How do you buy sheet music online?Written by Syd Johnson
It used to be very difficult to find sheet music online especially for solo instruments. Before people started selling sheet music online, you had to rely on music and music instrument stores to carry everything that you need. This was fine if you played Piano or Violin. But, what happens if you wanted to get sheet music for Oboe, Viola or other instruments that are not at top of teenager choir list? And even if you could locate a store, would you have time to check out their items? Now internet has taken some of guess work out of process. You can type “buy sheet music” into any search engine and come up with a long list of sites that will have what you need. The internet has opened up such a wide range of possibilities that you can even get sheet music that was custom designed for a single instrument or to take a choral performance and trim it down for a solo, or a small group. The internet also gives you ability to comparison shop. Music is possibly one of most expensive hobbies around. If you take into account cost of tutoring, engagements, musical instruments (and their various replacements if you have children), maintenance, repairs and sheet music, it can cost a small fortune to keep up your skill. The last thing you need to worry about is where can I find good, accurate sheet music. Now, you don’t have to depend on local retailers since you can look all over to find better deals music stores all over country. If you live in a small city or suburban area, you might have a choice of two or three sources for musical supplies.
| | Top 10 Place to Download Music OnlineWritten by Syd Johnson
You can legally purchase and download music from these major online music retailers.1. iTunes.com - you can download music from this site which has one of largest online catalogs. iTunes customers have bought over 200 million MP3 Downloads so far and it shows now sign of slowing down. Create online mixes, link to over 1,000 radio stations across country, download music directly to your iPod or even purchase an iPod if you don’t have one. This music catalog gives you access to almost every music genre that exists. There are also free samples available on a regular basis. No mystery here. Apple lists date directly on front page so you know when to come back and download music for free. Free music on a schedule. Excellent! 2. Amazon.com has entire section of its site devoted to free music. Whether you’re looking for Pop, Rock, Ska, Reggae or Brazilian Samba music, you can download music samples from their free catalog on Amazon site. It’s not largest selection but you can reasonably assured that files are good quality, virus free and legal. If you find a few songs that you like, click over to album and purchase it. Let's hope that they expand into digital market so you can download music files directly to an mp3 player. Independent musicians can put their own composition on site with a virtual tip jar. 3. WalMart.com is largest retailer in world and fortunately they have created their own system to offer mp3 downloads online. Download individual songs or buy an entire album. They have a huge music catalog and single songs are slightly cheaper than iTunes. You can download music on this site for only 88cents per song. The current catalog has over 400,000 songs in many categories.
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