Meet Carol Matz, a well-known composer and arranger of piano music with over 25 years of teaching experience.![]()
Composer Spotlight: Carol Matz
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Glossary of Non-Italian Musical Terms
By Charles Moehnke As musicians we all are familiar with Italian musical terminology. From our first glimpse of sheet music we are exposed to words like andante, crescendo, accelerando and meno mosso until they become a natural part of our lexicon. However, many composers choose to write instructions in their native language, which can lead [...]![]()
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Piano favorites from G. Schirmer Publications
By AnneMarie Cordeiro G. Schirmer has proven itself to be an important and influential figure in American music publishing. This publishing house continues to offer a wide variety of sheet music to be enjoyed by practical and theoretical musicians of all levels. Take a look at these piano favorites from Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics! Sonatina [...]![]()
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History of the B-Side
By Ryan Jobes The disc record developed over the fist half of the 20th century and gained in popularity as radios and home stereos became an important part of family entertainment. By the 1940′s, thick 78 rpm records began to give way to crisper higher fidelity sound of records pressed on vinyl. During the 50′s and [...]![]()
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Welcome to the official Sheet Music Plus Blog!
Greetings music teachers, students, and enthusiasts and welcome to the launch of the official SMP blog!![]()
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Top 10 Little Known Facts About The Trumpet
By Brendan Lai-Tong There are few instruments more familiar to the public than the trumpet. Influential artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Maurice Andre and Phillip Smith helped bring the trumpet into the public spotlight. The trumpet is a versatile instrument that is present in a wide variety of musical genres such as classical, [...]![]()
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Featured Choral New Releases
Featured Choral New Releases By Brendan Lai-Tong Choir Directors, this article is just for you! We decided to showcase some of the newest releases from your favorite publishers like Hal Leonard, Alfred, Lorenz, Brentwood Benson and Hinshaw. Don’t miss your chance to save 20% on the new releases in this article as well as other [...]![]()
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Sharon Burch – Artist Interview
By Brendan Lai-Tong We recently had the opportunity to interview Sharon Burch, music teacher, clinician and author of the Freddie the Frog series. Sharon is a National Board Certified Teacher in Music,
holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Truman University in
Kirksville, Missouri and a Masters’ Degree as a Professional Educator from
Morningside College in [...]![]()
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Dennis Alexander – Artist Interview
By Brendan Lai-Tong Today we had the opportunity to interview Professor Dennis Alexander, a prolific composer on staff at Alfred Music Publishing. In addition to his compositional duties at Alfred, Dennis is also an active soloist, accompanist, chamber musician and clinician. Keep reading to learn more about Dennis and how he approaches his compositional process. [...]![]()
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Happy 15th Birthday Sheet Music Plus!
Today we’re celebrating Sheet Music Plus’ 15th birthday! First and foremost, we would like to thank all of the parents, teachers and musicians that have made the last 15 years exceptionally great. We thought it would be fun to give everyone the inside scoop about Sheet Music Plus by interviewing the founder of the company, [...]![]()
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Holiday Gift Ideas for Musicians
If you’re like me, the most stressful part of the holidays is finding the perfect gift for all my friends and loved ones. As so many of us here are musicians, we thought we’d share some gift ideas for musicians we’d love to see under our Christmas trees this year! We hope they’ll help you […]![]()
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Overshadowed Female Composers: Celebrating Music by Women Composers
In honor of Women’s History Month, we would like to recognize five important historical female composers who did not receive the recognition of their more famous male family members, although it was deserved. Prior to 1900, it was not uncommon to see women performing music. In fact, it was a requirement of all accomplished young […]![]()
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Introducing Choralsheetmusic.com
Choralsheetmusic.com, brought to you by Sheet Music Plus, is your new ultimate resource for choral and vocal music. You’ll love shopping at choralsheetmusic.com because: It is designed specifically for choral musicians. The search tools and category navigation bar will help you quickly find your choral products. Your Sheet Music Plus account will work on choralsheetmusic.com. […]![]()
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Learn How to Read Sheet Music – List of Basic Musical Symbols
Being sheet music enthusiasts, we wanted to provide some help to those music enthusiasts who are just learning how to play or have played by ear for years and would like to learn how to read sheet music notation. We’ve created this tutorial for you, starting with the basic listing of music symbols. For a […]![]()
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Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Notes
Sheet music, the written form of music notes, may appear very complex to the untrained eye. While reading music is like learning a whole new language, it is actually much less complicated than you may think. This article will discuss how to read music notes. A separate article will discuss how to read rhythms. Staff […]![]()
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How to Read a Fake Book
Do you want to learn how to play hundreds of your favorite songs? Try Fake Books! They are compilations of hundreds of songs in lead sheet notation. Lead sheet notation provides the melody, lyrics and chords for each song. Learn more about Fake Books with this great resource, “How to Read a Fake Book.” Save […]![]()
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Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Rhythms
Rhythm is one of the most important elements of the musical language, arguably even more so than melody and harmony. Try this: without singing, clap the rhythm of “Happy Birthday.” I bet you could ask someone what you are clapping and they would be able to guess “Happy Birthday.” Now try singing “Happy Birthday” without […]![]()
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Learn How to Read Sheet Music: Dynamics, Articulations and Tempo
So you may be thinking to yourself, “I know how to read and play notes and rhythms, but how do I make it sound more interesting?” That’s where dynamics, articulations and tempo come in. Dynamics tell you how soft or loud the music should be played; articulations tell you how short, long or strong a […]![]()
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Publisher Spotlight: Bärenreiter
Bärenreiter is a renowned German publisher. Founded in 1923, during an era in which there was a burgeoning interest in early music, Bärenreiter quickly developed its reputation for using musicological research to inform editorial decisions. Their editions are preferred by many musicians worldwide. So what is it about Bärenreiter publications that makes them so popular? […]![]()
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New Lent and Easter Cantatas and Anthems for 2017
Discover new and poignant choral cantatas and anthems appropriate for the Lent and Easter seasons from Beckenhorst Press, Brookfield Press, Hope, Lorenz, Shawnee Press and SoundForth. Cantatas Come to the Cross and Remember by Pepper Choplin Iconic imagery of the Easter story is paired with a beautiful melodic figure that weaves throughout the entire work […]![]()
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