Selling Sheet Music

This 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 podcast and a full archive of episodes, visit https://sdcompose.com/moveabledo. Keep the music moving!! Place Where Lost Things Go: http://bit.ly/3M7xuuU Still, Still, Still: https://bit.ly/352lyDk Sing Loud: https://bit.ly/3vNtJ62 There is a Green Hill Far Away: https://bit.ly/3xiDN7z Connect with us! Email: moveabledo@gmail.com Website: https://sdcompose.com/moveabledo Instagram: @Moveable_do_podcast Twitter: @MoveableDo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moveabledo/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moveabledo/support

The 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. --- Support the podcast on Patreon. Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!

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.

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

I 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. --- 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!

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. All you have to do is record a voice memo (or if you have a studio set up use that) and submit it to garrett@breezetunes.com along with a recording of the song you’re talking about.  I’ll play the audio of both on the June 27th podcast episode.  Start your recording by stating your name and where you’re from and please limit your story to five minutes.  As for the recordings of your piece, send us the best quality audio that you can.  It doesn’t have to be a live recording, and it doesn’t have to be perfect, but keep in mind that this episode will live on the internet forever.  And for the arrangers listening, unfortunately the recording you submit needs to be in the public domain or something you have personally acquired the rights to so that the episode doesn’t get flagged and taken down due to copyright. The deadline to submit is June 20th.

Alison 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. --- 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!

Today 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 will be released next month. Download “Trends and Changes in Today’s Wind Orchestra Scene” by Johan de Meij Music referenced in this episode:   Symphony No. 1: “The Lord of the Rings” 1. Gandalf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MAf3K0SYfs 2. Lothlórien https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=060j5MQgv4Y 3. Gollum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbptS62Az_c 4. Journey in the Dark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzyV1sJjDis 5. Hobbits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0KLTU5vrxw   T-bone Concerto I.     Rare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMNzn-o2mtU II.    Medium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9riaNmm8haQ III.  Well Done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f2c-YbC6UU   Fellini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itG9hSrR_sQ --- 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!

In 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! --- 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. --- Join the world's largest self-publishing community at ArrangeMe.com today. Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!

Recorded 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. --- 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. --- Join the world's largest self-publishing community at ArrangeMe.com today. Give your choir the gift of new music this Christmas from holidaychoirmusic.com!