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50 Contemporary Christian Christmas Songs

Posted on Nov 18, 2009 by Monica.

In this post related to Christian sheet music, we highlight fifty contemporary Christian Christmas songs. These songs were performed and/or written by some of your favorite contemporary Christian music artists including Amy Grant, NewSong, Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith and many more! Some of these titles are traditional songs that were revived by popular contemporary artists; others are new compositions that were created to highlight the beauty of Christmas.

Songs in this list include brand new selections like Winter Snow by Chris Tomlin as well as holiday sheet music favorites like Mary, Did You Know?. For your convenience, we’ve listed the song titles in alphabetical order so you can easily skim through this list of contemporary Christian Christmas songs. Which of these songs do you enjoy listening to? Have you learned to play or sing any of the songs in our list?

1. A Cradle Prayer by Rebecca St. James

2. A Prayer For Every Year by Plus One

3. A Strange Way to Save the World by Rob Blaney

4. All is Well by Michael W. Smith

5. All My Heart Rejoices by Steve Green

6. Angels We Have Heard on High by Point of Grace, Chris Tomlin and many more!

7. Be It Unto Me by Craig & Dean Phillips

8. Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) by Amy Grant

9. Celebrate the Child by Michael Card

10. Child of Bethlehem by Wayne Watson

11. Child of Peace by Sandi Patty

12. Christmas Day by Michael W. Smith

13. Christmas is in the Heart by Steven Curtis Chapman

14. Christmas to Remember by Amy Grant

15. Emmanuel, God With Us by Amy Grant

16. Gloria by Michael W. Smith

17. Medley of Go, Tell It on the Mountain / Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee / Ain’t-a That Good News by BarlowGirl

18. Going Home for Christmas by Steven Curtis Chapman

19. Good News by Kathy Mattea

20. Hallelujah (Light Has Come by BarlowGirl

21. Happy Birthday, Jesus by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

22. I Celebrate the Day by Relient K

23. Immanuel by Michael Card

24. It’s the Thought by Twila Paris

25. Jesus is Born by Steve Green

26. Joseph’s Song by Michael Card

27. Joy (To the World) by Avalon

28. Little Town by Amy Grant, Point of Grace

29. Mary, Did you Know? by Kathy Mattea and several others

30. No Eye Had Seen by Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant

31. Not That Far From Bethlehem by Point of Grace

32. O Come, O Come Emmanuel by BarlowGirl, Steven Curtis Chapman and more!

33. One King by Point of Grace

34. One Small Child by David Meece

35. Precious Promise by Steven Curtis Chapman

36. Rose of Bethlehem by Steve Green

37. Sing Mary Sing by Jennifer Knapp

38. Still Her Little Child by Ray Boltz

39. Sweet Little Jesus Boy by Rebecca St. James

40. Tennessee Christmas by Point of Grace

41. The Christmas Hope by NewSong

42. The Christmas Shoes by NewSong

43. The Last Christmas Without You by Sixpence None the Richer

44. The Night That Christ Was Born by Kirk Franklin

45. This Baby by Steven Curtis Chapman

46. This Gift by Point of Grace

47. This Little Child by Scott Wesley Brown

48. To the Mystery by Michael Card

49. Unto Us (Isaiah 9) by Sandi Patty

50. Winter Snow by Chris Tomlin

For more ideas about songs to play for the holidays, be sure to visit our Christmas sheet music page.

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

Posted on Nov 13, 2009 by Monica.

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.

We are happy to announce that we’re now able to offer sheet music for NEXT TO NORMAL. This Broadway show about a family trying to deal with a mother’s bipolar disorder has been extremely popular, and has continued to be a highly requested collection of songs.

Now you can play or sing songs from a wide selection of Broadway sheet music from this Tony award-winning show. Some of the more popular songs include: Superboy and the Invisible Girl, I’m Alive and Light. Thank you to everyone who requested sheet music for NEXT TO NORMAL. We hope you enjoy these arrangements from this Broadway show.

For those of you who love movie sheet music, we’re proud to announce two films that are debuting on Musicnotes.com. The first film is the animated movie UP, about an older gentleman named Carl who takes the adventure of a lifetime. We are now offering movie sheet music downloads for Disney’s UP, which includes songs like Married Life and Stuff We Did. Feel free to browse through our selection of sheet music from UP if you’re looking for a different song.

Do you love science fiction movies? Here at Musicnotes.com, over the years we’ve had epic musical battles between Star Trek and Star Wars sheet music. We’ve added several new instrumental solos including CLONE WARS sheet music in our effort to provide fans with the music you want to play. This week, we’ve added STAR TREK sheet music. Let the music fill the air and let a new space battle…BEGIN!

Winter Song Suggestion Contest Reminder

Special thanks to everyone who entered our Winter Song Suggestion contest so far. Just as a reminder, there’s still time left if you would like to enter for your chance to win a $25.00 gift certificate to Musicnotes.com! Simply go to our Suggest a Winter Holiday Song Contest, read the instructions, and enter! It’s really easy! GOOD LUCK!

Sheet Music for Songs You’ve Requested

In addition to new movie and Broadway sheet music, we’ve also added a few songs that come straight from your song requests. They are:

• Everybody In Love (Put Your Hands Up) by JLS
• Satellite Heart by Any Marina from NEW MOON
• Slice by Five for Fighting
• Sans Day Carol (The St. Day Carol)> for Choir
• Everyday by Carly Comando

The song Everyday was composed for this YouTube! video of Noah, who took a picture of himself every day for six years and then set it to music. Garnering over 14 million views, this video set to music is a shining example of how there truly is a song for everyone. We are thrilled to fulfill this unique song request, and hope that you enjoy being a part of this unusual sheet music experience.

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Are You Singing Your Favorite Christmas Songs? New SATB and more!

Posted on Nov 12, 2009 by Monica.

If you’re like many of us here, you’re probably humming along to the Christmas music playing in the store or you’re getting ready for your holiday concert.

This year, Musicnotes.com is pleased to present you with a broader selection of arrangements for Christmas songs that you can sing along to. We have quite a few Singer Pro arrangements of Christmas songs that you can browse through like this popular medley of Carol of the Bells and Sing We Now of Christmas by BarlowGirl.

For those of you in a choir, we’ve added several new choral arrangements of Christmas sheet music and will have more on the way. Choose from traditional Christmas carols like the Hallelujah Chorus or popular holiday songs like Believe by Josh Groban in a choral arrangement.

If you’re looking for more traditional Christmas carols or Christmas solos for vocalists, we have hundreds of songs to choose from. Our broad selection of Christmas sheet music for vocalists highlights several music styles including hymns, traditional carols, contemporary holiday songs and more!

This year, let your voice ring clear and pick a song that’s right for you. Choose from songs like:

• Santa Baby
• Happy Holiday
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
• Toyland
• The Christmas Song
• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
• I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
• God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

For more holiday songs, be sure to visit our Christmas sheet music page. Be sure to read our post about Deciphering Singer Pro Sheet Music and Finding Your Vocal Range if you have any questions about how to find the song that’s right for you.

So what are you waiting for? Find your favorite holiday song and sing, sing, sing!!!

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Classical, Scary Piano Solos Perfect for Halloween

Posted on Oct 26, 2009 by Monica.

Whenever we think of Halloween sheet music, it’s easy to think of songs from NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS or piano solos like Tubular Bells from THE EXORCIST. While there is no shortage of spooky movie sheet music, it can be pretty challenging to think of contemporary or classical piano solos that have a somber or scary theme.

We came up with twenty piano solos that we think are pretty scary. Many of these are by your favorite classical sheet music composers including Ludwig Van Beethoven, Edvard Grieg and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

When we were looking into our collection of sheet music for these scary piano solos, we realized that many of these compositions are in minor keys. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, for example, is extremely scary when played on the organ.

The complexity of the arrangements we have listed here ranges from easy piano to advanced. Which of these scary piano solos have you played? Which do you want to learn how to play?

• Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J.S. Bach Digital sheet music
• Danse Macabre by C. Saint-Saens Digital sheet music
• Hungarian Dance No. 5 by J. Brahms Digital sheet music
• William Tell Overture by G. Rossini Digital sheet music
• Totentanz by F. Listz Sheet music book
• Funeral March (for French Horn and Piano) by E. Grieg Sheet music book
• Lacrymosa (from Requiem) by W. Mozart Digital sheet music
• Sonata No 17 in D Minor, Op 31, No 2 (Tempest) by L.V. Beethoven Sheet music book
• Pictures at an Exhibition by M.P. Mussorgsky Sheet music book
• Piano Sonata No. 1 Op. 22 by A. Ginastera Sheet music book
• Opus 31, Prelude No. 8 by C.V. Alkan Sheet music book
• The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 by S. Rachmaninoff Sheet music book
• Sonata No. 9 by A.N. Scriabin Sheet music book
• Funeral March of a Marionette by C.F. Gounod Digital sheet music
• Theme Song from The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by P. Dukas Digital sheet music
• Sonata in C Minor Pathetique by L.V. Beethoven Digital sheet music
• Moonlight Sonata 1. Adagio Sostenuto by L.V. Beethoven Digital Sheet Music
• In the Hall of the Mountain King by E. Grieg Digital Sheet Music
• Symphony No 5 by L.V. Beethoven Digital sheet music
• Shadow Dance Op. 39, No. 8 by E.A. Macdowell Digital sheet music

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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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Halloween Movies and Sheet Music

Posted on Oct 22, 2009 by Monica.

Isn’t it amazing how spooky a piano can be? Songwriters have been composing piano sheet music for everything from creepy TV shows to somber classical music. There are quite a few movies with eerie theme songs like Tubular Bells from THE EXORCIST or the Main Theme from John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN.

There are also quite a few songs that weren’t initially written to be used in scary movies, but were used to highlight different scenes. ZOMBIELAND is one example of a film that uses several existing songs. (If you’re interested, we have quite a bit of ZOMBIELAND sheet music that you can look through.) In ZOMBIELAND’s case, the music is a combination of an original score and existing songs. That phenomenon actually happens more often than you might think, which is why multiple soundtracks for a film might be released. If you ever want to find out what songs have been used in your favorite movie, you might want to check the Internet Movie DataBase (IMDb) for fun film facts and song information, if it’s available. You might be surprised to see what types of classical pieces or popular songs have been used in the background.

Music in slasher films or darker movies can be pretty challenging for songwriters to write, because the melody has to help set the tone for the movie or contribute to the mood. For example, the Theme Song from EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, which was composed by Danny Elfman, immediately gave the film an almost gothic, dark fairytale feel. On the other hand, the song Coconut used in PRACTICAL MAGIC ended up being part of the story.

Here at Musicnotes, one of the most popular collection of movie songs, is the sheet music from NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Of course, CORPSE BRIDE is pretty popular, too, but Jack Skellington continues to be an annual Halloween favorite for many of you.

For other interesting films, we recommend taking a peek at this selection of sheet music from Halloween movies and TV shows:

• Beetlejuice
• Bram Stoker’s Dracula
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• John Carpenter’s Halloween
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• New Moon
• Shaun of the Dead
• Interview With A Vampire
• Friday the 13th
• Psycho

Be sure to check out our Halloween sheet music page for more song suggestions including sheet music perfect for kids, too!

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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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Contemporary Christian Sheet Music Favorites

Posted on Oct 13, 2009 by Monica.

Over the past, few months we’ve been busy making improvements to Musicnotes.com and adding your favorite contemporary Christian sheet music hits. This particular musical genre has experienced a rise in popularity over the past, few years, and Musicnotes.com is pleased to offer you the sheet music for the songs you want to play.

Several of these songs have vocals and, in anticipation of your requests, we are offering you the chance to transpose your song before you download it from our store. Simply go to your favorite sheet; if a transposition is available, you can choose the key you need on the right hand menu bar.

If you’re a fan of contemporary Christian music, you might also be interested in finding out that we have sheet music for Hillsong’s album Faith+Hope+Love. Here are a few other new albums by Christian artists that we’ve added sheet music for:

Take Over album by Aaron Shust

In The Hands of God album by Newsboys

One World/One God album by Ken Reynolds

Come Alive album by Mark Schultz

In addition to the songs from these new albums, we’ve also added several new contemporary Christian sheet music songs that you’ve requested. Many of these songs appear on the Billboard Top Christian Song Charts, too!

• Revelation Song by Phillips, Craig & Dean
• More Beautiful You by Jonny Diaz
• Lead Me To The Cross by Newsboys, Chris and Conrad
• City On Our Knees by tobyMac
• Born Again by Third Day
• The Motions by Matthew West
• Until the Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns
• I Will Rise by Chris Tomlin
• Lay ‘Em Down by Needtobreathe
• Hold My Heart byTenth Avenue North
• The Words I Would Say by Sidewalk Prophets
• Speaking Louder Than Before by Jeremy Camp
• The Lost Get Found by Britt Nicole
• Perfect People by Natalie Grant
• Wait and See by Brandon Heath
• He Is by Mark Schultz
• It’s Your Life by Francesca Battistelli
• Sing, Sing, Sing by Chris Tomlin
• Glorious by Newsboys
• Follow You by Leeland (with Brandon Heath)
• What Do I Know of Holy by Addison Road
• Jesus Calling by 33Miles
• Glory To God, Forever by Fee
• How He Loves by The David Crowder Band
• To God Alone by Aaron Shust
• Beautiful Ending by BarlowGirl
• Tears Fall by BarlowGirl
• Hero by Skillet
• Just To Be With You by Paul Baloche

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Ghosts, Vampires and Halloween Sheet Music!

Posted on Oct 09, 2009 by Monica.

Isn’t it hard to believe that Halloween is just around the corner? Whether you’re carving Jack-o’-lanterns or visiting a haunted house, don’t forget that October is the perfect time to tickle your ivories with some spooky Halloween songs!

One song you might be interested in reading more about is our post about the Monster Mash song history. Monster Mash is one of several songs featured on our Halloween sheet music page, and it’s also one of the Top 25 Best-Selling Halloween Songs from 2007, too.

From Harry Potter sheet music to Creepy Theme Songs from Old TV Shows, we have a huge selection of Halloween sheet music for you to enjoy.

Check out these brand new creepy songs from some of your favorite Halloween movies!

• The Haunted House from John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN
• Halloween 1963 from John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN
• Ave Satani from THE OMEN
• Theme Song from A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
• Theme Song from FRIDAY THE 13th (1980)

Also new to Musicnotes.com is our broad selection of Twilight sheet music, too!

25 Top-Selling Halloween Songs from 2008

Still not sure what you might want to play or sing for Halloween? We’d like to share with you the twenty-five most popular Halloween songs from last year. This list of songs represents the best-selling sheets from our site. There are some interesting songs in this list, many of which come from movies like THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

If you’re looking for a great way to save money, we’d also like to point out that two of our Halloween sheet music collections are really popular. First, there’s the complete collection of sheet music from Tim Burton’s THE NIGHMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, which offers all of your favorite songs from the movie. Next, our collection of Songs for a Spooky Halloween offers you a broad selection of nine Halloween songs for you to enjoy.

Here are the twenty-five most popular songs from last year. Are there any Halloween songs on this list that you love to play?

1. Main Theme from HALLOWEEN
2. This Is Halloween from A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
3. Sally’s Song from A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
4. Monster Mash
5. What’s This? from A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
6. Witch Doctor
7. Jack’s Lament from A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
8. Halloween 1978 from HALLOWEEN
9. Purple People Eater
10. Teddy Bears’ Pinic – Halloween Version
11. Theme Song from THE ADDAMS FAMILY
12. Tears To Shed from CORPSE BRIDE
13. Theme Song from TALES FROM THE CRYPT
14. Oogie Boogie’s Song from THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
15. The Great Pumpkin Waltz from PEANUTS
16. Moon Dance from CORPSE BRIDE
17. Mysterious March
18. Bat Dance
19. Frankenstein’s Footsteps
20. Midnight Rendezvous (Halloween)
21. Theme Song from THE MUNSTERS
22. It’s a Monster’s Holiday
23. II The City from PSYCHO
24. Somethin’ In the Swamp
25. V The Cellar from PSYCHO

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New Broadway Sheet Music for our Musical Lovers!

Posted on Oct 06, 2009 by Monica.

From new [title of show] sheet music to songs composed by Stephen Sondheim, we have added quite a few Broadway sheet music arrangements for you to enjoy over the past, few months. These new Broadway sheet music titles are also exciting, because many of them are songs you requested when you used our song suggestion tool. In this list you will find songs composed by great songwriters like: Maury Yeston, Leslie Bricusse, Merideth Willson, Sammy Kahn, Stephen Sondheim and Lionel Bart.

[title of show] is a musical comedy about two guys named Hunter and Jeff who want to write a hit show for Broadway. From their initial brainstorming session to taking their show to the big stage, [title of show] is a story that’s sure to make Broadway fans laugh.

We’re pleased to announce that we have sheet music for [title of show]. Written by Jeff Bowen, enjoy playing or singing songs like Secondary Characters, Monkeys And Playbills, Two Nobodies In New York and more!

13 The Musical is a coming-of-age musical about a young boy who moves from New York to Indiana. Unfortunately, the move conflicts with his Bar Mitzvah celebration for his thirteenth birthday. From dealing with the kids at school to leaving friends and family behind, this is a story about how Evan not only deals with unexpected life changes, but overcomes them, too. Popular songs from the musical include: Brand New You, What It Means To Be A Friend and 13 / Becoming A Man.

Now you can download sheet music from 13: the Musical.

When we first added Legally Blonde: The Musical Sheet Music back in July, we had no idea how much you were going to love these songs! The musical version of LEGALLY BLONDE offers fans of the movies to watch Elle and all her friends on the big stage. Songs that you’ve enjoyed include So Much Better, Legally Blonde and What You Want.

For more songs from this popular musical, be sure to check out sheet music from Legally Blonde: the Musical.

In addition to songs for these popular Broadway shows, we’ve added new digital sheet music downloads for several of your favorites including:

• Titanic: A New Musical sheet music: Featuring songs like I Must Get On That Ship and What a Remarkable Age.
• Phantom sheet music featuring My True Love and Melodie De Paris.
• Victor/Victoria sheet music with songs like Le Jazz Hot! and You and Me.
• Songs for a New World sheet music including favorites like The New World and I’d Give It All For You.
• Thoroughly Modern Millie sheet music with song titles like How the Other Half Lives.
• Scrooge sheet music, based on the popular Dickens story, features songs like Christmas Children and Love While You Can.
• Jekyll and Hyde sheet music. The musical was inspired by the literary classic, and includes songs like Once Upon a Dream and In His Eyes.
• Nine sheet music. This musical will be hitting theaters shortly, and includes songs like Unusual Way and Amor.

We hope you enjoy our new Broadway sheet music selection! If you’re looking for more sheet music, be sure to request your favorite songs on our song suggestion tool. We will have more Broadway sheet music coming, so stay tuned for updates about shows like MAN OF LA MANCHA, OLIVER and more!

Until next time, be sure to warm up your voice and your fingers before you practice!

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Free Estudio Brillante Guitar Tab and Headset Give-A-Way

Posted on Oct 02, 2009 by Monica.

Spanish guitarist-composer Francisco Tarrega wrote ESTUDIO BRILLANTE in the late 19th Century. This incredibly difficult etude was based on a sonatina by French violinist-composer Jean-Delphin Alard. In addition to Tarrega’s performing and teaching ability, he also arranged many pre-existing works for guitar by composers such as; Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.

Even though he only wrote less than a hundred pieces for the guitar, the short compositions are enjoyed by many guitarists. Within the music world, many consider Tarrega to be an important founding figure for the classical guitar genre. Other works by Tarrega include how most famous work, RECUERDOS DE LA ALHAMBRA, and LAGRIMA, a popular guitar tab for beginners.

Your free download of ESTUDIO BRILLANTE includes an interactive Guitar Guru Session plus free printable guitar tab, and is available through October 31st.

Download your free guitar tab and Guitar Guru Session for ESTUDIO BRILLANT today. For more recommendations on classical pieces for guitar, we recommend browsing our selection of classical guitar tab.

Guitar Guru Headset Give-A-Way (for PC)

From now until the end of October, comment on this blog post for your chance to win a Guitar Guru headset. To enter, all you have to do is comment below telling us about the song that you had the most fun learning how to play.

What can you do with your Guitar Guru headset? From learning how to play songs from The Beatles Rock Band to our new features in Guitar Guru 3.0, a headset enhances your overall guitar song learning experience. Guitar Guru features voice command functionality for the PC, so using a headset allows you to keep your hands on your guitar while you’re learning how to play your song. We tested a bunch of different headsets for Guitar Guru yet one stood out among all the brands we tested. This Plantronics headset offers noise-canceling, excellent sound quality, and has a retail value of $24.95.

Be sure to comment on this post for your chance to win! Contest ends midnight on October 31st. Limited to one entry per customer. One lucky winner will be contacted via email by November 2nd, 2009, so be sure to provide a valid email address in the comment field. We respect your privacy, and will not use your email address for any other purpose than this contest.

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