Alfred Music Newsletter Archive

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Choir (Secular) Email Archive
May 13, 2013 Alfred's Interactive 2013 Choral Catalog Is Here!
April 9, 2013 Getting to Know: Alice Parker
March 11, 2013 Graduation Chorals, Best Tools for Schools
February 11, 2013 Latin Texts, Lift Me Up, Lawson-Gould and Digital Chorals
January 14, 2013 2013 Kick-Off Chorals and Our Sweepstakes Winner
December 10, 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen, Glease, and Folk Favorites
November 13, 2012 Making Magic with Dr. Seuss, Musical Medleys, and 3 Free Puzzles
October 15, 2012 New Releases, VideoTrax, and Holiday Favorites
September 10, 2012 New Releases from Smash, Rhythmic Reading & Holiday Chorals
August 13, 2012 Masterworks, Medleys, and More
July 9, 2012 Growing as a Music Teacher plus Kick-Off Chorals
June 11, 2012 Music Keeps Us Young
May 14, 2012 New Chorals, Vocal Collections, and More
April 9, 2012 Alfred Chorals Are a Smash
March 12, 2012 Celebrating Music Inside and Outside the Schools
February 13, 2012 Masterworks, Closers, and More from Alfred
January 9, 2012 Over 13 Reasons to Open This Alfred Email
December 12, 2011 Meet a GRAMMY winner-Christopher Tin, Plus Ideas for Winter/Spring Concerts
November 7, 2011 Top-Sellers, Plus Last Minute Holiday Ideas!
October 10, 2011 Composing as a Team, plus Holiday Choral Spotlight!
September 12, 2011 Teaching an Idol, New Releases, and Wintertime Favorites!
August 8, 2011 Hot New Pop Titles Plus Behind the Scenes of Alfred Pop Arrangements
July 11, 2011 New Additions to the Lawson-Gould Catalog
June 8, 2011 Peace, Patriotism, and Remembrance
May 2, 2011 Sneak Peek of the 2011-2012 School Choral New Releases!
April 11, 2011 Collaborating with Your Instrumental Department
March 14, 2011 Folk Songs, Spirituals, Spring, & Graduation Choices
February 14, 2011 Choral Medleys and More!
January 10, 2011 Music and Movement for Winter and Spring Concerts
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Classroom Email Archive
April 22, 2013 Focus on Unison Singing
March 25, 2013 Decorate Your Music Room with Music History
February 25, 2013 Best Tools for Schools, Developing Young Singers
January 28, 2013 Alfred's Complete Interactive Classroom Catalog Is Now Available
December 17, 2012 Introducing Instrument Zoo, with free coloring page and audio sample
November 26, 2012 Choreography Ideas That Work, with Sample Video
October 22, 2012 A Composition Project for Your Students, plus 2-Part Favorites
September 24, 2012 Add a New Dimension to Your Concerts with VideoTrax DVDs
August 27, 2012 Jazz, Rhythm, and Some Improvisational Tips
July 23, 2012 Introduce the Classics - Sample Gershwin Lesson Inside
June 25, 2012 Plan Your Holiday Musical Now With New Alfred Selections
May 29, 2012 Are YOUR Students Ready to Read Music? See Sample Lesson
April 23, 2012 Alfred's Interactive Classroom Catalog Is Now Available Online
February 27, 2012 Integrating Your Music Program
January 9, 2012 Kick Off a Musical New Year
December 8, 2011 New Recorder Express On-line Game
October 26, 2011 Artie Almeida Uses SmartMusic, Elementary Classroom Fun, & More
August 22, 2011 It's a Wrap! A Perfect Package of New Holiday Chorals
June 13, 2011 Looking Ahead to the Holidays with Alfred
May 23, 2011 Sneak Peek of the 2011-12 Elementary New Releases!
April 4, 2011 Reproducible Resources for the Elementary Classroom
March 7, 2011 Round and Round We Go!
February 7, 2011 Going Green! Celebrating Earth Day on April 22, 2011
January 5, 2011 Going Cuckoo! Teaching Morals Through Music
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Concert Band Email Archive
May 14, 2013 Make This Independence Day a Perfect Fourth of July
April 18, 2013 Alfred's Interactive 2013 Concert Band Catalogs Are Here!
February 4, 2013 Pop and Originals for Your Spring Concerts
January 7, 2013 Early New Releases - Pop Music While It's Hot
December 10, 2012 Join Alfred at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago!
November 6, 2012 Celebrate Mark Williams' Legacy
October 1, 2012 Add Some Pop to Your Next Band Concert
September 10, 2012 Holiday Concert Band Titles
August 6, 2012 Back To School Supplemental Materials
July 3, 2012 Cool Rehearsal Tips by Vince Gassi
June 11, 2012 Band Methods for Every Teaching Style
May 7, 2012 New 2012 Alfred & Belwin Concert Band Charts & Audio Now Available for Preview and Purchase Online
April 3, 2012 Concert Band Titles for Graduation, Pop, & Patriotic Concerts
March 13, 2012 Fun and Quirky Titles for Your Spring Concert!
February 6, 2012 Six Effective Warm Up Tips from Chris Bernotas
January 17, 2012 Ideas for Beginning Composition Projects
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Guitar & Bass Archive
March 5, 2013 Alfred's No-Brainer Series & 50% off Video On Demand
February 7, 2013 Guitar Books to Motivate & Educate
January 22, 2013 New from Alfred - Play Along to Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, & More
December 18, 2012 New from Alfred - Starter Packs, Led Zeppelin, & 40% off Video Downloads
November 27, 2012 New from Alfred - Glen Hansard, Rock Ballads and More
July 9, 2012 Guitar Recording Studio Special Edition
May 23, 2012 Coming Soon: Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust
April 13, 2012 New Titles and SI Guitar Sample Lesson
February 28, 2012 New from Nickelback and Bryan Beller of Dethklok
January 24, 2012 Introducing A Revolutionary New Guitar Method
November 28, 2011 Super Mario Series, Record Deal in a Box, and More
October 25, 2011 Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and The Big Gig
September 29, 2011 Ultimate Guitar Tone, Guitar World Expressway, and More
August 31, 2011 Ultimate Guitar Play-Alongs, Free Jimi Hendrix Lesson, and More
August 10, 2011 Guitar Teacher Newsletter - How to Create Good Habits, Free Lesson, and More
July 28, 2011 Best of Guitar World, Foo Fighters, Plus a Complimentary Download
June 28, 2011 Guitar World: Ultimate Guitar Giants of Rock - Led Zeppelin
May 23, 2011 Dimebag Darrell's Riffer Madness Plus New Releases
May 2, 2011 Green Day's New Live Album, Recording & Mixing Guitars, and More
March 31, 2011 Easy Play-Alongs, Radiohead, Kid's Ukulele, and More!
February 23, 2011 Guitar Teachers - New Technique Books For Students
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Jazz Email Archive
April 18, 2013 Alfred's Interactive 2013 Jazz Ensemble Catalog Is Here!
February 26, 2013 Help Your Students Master Their Jazz Style
December 10, 2012 Join Alfred at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago
October 25, 2012 Jazz Legends and Jazz Standards
July 24, 2012 Celebrating Billy Strayhorn's Legacy
May 29, 2012 The Story Behind the "Chicken" Charts
April 23, 2012 The Easiest Way to Pick Your New Jazz Ensemble Music
February 20, 2012 Gordon Goodwin Wins a Grammy PLUS the JEN Recap and Spring Charts
December 19, 2011 Celebrate 90 Years of Music at JEN and TI:ME with Alfred
October 18, 2011 Big Band Drumming, New Vocal Jazz Charts, & Sight-reading Lesson
August 22, 2011 The Real Story on Fake Books, Plus Holiday Hits with Audio Samples
August 5, 2011 Check for Alfred's 2011 Instrumental Promotions in Your Mailbox
June 20, 2011 Making Your Small Group Sound Their Best
April 30, 2011 The Art and Craft of Jazz Arranging and Composition
February 22, 2011 5 Tips and Tunes for Your Best Spring Concert Yet
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Marching Band Email Archive
March 8, 2013 Alfred's Interactive 2013 Marching Band Catalog Is Here!
October 9, 2012 Easy to Prepare Charts for this Friday's Game
September 11, 2012 Get the Crowd Singing to Classic Rock, Blues, & Holiday Tunes
August 13, 2012 Hot Tunes Appropriate for the Field and Stand Use!
July 11, 2012 Take Your Show On the Road!
June 4, 2012 Boot Camp for Marching Band?
May 21, 2012 Complete Halftime Shows: Harry Potter, Little Shop of Horrors, & More
March 20, 2012 New Marching Band Music with Full-length Recordings and Easy Online Browsing
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Orchestra & Strings Email Archive
May 13, 2013 New Classical Transcriptions for Your Orchestra
April 18, 2013 Alfred's Interactive 2013 Orchestra Catalogs Are Here!
February 19, 2013 Make Your Spring Concert a Hit
January 7, 2013 Early Release Titles: Pop Music While It's Hot
December 10, 2012 Join Alfred at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago
October 30, 2012 Offer from Trans-Siberian Orchestra PLUS Alt Styles Titles
September 17, 2012 Unique Holiday Orchestra Concert Programming
August 28, 2012 Recruiting: The Perfect Tunes Plus Thoughts from Kirk Moss
July 20, 2012 Giving Bach with Richard Meyer
June 5, 2012 Instrumental Innovations Workshops plus Summer Practice
April 27, 2012 New String & Full Orchestra Music Plus Enter to Win
February 27, 2012 Perform with Superior Technique and Artistry this Festival Season
January 31, 2012 Selections Your Orchestra Will Love To Perform
January 2, 2012 Orchestra Selections & Sound Innovations: Sound Development
November 28, 2011 More New Festival Music, 2011 Midwest Clinic Titles and Bowing Tips
November 17, 2011 Alfred Band & Orchestra on Facebook
October 24, 2011 New Festival Music and Christmas Present Ideas
September 26, 2011 New Festival Music for Your Students, Plus Stock Up on Suzuki!
August 23, 2011 New Music for Your Holiday Concert
August 5, 2011 Check for Alfred's 2011 Instrumental Promotions in Your Mailbox
August 1, 2011 Harry Potter Tunes and New Instrumental Solo Collections
June 28, 2011 American Patriotic Tunes, Violins Go Vivaldi, and New Music for Your Upcoming School Year
May 25, 2011 Summer Workshops and Sound Innovations for String Orchestra Book 2 Just Released
March 30, 2011 Brand-New ASTA Curriculum, Plus 5 Tips to Teach Memorization
January 25, 2011 Preview Sound Innovations for String Orchestra Book 2
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Percussion Email Archive
April 25, 2013 Playing in Odd Time Signatures
March 1, 2013 Brush Up Your Drum Technique
January 11, 2013 Last Chance to Vote for the 2012 Drummies Awards
December 20, 2012 Vote Alfred for the 2012 Drummies Awards
December 7, 2012 View Alfred's Interactive Drum & Percussion Catalog
October 18, 2012 Join Zoro, Dom Famularo, Daniel Glass, & More at PASIC 2012
June 29, 2012 Drum Lessons with the Greats, Studio Building, & More
May 23, 2012 Coming Soon: Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust
March 29, 2012 New Titles and Alfred's Drum Method Sample Lesson
February 13, 2012 New from Steve Fidyk, Alex Acuña, & Narada Michael Walden
January 10, 2012 Drum-Up Awareness of World Hunger
December 13, 2011 Just in Time for the Holidays
November 22, 2011 It Was Big, It Was EpiK, It Was PASIC
October 27, 2011 Meet Billy Martin, Zoro, John Riley, Simon Phillips and More in Booth 113 at PASIC
September 22, 2011 Popular Drum Methods and Music Available on iPad and Kindle
August 18, 2011 New John JR Robinson DVD, Steve Fidyk Sample Lesson, and More
July 20, 2011 New Richie Gajate-Garcia DVD, Marko Djordjevic Sample Lesson, and More
June 15, 2011 New Terry Bozzio DVD and Zoro Sample Lesson
May 23, 2011 New Neil Peart DVD and Peter Erskine Sample Lesson
April 14, 2011 Billy Martin DVD, Pete Sweeney Sample Lesson, and More
March 14, 2011 New Danny Seraphine DVD, Rick Latham Sample Lesson, and More
February 14, 2011 Improve Your Improv with Elements Sample Lesson
January 21, 2011 Bozzio and Wackerman DVDs, The New Frontier for Drumset, Sample Lesson, and More
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Piano Email Archive
March 5, 2013 Piano Teaching Tips from Mike Springer
February 20, 2013 Piano Teaching Tips from Robert D. Vandall
January 15, 2013 Piano Teaching Tips from E. L. Lancaster
November 27, 2012 Piano Teaching Tips from Melody Bober
October 8, 2012 Piano Teaching Tips from Carol Matz
September 18, 2012 Piano Teaching Tips from Wynn-Anne Rossi
June 15, 2012 Piano Teaching Tips from Tom Gerou
October 31, 2011 Piano Teaching Tips from Dennis Alexander
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Rental Library Email Archive
March 22, 2013 Satisfy Your Suite Tooth with the Alfred Rental Library
September 21, 2012 Gary Fry Arrangements for Your Orchestra and Choir
June 22, 2012 Perfect Pieces for Your Pops Concert
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Sacred & Handbell Email Archive
May 21, 2013 Peace and Patriotism
April 15, 2013 Sing Out Your Praise
March 18, 2013 Encouragement for Our Daily Lives
February 18, 2013 Children in Worship
December 17, 2012 Reflecting on the Year, Looking Ahead to the New
November 19, 2012 New and Best-Selling Sacred Easter Music and Worship Resources
October 15, 2012 Finding Peace in All Seasons
September 17, 2012 For Christmastime Worship
September 4, 2012 New and Best-Selling Sacred Christmas Music and Worship Resources
August 20, 2012 Inspirational Arrangements by Cindy Berry
July 16, 2012 Blessings As You Prepare for Worship
June 18, 2012 Together in Song
May 21, 2012 Add Positive Focus and Energy to Your Worship
April 30, 2012 New Sacred Choral Music and Worship Resources
April 16, 2012 Now That Easter is Over...
February 20, 2012 Easter Titles from Alfred
January 16, 2012 A Time for Quiet Thought and Deep Growth
November 21, 2011 Giving Thanks Through Song
November 8, 2011 Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
October 24, 2011 God Is With Us
October 17, 2011 Bad Shepherds!
September 19, 2011 Shut Up and Sing!
August 15, 2011 Here is the Church; here is the steeple
July 19, 2011 An Anniversary - Remembering 9/11
July 6, 2011 Anybody Seen the Choir?
June 2, 2011 Shout for Joy to the LORD, for God Is With Us
April 29, 2011 Worshiping in Awe and Dancing
March 7, 2011 A voice crying in the wilderness...
January 18, 2011 Celebrating the Lamb
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Theory, Reference & Technology Email Archive
July 9, 2012 Essentials of Music Theory Web Version Now Available
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Vocal Email Archive
January 28, 2013 Fabulous Folk Song Collections
November 26, 2012 Meet Ms. Senior America, New Music from Smash, and The Best of Broadway
September 24, 2012 Creating the "Aha" Moment in Your Voice Studio plus Favorite Holiday Collections
July 23, 2012 New Vocal Releases from Alfred plus Supporting the Arts
May 28, 2012 A Gateway to Vocal Expertise
March 26, 2012 The Importance of the Lyric
January 30, 2012 Focus On the Beginning Vocalist
November 28, 2011 Alfred Presents... Our Interactive Vocal Catalog
September 30, 2011 Broadway Presents plus The Skill of Auditioning from Lisa DeSpain
July 26, 2011 Building the Essential Vocal Library plus New Collections
May 31, 2011 Lynn Ahrens on Lyrics
March 28, 2011 Vocal Duets for All Occasions plus an Introduction to NATS
January 31, 2011 Getting the Meanings Right
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