Welcome to The Instrumentalist Award Store
Information About Instrumentalist Awards
What are Standing Orders: These are awards that a school gives out each year and has requested that they be put on a standing order. Standing Orders are shipped each year in March arriving in plenty of time for spring awards ceremonies.
Changes to Standing Orders: Confirmation information is sent via USPS in January and February each year. Directors may add or delete any items or provide a PO#. Please make any changes by February 28th. (If you make a change, you may still receive additional notices with the old order information as notices are already being mailed.)
Important: You cannot access information about your standing order through the store. Please fill out the form or contact us by email or call us to make any changes or if you have any questions.
How to Set Up a Standing Order: If you would like to set up a standing order, and take ordering awards off your to do list each spring, please contact us by email or phone: [email protected] or call 888-446-6888.
Shipping: Awards ship via FedEx (except orders that only contain pins or certificates, which will arrive first class mail). Your invoice will not be in the box with the awards but will be mailed separately.
New to the School: If you are a new director and wish to place an order through the store, you do not need login information from the previous director. Use your own email and the school's name and address when ordering. We will enter the order on your school's account in our main system when we receive it. (The store is not tied to your school's master account.) You may also email or give us a call and we would be happy to help you out!
Full information about award policies is listed below.
New Awards!
Ordering Music Awards
Our staff is ready to help you honor your top students. Orders may be placed at any time throughout the year. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.
Most awards ship out within one business day of the order being placed. Orders may be placed through this online store, by email, ([email protected]) or telephone (888-446-6888).
If you have already received a standing order, you may still order additional items as needed at any time.
We do not offer engraving services. (Award plates should be rotary engraved, not laser engraved.)
Important: If your school has any outstanding invoices from a previous year, even if the order was placed by another director or department, we cannot process new orders until the account has been paid.
Award Shipping Information:
Most orders ship the day we receive them or the next business day (approximate shipping times below). We ship from south Florida, so nearby states will receive them more quickly. Shipping rates are posted below. Most awards are shipped ground FedEx unless otherwise requested. (Orders of certificates/pins only are usually sent via USPS). Email or call for shipping costs outside the contiguous U.S. (Rush shipping available upon request.)
Invoices:
Invoices are mailed separately from the awards. If you need an invoice emailed, please contact us at [email protected]
Past Due Invoices: If your school has any outstanding invoices from a previous year, even if the order was placed by another director, we will not process new orders until the account has been paid.
Standing Orders
About Standing Orders: Place the student awards you want to present each year on a standing order - this can be done at any time.
You will receive confirmation notices in the mail in January and February. Make any changes you want before March 1 (you can add a purchase order number at this time if required by your school) and then receive the order in mid March. This avoids last minute rush shipping charges if you get busy and forget to order on time. There is never any obligation - cancel at any time.
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Important Award Policies:
1. We will only ship awards to a school address (with the exception of certificate frames which may be ordered by parents and students).
2. If you are presenting one of our awards, you must also purchase at least one element of a student award from us to present to the student. The awards are intended to honor the students, and schools may not just put the student's name on a wall plaque.
3. These awards (including the names and images) are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and are protected by registered marks. Duplication of these awards or the creation of similar awards is prohibited and will be prosecuted. We are a sole source provider of our awards; there are no authorized dealers of these awards.
Full award policies are found here.
Shipping:
Orders are usually shipped via FedEx. Charges within the continental U.S. are based on the dollar amount of awards ordered.
Amt of order Shipping
Up to $100 $17
$100.01-250 $22
Over $250 $27
Orders with only certificates and pins ship via USPS and shipping charge will vary based on quantity ordered. Check with us if you need the amount. Shipping rates subject to change.
Rush shipping is available - call or email for more information. For delivery outside the continental U.S. or rush orders, you must call 888-446-6888 or 847-446-5000, or email [email protected].
Certificate Information:
It is strongly suggested that you do NOT put certificates through a printer but instead write the student's name in ink. The gold seals and ribbons tend to come off in most printers and destroy the certificate.