Composing Musicians strongly recommends the following stores, services and products for all your piano and voice lesson needs.  This page contains the following:

~ Keyboard World (piano and keyboard retail store and more)
~ Meyer Music (music and method book retail store and more)
~ Reyburn Piano Tech (piano tuning and repair services)
~  (piano method books and suppliers)
~ Vocal Books and CDs (a list of college approved vocal repertoire)

Keyboard World offers the finest quality and high value keyboard instruments available, along with an array of products and services:
    ~ Pianos
    ~ Digital Pianos
    ~ Keyboards
    ~ Benches
    ~ Metronomes
    ~ Interactive Music Software
    ~ Printed Music and Method Books
    ~ Piano Tuning and Repair Services
    ~ Expert Staff


For Directions To Keyboard World Click The Link Below:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2300+28th+Street+SE+Grand+Rapids,+MI+49508&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&gl=us&ei=nGDGSuu3MoymMaPmlPMH&hq=&hnear=2300+28th+St+SE,+Grand+Rapids,+Kent,+Michigan+49508&ll=42.915389,-85.616541&spn=0.014363,0.027595&z=15

Necessary features when purchasing a DIGITAL PIANO:
~ Full Length Of 88 Keys
~ Quality Piano Sound
~ Sustaining/Damper Pedal (Soft Pedal If Desired)
~ Built in Metronome With Tempo Variability (Drum Beats Are OK)
~ Music Stand
~ A Bench (The Right Height)
~ A Base Or Stand For Keyboard/Digital Piano (Variable Heights)
~ Hammer Weighted Keys
~ Dynamic Sound (Loud and Soft Capability)
~ Standard Size Keys
For The Very Musical Composing Students:
~ MIDI Capability
~ Quality Instrument Sound Options (Ex: violin, guitar, flute, etc.)

Necessary features when purchasing a PIANO:
~ In Tune Or Tunable
~ Quality Sound
~ Working Pedals (Sustaining/Damper Pedal Required)
~ Functional Music Stand
~ A Bench (The Right Height)
~ No Broken Keys Or Strings, etc.

	Yamaha P85 (Digital Piano) Discount Prices Can Start As Low As: $845.00 (including stand/base, 3 pedals and bench)
	KORG SP250 (Digital Piano) Discount Prices Can Start As Low As: $849.00 (including bench)
	Cable-Nelson CN116PE (Studio Piano) Discount Prices Can Start As Low As: $3,495.00
	Yamaha M460C (Console Piano) Discount Prices Can Start As Low As: $4,300.00

Meyer Music offers quality supplies and music with outstanding service and support:
    ~ Supplier of Bastien Piano Basics
    ~ Printed Vocal and Piano Method Music
    ~ Seasonal Christmas Music
    ~ Practice Record Notebooks
    ~ Music Flashcards
    ~ Metronomes
    ~ Keyboards and Accessories
    ~ Music Stands
    ~ Bags For Toting Printed Music
    ~ Various Products That Aid In Learning Music
    ~ Knowledgeable Staff

Reyburn Piano Tech are exceptional Registered Piano Technicians with the Piano Technician's Guild who service pianos with new technology and traditional techniques, including:
    ~ In Home Services For The Greater Grand Rapids Area
    ~ Services: Tuning, Pitch Raising, Regulation, Voicing,   
       Repair, Humidity Control Installation and Finish Touch-Up
    ~ Reyburn CyberTuner Software
    ~ Gift Certificates Available

The following is a highly rated list of books that every vocalist should have in their repertoire.  Music colleges all around America recommend and use these materials.

~ International Phonetic Alphabet for Singers by Joan Wall
   (A manual for English and foreign language diction)
~ Diction for Singers by Joan Wall, Robert Caldwell,
   Tracy Gavilanes, Sheila Allen
~ Music for Sight Singing by Robert W. Ottman
~ Sight Singing Pitch-Interval-Rhythm by Samuel Adler
~ Ear Training A Technique for Listening by Bruce Benward and
   J. Timothy Kolosick
~ The First Book Of Soprano Solos by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The First Book Of Soprano Solos 2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The First Book Of Soprano Solos - Part II by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The First Book Of Soprano Solos 2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The Second Book Of Soprano Solos by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The Second Book Of Soprano Solos 2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The First Book Of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos
    by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The First Book Of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos
    2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The First Book Of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos - Part II
    by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The First Book Of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos - Part II
    2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The Second Book Of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos
    by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The Second Book Of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos
    2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The First Book Of Tenor Solos by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The First Book Of Tenor Solos 2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The First Book Of Tenor Solos - Part II by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The First Book Of Tenor Solos - Part II 2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The Second Book Of Tenor Solos by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The Second Book Of Tenor Solos 2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The First Book Of Baritone/Bass Solos by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The First Book Of Baritone/Bass Solos 2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The First Book Of Baritone/Bass Solos - Part II
    by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The First Book Of Baritone/Bass Solos - Part II
    2 Accompaniment CDs
~ The Second Book Of Baritone/Bass Solos by Joan Frey Boytim
~ The Second Book Of Baritone/Bass Solos
    2 Accompaniment CDs
~ 15 American Art Songs Compiled by Gary Arvin
~15 American Art Songs Accompaniment Cassette Tape
~ Handel Messiah (The New Novello Choral Edition)
   by Georg Frederic Handel
~ Handel's Messiah CD Of The Oratorio Society Of New York
~ 26 Italian Songs and Arias Edited by John Glenn Paton
   (comes in "Medium High" range and "Medium Low" range)
~ 26 Italian Songs and Arias Accompaniment CD
~ Hymn Classics by Richard Walters
   (comes in "High Voice" range and "Low Voice" range)
~ Hymn Classics Accompaniment CD