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Plus Search Search for: Take Note Blog The Official Blog of Sheet Music Plus Menu Home About Music in Community Teacher Resources Open Search Top Piano Music by Women Composers: Celebrating Women’s History Month. Celebrate Women’s History Month with our most popular piano music by women composers! Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 Inside the Music with Between the Lines songwriters Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson are the songwriting duo behind Apple TV’s Central Park, Disney Animation’s Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, and the off-Broadway Musical, Between the Lines. We caught up with the dynamic songwriting duo to talk about their backgrounds in music, their songwriting process, their dream projects, and all things Between the Lines! This interview was conducted by friends... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 12 of the Most Popular Christmas Digital Sheet Music Downloads Explore the 12 most-searched Christmas titles at Sheet Music Plus and find digital arrangements for every instrument and level to download and play today! #12. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Originally in Latin & titled "Veni, Emmanuel," this classic advent carol is a hauntingly beautiful choice for Christmas Eve celebrations. This arrangement by Sharon Wilson... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Musicians Searching for the perfect present for the musician in your life? See our favorite picks for musicians of all ages and give the gift of music this year! Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 From Sheet Music to Supplementation: Ideas from a Music Educator The content in this blog post originally appeared on Noteflight Notes, the official blog of Noteflight. No method book is perfect… No matter what method or curriculum of study we choose to follow, our students will always need different or further instruction to master specific skills and concepts. To meet their individual needs, we must... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 Meet the New Sheet Music Plus Explore new & improved features on Sheet Music Plus’s updated website Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 2 Creating Ourselves: Social Emotional Learning in the Music Classroom Guest post from Dr. Philip Silvey, Associate Professor of Music at the Eastman School of Music, and contributing composer to the Voices in Harmony choral series published by Hal Leonard. In summer, I teach a curriculum seminar to graduate students. In the class, we reflect deeply on what is taught in schools and why. We... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 Listen Up! Podcasts for Music Educators Music educators are often left to their own devices for professional development. Many districts don’t have the resources for special arts-centered PD, and general education seminar content sometimes doesn’t apply to arts classrooms. That leaves music education conferences, which are great. But for those who need or want more regular help, ideas, or inspiration, try... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 Starting Fresh: Prioritizing What Matters in the Upcoming School Year The start of a new school year means different things to different teachers. For some it’s a fresh start, full of possibilities. For others, it’s a rebuilding time after a downturn in the program. And for others, well, they’re still crying on the patio begging summer not to end. No matter your current emotional state,... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 Memorable years, formative years: Why do boys stop singing in their teens? Guest post by Martin Ashley, editor-in-chief of the research journal of the Association of British Choral Directors Originally published by Oxford University Press in the OUP Blog: Academic Insights for the Thinking World Fifty-five years ago, a fourteen-year-old boy spent a week in the mountains of Snowdonia, staying at a youth hostel called Bryn Dinas.... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 Percussion Preservation: Basic Care & Maintenance Music rooms sometimes contain tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of percussion equipment. Maintenance can feel overwhelming, but it’s worth it to protect your school’s investment! The good news: basic care can be outsourced to students. At the end of each semester, your section leader and players can oversee most of these tasks. First, dust... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Like this: Like Loading... Featured post Featured 0 Arranging for Young Jazz Bands: Getting Started Finding suitable arrangements for your beginning or young jazz ensemble can be tough, and many directors turn to writing their own arrangements. To help get you started, we’ve turned to Roy Phillippe, an expert arranger of jazz classics for young bands. ROY’S PROCESS If the music is new or unfamiliar to me, I study the... Continue Reading → Share: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to...