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Corinne Bailey Rae Sheet Music from her album “The Sea”

Corinne Bailey Rae Sheet Music from her album “The Sea”

Posted on Mar 11, 2010 by catherine.

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Corinne Bailey Rae | The Sea | Sheet MusicCorinne Bailey Rae, soul-jazz singer and infamous Loiner (a person who hails from Leeds!) has returned after a two-year hiatus with her new album “The Sea,” the follow-up to her 2006 eponymous debut album.

Bailey Rae found success both in the UK and in the USA with the feel good hit “Put Your Records On,” which, for many, became the pop anthem of 2006, and the languid ballad “Like A Star.” Her self-titled album “Corinne Bailey Rae” went straight to number one in the UK album charts and sold over a million copies in the US. After a whirlwind year of touring and achieving phenomenal success, including 4 Grammy Award nominations for her solo work, Bailey Rae ended on a high, headlining the Jazzworld Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2007. Sadly, this high was shattered by the death of her husband in early 2008.

Corinne returns with a new album entitled “The Sea,” an openly more serious second album that has been greeted with much critical acclaim for her artistic growth. Some quarters have drawn comparisons with Jeff Buckley to her new music. The album charts Bailey Rae’s journey through her grief and tragic loss, never offering any answers but encouraging the listener to find “beauty and grace even in the darkness.”

Album highlights include the hauntingly beautiful opening track and first single from the album, “Are You Here,” the poignant “I’d Do It All Again,” the funky “The Blackest Lily,” the sweetly nostalgic-yet-upbeat “Paris Nights/New York Mornings,” and title track “The Sea.”

Download sheet music for the album entitled “The Sea” by Corinne Bailey Rae.

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Lights! Camera! Movie Sheet Music!

Lights! Camera! Movie Sheet Music!

Posted on Mar 05, 2010 by Monica.

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Movie Sheet Music from The Oscars

Did you watch the Academy Awards? This year’s nominated films ranged from popular movies like AVATAR to CRAZYHEART, a movie starring Jeff Bridges about a country singer-songwriter named “Bad Blake.”

Our selection of movie sheet music highlights a few films that were nominated for the music-related categories, but we do have a few other songs we’d like to point out from other films. First, we’d like to highlight that we have the theme song from INVICTUS, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Morgan Freeman’s portrayal of Nelson Mandela earned him his fifth nomination for “Best Actor.”

We also have two songs from CRAZY HEART. The first is the signature song from the film entitled The Weary Kind which was composed by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett. This song won an Oscar for “Best Original Song.” The second is the song Fallin’ and Flyin’ which was performed by Jeff Bridges in the movie about “Bad Blake.”

Download sheet music from CRAZY HEART.

Two Disney movies were also nominated for a music-related Academy award as well. Besides winning in the category of “Animated Feature Film,” UP won an award in the category of “Best Musical Score.” The music was composed by Michael Giacchino, whose work stretches from television shows like LOST to action-adventure movies like STAR TREK and everything in between. Giacchino has written several scores for animated features, including RATATOUILLE and THE INCREDIBLES! This particular soundtrack already won a few Grammys and even a Golden Globe.

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In addition to UP, the animated feature film THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG was also nominated for several awards, including “Animated Feature Film.” Two of the songs from this movie, which was set in and around New Orleans, were nominated for “Best Song.” Almost There and Down In New Orleans, which were both composed by Randy Newman, were both nominated in that category.

Download sheet music for THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG.

On the heels of winning a Golden Globe for Best Picture and a Golden Globe for Best Director, the movie AVATAR was considered for several Oscars, too, including an award for Best Original Score. James Horner, like Giacchino, is a veteran composer with several credits to his name including both the movie score and the love song from TITANIC, My Heart Will Go On, as well as music for THE GRINCH, AN AMERICAN TALE, THE MASK OF ZORRO, BRAVEHEART and several others.

We are pleased to announce that we have the piano solos for the entire score, which was composed by James Horner, available for you to download. If you love AVATAR, you’ll be happy to know that we also have sheet music for I See You, which was performed by Leona Lewis and composed by James Horner. You can watch her performance in the video below.

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Hope you had fun watching the Academy Awards! Be sure to get a recap on the official website http://oscar.go.com/.

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Ireland’s Finest Bands – Some of our Favourite Gems from the Emerald Isle

Ireland’s Finest Bands – Some of our Favourite Gems from the Emerald Isle

Posted on Mar 04, 2010 by catherine.

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Irish Sheet Music | Musicnotes.comIn honour of St. Patrick’s Day on 17th March, we decided to take a look at the wealth of rich and varied artists Ireland has given us over the years.

With a musical heritage that encompasses folk, pop, rock, blues, soul and punk, the Emerald Isle has launched many significant musicians. Here’s a selection of some our favourite bands and performers:

The Chieftains

Grammy Award-winning group The Chieftains were formed in Dublin in 1962 after they met up to record an instrumental folk album. At the time, this was a rare and groundbreaking approach to traditional Irish music as their peers were largely vocal folk acts. Their popularity grew throughout the 1960s and they played their first US tour in 1972. After receiving an Oscar for their contribution to the soundtrack for the 1975 Kubrick film BARRY LYNDON, their fame around the globe grew. In 1983, they were invited to visit China and became the first group to play on the Great Wall. They collaborated with Van Morrison in 1986 on the album “Irish Heartbeat,” which was well-received by critics and went on to receive a Grammy Award nomination (one of their 18 nominations for this award).

Their best-selling album “The Long Black Veil” featured another successful collaboration with Van Morrison who provided the vocals on the track Have I Told You Lately, which won a Grammy Award in 1996. This album also featured performances from Sting, The Rolling Stones and Sinead O’ Connor. In 2002, The Chieftains won the BBC 2 Folk Award for Lifetime Achievement for their contributions to folk music; they continue to tour and record today.

View our selection of The Chieftains sheet music and guitar tab on Musicnotes.com.

Rory Gallagher

According to the Rory Gallagher official website, this Irish rock and blues maestro was inspired by a TV appearance of Elvis to pick up a guitar and become a musician at a young age. After playing with various bands in Ireland throughout the early 1960s, he formed the group Taste in 1967 and found success at the Marquee Club, where they came to the attention and admiration of John Lennon, amongst others. Taste split in 1970 and Rory went on to a hugely successful solo career. He played with several of his musical heroes including The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Jerry Lee Lewis and Albert King. Rory toured and recorded extensively up until the mid-1990s when he became seriously ill whilst on tour in Holland. Sadly, he passed away due to complications following an organ transplant in 1995 at aged just 47.

A talented multi-instrumentalist and enormously influential artist (it is reported that he inspired Brian May of Queen to create his unique sound), his albums have sold over 30,000,000 copies worldwide. He was most renowned for his epic live performances and in honour of this there is an international tribute festival held in his birth town, Ballyshannon, every year. You can visit the official festival website for more information.

Guitarists will love our selection of Rory Gallagher guitar tab on Musicnotes.com.

Van Morrison

A musician from a young age, Van Morrison formed the group Them in 1963. They had several hits; their rendition of Baby Please Don’t Go marked their breakthrough into the U.K. top ten. Van Morrison left the band in 1966 to embark on a solo career. The following year he released his most enduring hit Brown Eyed Girl, which remains a classic today. Musicnotes.com has arrangements of this title available for Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Guitar Tab, Bass Tab and Bb Instrument Solo.

In 1968, Van Morrison released what many consider to be his greatest work to date, the album “Astral Weeks” and followed this with a string of successful albums, amongst them “Moondance” and “Tupelo Honey.” In addition to his substantial repertoire of recorded work, Morrison is renowned for his live performances, which have been described as “transcendental.” His musical style encompasses many genres and is virtually impossible to define as he is such an innovator. However, Morrison defines himself as a soul singer.

Browse our collection of Van Morrison sheet music and guitar tab on Musicnotes.com.

U2

U2 was formed by four schoolmates in Dublin in 1976. Their musical style has evolved over the years, starting out with post-punk influences, moving into rock and more recently into dance-tinged pop/rock. Arguably one of the biggest bands in the world, U2 have a hugely successful music career coupled with a strong association with campaigning and fund-raising. They have produced 12 studio albums and won an impressive 22 Grammy Awards. In 2005, they were admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; their most recent album “No Line On The Horizon” was released in early 2009.

We have an extensive range of U2’s back-catalogue available at musicnotes.com, including sheet music for their recent album. Visit Musicnotes.com to find U2 sheet music and guitar tab.

The Corrs

Musical siblings, The Corrs, formed their Celtic pop and rock group in the early 1990s in Dundalk, Ireland. After a performance at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., they were given a support slot on Celine’s Dion’s tour that broke them into the mainstream and paved the way for the success of their first album “Forgiven, Not Forgotten.”

As well as being successful musicians, The Corrs are renowned for their charity work and in 2005 they were made honorary Members of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of their philanthropic activities. The Corrs are currently on hiatus while two of the band members raise their family.

You can download all available guitar tab and sheet music for The Corrs on Musicnotes.com.

Boyzone

Boyzone was formed in 1993 by music manager Louis Walsh who reportedly wanted to create the Irish Take That. After holding open auditions in Dublin, the 300 applicants, one of which included the actor Colin Farrell, were eventually whittled down to 5. Their breakthrough came in 1995 with the release of the cover of the Osmond’s classic Love Me For A Reason, which reached No. 2 in the UK charts.

Their second album, 1997’s “A Different Beat,” secured their reputation as successor’s to Take That’s crown, giving them two number one singles and going triple platinum in the UK. After disbanding in 2000 to pursue solo careers, the boys reunited in 2008, released a compilation album and have been touring. They are due to release an album of new material this year; the album will be dedicated to the memory of former band-mate Stephen Gately who sadly passed away in October last year.

Browse our catalog of Boyzone sheet music on Musicnotes.com.

Who is your favourite Irish band or performer? Remember, if you can’t find the sheet music to your favourite Irish artist on our site you can use our song suggestion tool to let us know.

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Sheet Music for Muse – The Resistance Album

Sheet Music for Muse – The Resistance Album

Posted on Feb 22, 2010 by catherine.

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The Muse boys returned in late 2009 with their fifth studio album, The Resistance. Their much-anticipated follow-up to 2006’s Black Holes and Revelations has been greeted with critical acclaim for its scope, grandeur and classical musical influences. It sold around 148,000 copies in the UK in the first week alone, reaching the number one slot in the album charts in 19 countries and getting to number 3 in the U.S. Billboard charts.

The Resistance marked a landmark for the band as it is the first of their albums that they produced themselves, an accomplishment that was celebrated when they collected UK Single of the Year at the recent Music Producers Guild Awards for the first single from the album which was entitled Uprising. We have the exclusive, band-approved sheet music for Uprising available in a piano, vocal and guitar arrangement and guitar tab. The piano sheet music arrangements offer chords for guitarists and separate the vocal line from the piano accompaniment.

Although they lost out on the best British Band gong at the recent BRIT Awards to fellow rockers Kasabian, they have been nominated in 10 categories at the forthcoming NME awards, including Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album, and Best Album Artwork amongst others. When you hear tracks such as the Depeche Mode-esque “Undisclosed Desires,” an overt homage to rock legend Queen entitled “United States Of Eurasia (+ Collateral Damage),” and the guitar riff-heavy “MK Ultra” it’s easy to see why!

Another highlight from the album is the three-part, thirteen-minute Exogenesis Symphony which has received the most plaudits from the critics. You can sing and play along with our Muse sheet music arranged for piano, vocal and guitar. You can check out Muse sheet music and guitar tab for Resistance here:

Their crown as current Kings of the UK Rock & Pop scene was confirmed when it was announced Muse will headline the prestigious Saturday night slot on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. If you’re planning on going to Glastonbury this year, be sure to take a look at these highlights from Muse’s back-catalogue of sheet music so you can sing-along when they’re up on stage. These arrangements vary from guitar tab to saxophone solos, so be sure to review the sheet music arrangements closely.

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Sheet Music from Songs Featured in the Olympics

Sheet Music from Songs Featured in the Olympics

Posted on Feb 19, 2010 by Monica.

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Have you been watching the Winter Olympics? This year’s Winter Olympic Games are not only filled with competition, but also music!

During opening ceremonies, KD Lang performed Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. This beautiful song continues to be one of our top sellers here at Musicnotes.com, and her performance renewed your interest in this tune. Of course, the Olympics opening ceremonies wouldn’t be complete without a performance of O, Canada, the Canadian National Anthem, or Olympiakos Umnos, which is also referred to as the theme song for the Olympics.

Many of your favorite songs were used by ice skaters as they danced across the ice, hoping to take home a medal or two. For example, one such song was Piano Fantasy. Composed by William Joseph and performed by Maksim Mrvica, this arrangement was used by Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang for their short program. Of course, there are several other classical and piano-friendly songs that are being used in the Olympics, too. At the Vancouver 2010 website, you can look up your favorite skaters and find the music used in their programs.

In addition to the songs performed at the Opening Ceremonies and during competition, several Olympic-themed commercials were created with music in mind. For example, an Olympics Nike commercial used the song Ali In The Jungle by The Hours, while a Hallmark commercial was set to Be OK by Ingrid Michaelsen.

Here at Musicnotes.com, we’re pretty excited about a particular song that was used for the Olympics. Did you know that Sarah McLachlan composed and performed a song for the Winter Olympics entitled One Dream? Watch the video below to listen to this new song. If you like it, we do have sheet music for One Dream that you can play or sing!

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We hope you’re enjoying this year’s Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, Canada. We certainly are!

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Fall in Love with 30 Disney Love Songs

Fall in Love with 30 Disney Love Songs

Posted on Feb 12, 2010 by Monica.

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Disney Love SongbooksThis Valentine’s Day, why not fall in love all over again…with your favorite Disney love songs? In this post, we highlight 30 Disney love songs that originate from animated classics like CINDERELLA to modern day films like ENCHANTED.

Many of these songs are titles that you’ll immediately recognize like Someday My Prince Will Come, Can You Feel the Love Tonight? and A Whole New World. We’ve also pulled a few titles from our sheet music vault to share with you, too, from an old Disney film entitled SO DEAR TO MY HEART. This historic film from 1949 was blend of live action and animation, and it’s also the first Disney movie with live actors to air on television according to IMDB. (1)

In addition to love songs from older Disney movies, we also have a few brand new Disney love songs to share with you. You can download the entire sheet music catalog from the new animated feature film THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG on Musicnotes.com. Did you know that two of the songs from our sheet music repertoire are up for an Academy award? Here, we share with you two romantic songs from the film.

We hope you enjoy this romantic look at some great songs from several Disney films. In this list, we’ve provided you with the name of the movie, the song title and the performer.

    3 So Close by Jon McLaughlin from ENCHANTED

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Grammy-Inspired 15% Off Sale. One-Week Only!

Grammy-Inspired 15% Off Sale. One-Week Only!

Posted on Feb 05, 2010 by Monica.

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Grammy Winning Artists

Were you one of the millions of music fans that watched The Grammys? A record number of music lovers tuned into this year’s Grammy awards, to watch artists like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Kings of Leon and several others accept their awards. Performances included a medley performed by Lady Gaga and Elton John, a circus-inspired act by Pink and many more!

In honor of this year’s Grammy awards, we’re having a 15% off sale! Save on any digital sheet music, guitar tab or Guitar Guru download by Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Kings of Leon. Offer expires Saturday, February 13th.

Beyonce took home six Grammys and ended up setting a new record for the most wins by a female performer. The song Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), which has also been featured on the TV Show GLEE, won in several categories including the Song of the Year award. Sheet music for this song is available in most countries through our site. Songs on sale include:

To see more songs by this Grammy award-winning artist, browse all Beyonce sheet music.

Taylor Swift was awarded four, separate Grammys at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, including Album of the Year. She is the youngest artist and the first solo female country artist in music history to win in this category. Taylor also won the Grammy for Best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Vocal Performance.

This week, we’re also offering sheet music for a new Taylor Swift release from the movie Valentine’s Day titled Today Was A Fairytale. Here are a few of the other songs by Taylor Swift:

For more songs, browse all Taylor Swift sheet music and guitar tab.

Lady Gaga took home the award for Best Dance Song and best Electronic/Dance Album. Her theatrical performance at the Grammys included a duet with Elton John. Songs by Lady Gaga include:

Browse all Lady Gaga sheet music.

Rock band Kings of Leon picked up the Record of the Year award at this year’s Grammy. The song Use Somebody continues to be a favorite among many of our customers. Here are a few other songs by Kings of Leon included in this week’s sale:

Browse all Kings of Leon sheet music and guitar tab.

If you’re interested in these artists, don’t forget that the sale ends on Saturday, February 13th. There’s no coupon to enter, so all you have to do is find your song and see the savings!

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Cuddle Up with these 35 Movie Love Songs

Cuddle Up with these 35 Movie Love Songs

Posted on Jan 28, 2010 by Monica.

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When was the last time you fell in love with a romantic song? From action flicks like ARMAGEDDON to comedies like BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY, music has played a huge part in highlighting romantic scenes. With Valentine’s Day just around in the corner, we’ve come up with thirty-five of our favorite movie love songs from these films.

1. GHOST (1990) – Starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. In GHOST, Patrick Swayze’s character dies after a botched mugging and returns as a ghost to resolve unfinished business. His fiancée is played by Demi Moore. Our pick: Unchained Melody.

2. DIRTY DANCING (1987) – Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. This film, about “forbidden love,” takes place at a summer resort. Baby, played by Jennifer Grey, falls in love with Patrick Swayze’s character, a dancer. Our pick: (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.

3. NOTTING HILL (1999) – Starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. – In this movie, a mild-mannered bookstore owner, played by Hugh Grant, falls for a celebrity, played by Julia Roberts. Our Pick: She.

4. PRETTY WOMAN (1990) – Starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. – In this modern-day fairy tale, Julia Roberts plays a woman on the streets who falls in love with a rich businessman, played by Richard Gere. Our Pick: It Must Have Been Love.

5. YOU’VE GOT MAIL (1998) – Starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. – This romantic comedy is about two business rivals who wind up falling in love over the Internet. Our Pick: Anyone at All.

6. ARMAGEDDON (1998) – Starring Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler – This action movie is about a drill team, led by Bruce Willis, that must travel in space to demolish an asteroid before it hits earth. The young couple in the film is played by Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler. Our Pick: I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.

7. THE WEDDING PLANNER (2001) – Starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Lopez – This movie is about a wedding planner, played by Jennifer Lopez, who winds up falling for a groom-to-be. Our Pick: Somewhere My Baby Waits for Me.

8. LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) – Starring Liam Neeson and Keira Knightley – This movie follows the story of several, different couples as they run around frantically a month before Christmas. Set in London, England. Our Pick: Too Lost In You

9. BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY (2001) – Starring Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant – Bridget Jones is one of the few, the proud, the single. This film focuses on Bridget’s quest for “true love.” Our Pick: Not Of This Earth.

10. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) – Starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan – A young boy tries to help his grieving father find love in this long-distance love story. Our Pick: When I Fall in Love.

11. THE WEDDING SINGER (1998) – Starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler – A wedding singer, trying to move on after a break-up, ends up falling for a bride-to-be. Our Pick: Hold Me Now.

12. ENCHANTED (2007) – Starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey – In this modern-day fairy tale story turned upside-down, an animated fairy tale princess is thrown into the real world when she’s cursed by an evil witch. Our Pick: Ever Ever After.

13. CITY OF ANGELS (1998) – Starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan – In this moving story, an angel, played by Nicholas Cage, falls for a doctor, played by Meg Ryan, while he visits Earth. Our Pick: Iris.

14. TITANIC (1997) – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – This blockbuster movie told the story of the sinking of the Titanic from a survivor’s point-of-view. Our Pick: My Heart Will Go On.

15. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) – Starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan – In this film, two friends that have known each other for a long time worry about take that “next step.” Our pick: It Had To Be You.

16. THE BODYGUARD (1992) – Starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston plays a diva who’s received death threats and hires a bodyguard, played by Kevin Costner. Our Pick: I Will Always Love You.

17. AVATAR (2009) – Starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana – This blockbuster 3D film is about a marine who has to decide whether to follow orders or protect Pandora. Our Pick: I See You.

18. ENDLESS LOVE (1981) – Starring Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt – This film is about the love between two high school students and the circumstances surrounding their relationship. Our Pick:
Endless Love.

19. LOVE AND BASKETBALL (2000) – Starring Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan – This love story takes place both on-and-off the court, following the lives of two basketball players. Our Pick: Love and Happiness.

20. TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983) – Starring Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson – This exploratory film covers several years of a mother’s and daughter’s life, and how they each find love in very different ways. Our pick: Terms of Endearment.

21. ONCE (2006) – Starring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – Based on a musical, this movie is about music and falling in love on the streets of Dublin. Our Pick: Falling Slowly.

22. TWILIGHT (2008) – Starring Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart – Based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, a teenage girl falls in love with a vampire. Our Pick: Bella’s Lullaby.

23. FOOTLOOSE (1984) – Starring Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer – A boy from the city, played by Kevin Bacon, encounters a culture clash when he lands in a small town where dancing and rock-n-roll has been banned. Our Pick: Almost Paradise.

24. ST ELMO’S FIRE (1985) – Starring Demi Moore and Rob Lowe – After graduating college, a group of young adults have a hard time adjusting to life as an adult. Our Pick: Love Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire.

25. AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982) – Starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger – With the help of his girlfriend, a young man pursues his dream of becoming an aviator at a Navy Flight school. Our Pick: Up Where We Belong.

26. AGAINST ALL ODDS (1984) – Starring Rachel Ward and Jeff Bridges – An ex-football player is hired by a gangster to find his girlfriend. Our Pick: Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now).

27. WAITING TO EXHALE (1995) – Starring Whitney Houston and Gregory Hines – Based on a novel written by Terry McMillan, this romantic film follows the lives of four, very different women. Our Pick: Exhale (Shoop, Shoop, Shoop).

28. HOPE FLOATS (1998) – Starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr. – A divorcee, played by Sandra Bullock, returns home after a messy divorce. Our Pick: When You Love Someone.

29. ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) – Starring Kevin Costner and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio – This modern remake of Robin Hood highlights the relationship between Robin Hood and Maid Marian. Our Pick: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You.

30. WEST SIDE STORY (1961) – Starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer – In this musical, a couple hailing from two, rival gangs falls in love. Our Pick: Tonight.

31. THE LION KING (1994) – Starring Matthew Broderick and Moira Kelly – In this full-length animated film, a young lion cub, who thought he was responsible for the death of his father, must face his past and return home to become king. Our Pick: Can You Feel the Love Tonight?.

32. MOULIN ROUGE (2001) – Starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor – This musical film is about a poet who falls in love with a beautiful courtesan promised to an evil duke. Our Pick: Come What May.

33. ROMEO AND JULIET (1996) – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes – This modern re-make explores a different take on Shakespeare’s classic play “Romeo and Juliet.” Our Pick: Kissing You.

34. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) – Starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie – Set during the Bolshevik Revolution, a married man falls for a political activist’s wife. Our Pick: Lara’s Theme (Somewhere My Love).

35. THE NOTEBOOK (2005) – Starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams – A young man and a socialite fall in love, but encounter difficulties because their financial backgrounds are so different. Our Pick: (Main Title) from “The Notebook”.

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Featuring New Classical Piano Sheet Music

Featuring New Classical Piano Sheet Music

Posted on Jan 21, 2010 by Monica.

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piano-keyboardDid you know Musicnotes.com offers a piano solo of The Flight of the Bumblebee? Over the past year, we have greatly expanded our catalog to include several popular classical piano sheet music arrangements like Liebestraum or Clair De Lune, as well as unique collections of compositions by your favorite composers. Also, remember many of these arrangements are part of our Musicnotes Editions catalog, which means that you get a few added benefits when you purchase these classical compositions.

For starters, we’d like to point out that we’ve added dozens of new classical sheet music selections (including preludes, etudes and inventions) composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. The pieces we highlighted here are his more well-known classical compositions, but we have focused on our catalog. Now, we have hundreds of sheet music arrangements for you to play.

For more compositions, browse our growing collection of Bach sheet music.

Classical pianists who enjoy playing Beethoven will enjoy our expanded selection of compositions. We’ve highlighted a few of the more popular arrangements, but we have been working on our catalog of Beethoven sheet music and will be adding more. Currently, there are over two hundred different arrangements for you to choose from for many of your favorite classical pieces.

Waltzes and Nocturnes in our selection of Chopin sheet music continue to be pretty popular downloads on our site. That’s part of the reason why we’ve reviewed our collection to ensure that we had more for you to choose from. Here’s a few of the pieces we’ve added recently:

Much of our classical sheet music catalog has expanded to included complete sonatas, sets of inventions or unique compositions like Scenes of Childhood and Children’s Corner. We’ve selected a few of our more popular arrangements for you to explore.

Be sure to bookmark our classical sheet music page to view popular arrangements and check back for upcoming promotions!

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Our Musicnotes Editions are the best digital sheet music value your money can buy. Each professional arrangement offers you unlimited print capabilities of your sheet music as well as performance and/or recording rights for your piece!

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40 Songs for Stage Auditions

40 Songs for Stage Auditions

Posted on Jan 15, 2010 by Monica.

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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 you’ll love, we’ve also got a book we think you’ll get a lot out of.

One song in particular that you might want to consider practicing is entitled The 60 Second Audition. This song was written specifically to highlight a singer’s ability to perform different musical styles and techniques within sixty seconds, and can be purchased in multiple keys to fit your range.

If you’re not sure what your vocal range is or how these Singer Pro arrangements different from our instrumental sheet music selections, we invite you to read our post about Deciphering Singer Pro Sheet Music and Finding Your Vocal Range.

Sale! 15% Off Vocal Audition Book

A Practical Guide to Musical Theatre AuditionsWe’ve taken 15% off a unique book that’s designed to help aspiring performers with their stage auditions. Thank you — that’s all we need for today… A Practical Guide to Musical Theatre Auditions is a book written by Mary Hammond, a vocal consultant who has worked with performers in world-renowned Broadway shows and pop music. This unique book helps singers understand the basics of a song, prepares them for auditions, mentions technical aspects that can help singers improve their sound, discusses stage presence and much more! Although there are notes for beginning vocalists in this book, this is a comprehensive overview of how a singer can be their best on stage. Even experienced vocalists will find something useful in this book to help them sing professionally.

Included with this book, you also receive a CD with vocal warm-ups, too. Normally, this 6 in x 8 in book and CD is $21.95, but we’re offering on sale at $18.65 from now through midnight, January 31, 2010.

15 Songs for Female Lead Vocalists

For singers who sing in the soprano and alto range, you might want to consider one of these fifteen songs. We’ve pulled together some song titles from Broadway shows and a variety of popular musical styles for you to consider for your next audition.

15 Songs for Male Lead Vocalists

If you sing in the tenor or bass vocal range, we invite you to take a look at these song titles for your next audition. From Broadway to popular love songs, we’ve selected fifteen songs we think will work well on stage.

10 Classical Pieces for Singers

If you prefer to sing opera or songs by classical composers, then we think you’ll really enjoy this list of ten songs. Each Singer Pro arrangement in this list is part of our Musicnotes Editions catalog, so you receive an added value when you purchase any of these songs.

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Our Musicnotes Editions are the best digital sheet music value your money can buy. Each professional arrangement offers you unlimited print capabilities of your sheet music as well as performance and/or recording rights for your piece!

Are you a singer and want to help your fellow Musicnotes performers? Feel free to recommend a song in the comments below!

Regarding Your Feedback

In response to your comments, we wanted to take a moment and address the concerns that you brought up with regards to the songs mentioned here in the post.

Initially, we were inspired to highlight the songs that have resonated with many of our customers because several of these songs were performed on stage and at auditions through talent shows like the X-Factor and American Idol. Susan Boyle is just one example of someone who sung a well-known Broadway song so well, that she ended up getting a recording contract from her performance.

After reading your comments, it is clear that some of you were expecting a list of songs appropriate for community theater or professional stage auditions. We understand that our presentation of these songs may have resulted in some confusion, and we are currently consulting with professionals that work on-and-off Broadway to provide you with a list of their recommendations.

As always, we appreciate your feedback. Thank you for taking the time to respond to this post.

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Be a Guru with these 50 New Sessions. On Sale Now!

Be a Guru with these 50 New Sessions. On Sale Now!

Posted on Jan 06, 2010 by Monica.

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GURU2_SaleCalling all guitar lovers! Get your Guru on this month by taking advantage of our annual sale!

All Guitar Guru Sessions are now priced at twenty-five percent off. Sale ends at midnight on January 31st.

The prices for Guitar Guru Sessions typically range from $6.95 through $9.95, and depend upon the length of the Session. At twenty-five percent off, you can pick up your favorite Sessions priced between $5.21 and $7.46.

About Guitar Guru: Guitar Guru provides interactive song sessions designed to help teach you how to play your favorite songs on guitar.

Our song-based learning software acts as your personal guitar teacher, allowing you to interact with the song to help you learn fingering, techniques and more. Each Guitar Guru Session is accompanied by a guitar tab for your song.

Our Top 50 Picks for Guitar Guru

2009 was an awesome year for Guitar Guru, because we were able to fulfill a number of your requests. We’ve added new interactive guitar lessons for several songs performed by your favorite artists including: Dave Mathews, Guns n’ Roses, John Mayer, Metallica and several others.

In this list, we highlight fifty brand new sessions for some amazing songs. Check them out:

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