Selling Sheet Music

Today I have the privilege of welcoming percussionist and composer Dave Black to the podcast for the first of a two-part series. He is the former Vice President of Alfred Music where he worked for 35 years in a variety of roles including Editor-Chief of school and pop publications. He is also one of the best selling percussion authors in the world with combined sales of over two million units. In...

Today I have the privilege of welcoming percussionist and composer Dave Black to the podcast for the first of a two-part series. He is the former Vice President of Alfred Music where he worked for 35 years in a variety of roles including Editor-Chief of school and pop publications. He is also one of the best selling percussion authors in the world with combined sales of over two million units. In...

Today I’m talking to Jon Burr, an accomplished bassist, composer, Finale expert, and founder of arrangerforhire.com.  We had a great conversation about a lot of practical things musicians sometimes overlook or take for granted and I’m excited for you to hear it. --- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sellingsheetmusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Gar...

Today we are happy to announce the launch of sellingsheetmusic.com, the new home of the Selling Sheet Music Podcast! We'll be back next week with full episodes, in the meantime, please check out the new site and share it with your friends and colleagues.

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My guest today, trombonist and arranger Christopher Bill, is the most subscribed brass musician on YouTube.  His all-trombone content has amassed more than 85 million views and over 500,000 followers.  He is an active educator on the trombone festival circuit and publishes sheet music of his arrangements on his website classical trombone.com.  I really admire the approach he’s taken with his caree...

This week's quick tip from Selling Sheet Music: Compose with rhythms first.

Jacob Winkler joins us today to talk about an amazing productivity tool for Finale users: the JetStream Finale Controller and shares tips and tricks for working in notation software. --- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠sellingsheetmusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ for video versions of the podcast. --- Give your ch...

In this special joint episode, Philip Rothman (of Scoring Notes) and Garrett Breeze (of Selling Sheet Music) take a deep dive into all the complexities of printing music at a professional level. For any composer or self-publisher considering DIY printing, this episode is a must listen. For everyone else it is a detailed peek behind the curtain showing all the work that involved taking music from t...

We're kicking off the new year by answering YOUR questions! 1. Is it even worth it to arrange copyrighted music if you only get 10% of the sale price? 2. What are the biggest pros/cons of using a big publisher? 3. What's the best way to pitch big publishers? 4. How can foreign composers break into the American education market? 5. How do I format multiple songs into a book? --- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠s...

Your weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Write Short E-mails.

Paper may have finally met its match in Boian Videnoff , my guest today, the co-CEO and co-founder of Enote , a music technology startup in Berlin developing powerful AI-technology capable of digitizing sheet music into fully interactive musical scores.  It’s an ambitious company with the end goal of ultimately replacing all physical sheet music.  There are some insanely cool things that the compa...

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We're going to end the year with a special Q&A episode on December 19th. Submit your questions by Dec 15th to have them answered on the air. Email garrett@breezetunes.com or send me a message on Facebook or Instagram .

On Dec. 4, Hal Leonard was officially acquired by Muse Group. For an in-depth discussion of the deal and the history of the two companies, read this article from Scoring Notes . --- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠sellingsheetmusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ for video versions of the podcast. --- Give your choir t...

Part two of my interview with Andrea Pelloquin. --- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠sellingsheetmusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garrett Breeze on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ for video versions of the podcast. --- Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from  ⁠⁠holidaychoirmusic.com⁠⁠ !

Joining me today for the first of a two-part series is music educator and copyright advocate Andrea Pelloquin. This week's episode focuses on copyright from the perspective of the composer. Copyright Resources • U.S. Copyright Office – www.copyright.gov • Public Domain Information – http://www.pdinfo.com • Copyright Alliance – www.copyrightalliance.org • Music Publishers Association – www.mpa....

Your weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Proper File Management Will Save Your Life

Kathy Fernandes, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for the world's largest sheet music retailer, JW Pepper, comes on the podcast to talk about what it's like marketing at such a large scale and what composers can learn from it. We also talk about recent developments in copyright law and the work of the Music Publishers Association. JW Pepper Webinar on Copyright Issues Copyright Resources...

Your weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Give Your Music Internet Friendly Titles

Advocacting for music generally is one thing. Advocating specifically for YOUR music is quite another. To unpack this topic, I'm joined by Dr. Emily Williams Burch and Alex Gartner, the authors of The Business of Choir and members of the American Choral Directors Association committee for advocacy and collaboration. In addition to being experienced and well respected choral conductors, Alex is...

Your weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: The Three Myths of Social Media Marketing

Master composer and pianist Phillip Keveren joins me on the podcast today to talk about how the music industry has changed and how composers can success by diversifying. We also break down how to write succesfully for the piano, church, and educational markets. --- Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠sellingsheetmusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and additional resources for publishers and composers. Subscribe to Garret...