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>>>We Went over 70,000 downloads, so the next goal is to get to 100,000. (Maybe even by the end of the year? < hope, hope >) When I was first invited to this webpage, I never thought it was possible, but now I have to admit that I am genuinely hopeful.
>>>Three songs have gone over 1,000 downloads now. I can't wait to find material that is at least as useful. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.
>>>Finally got the Sol-Feg files uploaded. I would love to get feedback on these.
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Product Number: 1013000063 Series: Fake Book Pages: 1
Description: This is a lead sheet version of Wake Up It's Christmas. This makes it easier to work with younger singers, or to use with a pickup group for a quick seasonal song that has the advatage of not being heard a million times already. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it.
Product Number: 1012000370 Series: Children's Pages: 1
Description: Another very silly song about the frustration that kids feel when their parents do not get up as soon as the sun does on Christmas. Parents need to be made aware of this serious situation so they are more understanding when children are understandably agitated during this very sensitive time for them.
Product Number: 1012000602 Series: Choir Reduction With Chords Pages: 4
Description: I wrote this for my concert choir to sing for Black History Month. It would be lovely to think that it could be heard anywhere they celebrate diversity, dignity, and equality!
Product Number: 1012000393 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 1
Description: This is a good little first ensemble piece. There are parts for varying ability levels and students seem to have fun with it. A hand drum may be added, as well as an electric bass.
Product Number: 1012004161 Series: Guitar Educational Pages: 2
Description: These are the warm-up exercises I use with my students. Once you learn them, you can play them without thinking about them and that is exactly what they are meant for. If your fingers are feeling a little stiff, you are coming back from not playing for awhile, or just trying to get the feeling back after a hand injury, try these. We use a lot of variations and I am sure you come up with even more on your own.
Product Number: 1012000532 Series: Guitar Solo Pages: 1
Description: This was another request by a student. He wanted to play this as a solo for Black History month and he had not been playing very long. I had to write this out twice because he could not play the first version I wrote for him. I learned a lot about writing for beginners by working with him and he was very patient with me.
Description: This was another request by a student. I almost didn't get it done in time. I'm glad it all worked out though. We had a good time learning it, even in a hurry.
Product Number: 1012000547 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 1
Description: Guitars like to play this song too. This is an older arrangement that I did for one of my first classes. I may go back and look at it if there is any demand for it.
Product Number: 1012004115 Series: Guitar Solo Pages: 2
Description: This is a first to second year guitar solo with an alternate ending. This still has shorthand notation for those beginning players who need to challenge themselves, but get slightly overwhelmed with the fingering.
Product Number: 1013000037 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 2
Description: This is a first year guitar ensemble arrangement in the key of E Major. The second part uses 3/4 (Third string fourth fret) for B instead of 2/0 (second string open) to facilitate the use of the fourth finger. The whole thing just came to me so I wrote it down. We will probably try this out during the second half of the year. If you use it before we do, let me know how it goes. Thanks.
Product Number: 1012000835 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 2
Description: Traditional Blues Song recorded by everyone from Josh White Sr. (and Josh White Jr.) and Led Zeppelin. Written for Guitar Ensemble. No Shorthand Notation.
Product Number: 1012000405 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 2
Description: This is another case of getting a whole lot more out of something than what I personally put into it. I tossed this piece off in a very short time, because I needed a lot of music all at once. I didn't think my students would even like it, but they got into a long discussion over it and really dug into it. I'm almost afraid to use it again. I don't think I'll ever get that good of a reaction as I did that lucky first time!
Product Number: 1012000367 Series: Lead Sheet Pages: 1
Description: This song started out as a nickname. My cousin Freddy is not a sloppy eater, has never had a spaghetti incident to my knowledge, and has never dated a woman named Betty. His name does rhyme with spaghetti though, and that's where all of his problems started. He shall forever be immortalized in this very silly song. Hope your students enjoy singing it as much as mine do.
Product Number: 1012004133 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 4
Description: This is a second to third year guitar ensemble arrangement I put together by request. Enjoy.
Product Number: 1012004147 Series: Guitar Solo Pages: 2
Description: This is a fun little chart that I wrote up by request. We sat around playing it, just to make sure that it was "fun enough!" If you think of any way to make it more fun, please let me know. See if you can spot the quotes (small excerpts of other songs embedded in the intro) and try to have a good time playing this.
Product Number: 1012000404 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 1
Description: Rounds and Canons are an important part of discovering the surprising beauty that can be brought out in music once it is mastered. It's always deliriously fun when an ensemble "gets it" and wants to play this over and over again!
Product Number: 1012004186 Series: Choir Reduction With Chords Pages: 1
Description: This is a Traditional English Round for young singers. The Sol-feg phonetics are included and all parts are written on separate lines. I had originally written this as a round for string and guitar ensemble, but the students were curious as to what the words were. Rounds are a wonderful way for students to learn to internalize pitches and sing in harmony.
Product Number: 1012000401 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 1
Description: This came out of warm-up exercise number four. (you can find this on my warm up up pages) I will call out a random string and fret and students place their finger there while they are playing a P-I-M-A-M-I pattern. The thumb (Pulgar) goes on the sixth string, the first finger (Indice) goes on the third string, the second finger (Medio) goes on the second string and the third finger (Anular) goes on the first string. We start off by just going back and forth on those strings and then develop all kinds of arpeggios over the year to three years that I have with them.
Product Number: 1012000574 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 2
Description: This is a first year guitar ensemble piece written with and without shorthand notation. The top number is the string, the bottom number is the fret and finger. If you are in a situation where you may not see your students for five to six days at a time (like block scheduling or itinerant teaching) this method just may eliminate one more reason not to practice. I put the plain version on the front and the notation on the back and they have no reason to mark up the front at all!
Product Number: 1012004051 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 2
Description: When I tried to play all three parts at the same time (I couldn't of course) someone in the room suggested that it sounded like a Woodpecker in a Windmill. I can hear the Windmill part, but I'm not sure where the Woodpecker comes in. Maybe I was particularly clumsy that day?
