Stanton’s Sheet Music is pleased to invite you to the 2012 “Stanton’s Super Session,” a day-long choral reading session of new music from a variety of publishers! Pre-registration is now open – register online, or call us at 1.800.426.8742. Check out our video below for a “sneak peek” at what we have in store!
The 2012 Arrangers’ Publishing Company marching band titles are now available for preview at both Stantons.com and Stanton’s Listening Library. Highlights include the Beatlemania show (Magical Mystery Tour/Lady Madonna, Blackbird/Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/The End), Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger, the latest from Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, We Found Love and Where Have You Been by Rihanna, and 30-Second Blasters for the stands. All of these titles, and more, are in-stock at Stanton’s – call, fax, or click to add them to your shopping cart today, and visit Stanton’s marching band webpage for more show planning ideas!
May is here, and with the end of the school year upon us, so are the annual commencement ceremonies. Stanton’s band staff is pleased to recommend the following arrangements of commencement standards for your band to sound its best for this important community event.
THE standard for over 40 years, James D. Ployhar’s Fanfare and Processional/Fanfare and Recessional featuring Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance along with original fanfares and a recessional, is a staple of high school band libraries across the country. Each year we sell plenty of replacement sets to directors whose copies are missing too many parts. Have you checked your library yet?
If you’re looking for something different, Academic Processional & Recessional arranged by Robert W. Smith and Ed Huckeby presents a fresh new treatment of the ceremonial “must-haves” Pomp and Circumstance and Sine Nomine at the grade 3 level! Skillfully scored for success even with limited instrumentation, they nevertheless sound full and solid, with some inspired creative touches.
Lastly, Michael Story’s Graduation Suite is perfect for middle school commencement or smaller high school bands. This accessible arrangement pairs Elgar’s traditional Pomp and Circumstance with the Rondeau by Jean-Joseph Mouret as the recessional (think Masterpiece Theatre; or for Sesame Street fans, Monsterpiece Theatre with Alistair Cookie!).
In the 1930′s, Edna-Mae Burnam began writing a series of technique books for beginning pianists. She called it “A Dozen a Day“. These collections of short, easy exercises are easy and fun to play. Mastering technique for playing the piano even at the early levels of instruction is important. It helps the player practice more efficiently and avoid some pitfalls altogether. Beginning with the earliest level, called “Mini Book”, and ending with Book 4, the concepts presented reinforce the technique as the student progresses. If you had forgotten about this series, or if you would like to know more about it, please contact us at 1800-42-MUSIC, or keyboard@stantons.com. Trivia question: There is a stick figure drawing above each exercise. Where did these come from? (Stay tuned.)
This group of books from Hal Leonard’s Essential Elements Guitar Ensembles is perfect for your guitar class, beginning at the mid-beginner level, and going up to the mid intermediate level. As long as all three parts are covered, any number of players can participate. These are great fun if you have 2 more guitar buddies who want to play ensembles, too.
Each book includes the score with all three parts
, and has 14-15 songs per book. Each book of sheet music costs $9.95, so each trio costs only sixty- six cents! There is a melody part, a harmony part, and a bass line written for the regular six string guitar. There are several styles of music to choose from: pop, rock, jazz, and even Disney!
If you would like to know more about these or any other music we have, feel free to contact us at 1-800.42-MUSIC or at keyboard@stantons.com.
It’s the beginning of May, and even though the school year is beginning to wind down, there are still a few important band performances left. Memorial Day is just around the corner, and the band staff at Stanton’s is honored to help you salute the men and women of our armed services with the following recommendations for marching and concert band.
Perfect for parade or ceremonial use are long-time staples Service Songs Set 1, containing Anchors Aweigh (Navy) and The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Army), and Service Songs Set 2, containing the Marine’s Hymn and U.S. Air Force Song, both arranged by Jerry Burns.
Ideal for parade use is Paul Lavender and Will Rapp’s Patriotic Parade Sequence featuring My Country, ‘Tis of Thee; America the Beautiful; and Battle Hymn of the Republic with easy drum cadences in between.
For concert band we highly recommend Armed Forces – The Pride of America, arranged by Larry Clark and Greg Gilpin. This is the only arrangement available for either concert or marching band that pays tribute to ALL 5 service branches. It also includes settings of the Pledge of Allegiance, America the Beautiful, and the Star-Spangled Banner. This distinctive arrangement has optional 2, 3, or 4-part choral, and string sets available.
Armed Forces on Parade, arranged by Michael Sweeney is a stirring medley of American military marches (Marine’s Hymn, The Caissons Go Rolling Along, Anchors Aweigh) also perfect for the concert setting. A part of Hal Leonard’s Flex-Band Series, this arrangement contains 5-part writing plus percussion making it a great choice for bands with incomplete or unbalanced instrumentation.
We hope you find these recommendations to be helpful, and wish you a safe and happy Memorial Day.
School Teachers – we’re talking your budget allotment here! In these tough economic times, you will want to make sure that you use what you have been given! If you have money left on any of your Purchase Orders, we recommend that you get it spent before someone in the office decides to pull it out from under you and buy soccer balls with it! Plus if you don’t use your allotment, there is a chance you won’t get as much next year because the clerk/treasurer sees that you don’t spend what you’ve been given, so they’ll give you less the next time!
With that in mind, Stanton’s Sheet Music has some great music with which you can finish out the school year. Whether you want serious literature or something on the lighter side, we have plenty of choral, band and orchestra music that would be perfect for your Spring Concerts, for graduation, for teaching new concepts or practicing sight-reading or just to get a head start on next year.
Check out the recommendations on our website, or call Stanton’s at 1-800-42-MUSIC (1-800-426-8742) and talk to one of our knowledgeable sales people about top notch music to finish out your budget. The music we recommend is educationally valid, the best sounding and the most highly programmable, so you can count on getting just the right pieces for your groups to get your precious money’s worth. Contact Stanton’s today!
Stanton’s Sheet Music is pleased to announce our 19th annual Excellence in Choral Literature Clinic on Saturday, August 25, 2012! This session was designed to help you select concert and contest literature from some of choral music’s most distinguished composers, featuring the best in new music for mixed, treble, and men’s choirs at all levels of difficulty. Registration fee includes a complimentary packet of over 30 titles. Come join us to discover beautiful music and share ideas with colleagues and friends! For more information, please check out our video below, contact us by email, or call us at 1.800.426.8742.
John Jacobson Workshop
DATE/TIME: Thursday 8/2/2012, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
LOCATION: Franklin County Veterans Memorial
REGISTRATION FEE: $60.00 per teacher.
Students may attend this session for $40.00, however students WILL NOT receive a music packet/choreography DVD. Both fees include lunch.
Wear your comfy clothes and tennis shoes because you’re gonna get a workout! Recharge your battery, renew your enthusiasm and review the best new titles for show choir with the master of choreography, John Jacobson and special guest, Roger Emerson. You will receive all the music and choreography notes for 20 complete routines and a DVD of some of the titles covered in this session.
Hey Band Directors: Before it’s too late, you may want to check to make sure your arrangement of Pomp and Circumstance is complete – you know how parts often don’t come back after your students play it for graduation ceremonies. If you need a new set, let us know and we will send it your way so you will be ready for graduation without a last minute panic.
The most popular version is Fanfare and Processional arranged by James Ployhar, but there are others to choose from. Contact our band department if you need one!
JOY OF SINGING
DATE/TIME: Friday 8/3/2012, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
LOCATION: Franklin County Veterans Memorial
REGISTRATION FEE: $50.00 (includes lunch)
Stanton’s has hosted this session – one of the largest in the country – for more than 25 years! The clinic features music for all levels of choral ensembles – elementary through adult – presented by clinicians Christine Bass, Roger Emerson, Mac Huff and John Jacobson. Each director will receive a packet of new music valued at over $100.00 containing arrangements suitable for both school and community choirs. You will have ample time to browse the Stanton’s on-site store and chat with the clinicians throughout the day.
Contact us for more details; call 1-800-426-8742, ex.1 for the Choral Department!
Stanton’s Sheet Music is pleased to invite you to the 2012 “Stanton’s Super Session,” a day-long choral reading session of new music from a variety of publishers! Pre-registration is now open – register online, or call us at 1.800.426.8742. Check out our video below for a “sneak peek” at what we have in store!
Just in time for your spring concert, Stanton’s is pleased to present these new arrangements by two of today’s biggest pop artists, Adele and Lady Gaga…
Lady Gaga Fugue (based on Bad Romance)
In a recent YouTube moment that went viral, Giovanni Dettori created a convincingly traditional Baroque fugue based on the opening strains of Lady Gaga’s hit Bad Romance. Johnnie Vinson has done a marvelous job of adapting this setting for concert band, providing a terrific opportunity to teach an important musical form and have some fun at the same time.
Rolling in the Deep
One of the Top 40 hits for pop artist Adele, this bluesy, gospel-style tune will be popular with your students and enjoyed by your audience.
Visit the Top Pops tab on the concert band page at Stantons.com for more new pop arrangements and spring concert ideas.
If you haven’t already, begin planning for the 2012 marching band season NOW! All of the new titles from Alfred and Hal Leonard are available for preview on our marching band page and listening library – the Alfred titles are already off the press! Highlights for 2012 include several classic jazz favorites, Motown and 80’s hits, the latest from Lady Gaga, Adele, complete shows for Little Shop of Horrors and Harry Potter, as well as 2 new stands collections.
For those looking for show ideas or to mix and match arrangements, visit the show planning section of our website. You can also find complete shows by artist or show theme. Keep track of the arrangements you like with our new Wish List feature. Your wish list can be divided into sub-lists by marching season, show, or any way you want! You can also email your list directly to your school treasurer for purchase order requisitions.
Our website and listening library will be updated with the latest Arrangers’ Publishing and Jalen/Matrix titles once they become available, and for those who like to go ‘old-school’, keep an eye on your mailbox for Stanton’s 2012 Show Planning Guide.
In 115 Tang Tungling Tongue Twisters, enjoyable and challenging tongue twisters are set to music using every letter of the alphabet. Say them! Sing them! Use them to focus your choir’s attention! These tongue twisters are effective tools to improve diction and enunciation, while offering some amusing “icebreaker” moments. Whether used as a warm-up, warm-down or focus moment, they will taunt even the most talented in town with a tang tungling time! Greg Gilpin has written the piano accompaniment with chord symbols so your choir can move up and down the scale with ease.
For more fun resources for your choir or music classroom, please contact us!
Jazz Warm-Ups and Vocalises by Gary Walth is a perfect set of warm-ups for the vocal jazz ensemble that’s designed to enhance and stimulate the growth of each member’s vocal and choral ability. Thinking of the warm-up as a “mini voice lesson,” you can reinforce concepts with consistent encouragement, criticism, problem-solving and praise. This practical volume will help the conductor provide purposeful leadership and develop artistry in each individual through exercises that build styles such as Swing, Latin and Rock using solfege and scat syllables as well as tone and blend in ballad style. Each exercise includes a notated keyboard accompaniment with multiple modulations and professional recordings of a rhythm section and singers performing each drill on the enclosed CD.
Please contact us for more exciting resources for your jazz choir!
The author of best-selling Icebreakers and Icebreakers 2, Valerie Lippoldt Mack reflects on her career as music educator, dancer, and musician and shares valuable knowledge and experience with you in Putting the SHOW in CHOIR. Full of tips and suggestions for successful auditions, choreography, staging and lights, costumes, programming, rehearsal suggestions, budgeting, public relations and more, this resource is a must for every concert, jazz, or show choir director!
For more resources to help you put on the best performance you can, please contact us!
This new release from Hal Leonard contains over one hundred folk songs from around the world. If you teach general music, you will find that the “World Music Songbook” is a valuable resource. Some songs have the words in the original language, enhancing the world music experience. The melody is in the right hand for the pianist, so it’s easy to lead the song if you are playing for a music class. Whether you are a teacher, or simply love world music, this book of international sheet music will catch your attention!
Copyright law and its implications affect musicians and educators every day, yet most of us have little to no understanding of it. Whether majoring in performance or education, undergraduate courses of study rarely present an introduction to the subject, let alone offer any courses that study it in detail. It is challenging to know what is permissible under the law, and what exactly is allowed under the doctrine of ‘fair use.’ Violations of copyright occur frequently in our schools mostly due to the lack of education on the subject, and, like it or not, use in an educational setting alone does not necessarily constitute compliance with the ‘fair use’ provision of the law. With increased scrutiny and debate over copyright infringement on the internet, the staff at Stanton’s would like to recommend the following resources to shed light on the subject for musicians and educators alike. They are presented in order of increasing detail, and we highly recommend The Teacher’s Guide to Music, Media, and Copyright Law for music educators. In addition, YouTube in Music Education is a great resource for those looking to use this technology to enhance their programs, but have concerns about how to do so appropriately.
Music Copyright Basics – Joel Leach
What is copyright? This seemingly simple question often causes confusion with its complex answers. In Music Copyright Basics, professor and expert copyright witness Joel Leach answers frequent questions in a straightforward, easy-to-use format. Whether you are searching for a simple answer to a common question or want a general knowledge of the copyright procedure, this book will quickly provide you with the information you want. Music Copyright Basics features: a convenient question-and-answer format; easy-to-understand answers to all your copyright questions; coverage of copyright basics, copyright submission process, copyright ownership, copyright and earnings potential, and international copyright; and a compact, portable design that keeps information easily at hand. (2003)
The Teacher’s Guide to Music, Media, and Copyright Law – James Frankel
The easy-to-understand guide for teachers using copyrighted music and media in the classroom. In this era of unprecedented access to information, teachers have a wealth of readily available resources for lesson planning, but determining what you can and can’t use legally in the classroom is a difficult task. Written by a 15-year veteran of the New Jerseypublic schools, The Teacher’s Guide to Music, Media, and Copyright Law helps explain just how information, images, video, and music can be incorporated into any kind of lesson plan without running afoul of copyright laws. This resource includes: what resources you can use without obtaining permission, how to obtain and license the works you need permission to use, how to check the copyright status of any media item, and how to apply copyright legality examples to real classroom situations. (2009)
Music Copyright Law – Moser & Slay
Music Copyright Law will help you gain an in-depth understanding of a topic that is vital to the success of anyone in or entering the music industry. From songwriters and performers to managers, producers, and agents, everyone is affected by the issues covered in this book. Avoiding the technical jargon and “legalese” that bogs down other books on the subject, this book explores the world of copyright law and homes in on how it applies to music. It begins by building a foundational knowledge of the fundamentals of copyright law – what it protects, the benefits of registering a copyright, and what to do when copyright has been infringed. Once the fundamentals are established, coverage expands to include controversies involving copyright and music in the digital age and the debates over online music. Packed with practical examples that bring complex concepts to life, this book is a must-have for any professional in or entering the music business. (2012)
Stanton’s Sheet Music suggests that you send your students into summer with some of these great popular music choices for women’s choirs. Whether you’re looking for nostalgic pop, a Broadway favorite or an a cappella showpiece, we’ll help you find the perfect choice for your ensemble!
Christina Perri’s debut single Jar of Hearts has been featured on “So You Think You Can Dance?” and “Glee.” The impassioned ballad provides a powerful, relatable moment for female singers.
Someone Like You, the pop hit by Adele is a heartfelt ballad with a gorgeous piano accompaniment. After a single voice opening, the vocal texture builds into a full-voiced emotional chorus!
The playful song Taylor the Latte Boy from Kristin Chenoweth will provide a moment of absolute delight in your next concert as it tells a story full of effervescence, humor and romantic innocence. It’s a truly charming SSA feature!
For more suggestions, check out our video below, or contact us!