We, at The Player's Bench Music Store, would like thank everyone who came out for our annual Customer Appreciation Halloween Sale. It was great fun, and there were lots of awesome costumes. We hope to see you all back again next year.

To see more pictures of this, and past Halloween Sale fun, visit our web gallery.

We had a great turnout for our 1st Taylor Guitar Road Show! The evening was filled with guitar talk from Taylor product specialists. They discussed construction using domestic and exotic wood selections. They went over various building techniques and discussed how size, shape, and finish can affect guitar sound. The floor was then open to questions and answers and the crowd got to pickup and play the latest Taylor models. It was a great evening!

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The Player's Bench would like to thank all of the friends and family who came out to support our music students and teachers. We had another outstanding recital, and the participating students did a fantastic job!

The Player's Bench Music scarecrow building team wins the very prestigious award:

"Most Humorous Scarecrow"

This year, the Hello Kitty rockstar stole the judges hearts and walked away with a clealy hilarious victory.

Congratulations to Angie and her scarecrow building team!

The Player's Bench is excited to announce that we now carry Taylor guitars! Stop buy and play one as soon as you can. They're awesome!

For more information on fine Taylor products, visit them at taylorguitars.com

Sunday December 13th, 2009 -The Player's Bench had another successful Rock School Showcase at Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen in Crystal Lake. We would like to thank everyone for coming out and supporting our young musicians as they ROCKED THE HOUSE!

The Player's Bench would once again like to thank Duke's for the great venue and hospitality. Also a big thanks to teachers William Sonoda and Bruce Waters.

Check out all the pictures from this and past showcases at our web gallery.

The Player's Bench is proud to offer Schilke's latest trombone!

This large bore tenor trombone sports a .547" bore with 8.5" hand-hammered yellow brass bell, yellow hand slide bow, and yellow square main tuning slide bow with axial flow valve.

Come on in and check it out!

The 17th annual Johnny Appleseed Festival was fantastic this year. The weather was great, and we got to meet a bunch of new music lovers.

Special thanks to our scarecrow team (Angie) for what was quite possibly the scariest scarecrow ever created.

Thanks you to everyone who stopped by, we hope to see you again soon!

The Players’ Bench would once again like to thank the readers of the Kane County Chronicle and Northwest Herald for their Readers Choice Award - Best of the Fox 2009!

We would like to thank all of the musicians, parents, and teachers who went out of their way to choose us for the third year in a row. We sincerely appreciate your business, enthusiasm, and love of music. Thank you so much to everyone who helped make this possible. We are honored to be chosen for Best Music Store and Instruction.

Saturday June 14th, 2009 -The Player's Bench had another successful Rock School Showcase at Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen in Crystal Lake. We had a fantastic turnout, and the students rocked the house! We were so happy to see everyone there supporting the musicians as they did their thing on stage.

The Player's Bench would once again like to thank Duke's for the great venue and hospitality. Also a big thanks to teachers William Sonoda and Anthony Cross. A great time was definitely had by all.

Check out all the pictures from this and past showcases at our web gallery.

Saturday April 18, 2009 - Player's Bench would like to congratulate drum teacher Steve Fagiano for hosting a wildly successful McHenry County College Drum Clinic. Musicians of all skill levels were on hand to display their skills and learn from Steve, and Russ Mehle.

For info on the event, have a look at the official drum clinic flyer for all the details.

Check out some more pictures from the clinic in our web gallery.

The Player's Bench is excited to announce that we are now one of the midwest's premier Schilke dealers! We proudly stock Schilke trumpets, and the trombones. Stop by and get yours today!

For more information on fine Schilke products, visit them at SchilkeMusic.com

Saturday February 21, 2009 The Player's Bench had it's Rock School Showcase at Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen in Crystal Lake.

The place was packed with friends and family, and the newly formed ensembles rocked the house!

The Player's Bench would like to thank Duke's for the great venue and hospitality.

Check out the pictures at our web gallery.