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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Song Requests in The Whole Note

Posted on Oct 23, 2009 by Monica.

Are you a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? This television show, created by Joss Whedon, was about a teenage slayer who hunts vampires. Certain episodes were risky, creative endeavors that pushed the boundaries of this paranormal show. For example, Hush was an episode nominated for an Emmy with very little dialogue. Once More With Feeling was a musical episode that is widely popular, even to this day. The lyrics were part of the episode’s story, so characters often broke out into song. Of course, there were also a few random blurbs in the show that added a little bit of silliness, too.

With music and lyrics written by Joss Whedon, the songs offer a range of styles from jazz to rock to Broadway. Now, you can download digital sheet music for Once More With Feeling. Here are some of the more memorable songs from this popular episode:

• I’ll Never Tell which was sung by Xander and Anya
• Going Through the Motions was sung by Buffy, but was also sung as a reprise.
• Rest In Peace was sung by the vampire Spike to Buffy.
• Under Your Spell was sung by Tara to Willow
• Standing was sung by Giles
• Walk Through the Fire was sung by the cast from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

In addition to songs from this musical episode, we also have more sheet music from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, including the theme song.

Hit Songs from Your Song Requests

We are pleased to announce that we’ve added these brand new songs straight from your song requests from some wonderful performers!

• Fallin’ for You by Colbie Caillat
• Doesn’t Mean Anything by Alicia Keys
• Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood
• Wild Horses by Susan Boyle
• Winter Snow by Chris Tomlin
• Bridal March by Jonathan Cain
• Happy by Leona Lewis
• Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z with Alicia Keys

Stay tuned for more news about your song requests and Christmas sheet music. We’ve heard that some of you are already practicing Christmas carols, and we want to ensure that we get you the sheet music you need to sing or play for this year’s holiday season!

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Spooky Broadway Shows, $1 Off Treat and More in The Whole Note

Posted on Oct 16, 2009 by Monica.

In this edition of The Whole Note, we’d like to turn your attention to the sound and stage. Do you know what’s lurking behind the curtain? We do! There are several Broadway shows that are perfect for Halloween. Whether they inspire you to dress up in costume or sing a little tune, we think you might get a kick out of these shows.

SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a Broadway show that first appeared on stage in the late 1970s. Based on a character from the Penny Dreadful serial novel from the mid-1860s, this spooky barber cut more than his client’s hair. Assisted by Mrs. Lovett who bakes his victims into her pies, this is definitely one of the creepier shows ever to hit the stage on Broadway. Songs include Green Finch and Linnet Bird, Not While I’m Around and The Worst Pies in London.

Man-eating plants from outer space, frightening dentists and big hair run amok in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. The show has a little bit of a “B”-movie feel to it. A popular show for a lot of kids, songs include Suddenly, Seymour, Somewhere That’s Green and Feed Me.

Both PHANTOM and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA were inspired by the 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra written by Gaston Leroux. The story of a disfigured man-in-the-shadows who falls in love with a beautiful girl named Christine may be part romance, but it’s also a terrifying and tragic story, too. Over the years, the phantom’s signature mask has inspired many Halloween costumes. The new PHANTOM is more like the original novel than the Andrew Lloyd Webber version, but both offer memorable and haunting songs like Think of Me and Home.

Other Broadway shows perfect for Halloween include WICKED, JEKYLL AND HYDE, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

New Moon Sheet Music New Releases!

This week, we’ve added two classical pieces from the brand new NEW MOON soundtrack. Both of these songs are part of the bonus track on the CD, and sheet music is available for instant download.

• Die Fledermaus — Duettino: Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir performed by APM Orchestra
• Wandrers Nachtlied II, Op. 96, No. 3, D.768 performed by Ulf Bastlein

Be sure to watch Musicnotes.com for more updates about upcoming sheet music for New Moon.

Join Your Fellow Music Lovers on Facebook!

Have you visited Musicnotes on Facebook? We have been having a lot of fun on our Facebook page. Many of you have chimed in and offered us feedback or enjoyed our Facebook-specific contests. When you become a fan of us on Facebook, we’ll offer you some sneak previews that will show up in your updates.

Thank you so much for sharing your love of music! We hope you continue playing and practicing your favorite songs!

And if you’re on Facebook…we’ll see you there!

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Great Song Requests and Vocal Method Book Sales in The Whole Note

Posted on Sep 18, 2009 by Monica.

From sheet music for songs from Glee to filling your song requests and adding sheet music for songs from The Beatles: Rock Band, we have had a very busy past couple of weeks. We are thrilled to announce several new songs that we’ve been working on. Some of these songs are older; some are “brand new.”

For example, we have sheet music for Meet Me On The Equinox from Death Cab for Cutie. This song is the first song announced for the movie NEW MOON, the sequel to TWILIGHT. The song Magic by Selena Gomez, on the other hand, is a song from the 70s that many of you have asked for.

Here is a list of some other great songs that we’ve been adding to fulfill your song requests:

• Send It On by Disney Channel Friends for Change
• Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
• Bad Things from TRUE BLOOD
• Everybody by Ingrid Michaelson
• Sort Of by Ingrid Michaelson
• Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
• Fire by Augustana

For those of you that prefer Christian sheet music, we’d also like to point out a few songs that we’ve added for your requests, too.

• Revelation Song by Phillips, Craig and Dean
• Follow You by Leeland with Brandon Heath
• He Is by Mark Schultz
• More Beautiful You by Jonny Diaz
• Wait and See by Brandon Heath
• Lay ‘Em Down by Need to Breathe
• Hold My Heart by Tenth Avenue North

If you’re interested, please feel free to add your sheet music requests through our song suggestion tool.

Up to 25% Off Vocal Method Books

Are you a vocalist who wants to improve your skills? How about a singer who wants to improve your sight-reading? Whenever we talk about things like How To Find Your Vocal Range or offer some Sheet Music Sight-Reading Tips, you often tell us how much you appreciate the information. To help you become a better singer, we’re putting a great selection of vocal method books on sale.

From now through midnight, September 30th, enjoy up to twenty-five percent off select vocal method books. The price is automatically deducted from the books you want to buy; there’s no minimum purchase nor do you have to enter a coupon.

Included in our sale are vocal method books like The New Voice (How to Sing and Speak Properly) or the The Contemporary Singer (Elements of Vocal Technique) which we’ve pictured on the left. The New Voice method book has more of an emphasis on singing mechanics and is originally $15.95, but it’s on sale for $12.76, while The Contemporary Singer is perfect for vocalists wanting to appear on stage. We also recommend the book Sight-Sing Any Melody Instantly, for those of you who want to improve your skills in that area.

To take advantage of this sale, we invite you to visit our vocal method books page to browse our recommended titles.

Take 10% Off Guitar Guru Sessions

We recently had some fun promotions for Guitar Guru, like our huge $10,000 give-a-way, but we’re not done yet! From now until midnight, September 30th take ten percent off of your favorite Guitar Guru Sessions. Just enter code GG3TEN at checkout to take advantage of the savings. Limit one per customer.

You might want to check out some of the hot new Sessions we’ve added. This Guitar Guru Session of Yesterday by The Beatles has already hit our top five! With the release of the remastered CDs and BEATLES: ROCK BAND, Beatlemania seems to have literally struck a chord with guitarists. Check out these Guitar Guru Sessions for The Beatles to see some of the new Sessions we’ve added.

If you’re not sure what you want to play, here’s a few more suggestions from a broad range of musical styles for you:

• She Talks To Angels by The Black Crowes
• Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley
• Fridays I’m In Love by The Cure
• Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley
• Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet
• Breaking the Law by Judas Priest
• (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

Well that’s all the time we have for this week’s edition of The Whole Note. Until next time, make sure you tighten those strings and flex your fingers!

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Jump for July’s $avings! Sheet Music Books and More!

Posted on Jul 14, 2009 by Monica.

This month we are offering you outstanding sheet music savings. We’ve taken twenty-five to seventy-five percent off sheet music books on our clearance bin page. There are twenty sheet music books on this page for you to explore, and some of the books there are going pretty fast. We’re mixing up a few of the books by offering some piano, but we’re planning on offering alternate instruments (guitar, flute, etc.) too! Be sure to visit our clearance bin page often, to see what new books you can buy at really low prices.

Take 20% off Portfolio Refills

Last month, we offered a sale on sheet music portfolios. For July, we’ve put the portfolio refills on sale. Originally priced at $4.95, we’re offering them for $3.96, which is 20% off the original price. If you’re interested, visit our sheet music portfolio refills and check them out!

Need a Break? Take Ten Percent Off your Order with this Coupon

Last but not least, take ten percent off your entire order with a coupon. Although it excludes digital sheet music collections, you can enjoy an extra savings off Guitar Guru, digital sheet music or sheet music books. Limit one per customer, just put the words TAKETEN in the appropriate spot when you check out. Expires midnight, July 31st so be sure to take advantage of this coupon while you can!

We hope you’re enjoying our Musicnotes.com summer of savings. For more deals, be sure to read about filling out your preferences on Musicnotes.com or stay “in tune” for more news and updates.

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June Deals and Summer Steals!

Posted on Jun 12, 2009 by Monica.

Summer may be the perfect time to get outside and play, but it’s also a good time to practice your instruments. Because we don’t want you to forget your music lessons, we’re offering a few deals this month that we think you’ll really enjoy. All of these sales end at midnight on June 30th, so take advantage of our June deals while you can!

Sheet Music Portfolios on Sale at 20% Off!

To protect your digital sheet music, we offer these sheet music portfolios designed to help you organize and play your favorite songs. What makes our portfolio so special? Not only can you personalize these portfolios, we’ve tested them to ensure that they’ll lay flat on your piano or music stand so you’ll be able to keep your fingers on your keyboard.

Comes with 12 clear inserts, but you can also order our portfolio refills or put in your own inserts to expand your storage capacity. Our Musicnotes.com sheet music portfolios may hold between 25 to 35 inserts; each insert can hold two sheets for approximately 50 to 70 sheets of music.

Our Musicnotes.com digital sheet music portfolio is normally $7.95, but is now on sale for $6.36 through the end of June! Order your digital sheet music portfolio today!

Grab a Guitar Guru Headset at 20% Off

Last month, we offered a special sale on every Guitar Guru Session we had in our inventory. For our June deals, we’re offering reduced shipping and 20% off our Guitar Guru headsets for the PC. Our Guitar Guru headset will allow you to work with our voice command feature available for the PC and keep your hands on your guitar!

We tested a bunch of different headsets for Guitar Guru yet the one that stood out offers noise-canceling, excellent sound quality. Your Plantronics Guitar Guru headset typically ships in one business day.

Normally, our headset retails for $24.95 plus shipping. Take 20% off our Guitar Guru headset for a price of $19.96 and get $2.95 shipping to U.S. addresses! Order your Guitar Guru Headset today!

Submit your June Entry for our YouPerform Contest!

Remember, voting for our May YouPerform Contest will end in just a few days and one lucky winner will get chosen. Hope you’re practicing one of our free sheet music downloads or any of our other Musicnotes Editions for our contest.

Prize is $100 gift certificate to Musicnotes.com, so be sure to join this month’s contest group on YouTube! and read our Musicnotes.com YouPerform contest rules!

June Coupon for 15% Off your Next Digital Order!

Last but not least, celebrate the beginning of summer with this great discount! Take 15% off your next digital order — including our Guitar Guru Sessions — through midnight on June 30th. Just insert coupon code MNSUN when you check out to take advantage of this limited time offer! Limit one coupon per customer.

Take advantage of these great deals while you can, because they’re not going to be around forever. Keep your eyes on the summer sky and don’t forget to practice, practice, practice!

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Easter Sheet Music, Guitar Guru Coupon and YouPerform Winner in The Whole Note

Posted on Mar 27, 2009 by Monica.

With the rise in popularity of Christian sheet music the past, few years, many of these music lovers have renewed their interest in sheet music for Easter. Musicnotes.com offers a broad selection of Easter sheet music by your favorite Christian music artists like: Newsong, Glad, Point of Grace and much, much more! If you enjoy Easter sheet music, we also have sheet music for the movie The Passion of the Christ which was released in 2004 and was directed by Mel Gibson.

We invite you to check out our Easter sheet music selection, and are happy to announce that we have more new songs on the way!

If you can’t find the song you’re looking for on that page, feel free to search for it on Musicnotes.com. We add hundreds of new songs each week, so don’t be afraid to check back with us for all your sheet music needs!

Guitar Guru Coupon in Honor of our New Store!

In honor of our brand new Guitar Guru Sessions store page, we’re offering all you guitar lovers out there an exclusive two-week coupon. We’ve already given away free gift certificates through our @guitar_guru Twitter account. We’re so excited by all the great feedback we’ve received that we want to share the love with you! Here are the Guitar Guru coupon details:

Use coupon code GGUSAVE5 to save $5 on your next Guitar Guru purchase of $20 or more. Coupon expires Saturday, April 11th at midnight. One coupon per person.

Don’t forget, every month we give away a free Guitar Guru session on our free sheet music page! If you’re looking for some Guitar Guru session ideas, visit your list of favorites from previous years. We recommend browsing through your Top Guitar Guru Sessions from 2008 or even your Top Guitar Guru Sessions from 2007.

Hope you take advantage of this great coupon, and stay tuned for more updates about Guitar Guru!

Here’s our February YouPerform Contest Winner!

The voting ended and you declared Jon the winner of our Musicnotes.com YouPerform contest. We asked Jon a few questions that we’d like to share with you now. After you read his answers, be sure to watch his award-winning video! Jon performed Sonata in C Minor “Pathétique” II. Adagio Cantabile by Beethoven.

Also, we were able to get a hold of our January YouPerform contestant, and because he was the only entrant in our contest, he won! Here’s a link to our January Musicnotes.com YouPerform contest on YouTube!.

MUSICNOTES: How long have you been playing piano?

JON, Contest Winner: Eight years

MUSICNOTES:: Of all the Musicnotes Editions we offer, why did you pick this song?

JON, Contest Winner: I picked this song because of its simplistic sound but still
beautiful effect.

MUSICNOTES: If you had any advice for future contestants, what would it be?

JON, Contest Winner: Play something that you love and are motivated to master, something that is a joy for you to play.

MUSICNOTES: What are your plans for your musical future?

JON, Contest Winner: Music will continue to be a hobby and release in my future, but not
a career.

MUSICNOTES: Is Beethoven your favorite classical composer?

JON, Contest Winner: Alongside Chopin and Debussy, Beethoven ranks among my favorite
classical composers.

Don’t forget, next week we’ll open up new voting for the March Musicnotes.com YouPerform Contest, and based on the entries we received we will definitely need your help! As always, if you have any questions about the contest feel free to comment on the blog or shoot us an email to musiclovers AT musicnotes DOT com.

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Hot Sheets, Four Day Coupon and Give-A-Ways in The Whole Note!

Posted on Mar 20, 2009 by Monica.

Don’t try this at home! We’ve blazed through your song suggestions and the hottest trends in sheet music this week to bring you some amazing new songs! What’s new with Musicnotes this week? Well, first we’ve got “the” song everyone’s been asking for. Korean composer Yiruma’s River Flows in You sheet music is on Musicnotes.com for first-time in digital, here in the U.S.

Why is this song so popular? Believe it or not, some fans of Twilight tagged the song before the movie came out on YouTube! as “Bella’s Lullaby,” exposing the music to other fans of the series. Our interview with Carter Burwell explains a little bit about this phenomenon, because it’s not the true “Bella’s Lullaby” that Carter composed for the film.

Although this song isn’t part of the official Twilight soundtrack, your requests overwhelmed all of us here at Musicnotes. Now you can enjoy playing this hot, hot song!

That’s just one hot sheet, but we have quite a few more! Miley Cyrus has a hit single out, available on her new soundtrack from Hannah Montana: the Movie Soundtrack out in stores on March 24th. Fuel your passion for music with this hot single before the soundtrack comes out! Play The Climb by Miley Cyrus!

Calling all American Idol sheet music fans…this past week Carrie Underwood performed on American Idol at the Grand Ole Opry with Randy Travis. I Told You So by Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis is now live on Musicnotes.com.

Burning up the charts for Blake Shelton is the song She Wouldn’t Be Gone. This is the number one download for Blake on iTunes! Speaking of new hits, an artist just covered an original release and performance by UK band Snow Patrol called Run. Yesterday, we added Run by Leona Lewis.

Burning to Play those Hits? Here’s a FOUR-DAY Coupon to Help!

Through Tuesday, March 24 at midnight, take twenty percent off your digital purchase through Musicnotes.com. This limited-time discount doesn’t apply to collections of sheet music, but it can be used on Guitar Guru. All you have to do is use coupon code MNSPRING when you check out to get this hot discount!

We’ve Been Cleaning House! Here’s our Give-a-Way Recap!

This week we’ve given almost a $100 away in gift certificates through Twitter, and we’re just about to announce our February Musicnotes YouPerform contest winner! We’ve also been cleaning house — literally. One lucky winner won this amazing Irish songbook in honor of St. Patrick’s Day and our post about Irish sheet music! Another Jack’s Mannequin sheet music fan won these great, exclusive prizes: an out-of-print RARE copy of Jack’s Mannequin: Everything in Transit songbook and a gorgeous copy of Konstantine by Something Corporate. Watch for Jack’s mannequin on tour this year with The Fray!

We’ll be doing more spring cleaning in the coming weeks, so stay “in tune” and keep your ears peeled for some awesome give-a-ways and more hot sheets!

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Had a Song Suggestion? Here’s a Few of Your Requests!

Posted on Mar 12, 2009 by Monica.

Seems like only yesterday when we posted about our continued efforts to help you find your song. We’re not ready to make our big announcement yet, but we can tell you that we’ve made significant changes on the back end to get ready a change. Before we revisit the song suggestion tool for those of you who are new to Musicnotes, here’s the Top Five most requested songs that are now available on Musicnotes.com. These are songs that YOU asked for, and are now available through our site for the US and Canada.

One Pair of Hands by Carroll Roberson
Never Say Never by The Fray
Where the Story Ends by The Fray
Check Yes Juliet by We The Kings
Womanizer by Britney Spears

Earlier this year we talked about how we were making improvements to our Musicnotes song suggestion tool. In the post where we had explained How to Suggest your Song to Musicnotes.com, we had mentioned a few other songs that you had requested:

If you can’t find sheet music for the song that you’re looking for, we encourage you to use our song suggestion tool. We take your requests seriously, and have added several songs over the past, few months to our website including: sheet music for the Twilight soundtrack, Mistletoe by Colbie Caillat and Fidelity by Regina Spektor.

Thanks to all of you who suggested songs. As we mentioned earlier this week on Twitter, sometimes some music never even gets to print (or digital format) for many reasons. Some songwriters never even consider releasing the song as sheet music because the film they wrote for didn’t do as well as they expected. In some cases, some artists release sheet music in specific areas of the world, like Australia, but don’t make the songs available elsewhere.

Even though realizing that there are issues with an artist or a song is definitely not the fun part of reading your song requests, we are really happy when we can fulfill your requests. Thanks to you, we just celebrated your five millionth digital download since Musicnotes first started. We hope you’ll join us as we raise a glass to you today. Cheers to fulfilling your favorite song requests and celebrating the next five million!!!

Now, what are you reading our blog for… Grab your sheet music and play or sing your favorite song today!

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Coupon, Diana Krall and Contests in The Whole Note

Posted on Mar 06, 2009 by Monica.

Enjoy downloading sheet music or Guitar Guru Sessions? Then this coupon is for you! Use coupon code MN24U to get $2.00 of your next digital sheet music or Guitar Guru purchase when you spend $10.00 or more. One coupon per customer, and the coupon excludes digital collections. If you’re interested in our digital sheet music collections, like the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone sheet music collection composed by John Williams, be sure to read the product information closely. There, you’ll see that you’re already saving money by buying your favorite sheets in a collection. (For example, that particular collection we mentioned offers a savings of over $25!)

Coupon is good through midnight, March 21st so if you have some shopping to do, take advantage of this money-saving offer!

Diana Krall Sheet Music

In anticipation of her new album Quiet Nights due out on March 31st, we’re shining the spotlight on this talented singer on our piano sheet music page later today. In her career, Diana Krall has breathed life into dozens of songs including: Cry Me a River, I’ve Got You Under My Skin and Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much). In addition to her new album’s release, Diana is currently touring in the U.S. Be sure to visit the official Diana Krall website for more information about her performances and her new album.

Watch for more updates on Diana Krall sheet music coming soon!

YouPerform Contest Voting!

Earlier this week we approved two videos for February’s YouPerform contest. We hope you’ve taken the chance to watch these contestant’s entries and vote on their performance! If you haven’t, visit the February YouPerform Contest Entries post and take our poll, or stop by the Musicnotes Channel on YouTube!.

We would like to extend our best wishes to all of our contestants. We hope that they’ll inspire you to take the opportunity and submit your contest entry for March!

What’s Coming Next Week?

We’ve got more Twitter give-a-ways in the works for @music_notes, @guitar_guru and @mxtabs. Watch for a special post about a film that’s getting rave reviews, more behind-the-scenes with an esteemed music professional who is make strides in music with Web 2.0 technology and a whole lot more!

That’s all the time we have for now this week. Remember, if you have questions for us we’re happy to take them. For customer-service related questions, feel free to contact Musicnotes.com customer service. If you’re interested in learning how to become a better musician, why not ask Musicnotes?

Until next time, polish those ivories and enjoy your lessons!

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How to Review Sheet Music on Musicnotes.com

Posted on Feb 16, 2009 by Monica.

Did you know that Musicnotes.com customers can review the sheet music they’ve purchased on our site? Sheet music reviews can be pretty subjective, because musicians and singers might have different levels of proficiency. That’s one of the reasons why we designed the reviews the way we did. Customers can score sheet music based on its difficulty, the quality of the arrangement and its accuracy. Combined with the ability to add personal comments, these star ratings offer a great perspective on the downloadable sheet music we have on our site before you purchase them.

Take a look at the customer sheet music reviews for the song, “Viva La Vida.” The “reviews tab” is the fifth tab that appears underneath the sheet music and allows customers to see the reviews they’ve written.

In order to write a review for the sheet music you’ve downloaded from our site, you need to create an account that allows you to have a personal profile with us. What details you’d like to display in your profile are entirely up to you; some customers let others know that they are music teachers or students. This helps the community-at-large understand the perspective of the sheet music reviewer and provides you with a place to list your preferences. For example, a beginning pianist will have a much different opinion on the difficulty of a piece than someone who may have a bit experience (see an example). By gaining insight into the reviewer, the person reading the review will be better equipped to make a meaningful decision regarding whether or not the arrangement is right for his or her skill level.

We talked about how customer profiles work on our site in an earlier post, Four Reasons to Fill Out your Customer Profile and Preferences. As stated in that article, one of the other benefits to filling out your Musicnotes profile is to save money at Musicnotes.com!

Get a $5 Off Coupon for Filling out your Preferences – If you haven’t done so already, by filling out your customer profile and preferences you’ll get a $5 Coupon to use for your next purchase. All you need to do is fill out your customer profile in the way that you’re most comfortable with to get the offer. You do not need to opt in for a public profile or sign-up for the newsletter to get the coupon. To get an idea of a partial public profile, here’s a link to my Musicnotes.com customer profile. You’ll see that there were areas I chose to make private.

Here are a few other examples of how sheet music reviews display on our site: Read the sheet music review of Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles or the comments on the sheet music review of Love Song by Sara Bareilles.

If you haven’t created a customer profile, we hope you consider taking the time to review the sheet music you buy, and encourage you to read other reviews on our site.

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Free Jazz Love Song, Death Cab for Cutie Guitar Tab Sale and More in This Week’s The Whole Note

Posted on Jan 31, 2009 by Monica.

Can you hear birds singing? While it might not be Spring just yet, our hearts are all a-flutter here. February’s free sheet music download of the month is an interesting love song called “When My Baby Smiles At Me.”

Composed in 1920 by Bill Munro, the lyrics for “When My Baby Smiles at Me” were written by Ted Lewis and Andrew B. Sterling. Ted Lewis was the original performer of the song. Ted Lewis enjoyed a career in music, spanning over fifty years. “When My Baby Smiles at Me” marked the beginning of the roaring twenties and the start of Lewis’ world-wide popularity. Lewis used to enjoy world-wide recognition for his music up until the mid-1930s, even though he went on to enjoy a long career in music.

Both the guitar tab and the piano sheet music includes the lyrics to “When My Baby Smiles At Me.” We hope you enjoy February’s free sheet music download of the month, and hope you are inspired to sing or play this fun, uplifting tune for your sweetheart.

The free song should be available no later than Monday. For now, you can still download “Hail to the Chief.”

35% Off Guitar Tab for Death Cab for Cutie’s Latest Album!

Have you listened to Death Cab for Cutie’s album Narrow Stairs? This best-selling album is the latest from Death Cab for Cutie, who is currently on tour. According to the Death Cab for Cutie 2009 Tour page, they’re making their way to the U.S. later this year.

Hone your musical skills and strum along to songs like “I Will Possess your Heart” and “Your New Twin-Sized Bed” with an exclusive 35% off coupon. Take 35% off Death Cab for Cutie guitar tab for songs from the album “Narrow Stairs” through Midnight CST on Saturday, February 7, 2009.

Click here for guitar tab on sale. Death Cab for Cutie’s album “Narrow Stairs.”

Know How to Play Fur Elise? Submit your Entry for February’s YouPerform Contest!

We’ve been really happy with how our Musicnotes YouPerform contest has been going these past, few months. We know it’s pretty tough to try to learn a new song and record it, but we’re still hoping that you’ll give it a shot. As you know, we opened up the contest to include classical pieces from our Musicnotes Editions collection. There are a ton of familiar and classical songs to choose from including: Clair de Lune, Canon in D, Fur Elise, Amazing Grace, Nocturne No. 3 by Liszt and a whole lot more. Remember, your arrangements are eligible of these songs, too. So get out there and play your flute or sing a tune, because we’ll declare another winner of a $100 gift certificate to our site next month.

Just to let you know, if we don’t get another entry into the Musicnotes YouPerform Contest for January, then we will be able to announce a winner early next week. We’re hoping we’ll get at least one more entry, so we can offer you another music-filled battle! So what are you waiting for? Find your song among over 1,000 Musicnotes Editions today!

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