A Dozen a Day Songbook

Caroline Miller has arranged Broadway, movie, and pop hits on early levels for the “A Dozen a Day Songbook” series.  The books can be used on their own or as a supplement to the “A Dozen a Day” technique series by Edna-Mae Burnham.  Keep lessons fun for your student or child!  Levels released so far are: Mini, Preparatory, and Book 1.  If you would like to know more about these books or other Stanton’s music books and sheets, please contact us at 1-800-42-MUSIC or at keyboard@stantons.com.

Answer to last week’s trivia question, “Where did the stick figure drawings come from that are drawn above each “A Dozen a Day” exercise?”  Answer: Edna-Mae Burnam drew them herself.

A Dozen a Day

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.)

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!

You love Mom, and Mom will love Stanton’s!

Are you looking for that unique music gift for Mother’s Day? Come and shop at Stanton’s! We just received music throws as well as decorative pillows that would “dress up” any music studio or home.

We have a wide array of gift items such as jewelry, scarfs, bags, mugs, all occasion cards, etc. In addition to our gift assortment, we stock a wide variety of printed music.

If you can’t decide what to buy, then purchase a Stanton’s gift certificate that is redeemable for any item in the store.

Visit Stanton’s online or in person; odds are…you won’t leave without something special!!

The Hammerhead LED Music Light

This battery powered LED light is new from Mighty Bright, a manufacturer of all types of LED  battery powered lights. Powered by only 3 AAA batteries, (which are included in the package), it is the brightest of their LED book lights so far.The batteries last about 9 hours. The light bar has 6 LEDs, and the light has 2 settings.

The LEDs never need to be replaced. The clip is sturdy, and will grip nearly anything.  The base is heavy enough to use it free standing.  A handy cloth case is included for the light.  Small and light enough to keep in your gig bag, the HammerHead light is a great value at only $24.95! You may contact us for more information about this product or any of our other products.

Mark Your Calendar for “Stanton’s Super Session!”

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!

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“115 Tang Tungling Tongue Twisters”

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!

Put Some SHOW in Your 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!

World Music Songbook

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!

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!