Julian Lloyd Webber Succumbs to the Miraculous Force of El Sistema

December 24, 2009
Julian Lloyd Webber succumbs to the miraculous force of Venezuela's El Sistema
Toronto Star Blogs (blog)
English cellist Julian Lloyd Webber spearheded In Harmony, a project to bring music education to underprivileged children in London that was modeled on ...

"The Christmas Song" Turns 65

December 23, 2009
'The Christmas Song' turns 65
Bangkok Post
The sheet music for "The Christmas Song" (Chesnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) by Mel Torme and Robert Wells. It' the best-selling Christmas tune of all time ...

Music Publishers' Association Timeline 1881-2009

December 22, 2009
MPA: Music Publishers Association Timeline 1881-2009
California Chronicle
Music Publishers Association founded by nine publishers to help fight battle against sheet music pirates. Two of the association's original goals are to ...

EMI's Future May Depend on Christmas Music Sales

December 21, 2009
EMI's future may depend on Christmas music sales
Telegraph.co.uk
Christmas album sales could hold the key to music publisher EMI meeting its banking covenants and avoiding a forced takeover by its lender, Citigroup...

Inmates Forced to Listen to Christmas Music

December 20, 2009
Court: Inmates must endure sheriff's Christmas music
Washington Times
By Jerry Seper
Sheriff Joe Arpaio - the self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" in America - likes Christmas music, especially "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" . . .

Music for the Homeless

December 19, 2009


For the Homeless, Music That Fills a Void

New York Times

But most classical music institutions — orchestras, opera houses and conservatories — pour their philanthropic efforts into large-scale music education for ...

Advantages to Teaching Piano to Children

December 18, 2009
Piano Lessons Can Enhance All Facets of Your Child | Baby Grand Piano
By admin @ Baby Grand Piano
There are many advantages to the mere teaching piano to keep your children well for a few hours per week. Piano lessons are a great way to entertain, not to. . .

Senior Musicians, Carnegie Hall

December 17, 2009


Eve Samples: After all these years, players still have music under their skin
TCPalm
The mind power needed to read sheet music keeps his mind sharp. “It's not like football,” Baker said. “You can do it for a lifetime.” And he has. ...

How do you get to Carnegie Hall?
WPTV
They hold thick books crammed with sheet music from holiday favorites like "Carol of the Bells" to complicated numbers like the "Hallelujah Chorus". ...

High Schoolers Teach Music

December 16, 2009
High schoolers teach music in after school program
Contra Costa Times
... for the newly created Mt. Diablo Music Education Foundation, charged with coordinating various fundraisers to enhance the music program in the district. ...

Modified Interactive Grand Staff

December 15, 2009
USA Patent Issued for Modified Interactive Grand Staff that Teaches Music ...
BigNews.biz (press release)
Currently, the system is successfully improving music education in 13 different countries. Both the Moscow State and Madrid State conservatories have . . .

Music in the Digital Age

December 14, 2009
OpEd: The Acoustic Piano and Home Entertainment in the Digital Age
Blue Music Group (press release)
The sheet music was often reduced from a symphony orchestra score to one or two players at the keyboard. Every able amateur musician was the centerpiece ...

Music Prep Ergonomics
Film Music
Music prep differs from audio prep in one key way: paper. Wherever the session, as the sheet music person, you will eventually need to place symbols on, ...

Obamas Join Stars for Christmas Benefit Concert

December 13, 2000
The Associated Press
... Sunday night when music legends Neil Diamond and Mary J. Blige performed for President Barack Obama at the annual "Christmas in Washington" concert. ...

The Who to Be Honored at Carnegie Hall

December 12, 2009
The Who To Be Honored at Carnegie Hall 03/02
JamBase
This will be the sixth concert in a series to raise crucially needed funds benefiting music education programs for underprivileged youth. ...

2009 in Classical Music

December 11, 2009
2009 in classical music … what a year!2009 brought a winning classical ...
Chicago Tribune
... dynamo known as Gustavo Dudamel and his Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, that high-octane product of Venezuela's progressive music education system. ...

December 10, 2009

Christmas Music - Mandate or Ban?
Gather.com
Christmas music plays on all the major radio stations. We listen to Christmas music on our computers as we work and Gather throughout the day. ...

Acclaimed trumpeter Marsalis composes Blues Symphony
Reuters
The thing we all want to do, young or old, is we want to continue our education. In music you are always young." Q: Were you nervous about writing a ...

December 9, 2009

CMA makes largest music education donation to date
The Tennessean
The CMA has now donated more than $3.3 million in recent years to support area music education through a partnership with the Nashville Alliance for Public ...

December 8, 2009

Top 10 Teen Bands Announced in First SchoolJam USA Live Music Competition
PR Newswire (press release)"SchoolJam USA provides a great avenue for teens to express their passion for music and dedication to keeping music education programs a part of their ...

December 7, 2009

Neil A. Kjos Jr.; publisher had passion for music
San Diego Union Tribune... adding that Mr. Kjos once published a book of his simultaneously in English and Japanese, thought to be a first in music-education publishing. ...

December 6, 2009

The art of turning cultural policy on its head
Globe and MailBrault sees the seeds of such an approach in the increased attention paid to Venezuela's "El Sistema" music-education model and the drive to institute ...

December 5, 2009

Dave Reik Joins ArtistWorks Inc. From Penton Media
1888 Press Release (press release)ArtistWorks, Inc. (AWI) today announced another valuable addition to its rapidly expanding online music education business by bringing on board Dave Reik as ...

December 4, 2009

Radio's tallest singing cowboy dies at age 86
San Antonio ExpressA self-taught musician who never learned to read sheet music, WE Lister was inspired by Jimmie Rodgers and loved hillbilly music, his son said. ...

December 3, 2009

VH1 and dosomething.org Team Up to Televise the 2010 Do Something Awards on ...
PR Newswire (press release)During September and October, the two groups provided free advocacy toolkits, project ideas and support to young people fighting for music education in ...

December 2, 2009

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation Partners With Alvin and the Chipmunks: The ...
PR Newswire (press release)The VH1 Save The Music Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education and raising awareness about the importance ...

December 1, 2009

New MENC Publication, Enhancing the Professional Practice of Music Teachers ...
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)This advice applies to musicians in any setting, whether considering a career in music education, entering the first year of teaching, or nearing the end of ...

November 30, 2009

Classical Music, Solo Piano Mastery in Douglas Stambler's Latest Release
BigNews.biz (press release)His music has well over 1 million views and listens on youtube, and he frequently has multiple requests for sheet music of his most popular piano pieces. ...

November 29, 2009

Christmas Music Banned In Jersey School District
Philadelphia BulletinYet, the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Maple-South Orange school district's ban on all religious Christmas music including instrumentals, ...

November 28, 2009

Carrie Underwood Gives Thanks to Oklahoma
Examiner.comShe has just donated a plaque with the lyrics and sheet music to the song inspired by her hometown, “I Ain't in Checotah Anymore”, to the Oklahoma Music ...

Trans-Siberian Orchestra's repeated gospel: Christmas rocks
Reno Gazette Journal... weaves progressive metal music pieces, both with and without vocals, from their own inspiration but more famously from classic Christmas music. ...

New songs struggle to join canon of holiday classics
Scripps News"Every generation has the music they grew up with, and that gets passed on to the next generation," says Ross. "With Christmas music, it is cumulative. ...

Christmas albums range from naughty to nice
Milwaukee Journal SentinelHere are some of the most notable new entries to the Christmas music catalog. Amos is part feminist, part pagan pixie and part creative loon. ...

Bob Dylan: Investigating the icon's 'Christmas In The Heart' album
Cross RhythmsMaking an album of Christmas music would seem to be about as middle-of-the-road and as polite and inoffensive a project as a singer could have. ...

November 27, 2009

Biography review: 'Thelonious Monk'
San Francisco ChronicleHe began piano lessons at age 11, and while still a teen took off on a two-year tour backing evangelical preachers. Before long he landed a job with Coleman ...

November 26, 2009

The 12 days of Hawaiian holiday music
San Francisco ChronicleBut those who can't swing a trip to the islands may take comfort in a Hawaiian music Christmas CD, which also makes a special souvenir or stocking stuffer ...

November 25, 2009

Glee Gets In The Holiday Spirit With Festive New Single, Available Today ...
PR Newswire (press release)... the GRAMMY Foundation offers young people the opportunity to explore careers in the music industry and it recognizes excellence in music education. ...

November 24, 2009

Adam Lambert Headed to CBS 'Early Show' After ABC Cancels His Concert
New York TimesBy DAVE ITZKOFF Hours after ABC said that it canceled a concert by Adam Lambert planned for its “Good Morning America” program on Wednesday, CBS said that ...

November 23, 2009

AR Rahman's Music Conservatory planning Masters Program with “Music Technology ...
TechWhack (press release)This two-year program will concentrate on Music Technology, Music Education, Music Performance, and Composition. Conservatory is also proposing to start ...

November 22, 2009

David Archuleta speaks about being thankful, concert with A2SOAnnArbor.comI've been able to perform with a symphony before, but never Christmas music and never a whole entire show like this. … It's so amazing to see how so many ...

November 21, 2009

November 21, 2009
Wii Music Sequel Is in the WorksSoftpedia... we are receiving several different offers from people in the field of music education,” adding that “I think it still has great potential. ...

November 20, 2009

Carnegie Hall Selling Bonds to Remodel, Refinance

Bloomberg

Hall officials want to create teaching studios, practice rooms and rehearsal space to house music education programs that have often taken place offsite. ...

November 19, 2009

Competition offers $14K for graduate studies in music

The Daily Collegian Online

Erik Shinn (senior-music education) said that winning the scholarship will not only ease some financial burdens but also give the winner a confidence boost ...

November 18, 2009

November 18, 2009
Von Trapp Christmas set in Murrells InletWMBFFor Elisabeth von Trapp, the sounds of Christmas music are part of her earliest memories. Whether they were from the Baroque instruments and four-part ...

November 17, 2009

November 17, 2009
Miyamoto: 'Enhanced' Wii Music Could HappenWired News“Even today, we are receiving several different offers from people in the field of music education, so as far as Wii Music is concerned, I think is still ...NAMM Brings Canadian Tradition of 'Music Monday' to us for Third Year to ...
PR Newswire (press release)16 /prnewswire/ -- NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants, announced today that it will join the Coalition for Music Education in Canada in its ...

November 16, 2009

November 16, 2009
Carrie Underwood on Dolly Parton, Christmas and voting for 'American Idol'Zap2it.comWhat was your typical Christmas like growing up? Was music involved? Growing up, I mean we don't have too many traditions but we would always celebrate ...
Singing cats: new CD 'First Meowel' for ChristmasUSA TodayChristmas music, if it's not already playing on your radio stations, is about to hit the airwaves. One of my favorite stations in the Washington, ...

November 15, 2009

November 15, 2009
Black, white and red for ChristmasSt. Joseph News-PressBut this year, the trend — using things you have around the house, like newspapers and sheet music — is making a splash in holiday decor. ...
To ensure device compatibility, choose your device herePalm InfocenterQuickly learn to sight read sheet music! The game will display music notes on a staff at random, the object of the game is to correctly identify the notes ...
Artist Management – from the Top Future Of MusicBy Dave Kusek It is a fascinating read and a real world education on how to take a band to market in the new music business. This is going to be really fun to watch as Ian lays out step by step what he is doing to break this band and “get busy” in ...

November 14, 2009

November 14, 2009
People with severe mental disorders more at risk of dying from ...By ANI “Music education is not just about teaching your child how to play the flute, it's about teaching your child to function better in our noisy auditory environment,” she said. The study was published in The Journal of Neuroscience.(ANI) ...
Coping With Stagefright and Performance Anxiety: Overcoming the ...The copyright of the article Coping With Stagefright and Performance Anxiety in Music Education is owned by Karen Berger. Permission to republish Coping With Stagefright and Performance Anxiety in print or online must be granted by the ...

November 13, 2009

Schools Prom flying highmiPROMusic for Youth, the world's largest music education charity, had its own Last Night of the Proms last night (November 11th), closing the 35th Schools Prom ...
Hollywood Gaga for That Hair, That BatonNew York TimesBut “the main thing is, for me, music education, my family and, I think, I don't know how is in English — humility? Humility is nothing you can learn. ...
Christmas carols -- or elseLos Angeles TimesA proposed California ballot initiative would require -- not just allow -- public schools to offer Christmas music. In recent years, the Christmas season ...

November 12, 2009

Learning an instrument 'boosts a child's confidence'Gear4music.comKeith Hejna, of music education specialist Little Kids Rock, stated that learning an instrument can offer a number of positive benefits to young people. ...
The NAMM Foundation Invites Music Educators to Attend 'Music Education Days ...NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)Carlsbad, CA, November 3, 2009—The NAMM Foundation today announced that it is inviting school music educators to attend the third annual "Music Education ...

November 11, 2009

'Glee' Soundtrack Storms Charts, Christmas Single On The WayMTV.comThis week, the show's first compilation Glee: The Music, Volume 1 debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard album chart. The compilation features fan favorites ...
Tori Amos on How and Why She Made a Christmas AlbumNew York MagazineChristmas carols. And it was one of those things where of all the music that my dad turned me on to, the Christmas carols are what I related to a lot more ...
New music from Norah Jones, John Mayer and others coming Tuesday, Nov. 17Kansas City StarBy TIMOTHY FINN Just in time for Christmas rush, two of the more popular and successful singer/songwriters of this decade will release new albums on ...
CMA Awards 2009: All the performances, as they happenLos Angeles TimesPop & Hiss brings you instant reviews, typos and all, of all the performances at the Country Music Assn. Awards. It was a big night for Taylor Swift, ...
Christmas music with a Renaissance flairYoungstown VindicatorIn many ways the Christmas music industry was changed in 1984 with Mannheim Steamroller's release of “Christmas,” which combined Renaissance instruments ...

November 10, 2009

November 10, 2009

YouTube sensation Fred releases Christmas album and premieres music videoExaminer.comPynkCelebrity reports: The music video for “Christmas Cash” is also premiering today – visit Fred's YouTube channel or his new website, FredChristmas.com, ...
Franz LisztSan Francisco Classical Voice (blog)His talent so impresses the famous pedagogue Carl Czerny in Vienna, that he gives Liszt lessons each evening free of charge. Early tours, 1823-27: Adam ...
Help Jon Give BackExaminer.comHollywood CA- Oct 9th 2009 Throughout his 25-year career, Jon Bon Jovi has sold over 120 million albums, packed concert arenas in over 50 countries, ...

November 9, 2009

November 9, 2009
Benefit concert features unusual 14-string instrumentAllentown Morning CallAcoustic Eidolon hails from Colorado and is influenced by Celtic, folk, world, classical and Latin music. It has performed throughout the United States, ...
Gustavo Dudamel and Alan Gilbert: a maestro mano a manoLos Angeles TimesHe has the potential to reshape the cultural landscape of Los Angeles through his advocacy of music education and obvious connection to Southern ...
Brickman celebrates music & friendshipPhilippine StarBrickman's Christmas music also provides a nice touch for the coming Holidays. Put his The Hymns and Carols of Christmas on the machine and almost instantly ...

November 7, 2009

November 7, 2009
Delhi School of Music teacher sentenced to one year in jail
Expressindia.comAccording to the prosecution, Soloman had molested the student on February 27, 2004 and March 19, 2004 during the lessons. She then told her mother about it ...

November 6, 2009

The link between exercise and more brainpowerGlobe and MailThe University of Toronto's Glenn Schellenberg wants to know why kids who take piano lessons or learn to play another instrument improve their scores on IQ ...
Sheet Music: Sheet CredCalifornia ChronicleAnd as with each and every element of the music business, the sheet-music sector is battling hard to turn a profit from this increased musical action. ...
Amber Riley of "Glee" talks about her show and the Save the Music ...The Ambassador program, started last year, recruits some of music's biggest names to spread the nonprofit's goal: promoting music education in public schools. The inaugural class of ambassadors included a motley crew of performers ...
NAMM Announces Regional Semi-Finalists in SchoolJam USA Nationwide Teen Battle ...Reuters"This achievement is certainly a credit to the bands' schools that have played a role in their music education and their supportive hometowns for ...

November 5, 2009

November 5, 2009
LA's Harmony Project honored at White HouseLos Angeles TimesFounded in 2001, la's Harmony Project provides classical-music education for low-income children. The organization is based in Hollywood but does much of ...

November 4, 2009

November 4, 2009
BBC, MPA Deal Boosts Classical AudienceBillboard Business News... unique to classical music, whereby an orchestra or classical ensemble hires the sheet music for a particular work or score direct from a publisher. ...
Pong and PucciniPSU Daily Vanguard“First, I send sheet music to the symphonies and create MP3 files of all the individual parts and the entire piece. Many symphonic musicians may know what ...

November 3, 2009

November 3, 2009
Anne Murray presents Nova Scotia music instructor with teacher of year awardThe Canadian PressHe receives a $10000 cash award, plus an additional $10000 for his school's music program. MusiCounts is a music education charity associated with the ...
Sergei ProkofievSan Francisco Classical Voice (blog)During the summer months of 1902-1903, he takes composition lessons from Reinhold Gliere, then an advanced student at the Moscow Conservatory. ...

November 2, 2009

November 2, 2009
The power of musicBoston GlobeIt is through artistic expression that we discover who we are. How sad that we want to deprive our children of this treasure. Music education is not a ...
A pair of crucial cultural prioritiesThe AustralianI know it's just part of the woeful overall state of music education in the schools, but it seems terribly sad that so many young people should be deprived ...

November 1, 2009

November 1, 2009

A rare rift in George and Ira Gershwin's harmony Los Angeles Times... they also collect on live performances, radio or Web broadcasts, sales of sheet music and use of a song in films, television and advertising. ...

October 2009

October 2009
We need a Michelle Obama to champion classical musicguardian.co.ukBut even as a symbol, Michelle's support for classical music – and reports that her daughters Sasha and Malia have signed up for piano lessons – still ...
Architect of Web-based music program Pandora will speak in KCKansas City StarIt all started when he landed his first gig at the age of 11, five years after he began piano lessons. He was at a shopping mall in his hometown of La ...
The Mecca of Hip-Hop Hosts Red Bull Big Tune 2009 National FinalsReuters... in music production, Red Bull Big Tune takes the time to reach out to inner city kids through a music education outreach program at local music schools, ...

Strings instruction helps overall learningHilton Head Island Packet"A 2007 Kansas study found that students in high-quality school music education programs score higher on standardized tests compared to students in schools ...
Canadian Rockers Join The Music Fashion ProjectMusic Indistry News NetworkRock for Kids provides free year-round music education for children.” “It's a pleasure to have Theory of a Deadman on board supporting us,” commented Maria ...
Northeastern University Taps Noteflight to Take Music Education OnlinePR Web (press release)"Northeastern is a university that is ready, willing and able to harness the power of online technology for music education," said Joe Berkovitz, ...
The Doctor Rocks!www.kennydavinfine.netKenny Davin Fine is a singer/songwriter whose body of work spans the musical spectrum, ranging everywhere from classic rock to blues to country-rock. It’s a varied palette of artistry that’s almost as versatile as the artist himself… who also happens to be a medical doctor ...
Take note: Music skills benefit youths' brainsRockford Register StarMichael Day, 17, (left) holds sheet music while practicing with Kantorei, The Singing Boys of Rockford, Monday, Oct. 12,at the Second Congressional Church ...
Make A Donation to Support Music Education October 19-20 and Help ...By MENC MENC: The National Association for Music Education is the world's largest arts education organization and the only association that addresses all aspects of music education.
Talented teen Shaheen backs school singing initiativeWalesOnlineMusic education in Welsh schools is currently being reviewed by the Assembly Government after stars including Katherine Jenkins and Catrin Finch together ...
Alexander Autographs to Offer Rare Michael Jackson Memorabilia, Including His ...ReutersAlexander Autographs, Inc. and Mohegan Sun are proud to be a part of VH1 Save the Music Foundation's important work to restore music education in America's ...

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Venezuela's winning system for saving children through musicToronto StarAny account of El Sistema reveals that the music education itself is different, less focused on the self. Traditionally, most music students aim to become ...
New Artist Spotlight: Nathan Lee JacksonGreat American CountryNathan Lee Jackson nourished his talent with a regimen of piano lessons, church choirs, talent contests ...
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Hutt, J makes statement on The Review of Music Education in Wales for 3-19 ...DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)This Statement provides Members with details of the action being taken to improve the range of opportunities for music education in schools and the ...
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Christmas caroling can be especially merry if you plan aheadKFSMSince Santa is the only one with a red-nosed reindeer to cut through the dark, bringing flashlights or clip-on reading lights to read the sheet music and ...
Sweet Adelines International Prepares to Set a Guinness World Record for ...eReleases (press release)This nonprofit music education association is headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., where it was founded in 1945. It is one of the world's largest singing ...
Dudamel's great, but he's not the whole showLos Angeles TimesDudamel speaks passionately about the need for such broad-based music education. In that spirit, the Los Angeles Philharmonic already has beefed up its ...
Mehta launches program to aid Israeli Arab communityHa'aretzBy Noam Ben-Zeev A concert was held yesterday at Beit Almusica, the music conservatory in the northern Arab town of Shfaram, to launch a new music education ...

October 2009

Mentoring mastery: KU program makes music education affordable for children in ...
Lawrence Journal World
Oliver is part of a KU music education group Music Mentors that provides free lessons to children in need. Tatum McCart pulls her half-sized violin out of ...

Berklee music school reaches out to Latin America
Boston Herald
But now the school has launched an even more aggressive effort to recruit more and be a dominant force in music education in Spanish-speaking countries. ...

How to make a Michael Jackson Costume , Threadbanger Projects ...
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Berklee in trademark battle
Boston Herald By Donna Goodison
Berklee College of Music is suing a Florida company that offers online music education to colleges, claiming it blatantly lifted content ...

Paul Shaffer's Showbiz Journey
CBS News
He is the piano-playing Tonto to Letterman's Lone Ranger, a job that Letterman says is very important. "Paul is essential," Letterman said. ...

Student to develop music theory teaching site
Otago Daily Times By John Lewis on Tue, 6 Oct 2009
Music education for the masses . . . University of Otago performance piano student Jaroslav Novak has won an AMP Regional ...

Loving restoration of a piano captured on film
San Francisco Chronicle...
to work there straight out of Piedmont High in 1975, he got seniority, though he is the only one of eight Callahan kids who didn't take piano lessons. ...

Latin Music Night Planned at the White House
New York Times
The concert will also feature a house band led by Mr. Escovedo's daughter, Sheila E. The concert will be shown on PBS on Oct. 15, on Telemundo on Oct. 18 ...

Tim McGraw to appear on Letterman before concert at Ed Sullivan theater
New York Daily News
After taping Letterman, McGraw will do a concert from the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater. It will go out live to CBS Radio's country music stations around ...

Another Mozart?
The Sun
A BRITISH lad is being hailed as the new Mozart after just FOUR MONTHS of piano lessons. Schoolboy Shane Thomas, practises for four hours a ...

Hollywood's New Dude
Wall Street Journal
He comes from an developing country which boasts a music education program called El Sistema, which annually provides a quarter of a million children with ...

Week Ending October 4, 2009

The quest to save classical music and opera

SDNN

And there's not enough hands-on music education to fully prepare the audiences of tomorrow. Generous funding, both public and private, would help greatly. ...


Justin Timberlake in Sync with Kids' Charity

People Magazine

"He cares about music education and wants to make sure these kids can continue to have music lessons," says Ronen Segev, founder of the non-profit, ...


Virginia Tech University Libraries acquires Carter-Cash family ...

Staunton News Leader

The collection includes biographies and memoirs, sheet music, programs from performances and festivals, funeral programs, photographs, newspaper and ...


Music Education at a Crossroads Reaffirms the Right of Every Child ...

NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)

RESTON, VA (September 3, 2009) – Music Education at a Crossroads, a new publication edited by Janet Barrett and published by MENC: The National Association ...


Michael Jackson medley video a Web hit

Detroit Free Press

Schneider told the Inquirer that he has received thousands of requests for the sheet music and has started a business to sell his arrangements.

Week of September 21, 2009

Coldplay Donates Big to Children's Charity
Hollyscoop
Can you imagine getting piano lessons from Chris Martin? These guys have proven time and again that they're one of the most generous bands out there. ...

Recording Pioneer Who Led Classical Music's Hi-Fi Wave
Wall Street Journal
She studied music education and business at North Texas State College. After graduation, she found work as secretary to the Dallas Symphony's conductor, ...

Jay-Z Tops Billboard Chart; Streisand to Make Rare Concert Appearance
Voice of America
On September 26, Barbra Streisand will make a rare concert appearance at New York's Village Vanguard. She first performed at the jazz club in 1961. ...