Music is Elementary, Inc. was founded in the late 1980’s in Cleveland, Ohio on the back of Northeast Ohio’s Motters Music House company established in 1947. When owner Bill Johnson started Music Is Elementary his vision was on serving the needs of all elementary music teachers and supplying elementary music products through its national print catalog and website. As the company evolved, he designed and introduced some of the most popular 1, 2, and 3-piece student recorders used in the industry today. In addition, MIE has designed affordable and high-quality Orff instruments stands, U.S. made student mallets under the Kinder mallet brand, and publishing some of the most used print and digital materials in the classroom today, including the Purposeful Pathway series, Meaningful Movement, One Accord, Elemental Ukulele, Crooked River Series.
Now, over 35 years later, MIE branched off to be its own corporation. We continue today to supply and manufacture our renowned Renaissance line of recorders as well as several other lines of baroque and German recorders, Rhythm Works hand percussion, Kinder mallets, Last Stand Orff stands, MIE publications, and carry over 3,000 other elementary products from some of the best known brands in the industry, shipping to all 50 states in U.S.A as well as internationally, focusing on early childhood, elementary/general education, and music therapy.
We strive to give the best products at the best prices to our customers and have top-notch customer service where you will always find someone on the other end of the phone. Come and let us show you why “Music Education Starts Here”.