[christylynmusic]

Pleasure! Yes, Sheet Music Plus hasn’t always had this programme – it’s quite new. But I think it’s brilliant for you and me! Hoping it works out and isn’t just a pipe dream 🙂 All the best! xx

[christylynmusic]

Hi Jodi

Have you progressed in your research about this topic since the last reply? I have currently been looking into selling my arrangements, particularly for voice and harp because I don’t think there are enough good arrangements available for lever harp and voice. I have not contacted the copyright holders directly, but I found out from a friend who publishes her own arrangements that it would be likely to cost far too much to make it viable for me, and even then the permission apparently does not include PDF downloads – it’s only for physical copies. I was feeling so discouraged but then a friend sent me a link to a page on the Sheet Music Plus website (have you heard of them? A reputable sheet music distributor online) and they have a list of over 1000 titles that they have already obtainer copyright permission for arranging. You can then sell your arrangement of these titles through their website and you receive royalties for 20% of the price of the music. Of course this is not a lot, but if you’re not going to be selling huge quantities then it could end up far more cost effective in the end.

 

I already have a YouTube channel so my strategy is going to be to:

1) Drive traffic to my YouTube performances of my arrangements

2) Place a link in the video description to my website where I sell sheet music

3) For public domain arrangements or originals, they will be available directly through my website, but for the songs not in public domain I will place a link to the Sheet Music Direct link where my arrangement is for sale.

4) Hopefully harpists would also find my arrangements directly through searching on Sheet Music Plus, which is also an advantage!

 

Here’s the link to the website: https://smppress.sheetmusicplus.com/p/arrangeme

 

I haven’t tried any of this yet, but I’ll update you as I progress 🙂 Hope this helps!

 

Love

Christy-Lyn xx

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