The Tradition: Family & Education
R.E.W. Music is a family owned and operated business that has been serving the greater Kansas City area for more than 25 years. Music education and school service is our top priority, and we are committed to ensuring your family has the best possible experience with music. At R.E.W., you will find high quality beginner instruments to rent or buy, top quality instructors for music lessons, and a speedy, reliable repair department to keep your instruments working their best.
How did R.E.W. Music get started? The owner, Bob Woeppel (R.E.W.), and his wife, Jacki, both graduated from college with degrees in music education. They spent time in the classroom as directors getting hands on experience and learning about the many needs of a school music program . After becoming a certified repair technician, Bob began repairing instruments for local schools out of his home and named the business "R.E.W. Band & Orchestra." As the business grew, the Woeppels transferred R.E.W. Band & Orchestra from their home to a small store front in Olt Town Lenexa where they expanded the business by offering instrument accessories and private lessons in addition to repair service. R.E.W. quickly outgrew that location and moved to 8443 Quivira in 1986.
In the summer of 2006, R.E.W. Band & Orchestra officially changed their name to R.E.W. Music, and in August 2006, a second location was opened in Olathe, Kansas. Over the past two decades, the business's growth has allowed R.E.W. to serve most of the greater Kansas City area. R.E.W. also looks forward to moving its Lenexa store to a bigger, more easily accessible location in Lenexa during the 2007-2008 school year!
What contributes to R.E.W.'s success? Bob spends much of his time each week visiting several Kansas City area schools to make sure their needs are being met with R.E.W.'s help. R.E.W.'s primary goal has always been the advancement and quality of music education: the instruments we choose for the beginning student, the repair department, the private lessons we offer, and more. Everything is done with your student's best interest at heart.
Meet the Woeppel family! We want you to feel comfortable when you come into our store and recognize the faces you see here. At R.E.W., we strive to offer old-fashioned, family-style service. We want to get to know you and your family, so it is only proper that we introduce you to ours:
~Bob Woeppel graduated from Wichita State University with a degree in music education.
~Jacki Woeppel graduated from Wichita State University with degrees in music education and special education.
~Kristin (Woeppel) Brown graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in elementary education and a minor in music.
~Megan Woeppel is currently in Los Angeles, California studying filmmaking.
The whole family is involved in helping R.E.W. serve you in any way we can.