USE IT OR LOSE IT!
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!
Digitally Download Sheet Music
Do you ever need sheet music in a big hurry? Check out Stanton’s Digital Delivery to browse our digital sheet music library. There are pop songs, Broadway songs, sacred songs, guitar tabs, and much more!
You’ll need to download a free Scorch program that allows you to see the first page of each song you look up, and it allows you to print on your own printer. Many songs can also be transposed to whatever key you need! Just pay with a credit card, download and print.
This service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Happy browsing!
My Funny Valentine
Do you have a significant other that makes you smile with your heart? Their looks may be laughable (and even unphotographable) yet they’re your favorite work of art? Then you could call them “My Funny Valentine.”
With lyrics close to those written above, the well known song, “My Funny Valentine,” has become a staple for the day set aside to honor your favorite loved one. Written in 1937 by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for their musical, Babes in Arms, it is sung in the show by the female lead, Billie Smith, to her love interest, Valentine “Val” LaMar. She pokes gentle fun at some of his characteristics, but ultimately tells him not to change, because they are what gives him his charm. Just about everyone can relate to that set of circumstances. After all, love reigns supreme – especially on Valentine’s Day!
If you would like to perform this wonderful song, there are many settings from which to choose. There are versions for vocal solo with piano, as well as arrangements for choir, jazz ensemble (with or without vocal solo), jazz combo, concert band and full or string orchestra. You can find these all on Stanton’s website, or try our Digital Delivery option if there’s no time to lose!
Get a real, LIVE person on the phone!
We’re always talking about our knowledgeable staff—you’ll find that very phrase on much of our printed advertising, as well as on our website. Stanton’s sales staff is separated into departments to ensure that each staff member is well informed about a specific area of the wide variety of music that we carry. So when you call and ask about music for trumpet, you’ll be speaking with someone who has first-hand knowledge of repertoire, not just a phone operator with no musical experience. Here’s what you’ll find in each department:
CHORAL DEPARTMENT (ex. 1)
Church Choral Music
School Choral Music
Elementary Classroom Music
Classical Solo Vocal
Handbell
BAND DEPARTMENT (ex. 2)
Concert Band
Marching Band
Jazz Ensemble
Orchestra
Solos for all concert instruments
Instrumental Method Books
Music Software/Technology
POP/KEYBOARD (ex. 3)
Sacred & Secular Piano
Organ
Piano Method Books
Popular/Broadway Solo Vocal
Contemporary Christian Vocal
Guitar Solos and Methods
Music for Folk Instruments
BILLING AND ACCOUNTS (ex. 4)
You can direct emails to the exact department you need by clicking the links above, or press the appropriate extension when you call 1-800-42-MUSIC (1-800-426-8742). If you’re unsure of which department to choose, we’re always happy to direct you to whoever can best address your needs; press “0″ to have your call directed, or send a general email. At Stanton’s, it is important to us that you receive the most educated answers to your questions and the finest music recommendations.
Stanton’s “21-Day Trial” Program
Did you know that you can preview music from Stanton’s before you decide to buy? We know that it’s difficult to tell if a particular piece of music will fit your needs without actually reading it through, so similar to checking things out from a library, you can “borrow” resources from our store using the “21 Day Trial” program!
Each of Stanton’s departments has slightly different guidelines about what/how many items can be sent on “21 Day Trial,” but in general we can send printed sheet music that is currently in stock. You can request items for trial by phone, email, fax, online or in person—any of the ways that you can place a regular order—but make sure that you specify “21 Day Trial.” You can list the music you’d like to peruse, or you can give us some specifications (like “Christmas piano solos,” “SSA choral music on the theme of friendship,” or “new publications for 8th grade jazz band”) and Stanton’s knowledgeable staff will find some suggestions for you!
We require account or credit card information so that if you choose to keep the music we can charge you accordingly, or return the music within 21 days of your invoice date and you’ll never be charged! (You’ll just have to pay return shipping to get the music back to us.)
As you return from Winter break and begin programming the rest of your school or church year, remember that Stanton’s Sheet Music is here to help!
Stanton’s Staff Favorites: Christmas Albums
Christmas time is here, or so the song goes, and now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, a few of the Stanton’s staff would like to share some of our favorite Christmas albums with you. Hopefully you’ll find something new and different to add to your holiday playlist. Feel free to share your favorites in the comments section below – we’re always looking for something new to listen to, and Merry Christmas!
Caryn – Pop & Keyboard Dept.
A Charlie Brown Christmas – Vince Guaraldi Trio
Christmas Collection – Michael W. Smith
Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity and Christmas with the Cambridge Singers – The Cambridge Singers; London Sinfonia; John Rutter
O Holy Night – Jackie Evancho
December Piano Solos: 20th Anniversary Edition – George Winston
Indigo Christmas: Retro Jazz Swing – (no specific artist)
Carol – The American Boychoir
And Winter Came – Enya
Jen – Choral Music Specialist
Angels on High – Robert Shaw Singers
Holiday Spirits – Straight No Chaser
Elf Movie Soundtrack
Christmas Together – John Denver and The Muppets
Ken – Band/Instrumental Dept.
A Charlie Brown Christmas – Vince Guaraldi Trio
Christmas Songs – Diana Krall & the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Jingle All the Way – Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
Christmas Jazz Jam – Wynton Marsalis
Christmas in the Morning: A Celebration in Brass – Canadian Brass; Michael Laird & Philip Jones Brass Ensembles
A Night Before Christmas – Spyro Gyra
Christmas Greetings – The Festival Chorale, conducted by H. Royce Saltzman
White Christmas – Bing Crosby
17th Annual Jazz and World Music Festival INVITATIONAL
Stanton’s wants to remind you of the 17th Annual Jazz and World Music Festival INVITATIONAL on Friday, April 8th, 2011.Bring your students and enjoy six world class artists this year! Don’t miss: the Capital University Big Band with Bobby Shew and Tom “Bones” Malone AND the Air Force Night Flight Jazz Ensemble beginning at 7pm! Details online and complete the application right there–you will not regret it! Additionally there are exciting activities all month long in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the jazz studies/music industry program
CALLING ALL ALUMS!
Bring your ax and sit in with the group of your choice on Saturday, April 9th from 4-8pm at RICK’S COACHES in Gahanna, Ohio. Featuring the C.U.R.E. – (ROCK Ensemble), the conFUSION BAND, the Jazz Consort, the Jazz Percussion Ensemble, and the Big Band! Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and the first beer is on us for all alums of the program! Stick around afterward for the
Guest Artist/Faculty Jam from 8-11pm
Visit our website for the entire month’s events!
Musical Spring Fever!
After a long Winter, when Spring finally arrives and the “sap starts rising,” Stanton’s can always count on adults coming into the store, saying, “I used to play the (fill in an instrument here) back in high school or college and I’d like to get back to it after all these years.”
For lack of anything better, in the past we would usually recommend a beginner band or string class book, which, although it is aimed at youngsters, can be used as a getting-back-to-basics and brush-up-your-skills tool for an adult. When used by an individual at their own pace, band and string class books can move right along so they will quickly get an adult player back in shape after letting his/her instrumental skills languish. However, they contain lots of repetition (great for kids!) and juvenile songs that don’t appeal to adult tastes.
We mentioned this Springtime phenomenon to our publisher representative at Carl Fischer and he got together with his staff and came up with a great series of books especially for those adults who want to pull their musical instrument out of the closet and polish up their “chops.” Aiming initially at former flute, trumpet and violin players (with more to come, we hope!) they are called: I USED TO PLAY FLUTE, I USED TO PLAY TRUMPET and
I USED TO PLAY VIOLIN.
Each book contains useful reviews of the basics of Music Theory and a wealth of exercises to get players back in shape plus over twenty fun pieces to play including classical repertoire, folk music, patriotic and sacred titles with the adult player in mind. An enclosed CD contains very hip audio MP3 files of rhythm-section accompaniments (piano, bass and drums without the melody) so studying, practicing and performing will be more satisfying. The CD also contains printable PDF files of the piano accompaniments on the CD for playing the music with a pianist friend, allowing for more performance opportunities. As a bonus, the CD contains complete performances of the songs that supply a performance standard goal.
So now there is an adult-aimed option for getting back to playing music after being away for a while. When the urge strikes, know that saying, “I used to play…” can get you on the path to the enjoyment of playing music once again. Do it for the fun of it!
Stanton’s Travels Continue!
After our trips to Rochester, Grand Rapids and Cincinnati, Stanton’s has one more stop on our convention circuit – next week we’ll be heading to Louisville for the Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference!
In Louisville, you’ll find us in the exhibition hall under the big, blue Stanton’s balloon. Stop by for all your music needs, or to give us a good restaurant recommendation! Contact us this week if you have any special requests for the music we’ll choose to fill our large booth.
Prepare for Black History Month
As Black History Month approaches, consider programming or studying the music of these wonderful composers – both classical and jazz. Feel free to use this list as an assignment for mini-biographies from your students too!
David Baker
Harry Burleigh
Duke Ellington
Adolphus Hailstork
W. C. Handy
Fletcher Henderson
Quincy Hilliard
Moses Hogan
Scott Joplin
Quincy Jones
Ulysses Kay
Wynton Marsalis
Thelonious Monk
William Owens
Horace Silver
William Grant Still
Billy Strayhorn
Fats Waller
Contact Stanton’s for more music and resources to celebrate Black History Month.
About Us
Let the Stanton’s “Sheet Music Specialists” assist you with all of your print music needs. From Chopin to chromatic harmonica, Tchaikovsky to techno, Bach to balalaika, Ellington to electric guitar and everything in between!
Stanton’s Sheet Music has been serving musicians, music educators and music lovers for over 50 years from their location in the heart of the Midwest in downtown Columbus, Ohio. We continually update our featured products area to highlight the newest music and best picks made by our music staff.
330 S. 4th Street
Columbus, OH 43215
614-224-4257
800-42-MUSIC (Toll Free in US)
800-426-8742 (Toll Free in US)
Store Hours:
Monday through Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am – 4:00pm
Closed Sunday
