(Click on the title to see the whole article). For most of 2025 and continuing into the start of 2026 I’ve been taking existing arrangements or compositions I’ve done and re-arranging them for other ensembles or solo keyboard instruments. The bulk of these arrangements have been for String Quartet. A considerable number have also been […]
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So, I know I’ve not posted very much here on the blog this year. The main reason I’ve not posted much is that, well, for most posts I make I don’t get any comments. To me that means few, if any are actually reading them. So why write if nobody is going to read? During […]
I’ve been taking some of my older arrangements for other instruments and adapting and rearranging them for String Quartet. You’ll find a wide variety of styles, usages and levels for you to consider. As of October 2025 all my titles are available on SheetMusicPlus, SheetMusicDirect, and for viewing on MuseScore. This is the list of […]
Please note that everything written here is my opinion. In April, 2024 Hal Leonard/MuseGroup (HL/MG) expanded their “ArrangeMe” (AM) self-publishing platform with a paid subscription “Pro” feature. For those that don’t know, AM allows composers and arrangers to upload their own music as well as arrangements from a large list of copyrighted titles. The music […]
a Introduction In the mid-1990’s I started using Finale (version 3.7) as my music notation software of choice. (Prior to that I used MusicPrinterPlus). When version six of Sibelius came out I tried it out and switched to it because it was far more intuitive than Finale. When Dorico 4 was released in early 2022 […]