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Serving southwest Florida since 1979, Cadence Music is southwest Florida's largest and most trusted band and orchestra music store. We are family owned and independent, meaning that you are supporting a 100% locally owned store thereby supporting the local economy. We own all of our rental instruments and are not a franchise or satellite for another company. Conveniently located in central Fort Myers, Cadence Music specializes in school band and orchestra instrument rentals, sheet music, repairs, and private lessons. We have the largest selection of student and professional level instruments and accessories, as well as sheet music and books, in southwest Florida. Cadence Music also has the finest in-house repair shop in south Florida that repairs instruments for all schools in Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, and Collier counties, as well as for students and professionals from all over the world. We offer a monthly rental program for most school band and orchestra instruments and offer weekly pick-up and delivery to schools in Lee, Collier and Charlotte counties. Cadence Music also offers private lessons on most instruments taught by qualified professionals, many of whom are full-time teachers as well as professional musicians. Whatever your musical needs, from student to professional, we hope you'll let us serve you!
Meet our staff!
Tom Kracmer, owner
Tom is a graduate of Northern Illinois University. For nine years, he was the Principal Tubist of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Xalapa (Xalapa Symphony Orchestra) and Instructor of Tuba at the Universidad Veracruzana (University of Veracruz) in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Since his return to the United States in 1989, Tom has performed with the Southwest Florida Symphony and the Naples Philharmonic as well as numerous chamber ensembles. He is currently the Principal Tubist of the Southwest Florida Symphony & the Suncoast Brass, brass coach of the Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, as well as owner of Cadence Music in Ft. Myers, Florida. In his spare time, he is building a Van’s Aircraft RV-7A sport-aerobatic airplane, is a member of EAA and is a pilot with the Sundowners.
Mr. Handley is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Music degree. He maintains an active teaching schedule in addition to working full-time at Cadence Music. While attending FSU, he studied with Mr. Paul Ebbers, one of the foremost teachers of brass pedagogy in the country. Mr. Handley also plays tuba with several chamber groups and symphony orchestras around southwest Florida. In his teaching, he integrates his own fun style into traditional learning methods.
Mike Willis, guitar instructor and repair technician
Mr. Willis originally came to Ft. Myers in 1978. He then lived in San Diego for a short while, and moved back to Ft. Myers in 1994. Mike has played the guitar since the age of 18 and has numerous interests in life. Mike plays and teaches a variety of styles as well as teaches guitar and bass, and also works as a technician in our repair shop.