The PPS Music Shop is responsible for the care, maintenance, repair, tracking, and purchasing of all PPS-owned instruments (including brass, woodwinds, percussion, and strings). The Music Shop provides repairs free of cost to students using PPS-owned instruments.

The goal of the PPS Music Shop is to support music education in Portland through access to quality and functioning instruments for all students. PPS music teachers also have access to supplies, elementary music resources, and specialty music equipment.

The PPS Music Shop is located at the District Office of Portland Public Schools (Prophet Education Center).

HISTORY OF THE SHOP

Many larger school districts throughout the United States have a music shop to maintain their instrument inventories. Several were cut in the late 1980's, some of which have been re-established, but Portland has kept their music shop in existence since it began. The shop is currently a department of two and continues to hold strong in maintaining school-owned PPS instruments.

CARE & MAINTENANCE

Take care of your instrument daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly!

VIDEOS

• Woodwind Care and Cleaning

• Brass Care and Cleaning

• Instrument Cleaning: YouTube Playlist

• Sanitizing/Sterilizing your instrument

TROUBLESHOOTING

• “My Instrument Doesn’t Work!”: SlideShow/Presentation

• Cleaning Guidelines from NAfME, NAMM, and NFHS

• Cleaning Checklist for Brass Instruments

• Redwing Music Repair: Resources

RENTALS

The Portland Public Schools (PPS) Musical Instrument Rental Agreement & Payment Form allows the district to track music instrument inventory and protect the investment from loss and wear and tear. It also helps to assure accountability and equity across the district so any student will have access to playing an instrument if they so choose.

Permission to use PPS instruments involves:

1. Communicating with your PPS music teacher

2. Filling out a rental contract