how much you spend on a cup of coffee out once a week, $6?  That is enough to give your family a lifetime of music and sound.

 Golden Music offers a rent-to-own program where you are able to rent-to-own (or just rent) a high-quality instrument for about just $30 a month for most instruments.  You will eventually own the instrument but are never required to keep it. 

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A two-year study by researchers at the Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI) at the University of Southern California shows that exposure to music and music instruction accelerates the brain development of young children in the areas responsible for language development, sound, reading skill and speech perception.

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• Need an instrument for your child? 

Here are four reasons why renting is better than buying:

* Convenience

Renting an instrument is extremely quick and simple, online, over the phone, or in person. see more...

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During these trying times, creativity is a spark and can fuel hours of at -home entertainment.  As many of us are forced onto screens for formerly fun, in-person times, to canceled social and even now family events, the lives of our children have transformed in a dramatic way.  We propose that music lessons can spur on health and a spark that will ignite your child's creativity.  T

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Music has been an important part of every human culture, both past and present. It can play a part in brain development, learning, mood, and even your health. There used to be a popular belief that music is processed in the right hemisphere of our brains, along with art and other creative activities. However recent findings show us that music is distributed throughout the brain.

 

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A child often conveys readiness for music lessons with physical expression. This is often starts with banging on pots and pans, tapping on couches, pretending a briefcase is a piano or that a notebook is a keyboard. 

The next sign that your child is ready for lessons is usually through verbal expression. The child may tell you outright that they want to start playing an instrument or taking voice lessons. Once the physical and verbal interest is there, it’s up to you as a parent to get the ball rolling. 

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he modern orchestral brass French horn was an invention based on early hunting horns. Horns were first used as musical instruments during 16th century operas. During the 17th century, modifications to the bell end (larger and flared bells) of the horn were made and the cor de chasse, or French horn as the English called it was born.

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Professional, performance-level brass and woodwind instruments are now available at Golden Music. Your previous rental credits with can be applied towards an upgrade to one of these fine instruments by Buffet Crampon, B&S, Eastman, Shires and more.
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What were the dreams that this could become?  Don't forget the vivid color and these scenes.  You found your instrument and it found you!   The focus, practice, goal setting, etc, the “work” can come later.  Priority is enjoying the time you spend with your instrument.  Of course, the more time you spend practicing with intent, the better you get at it and the rewards come. 

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Since our humble beginning in 1996 in a 500 sq. ft. space that was a meat locker to our now 30,000 sq ft building that houses our retail, repair shop, music school, Denver Musician's Assoc., Golden Music has strived to donate our money, experience, time, talent and skills to help the Colorado music community, in particular, the public school music programs.  We give back 10% of our gross revenue each year!

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