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The Story Behind Helping Nashville and John Rich’s “Lend a Hand”

The Story Behind Helping Nashville and John Rich’s “Lend a Hand”

Posted on May 27, 2010 by .

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Musicnotes.com is pleased to present you with an inside look at the song “Lend a Hand,” which was composed by John Rich to help Tennessee residents recover from the recent flood disaster. This song will be available for free as an MP3 download through John Rich’s official website and as a sheet music download through [...]

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Scott Joplin and Free “Stoptime Rag” Sheet Music

Scott Joplin and Free “Stoptime Rag” Sheet Music

Posted on Apr 06, 2010 by .

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Scott Joplin is an American songwriter who was born in the late 1860s who wrote over forty compositions, including two operas and a ballet. Most of these compositions were written in a musical style known as “ragtime.” Ragtime, which is also referred to as “ragged time,” surged in popularity during the late 1890s and remained [...]

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40 Songs for Stage Auditions

40 Songs for Stage Auditions

Posted on Jan 15, 2010 by .

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Do you want to try out for a talent show like the X-FACTOR or AMERICAN IDOL? Are you preparing for a musical theater audition or just want to sing on stage? Musicnotes wants to help! Not only have we dug through our digital sheet music files to offer you suggestions for songs that we think [...]

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Scrooge the Musical, Guitar Guru $4.95 Sale and More in The Whole Note

Scrooge the Musical, Guitar Guru $4.95 Sale and More in The Whole Note

Posted on Dec 04, 2009 by .

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Based on the holiday classic A Christmas Carol written by Charles Dickens, SCROOGE: the MUSICAL brings this cautionary tale about a cranky old man who needs to reconnect with his fellow man to the big stage. Several characters, including some unusual ghosts, visit Scrooge to try to teach him a very important lesson. This holiday [...]

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New! Christmas Sheets for Instruments, Owl City and More in the Whole Note

New! Christmas Sheets for Instruments, Owl City and More in the Whole Note

Posted on Nov 27, 2009 by .

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Do you play clarinet, trumpet or another band instrument? This year, we’re pleased to expand our selection of Christmas sheet music for alternate instruments. Last week, we highlighted selections of Canadian Brass sheet music. This week, we’d like to mention brand new solos, duets, trios, quartets and corresponding accompaniments by sheet music publisher Kendor. We’ve [...]

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Canadian Brass and Christmas Musicnotes Editions in the Whole Note

Canadian Brass and Christmas Musicnotes Editions in the Whole Note

Posted on Nov 20, 2009 by .

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Have you heard the music of Canadian Brass? This world-famous brass quintet offers gorgeous recordings by composers like J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Pachelbel, Beethoven and more. Musicnotes.com is proud to offer Canadian Brass sheet music. We offer songs for french horn quartets as well as brass quintets that include the tuba, trombone, trumpet and french horn, [...]

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Up, Star Trek and Next to Normal in This Week’s The Whole Note

Up, Star Trek and Next to Normal in This Week’s The Whole Note

Posted on Nov 13, 2009 by .

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In this week’s Whole Note, we have quite a few shows that we received sheet music for including the widely popular (and one of the most requested) Broadway shows NEXT TO NORMAL, the animated feature UP which arrived on DVD this week, and music for the new STAR TREK, which also debuts on DVD shortly. [...]

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Free Holiday Songs, New Suggestions & Contest News in The Rest

Free Holiday Songs, New Suggestions & Contest News in The Rest

Posted on Nov 01, 2009 by .

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For this month’s free sheet music download, we are offering separate arrangements for piano and guitar. For our free piano sheet music download, we are featuring a holiday medley of the songs Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Up on the Housetop. Jolly Old St. Nicholas is a traditional Christmas carol that may have been composed [...]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Song Requests in The Whole Note

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Song Requests in The Whole Note

Posted on Oct 23, 2009 by .

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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 [...]

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

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

Posted on Oct 16, 2009 by .

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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 [...]

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