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This week's free sheet music is the (famous?) Sonata "Pathétique" by Ludwig van Beethoven, op. 13 no. 8.

This music was typeset by the Mutopia Project, and we thank them for their tireless work for making music free - both no-cost and freely accessible.

All three movements are available for download.

This week's free sheet music is actually two pieces, both in the Grade 3 ABRSM piano syllabus. Since Mic Professional Music's education arm has a piano student following this grade, it is appropriate to post the free sheet music created for this student here as well.

The first piece is "Wilder Reiter" or "The Wild Horseman" by R. Schumann, op. 68 no. 8.

The second piece is "Prelude in C" by J.S. Bach, BWV 939.

These pieces are without fingering hints. If you wish to have music with fingering hints included, please contact us.

Since I am in the process of planning a show at the moment, I thought it would be good to share some steps on how to do it.

1. Determine the Budget

This most be done before anything else. A show will cost money, even if you get everything for free. Planning a budget is the first and most important step to be taken. Make sure that this is well-detailed if you will be approaching sponsors.Read more

This week's free sheet music is by Franz Joseph Haydn for a string quartet, the String Quartet in G Major, Op. 76 No.1. Simply download the free PDF attachment.

If you need separate music for each instrument, simply join in a community space, such as the Forum or on Twitter or Facebook, and we will get back to you!

Here is a preview of the score:

Due to the availability of methods to pirate software and films, the issue of copyright infringement has become a hot topic in today's world. This means that many people copyright their software, their music, their documents, or even their hand-outs. Copyrighting material not meant for sale restricts the  use of that material, since it cannot be used or even bought, and thus it means the work cannot effectively be used or shared.Read more

This week's free sheet music is the Wall Street Rag, by Scott Joplin, published in 1909. This is a fun, but still challenging, piece to play, as the composer gives notes and comments all the way through.

Here are two links for this piece:Read more

Choosing good score-writing software is vital if you wish others to play your music or if you want to sell your music. Unless you have the handwriting of a god of music, you will need good typesetting software.

1. Lilypond

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This week's free sheet music is the fourth movement of the Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Opus 30 No. 2, of Ludwig van Beethoven. Below are two links, one that will download the sheet music from www.MutopiaProject.org, and one that sends you to the documant on Scribd.com:

http://www.mutopiaproject.org/ftp/BeethovenLv/O30/Violinsonata_No7_4/Vio...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/32042096/Violin-Sonata-No7-in-C-Minor-Beethoven

At some or other stage it will be necessary to buy a good new instrument. How one should go about it is rather important, since most people only have the money to do it once.Read more

Since music is part of the entertainment business, it felt right to publish a blog post about weddings and pricing. The internet does not seem to provide much information on the subject in South African Rands, but after some searching, some estimate prices were found which are rounded off below:Read more