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Selling Sheet MusicBrian Balmages: Finding Success in Educational MusicBrian Balmages is a world-renowned composer and conductor, as well as the director of Make Music Publications and Digital Education for Alfred Music. Today we are taking a deep dive into his compositional process as well as the world of Concert Band Music. His approach to the role of a composer and his philosophy of music is very refreshing and I think composers and music educators especially will get a lot out of this episode.He also introduces two of his works for us to listen to, "Sunset Suspended" and "Love and Light."
2026-02-0358 min
Choir Fam PodcastEp. 134 - Unlocking Creativity by Arranging Popular Music - Garrett Breeze“I was one of those people that had some biases against pop music. Being in show choirs and seeing the ways that the songs were transformed and arranged really opened my eyes to different styles of music and changed my perspective. I no longer view popular music as being all that different from classical music or film scores. There's just something about arranging: taking all these pieces of a song and figuring out how to put them together. It's almost like doing a puzzle. It unlocks some of the same parts of my brain.”Garrett Breeze is...
2025-10-1351 min
Selling Sheet Music56. Hal Leonard Choral: LIVE at ACDA!!Joining me live at the American Choral Director's Association National Conference in Dallas is Scott Harris, Stacey Nordmeyer, and Luke Talen for a wide ranging discussion about the state of the choral industry and how composers can find their place in it!
2025-03-2641 min
Selling Sheet MusicWhat's Coming Next for Selling Sheet Music!Popping in to your feed today with two quick announcements!First, this Friday we are officially launching "Sheet Music Insider," a new weekly newsletter compiling the biggest stories in our industry each week. Sign up at sellingsheetmusic.com today!Second, we are adding video to the podcast! Follow our new YouTube channel, @sellingsheetmusic as well as our Facebook and Instagram accounts to stay up to date and be a part of the conversation!We'll be back on Saturday with a brand new episode featuring...
2025-03-1903 min
Selling Sheet Music55. Greg Gilpin: When a Publisher Says "Yes!"Today we are taking a behind the scenes look at the publishing process with Greg Gilpin, composer and editor for Shawnee Press. We've talked a lot on the show about submitting to publishers and what publishers are looking for. But today we're going to focus on what happens when they actually say "YES!" You might be surprised at how many steps there are in this process.
2025-02-1839 min
Selling Sheet Music54. Celebrating Ten Years of MUSIC ARRANGING TIPS with Justin TokkeToday's episode celebrates the ten year anniversary of Music Engraving Tips, an online community that includes one of the largest music related facebook groups on the internet.
It's founder, Justin Tokke, is an expert composer and engraver based out of New York, and we had a fantastic conversation about the history of the group, the need for quality engraving, and how self-publishing composers can improve their scores.
2025-02-0541 minSelling Sheet Music53. DIY Marketing for Composers, with Musicnotes' Jaleesa GarlandFor today's episode I'm on site in Musicnotes' Nashville office, speaking with their senior marketer Jaleesa Garland. This episode is full of great concepts and principles that will help composers market their music better.
2024-12-1841 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #20: Keep Your Audience on the PlatformQuick Tip #20: Keep Your Audience on the Platform
2024-11-2601 minSelling Sheet Music52. A Broadway Breakdown With MTI's Jody Edwards & Jason CocovinisMusic Theatre International, or MTI, is one of the world's leading theatrical licensing agencies, working with composers and lyricists to make their shows available to professional, community, and educational theaters all over the world.
In this episode, Jody Edwards, Director of Music and Materials and Jason Cocovinis, Director of Marketing take us behind the scenes and walk us through everything that needs to happen to get a show from Broadway onto stages all across the world.
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Selling Sheet Music51. Inside the U.S. Copyright Office, with Associate Register Miriam LordMiriam Lord is the Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education for the United States Copyright Office. In that role, she is an expert copyright attorney and one of four primary legal advisors to the Register of Copyrights. She oversees the Office’s work to make the copyright system as accessible and understandable to as many people as possible.
Before joining the Office, Lord was the Director of the Global Intellectual Property Academy at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office within the Office of Policy and International Affairs, providing domestic and int...
2024-10-291h 03Selling Sheet Music50. Guest Host Isaac Brooks Interviews Garrett! (JW Pepper Week, Day Five)It's Day Five of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music!
It's also the 50th episode of Selling Sheet Music!
To mark both occasions, JW Pepper's Isaac Brooks takes over the reigns as our first guest host, interviewing Garrett about his experiences as a composer and podcaster.
New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today!
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2024-10-0429 minSelling Sheet Music49. Jennifer Moorhatch and Kelsey Hendler on JW Pepper's Review Process (JW Pepper Week, Day Four)It's Day Four of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music!
Jennifer Moorhatch and Kelsey Hendler are two of the choral and classroom editors for JW Pepper, responsible for evaluating new music from publishers and deciding how and where that music gets promoted.
New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today!
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2024-10-0337 minSelling Sheet Music[REBROADCAST] Kathy Fernandes: Marketing and Copyright for Independent Composers (JW Pepper Week, Day Three)It's Day Three of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music!
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.
New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today!
JW P...
2024-10-0255 minSelling Sheet Music48. Upcoming Improvements to MyScore with Liam Thomas (JW Pepper Week, Day Two)It's Day Two of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music!
Today I'm talking to Liam Thomas, MyScore Lead, about the new MyScore website and composer interface that is in the process of being rolled out and what composers can do to take advantage of it, including making better recordings.
New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today!
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2024-10-0128 minSelling Sheet Music47. Meet the MyScore Team! (JW Pepper Week, Day One)It's Day One of JW Pepper Week on Selling Sheet Music!
Today we are on location at Pepper HQ in Pennsylvania with Liam Thomas, Kyra McEntee, and Isaac Brooks, otherwise know as Team MyScore. They are the awesome folks working behind the scenes answering e-mails, editing products, and doing everything else that needs to happen to keep the program running!
New composers can use the code "PUBLISH20" to get 20% off when they sign up for a MyScore account today!
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2024-09-3018 minSelling Sheet Music46. Composition and Connection: Rob Deemer and the Institute for Composer DiversityDr. Rob Deemer is head of composition at the State University of New York at Fredonia and the creator of the Institute for Composer Diversity. We had a great conversation about learning to compose, presenting your music in an effective way, and many of the trends happening in composition today, including the relationship between composers and ensembles, as well as issues of diversity and inclusion in programming.
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2024-09-1756 minSelling Sheet MusicBONUS: 2024 Editor's Choice from Breeze TunesA podcast-sized reading session of three new works by Garrett Breeze featured in the 2024 JW Pepper Editor's Choice Catalog.
Aloha
Call of a Warrior
Tiny Voice
2024-09-1711 minSelling Sheet Music45. Melissa Dunphy On What They Don't Teach You In SchoolToday’s guest is Philedelphia based composer Melissa Dunphy. She is an award winning composer of vocal, chamber, and choral music, and is involved in many different initiatives advancing and advocating for the needs of composers and artists, as well as, believe it or not, arcaheology.
Our conversation was a little bit all over the map but kept coming back to this idea of things composers don’t get taught in school that they need to know.
Google results for Melissa will turn up many other video and podcast appearances where she shares invaluable information for comp...
2024-09-101h 04Selling Sheet MusicBONUS: A Digital Marketing Checklist For CreativesGet a handle on your online presence by following these five steps:
1. Google Yourself
2. Set Up Home Base
3. Claim Your Public Profiles
4. Produce Content
5. Schedule Maintenance
2024-09-0307 minSelling Sheet Music[UPDATED] The Death of Finale**This update was recorded Aug 27, and includes important new information announced after the original episode aired.**
The music world was rocked yesterday by the shock announcement that Finale Notation Software had been officially discontinued. This special episode addresses what happened and the steps composers need to take to safeguard their Finale files.
Recommended Reading:
A Letter From the President of MakeMusic
After Sunset: Your Path From Finale to Dorico
Finale Sunset FAQ
Dorico Finale FAQ
Analysis by Scoring Notes
Why Switch to Dorico?
2024-08-2818 minSelling Sheet MusicThe Death of FinaleThe music world was rocked yesterday by the shock announcement that Finale Notation Software had been officially discontinued. This special episode addresses what happened and the steps composers need to take to safeguard their Finale files.
Recommended Reading:
A Letter From the President of MakeMusic
After Sunset: Your Path From Finale to Dorico
Finale Sunset FAQ
Dorico Finale FAQ
Analysis by Scoring Notes
Why Switch to Dorico?
2024-08-2712 minSelling Sheet Music44. Brittain Ashford: Executive Director of the Music Publishers AssociationToday’s guest is Brittain Ashford, executive director of the Music Publishers Association, a trade organization focused on education and advocacy of issues pertaining to music publishing and print music. Their website, mpa.org has a wealth of free information and resources pertaining to copyright as well as information about their partnerships with other music organizations. We had a great conversation about the work of the MPA, the things self publishers need to know about copyright, and the massive debt we, as a society, owe to the player piano.
Copyright Resources for Music Educators
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2024-08-2040 minSelling Sheet Music43. Deke Sharon and the Business of the A Cappella RevolutionKnown as the Father of Contemporary Acappella, Deke Sharon is the man responsible for bringing contemporary a cappella music into the mainstream. Perhaps best known as the music producer for the Pitch Perfect Trilogy and NBC’s The Sing Off, which launched the career of the now multi-platinum Grammy winning group Pentatonix.
He has also written more than 2,000 a cappella arrangements and created many of the organizations that are fundamental to contemporary a cappella today.
Click HERE and use the code “4S24ACAPELLA” to get 30% off Deke's newest book: A Cappella Arranging 2.0
2024-08-061h 01Selling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #18: Separate Your B2B Marketing and Your B2C MarketingQuick Tip #18: Separate Your B2B Marketing and Your B2C Marketing
2024-07-2301 minSelling Sheet Music42. The Future of ArrangeMe (with Scott Harris)The past two years have seen enormous growth and development at ArrangeMe, and today on the show Scott Harris is here to break it all down and talk about the future of the program. We hit all the big topics: the acquisition of Hal Leonard by Muse Group, the expanded distribution of ArrangeMe titles through the Pass Program, the redesign of the Sheet Music Plus website, Artificial Intelligence, and much more!
Join the world's largest self-publishing community at ArrangeMe.com today.
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2024-07-1637 minSelling Sheet Music41. Introducing ArrangeMe PRO (with Scott Harris)Scott Harris, program director of Hal Leonard's ArrangeMe is back on the show to introduce ArrangeMe PRO, a new subscription which unlocks new features for users including a higher royalty rate, expanded distribution on the InStore network, publisher profile pages, and more!
Join the world's largest self-publishing community at ArrangeMe.com today.
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2024-07-1034 minSelling Sheet Music40. Rethinking Children's Music: Nikki Loney and Full Voice MusicToday I’m talking with Nikki Loney, the founder and CEO of Full Voice Music whose mission is to challenge teachers to redefine what a singing lesson looks like for a child. She shares her story of what it was like starting the company and how she overcame obstacles to become a leading figure in young children’s vocal music education. She is also the host of the Full Voice Podcast, available on all the major podcast platforms and publishes original songs, workbooks, and other music at fullvoicemusic.com.
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2024-06-1858 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #17: Give As Much Credit As You CanThis week's Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Give As Much Credit As You Can.
2024-06-1101 minSelling Sheet Music39. My Sheet Music Transcriptions: Oriol López CalleMy guest today is Oriol Lopez Calle, the founder and CEO of My Sheet Music Transcriptions. He tells the story about how he turned his side job of transcribing music into a remarkable company that has since delivered more than 30,000 transcriptions to clients. This conversation is full of important lessons for anyone starting a business, transcribing music, or using notation software.---
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2024-06-0445 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #16: Have a Better Backup PlanThis week's Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Have a Better Backup Plan
2024-05-2801 minSelling Sheet Music38. Band Music on Both Sides of the Ocean: Dirkjan Van GroningenDirkjan van Groningen is a professional, drummer, percussionist, composer and arranger from The Netherlands. He's the owner of Percussion Books, Show & Marching Music and Band Music Center. We had a really great discussion about the differences in band music between Europe and the United States, as well as what he’s learned as someone working on both sides of the ocean.
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2024-05-2135 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #15: Plan For Long-Term GrowthThis week's Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Plan For Long-Term Growth
2024-05-1402 minSelling Sheet Music37. Musicnotes “Behind the Notes” Podcast: Lucas Koehler and Jillian ShivelyThis week I am *on location* in the Nashville office of Musicnotes.com to talk with the hosts of their brand new podcast "Behind the Notes," Lucas Koehler and Jillian Shively!
In addition to their podcasting duties, Lucas works for Musicnotes as a Product Management Specialist and Jillian as a Content & Production Assistant. They had a lot of great insights to share from their years of helping composers (like myself) publish their music.
Composers, Arrangers, and Songwriters can visit the Musicnotes Marketplace to sell their scores on the Musicnotes website, and artists on YouTube can...
2024-05-0757 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #14: Make Your Website Dummy ProofThis week's Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Make Your Website Dummy Proof.
2024-04-3001 minSelling Sheet MusicTake a Review, Leave a Review!One of the best things you can do to help this show get discovered is RATE and REVIEW it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Podcasts.
So I’ll make you a deal.
Send a screenshot of your review to garrett@breezetunes.com along with the score pdf and mp3 audio of a piece you would like me to look at and I will be happy to share my thoughts and provide some feedback.
2024-04-2500 minSelling Sheet Music36. How to Self-Publish Sheet MusicThis week's episode is a refresher on how to self-publish sheet music for those wanting to learn how to do it on their own! If you're a student or new to the podcast this is a great place to start!
2024-04-2331 minSelling Sheet Music35. The Landscape of the Sheet Music Industry (Dave Black, Part Two)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’s episode we talk about the do’s and don’ts of submitting music to publishers.
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2024-04-0929 min
Selling Sheet Music34. The Dos and Don'ts of Submitting Music to Publishers (Dave Black, Part One)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’s episode we talk about the do’s and don’ts of submitting music to publishers. ---
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2024-04-0231 minSelling Sheet Music33. Jon Burr: Arranger For HireToday 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.
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2024-03-2621 minSelling Sheet MusicCheck out sellingsheetmusic.com!!!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.
2024-03-1900 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #13: Write Like an EntrepreneurThis week's Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Write Like an Entrepreneur.
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The FULL VOICE Podcast With Nikki LoneyFVPC #192 Selling Sheet Music with Garrett BreezeIn episode 192 of the FULL VOICE Podcast, our guest is Nashville composer and arranger Garrett Breeze, renowned for his extensive catalog of contemporary choral and competitive show choir music. Garrett discusses his journey, creative process, and how he thrives in this unique musical niche. We also dive into his resources for composers, arrangers, and songwriters, namely his podcast, Selling Sheet Music, and his arranging courses—inspiration for everyone in the music industry.
About our guest:
Garrett Breeze is a Nashville-based composer best known for his catalog of more than 1,500 choral arrangements of popular music, including more than 1,000 written for competitive sh...
2024-02-2355 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #12: Take Advantage of Your Digital Real EstateThis week's Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Take Advantage of Your Digital Real Estate.
2024-02-2001 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #11: Make Marketing PersonalThis week's Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Make Marketing Personal.
2024-02-0601 minSelling Sheet Music32. Christopher Bill (@classicaltrombone) on Going Viral and Creating Your Own MarketMy 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 career and he had a lot of things to say that I think will be extremely helpful to anyone trying to build an audience online. We also talk about what it really means to go viral, how to take a...
2024-01-301h 09Selling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #10: Compose With Rhythms FirstThis week's quick tip from Selling Sheet Music: Compose with rhythms first.
2024-01-2301 minSelling Sheet Music31. Behind the Scenes with JetStream Finale Controller and Jacob WinklerJacob 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.
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2024-01-1743 minSelling Sheet Music30. Printing Like a Pro (Joint Episode with Scoring Notes Podcast)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 the computer to your music stand.
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2024-01-0653 minSelling Sheet Music29. Listener Questions: Royalty Rates, Pitching to Publishers, Educational Music, and More!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?
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2024-01-0309 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #9: Write Short E-mailsYour weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Write Short E-mails.
2023-12-1501 minSelling Sheet Music28. AI and the End of Physical Sheet Music: Enote CEO Boian VidenoffPaper 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 company is working on and as I told him, I am equal parts excited and terrified to see what will come of it. Who knows where all this goes, but the potential of what might change in the n...
2023-12-1248 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #8: The "Golden Brick" PrincipleThis week's quick tip from Selling Sheet Music.
2023-12-0801 minSelling Sheet MusicSubmit Your Questions for a Special Episode!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.
2023-12-0600 minSelling Sheet MusicMy Reaction to the Muse / Hal Leonard MergerOn 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.
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2023-12-0505 minSelling Sheet Music27. Andrea Pelloquin, Part 2: Music educators should not be afraid of copyrightPart two of my interview with Andrea Pelloquin.
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2023-10-2432 minSelling Sheet Music26. Andrea Pelloquin, Part 1: Copyright For ComposersJoining 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.org
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2023-10-1738 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #7: Proper File Management Will Save Your LifeYour weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Proper File Management Will Save Your Life
2023-10-1302 minSelling Sheet Music25. Kathy Fernandes: Marketing and Copyright for Independent ComposersKathy 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 from the MPA
Copyright Resources for Educators
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2023-10-1055 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #6: Give Your Music Internet Friendly TitlesYour weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Give Your Music Internet Friendly Titles
2023-10-0601 minSelling Sheet Music24. Advocacy From the Composer Perspective: Dr. Emily Williams Burch and Alex GartnerAdvocacting 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 an established composer and Emmy is the host of the Music Ed Matters Podcast. This episode is a big one!
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2023-10-031h 01Selling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #5: The Three Myths of Social Media MarketingYour weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: The Three Myths of Social Media Marketing
2023-09-2901 minSelling Sheet Music23. Navigating the New Music Industry with Phillip KeverenMaster 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.
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2023-09-261h 01Selling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #4: Your Website is Not EnoughYour weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Your Website is Not Enough.
2023-09-2201 minSelling Sheet Music22. Kyle Pederson, Part 2: Deep Dive Into Traditional Print PublishingFor part two of my interview with Kyle Pederson we take a step back and look at the state of the industry as a whole, what goes into publishing, and what composers need to do to gain traction.
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2023-09-1937 minSelling Sheet Music21. Kyle Pederson, Part 1: How To Write What You Know...And What You Don'tAward winning choral composer Kyle Pederson is on the podcast this week in the first of a two-part interview! This week's episode focuses on the compositional process, how to get started, and the most challenging part of being a composer: writing authentically outside your own experiences.
In this episode, Kyle references three amazing blog posts by Kurt Knecht which you can read in the links below:
Cultural Appropriation in Music 1: BorrowingCultural Appropriation in Music 2: KnowledgeCultural Appropriation in Music 3: Influences
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2023-09-1235 minSelling Sheet Music20. Behind the Scenes with Sheet Music Boss: Samuel Dickenson and Andrew WrangellWith 3.35 MILLION subscribers and over 1.4 BILLION views, they are the most successful sheet music channel on YouTube where they post a new arrangement every single day. We go behind the scenes and talk about their compositional process, how to navigate YouTube, what working as a team is like, publishing through musicnotes.com and much more.
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2023-08-2953 minSelling Sheet Music19. The Power of Children's Music with Glyn LehmannAustralian composer and founder of songlibrary.net, Glyn Lehmann, comes on the podcast to talk about his experiences in the industry, how to write for children's voices, and the extraordinary challenging of getting people interested in original songs.
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2023-08-1541 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #3: The Best Way to Network is to Hire PeopleYour weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: The best way to network is to hire people.
2023-07-1401 minSelling Sheet Music18. Isaac Brooks on the New MyScore Uploader from J.W. PepperYesterday saw a major update to J.W. Pepper's "MyScore" system with the unveiling of their new uploader and Isaac Brooks is back on the podcast to walk us through it.
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2023-07-1327 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #2: Learn to Write FasterYour weekly Quick Tip from Selling Sheet Music: Learn to write faster.
2023-07-0701 minSelling Sheet MusicBONUS: Garrett on the "Moveable Do" PodcastThis week, we venture into the world of show choir with composer and arranger, Garrett Breeze. We track his musical journey from Indianapolis to Nashville and how he got into the show choir scene. Learn also about his podcast, Selling Sheet Music, where he gives tips and tricks to self published composers.
Pieces featured on this episode: "There is a Green Hill Far Away," "The Place Where Lost Things Go," "Sing Loud," and "Still, Still, Still."
For more information about Garrett and his music, visit https://garrettbreeze.com/, https://breezetunes.com/, or...
2023-07-0457 minSelling Sheet MusicQuick Tip #1: Make YouTube Your Marketing Home BaseThe first in a new weekly series from Selling Sheet Music, shorter episodes featuring a single topic that will help composers and arrangers market their music.
This week's tip: how to use YouTube videos to make sharing your music easy.
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2023-06-3002 minSelling Sheet MusicIntroducing "Show Choir Sessions"I'm excited to let you know about a new podcast I’m hosting called Show Choir Sessions. The first three episodes dropped this morning and if you are a choral musician or involved in music education in any way, I’d really encourage you to go check it out. Look for new episodes each week during the summer and then monthly during the school year.
2023-06-2901 min
Moveable DoGarrett BreezeThis week, we venture into the world of show choir with composer and arranger, Garrett Breeze. We track his musical journey from Indianapolis to Nashville and how he got into the show choir scene. Learn also about his podcast, Selling Sheet Music, where he gives tips and tricks to self-published composers. Pieces featured on this episode: "There is a Green Hill Far Away," "The Place Where Lost Things Go," "Sing Loud," and "Still, Still, Still." For more information about Garrett and his music, visit https://garrettbreeze.com/, https://breezetunes.com/, or https://holidaychoirmusic.com/. For more information about this...
2023-06-2756 minSelling Sheet Music17. Listener Success Stories (& Music!)Today marks the one year anniversary of the podcast and we’re celebrating with a special episode featuring success stories and music submitted by seven of our listeners: Anthony Susi, Dan Bennett, Eric Copeland, Marc Paquette, Stepehen DeCesare, Connie Boss, and Steve Danielson.
Music Featured in this episode:
A Joyous Sleigh Ride
Mingulay Boat Song
Hope For Planet Sea
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Summer Rain
Lost and Found
Take Me Back
2023-06-2736 minSelling Sheet Music16. Building an AudienceI often see composers just spamming their music on social media without any plan, spinning their wheels and getting frustrated. So today we're going to be talking about how to build an audience and how to communicate with them effectively.
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2023-06-1306 minSelling Sheet MusicShare your story on the Selling Sheet Music Podcast!Three weeks from today is the one year anniversary of the podcast and I want to mark the occasion by doing a special episode featuring you, the
listener. I want to hear your success stories in self-publishing (or traditional publishing). Pick a piece that you’ve composed or arranged and tell me about it. However you choose to define success is fine, maybe it’s something that sold a lot of copies, maybe it’s just something you’re really proud of, just make it something that will encourage and help others, especially new composers.
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2023-06-0601 minSelling Sheet Music15. Secrets of the String Quartet: Interview with Alison GilliesAlison Gillies is an ArrangeMe power-user, cellist with the Welsh National Opera, and founder of quartetpad.com, the premiere sources of wedding music for string quartet. We had a fantastic conversation about adapting pop music, writing for strings, and connecting with your audience. Check out Alison's music at quartpad.com and youtube/quartetpad.
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2023-05-3037 min
4 Guys in a GarageEpisode 18- Life’s a Breeze In Episode 18- Life’s a Breeze, Ethan presents Breeze Airways to the guys. Why is Breeze Airways so cheap? Is it safe? Ethans safety is feared for. Jack’s 2 cents proves to be fruitful as it is advice that you should take. March Madness brackets are busted and the World Baseball Classic reigns supreme over all baseball. Derek also invents a new phrase that no one has ever heard, “A lotta cool”. Not an episode you want to miss!
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Selling Sheet Music14. Lord of the Wind Orchestra: Johan de Meij on Hobbits, Trombones, and Self-PublishingToday I’m speaking with Johan de Meij, a Dutch composer and conductor who has been self-publishing his music ever since the premiere of his symphony number one, based on the Lord of the Rings, which premiered 35 years ago this month and catapulted him to fame within the world of wind orchestra music. We had a fantastic conversation about Tolkien, creative orchestration, marketing compositions through unique titles, the history of wind orchestra music, what to do with success, and a host of other topics. His music is distributed through Hal Leonard, and a new edition of the Symphony Number one...
2023-03-2137 minSelling Sheet Music13. Seven Ways to Make More Money Publishing Sheet MusicIn this episode we're taking a deep dive into the various revenue streams associated with publishing sheet music. Follow these seven steps to make sure you're not leaving money on the table!
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2023-03-0710 minSelling Sheet Music12. The State of Choral Self-Publishing (Live Panel at ACDA) with Luke Talen, Liz Groch, and Scott HarrisRecorded live at the Hal Leonard Booth at ACDA Cincinnati, I talk with Luke Talen (Creative Director of Choral Publications for Hal Leonard), Liz Groch (Head of Growth for Sheet Music Plus, and Scott Harris (Program Manager for ArrangeMe) in a wide ranging conversation about choral music and what composers can do to make their music stand out.
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2023-02-2353 minSelling Sheet MusicBONUS: Arrangeme.com Walkthrough and TutorialIn this bonus episode taken from my YouTube channel (@breezetunes) I go through the basics of how to navigate the arrangeme.com website, how to upload and manage products, and other tips and tricks I've picked up along the way.
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2023-02-1427 minSelling Sheet Music11. We Really Need to Talk About AII resisted making an episode about AI for as long as I could, but after I started playing around with the technology I just couldn't help it. There are some really cool tools out there that have the potential to make lives way better for composers and arrangers. I'm sure this episode will age terribly, but I'm excited to share what I've discovered so far.
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2023-02-0712 minSelling Sheet Music10. Is Sheet Music Worth More Than a Cheeseburger?Is sheet music worth more than a cheeseburger? What's the value of sheet music and how do we combat the devaluation of music in society?
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2023-01-2409 minSelling Sheet MusicBONUS: All About Selling Sheet Music (From the Make Music Income Podcast)A conversation between Eric Copeland and Garrett Breeze on the Make Music Income podcast. In this video we talk about how Garrett makes income, where to sell sheet music, how to make and distribute sheet music, the parallels to stock, sync, and Spotify sales, and much more.
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The Make Music Income PodcastSpecial Episode: All About Selling Sheet Music with Garrett Breeze (Un-Edited Edition)In this video I interview Garrett Breeze, author and host of the Selling Sheet Music Podcast. In this video we talk about how he makes income, where to sell sheet music, how to make and distribute sheet music, the parallels to stock, sync, and Spotify sales, and much more.
This is our entire conversation unedited. If you'd like to see a more edited version, check out the YouTube video at https://youtu.be/d5y5RGmEo00
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2023-01-111h 06Selling Sheet Music9. The Future of Sheet Music is Bright: Interview with Roger EmersonToday's podcast features the legendary Roger Emerson! With over 30 million copies sold, Roger is the most widely performed composer/arranger of popular choral music in the world. He has more than 900 titles available in print through Hal Leonard, but is also involved in self publishing music through his website rogeremerson.com which makes him the ideal person to talk through both sides of the industry.
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2022-12-1936 minSelling Sheet MusicBONUS: The Canon vs. The Career (From the Music (ed) Matters Podcast)A conversation between Dr. Emily Williams Burch and Garrett Breeze from the Music (ed) Matters Podcast about the need for commercial music education and how teachers with a classical background can incorporate elements from the music industry and popular styles of music into their curriculum.
Learn more about Mr. Breeze and his resources: garrettbreeze.com;
Teaching Arranging in the Choral Classroom (FREE course) https://garrettbreeze.com/teaching-arranging-in-the-choral-classroom
2022-11-2344 min
Music (ed) MattersEpisode 133 - Garrett Breeze: “Canon vs. the Career” - Music Industry & Commercial Music EducationIn this episode, you’ll learn all about commercial music including a definition, where to find the music, why to program the music, and so much more! Meet composer, arranger, educator and presenter, Garrett Breeze. Together, we talk about the need for commercial music education and how educators with classical backgrounds can incorporate it into their classroom in a way that supports what they're already doing. We also explore the “scariness” of copyrights and ultimately what Mr. Breeze calls the "Canon vs the Career.” Learn more about Mr. Breeze and his resources: garrettbreeze.com; Teaching...
2022-11-2244 minSelling Sheet Music8. How to Sell Sheet Music on Black FridayIn the US, it’s consistently the biggest shopping day of the year, and yet most sheet music publishers don't take advantage of Black Friday. In this episode, we’re going to take a look at various strategies you can use to give your music sales an extra boost heading into the holiday season and the end of the year.
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2022-11-1409 minSelling Sheet Music7. Making It Happen with MyScore: Interview With J.W. Pepper's Isaac BrooksIsaac Brooks is the manager of J.W. Pepper's MyScore, a platform that lets composers sell their original compositions as both digital and print-on-demand products through the J.W. Pepper website. He's an extremely hands-on manager, working with thousands of composers to help promote their music and he's got a lot of great insight that I'm excited to share with you today.
Start selling today by registering at https://www.jwpepper.com/myscore or reach out to myscore@jwpepper.com.
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2022-09-2649 minSelling Sheet Music6. Setting a High Bar for Music Preparation and Engraving: Interview with Scoring Notes' Philip RothmanToday I’m talking to Philip Rothman, founder of NYC Music Services, and one of the world’s foremost experts in music preparation and music notation. He is also co-host of the podcast Scoring Notes, which covers news and developments of all things related to music notation software. Be sure to check out Notation Central, where Philip offers a treasure trove of free and paid resources for users of Finale, Sibelius, Dorico, or Musescore.
We talk about all the work that needs to happens after a composition is finished to prepare it for publication, the differences between music...
2022-09-1232 minSelling Sheet Music5. 100 Ways to Market, Advertise, and Promote Sheet MusicToday I’m going to share the most comprehensive list of ways to market, advertise, and promote sheet music that’s ever been assembled - 100 ideas that will help you get your music in front of more people.
If you have an idea that's not on this list, head over to garrettbreeze.com and send me a message. If I get enough submissions I'll do a special bonus episode and update the list.
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2022-08-2345 minSelling Sheet Music4. Getting the Most Out of ArrangeMe: Interview with Hal Leonard's Scott HarrisIn this episode I'm joined by Scott Harris, the program director for Hal Leonard's ArrangeMe.com, a self-publishing platform used by more than 40,000 independent music publishers, including myself. Our conversation covers a lot of ground, including how to get the most out of the platform, ideas for establishing yourself as an independent publishing company, setting expectations and evaluating success, and how the ArrangeMe program supports songwriters. Scott's position at Hal Leonard gives him a unique vantage point for understanding the sheet music industry as a whole and self-publishing in particular and I think you'll really enjoy getting to know hi...
2022-08-0838 minSelling Sheet Music3. Professional Product Pages: Getting it Right the First TimeToday we’re going to take a deep dive into the non-musical content you need to effectively market your music. Things like product descriptions, cover pages, videos, and more. I’m not going to sugar coat it, this is the boring part of self-publishing, but what’s not going to be boring is this podcast episode, because we’re going to talk about some really great systems you can set up to make this process easy.
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2022-07-2511 minSelling Sheet Music2. Websites, SEO, and Content Marketing for Composers: Interview with Jacob TingenThis week I'm interviewing Jacob Tingen: a lawyer and business consultant who is also the designer and webmaster I use for all of my sites. It's a wide-ranging conversation that includes the basics of how to set up and maintain a website, how to get your content to rank highly on google search, how to effectively market yourself through social media, the number one trombone website in the world, and how recipe blogs have destroyed the internet.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Google Webmaster Guidelines
Moz SEO
Quicksprout Online
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2022-07-1144 min
Selling Sheet Music1. Good Music Will Always Find a Home: An Eight Step Plan For Finding Your Niche and Selling Sheet MusicToday's episode is all about how to develop a strategy. Self-publishing isn't easy, nor is it a "get-rich-quick" scheme. If you don't have a plan you can end up wasting a lot of time spinning your wheels without getting anywhere. On the other hand, selling sheet music is a great way to generate passive income while promoting your business and building an audience all at the same time.
We'll talk about the pros and cons of self-publishing, ideas about how to incorporate sheet music sales into what you're already doing as a musician, and my eight step plan...
2022-06-2711 min
Preaching to the ChoirGarrett Breeze - ArrangerGarrett Breeze joins us on the podcast today! As we continue our season of choreographers and arrangers, today's episode gives you the chance to hear Jen ask Garrett pretty much every arranger question you've ever had while he patiently answers them all. Don't worry, there's still plenty of laughter and fun interspersed in this conversation filled with important info and brilliant insights into the world of arranging!
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