"Best Instrument Care Tool" award from Tools For Schools, Best of 2019

Key Leaves won the "Best of 2019 Tools for Schools" award in the category of "Best Instrument Care Tool" at The NAMM Show 2019! Each year, SB&O Magazine (School Band & Orchestra Magazine) sends a team of music teachers and music industry pros to NAMM to find the best “Tools For Schools.” Key Leaves products were honored for being a simple, low cost way for music teachers and saxophone students to reduce sax repair expense and keep their the instrument clean and working well.

"Our dream has always been to help music teachers and sax players sound their best. This is a very special honor for School Band & Orchestra Magazine to recommend Key Leaves to teachers!" said music teacher and Key Leaves Founder, Rulon Brown. For decades, SB&O mag has been one of the most trustworthy source of info for music teachers.  

Future issues of SB&O magazine will share details about the award and Key Leaves. But we were so excited we had to share the news now!

Key Leaves also took home a coveted "Best In Show" award from NAMM 2019!

Key Leaves also took home a coveted "Best In Show" award from NAMM 2019!

Education highlights from NAMM 2019

Beloved educator and University of Kentucky Saxophone Professor, Miles Osland, interviewed by Donna Schwartz for the Everything Saxophone Podcast.

Greg Fishman (Acclaimed jazz educator, author and saxophonist) visited with Nick Torretta (Saxophone Teacher and Product Specialist at Key Leaves)

From left: Rulon Brown (Founder of Key Leaves), Derek Brown (BeatBox Saxophone Innovator), Donna Schwartz & Nick Mainella (Saxophonists and Hosts of Everything Saxophone Podcast). Donna and Nick camped at our booth to host dozens of interviews with great sax players, educators, and makers.