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RainMusic Review - Issue #29 - April 2000
Reviews this issue include Accompanists.org, The
Mayron Cole Piano Method, The Bards Crier, The Internet Marketing Chronicles, Music-Scores.com, Neko's Guide to
Anime Sheet Music, The Notation Machine, and Songs of Praise
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Featured Reviews: Pianist Resources & Independent Music
Resources
Pianist Resources
Accompanists.org
A free listing service for accompanists, pianists, organists, and keyboardists. List yourself or search for an
accompanist by region.
The Mayron Cole Piano Method
A resource for piano teachers or students, Mayron Cole's piano teaching products combine music theory, scales,
music history, rhythm workouts, practice sheets and performance music into one large book rather than in three
or four smaller books (how convenient!). View the 'Muse News' for sample pages or the complete catalog for books,
videos, and other materials related to this teaching method.
Music-Scores.com
Music-Scores.com is a fantastic resource for those looking for free classical sheet music. This well organized
(and well stocked!) repository features all the greats, including music by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel, Mendelssohn,
Mozart, Pachabel, Schubert, and Tchaikovsky. Search by composer or instrument. A section is set aside for beginners
as well! Scores are free and available to download in either the Sibelius format (get the plug-in here), or in the
more common *pdf format. Music-Scores.com is well worth the visit.
Neko's Guide to
Anime Sheet Music
Hey Japanese Animation fans! Here you'll find free sheet music and midi files for those wacky cartoons! Pages are
available in *.gif format ready to print out right from your web browser. Featured toons include Sailor Moon, Neon
Genesis Evangelion, Marmalade Boy and others.
The Notation
Machine
Can't find the sheet music you're looking for? Then hop on over to the Notation Machine. This fantastic service,
provided by Jason Silver at CrookedBush.com, takes you step by step through the process of creating
your own sheet music from MIDI files. The site guides each step of the way, first demonstrating how and where to
find the MIDI file for the song you want, then showing you how to download it and convert it to printable sheetmusic
using one of many free notation software titles available. Although there is a small fee to use the service, once
you're in, you can use it as much as you want.
Songs of Praise: Original Worship Sheet
Music
Here you'll find a unique collection of original songs
for worship and praise in your church. This well organized site features perhaps a hundred or more songs, each
with free downloadable sheet music you can print right from your web browser. Each song also has a midi file, and
many of the songs also have RealAudio and MP3 files to listen to. Many songs even include translations, for French,
Dutch, Italian and even Chinese. Very nicely done.
Independent Music Resources
The Bards Crier
This new free guerrilla music marketing ezine for the working
musician comes from Marc Gunn, a working musician himself. The newsletter contains some helpful articles on information
such as How to Turn Your Band into a Profitable Business, Guerrilla Marketing Techniques, and Cost-Effective Promotion
Tips. We also enjoy the Web
Sites You Can't Do Without section.
The Internet Marketing Chronicles
We just ran across this fantastic free newsletter which is honestly
one of the best we've seen. It's chock full of effective Internet marketing strategies! Most can be applied to
selling your music
as well as anything else. Details Here!
Featured News...
MP3.com Pianist Passes Two
Million Marker
MP3.com, Inc., the premier online music service provider today announced that Ernesto Cortazar, the pianist who
has dominated MP3.com's Easy Listening and Classical charts for the last six months, is its first artist to receive
more than 2,000, 000 downloads from music fans. Cortazar originally signed up to be an MP3.com artist on August
19, 1999. In less than one year, he crossed the 2,000,000 download milestone as well as earned over $37,000 through
MP3.com's Payback for Playback promotion and Digital Automatic Music (DAM) CD sales.
Indie Music Week
Indie Music Week / Summer 2000 organizers are beginning to make the selection of artists to appear during the July
13-15 event in Nashville. MWI is still accepting submissions until May 15th (or until all selections have been
made) and artists, labels or companies wishing to be considered should contact MWI at (615) 860-4084 or via email
at Mwiboss8@aol.com immediately. Indie Music Week/Summer 2000 not only includes artist showcases but
also music business seminars, with a major focus on marketing your music without a major record deal and marketing
music on the internet.
The Indie Music Forum Comes to San
Francisco
The Indie Music Forum, a one-day traveling music business education
seminar, brings its wealth of networking opportunities and expert advisors to San Francisco on May 21, 2000 at
the Fillmore Auditorium from 11am to 6pm. The registration fee is 79.00 until April 21, 89.00 until May 13, and
99.00 after May 13 and at the door. You an get further information or register online at www.IndieMusicForum.com.
Internet Music
Stocks Hit Hard
Shares in CDnow fell almost 30% after accounting firm Arthur Andersen LP expressed "substantial doubt"
about the company's ability to continue. The comments were included in the annual report of the Fort Washington,
Pa.-based online music retailer, filed Tuesday, which disclosed that it has only enough cash on hand to continue
operating until around Sept. 30.
Scientific Findings Show That Music Making Helps Make Active Older Americans Healthier
A breakthrough study demonstrates that group keyboard
lessons given to older Americans had a significant effect on increasing levels of human growth hormone. Human growth
hormone is implicated in such aging phenomena as osteoporosis, energy levels, wrinkling, sexual function, muscle
mass, and aches and pains. This announcement follows the release of findings last month from the same study that
showed significant decreases in anxiety, depression and loneliness - three factors that are critical in coping
with stress, stimulating the immune system, and improving health.
'Fighting for Music Royalties'
Program, May 5th
The Legal Strategies Institute will present its "Fighting
for Music Royalties" Program for the first time in New York, onFriday, May 5, at Carolines on Broadway."Fighting
for Music Royalties" demonstrates how to: interpret royalty statements; audit record companies, music publishers,
merchandisers and managers; and litigate royalty claims. Confirmed speakers include, among others: Robert H. Kohn,
Chairman of the Board of Emusic.com Inc.; noted industry lawyer Christine Lepera, whose clients have included Andrew
Lloyd Webber, Billy Joel and Blondie; and respected industry accountant Arthur L. Erk, whose clients include Bruce
Springsteen, Tony Bennett and the Dave Matthews Band. Cost is $345 for registrations postmarked by April 21, 2000,
and $375 for those postmarked after. Audiotapes of the Program will also be available for purchase. For further
information on "Fighting for Music Royalties," please contact: The Legal Strategies Institute, (561)
995-4818
Musicians
Finally See Net Gains
Musicians haven't seen much profit from the use of their work online, but they are starting to get paid for songs
that are streamed by webcasters. ASCAP -- the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers -- entered
a partnership Tuesday to use AudioSoft's technology to track and report on webcasters' use of music on the Net.
EMusic.com Advances Digital Music Technology
EMusic.com Inc., the Internet’s leading seller of downloadable music, today announced atechnology breakthrough
for digital music fans. EMusic.com customers can now automatically download entire MP3 albums at once -- as opposed
to other sites where separate songs must be downloaded individually.
Indiestock Music Camp
JUNE 16th TO 18th, 2000, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
Seminars, workshops, live indie performances, jam around the campfire and open mic's. The only things musicians
must bring is there personal instruments, effects pedals, drummer can bring snare drum, cymbals & bass drum
pedal. All other equipment: p.a., lights, amp and drum kit provided. Special guests include A&R, Licensers,
Promoters, Distributors, Publishers, Managers, Agents, Radio Programmers,Media, Record Producers etc... Everything
you want to know about the music business, from the people who know it! Details here!
Featured Articles...
Promoting on the Web: The Value of Directories
Web Directories such as Yahoo! and The Open Directory
Project (dmoz.org) aren't search engines. They don't "crawl" your site once given the main url. They
don't automatically catalogue your site at all. They categorize based upon the whims of a human editor. What does
this mean to you, the web site owner?
Newscasting and Music Promotion: Quick
Hits for Quick Results
Your next customer may be surfing the net right now looking for
information.
Provide them the information they are looking for and you may find an increase in your overall CD sales. Here's
how.
MP... What???
Before there was MP3, there was MIDI. Believe it or not, this old audio format is ready to make a comeback, at
least according to some.
Job Opportunities in the Music Business
Marketing Assistant Internship
Have you had success in marketing your band, other bands and/or music artist websites? Do you have a knack for
creating a buzz in online music forums such as newsgroups? Are you looking for a challenge? If you answered yes
to these questions, we want to talk to you. We are a successful new media company that provides services to the
music and
entertainment industries, and are experiencing growing pains. Applicants must be responsible, motivated, and available
to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. This internship has the potential to evolve into a more advanced position.
Interested parties should respond to: sydjusm@yahoo.com. Please include a brief summary of your knowledge and experience, and/or include
your bio.
Jazz
Valley Seeks Marketing & Sales Director
Jazz Valley is a French-based start-up company aiming at achieving firm establishment at the worldwide Jazz Music
market by building and permanently maintaining a database production system allowing a level of detail and credibility
superior than that of other existing databases. Jazz Valley's Marketing And Sales Director will be entirely responsible
for the development and control of marketing and sales over several product lines, such as development of affiliation
programs, sales of custom-formatted content, sales of live shows tickets, and sales of advertising space. This
is a salaried position with stock options offered. Contact Victor Zamouline (+33)-6-07-48-20-57
Marketing Coordinator needed
The CMJ/ChangeMusic Network, a leading B2B media company, seeks a full-time Marketing Coordinator. Key job tasks
include: support company marketing efforts across a broad range of B2B, consumer, and artist-targeted initiatives;
coordinate media placement and buying with print and on-line outlets; keep company staff informed of competitive
market conditions through ongoing researching and reporting; develop support material for company sales and marketing
staff. Fax resume/letter to CMJ Human Resources, 516-466-7161, attn MC, or e-mail johnh@cmj.com.
Writers on Digital Media Needed
New media publisher has several temporary positions available
for writers who have knowledge of and/or experience in Digital Media, including Online Music, MP3, Online Radio
and Video and digital Music Players. Compensation will be based on the writer’s skills and assignments. A writing
sample will be required of all applicants. For immediate consideration, please respond by email to: sydjusm@yahoo.com