Reaching out with

Gear Shift

The Music Room is proud to partner with members of our community for the launch of Gear Shift to put musical instruments in the hands of the disadvantaged.

You can’t learn to play an instrument if you don’t have one. 

You need the gear. So when we were looking to celebrate our 15th anniversary in a special way, providing gear to the area’s disadvantaged was a logical place to start. That is how Gear Shift began.

Gear Shift is a new program that will take the community’s unwanted instruments in repairable condition and turn them into instruments that will fulfill the dreams of a disadvantaged child or adult who might otherwise not have the chance to play. 

We really wanted to do something that would directly affect members of our community, so we are partnering with Clearbrook and other community organizations to ensure that the instruments get into the right hands.  Clearbrook is a non-profit organization devoted to enhancing the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities.

The Music Room will donate our time and expertise to bring the instrument back to good working condition, utilizing our in-house instrument repair capabilities. In conjunction with the program, The Music Room staff will also be donating several hours of musical instruction each month to qualified students.

We know nearly every kid wants to learn how to play an instrument. And nearly every parent wants their child to know music.  We’re excited to be able to bring the gift of learning an instrument to people in Palatine, and we’re hoping our customers and the community will respond by bringing us their unused and worn instruments.

Instrument donations can be dropped off at The Music Room any time during store hours: Monday through Thursday, 10a.m.-9p.m.; Friday, 10a.m.-6p.m. and Saturday, 9a.m.-5p.m. Call us at (847) 834-5540 for more information or email Carol at ccook@the-music-room.net.

Read more about Gear Shift in the Daily Herald and Online PR News