Question 1:
Sometimes you give two versions of the same music: one for two recorders (or
other melody instruments) and classical guitar, and a second version with a melody
line, lyrics and chords. Why don't you give always a second version like this?

Question 2:
Why did you stop with the forms to vote, for music we would like to be added to
the list?

Question 3:
Will there ever appear new music again on your site?

Question 4:
What did you do with all the suggestions we sent you?

Question 5:
I know a song I would like to be added on your page, can I send you the title?

Question 6:
I'm looking for sheet music of The Sound of Music, or another musical,
music I know from the tv, from films, music from the Beatles or other old pop
music, new pop music, new age music or praise music.
Where can I find that, and why didn't you chose for this kind of music?

Question 7:
I would like to have the music from your page for piano solo, or saxophone.
Are you planning to add that in the future?

Question 8:
Where on the internet can I find free sheet music for piano, voice, clarinet, flute,
saxophone, trumpet or guitar?

Question 9:
Do you have fingering charts for recorder, flute, clarinet or saxophone?

Question 10:
I can play chords, can you explain me how it works to make an accompaniment
for a song?

Question 11:
You're calling yourself a composer, but the only thing you do is making
transcriptions of well known music, composed by real composers!

Question 1:
Sometimes you give two versions of the same music: one for two recorders (or
other melody instruments) and classical guitar, and a second version with a melody
line, lyrics and chords. Why don't you give always a second version like this?
 
Answer 1:
In first instance I worked out the music for two recorders and classical guitar.
A few years later I started to add a second version for voice, with lyrics, and chord symbols.
This second version is meant to add an extra to the first version: it is possible to play
both versions together. (That's why some of the second versions start with four measures
of rests: than, in the first version, the guitar playes its intro.)
I discovered that not all pieces were fit for a second version like this, so not all of them
will get a second version.

Question 2:
Why did you stop with the forms to vote, for music we would like to be added to
the list?
 
Answer 2:
When I started this site I wanted to know which music my visitors would like the
best, therefore I started the forms to vote. Everyone could fill in the music they would
like to be added to my site.
This proved to be a good idea: I received thousands of forms.
By now I've got that many suggestions for new music, it would take me a hundred
years to make all those transcriptions...
This is enough for me, I will go on with all your ideas (thank you!), and that's
why I decided to remove the forms to vote for new music from my site.
 
 
Question 3:
Will there ever appear new music again on your site?
 
Answer 3:
There sure will appear new music on my site!
Perhaps not so very often, but I will like it to make new music every now and then.
Keep watching this site, and you'll find it!
 
 
Question 4:
What did you do with all the suggestions we sent you?
 
Answer 4:
I will keep all requests, suggestions and comments, and I sure will refer to them
when I start to make a new transcription.
 
 
Question 5:
I know a song I would like to be added on your page, can I send you the title?

 
Answer 5:
Yes, you can mail me and tell me about the music you would like to be added.
I will notate it, and when it is a very good idea there is a chance I once will take
your idea, even though nobody can vote for it anymore.
 
 
Answer 6:
For my website I just use old compositions, for I don't like to pay for copyrights.
What the law says about this is: music and lyrics from composers and poets
who deceased more than seventy years ago, are free for anyone to use.
So this is what I did, and that's why you will not find pop music, or music from
musicals or films on my page: I just don't have the rights to use that kind of music.
When you're looking for this kind of music, there are some places on the internet
where you make a chance to find it. This doesn't have to be illegal, for the
webmaster can have payed the artists and publisher for it, and then it's legal.
Take a look below: answer eight gives some websites on which you - perhaps -
can find the music you're looking for.

Answer 7:
No, I don't have plans to add versions for other instruments yet.

Answer 8:
This is by far the most asked question I got in the five past years.
Actually I should have placed this question on number one!
The internet gives much information, just learn to search, pose your question with
the right words.
Don't ask for: "Please Google, would you be so kind to tell me..." etc.
or "I'm looking for flute music, not too difficult please!"
This doesn't work.
A good question would be: free "sheet music" flute
The words "sheet music" belong together, so use quotation marks for them, the
words 'free' and 'flute' don't need quotation marks.
Below a small list with sheet music sites I found:

Printable Sheet Music with Lyrics
Piano and guitar music
Easy piano music and Dutch children songs
Piano, guitar (TAB's too) classical and popmusic.
Dutch children songs. (melody, lyrics and chords)
Classical music (especially for violin)
National Anthems
Folk songs (notes, originally for bagpipe)
Praise music
Start page about sheet music
Clarinet
Folk songs, hymns, classical and pop, for many instruments.
Harp music.

Answer 9:
The website wfg.woodwind.org gives fingering charts for Flute, Piccolo, Oboe,
English Horn, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bassoon, Recorder, Tin Whistle, Fife and
more folk instruments.

Answer 10:
This, again, is a very frequent asked question!
I will give you an easy explanation about making a simple accompaniment.
 
There are two things necessary to understand my small lesson:
1 - You must be able to play the chords: A, D and E7.
2 - You must be able to sing 'Twinkle, twinkle, little star' in the key of A,
     this means: the last note of the song should be an A.
First: check the key: sing Twinkle, twinkle, little star to the end, and check your
last note. If it's not an A, try it again.
Is it an A? Then we can start our lesson:
Play a few A-chords, and start to sing. Go on playing A-chords while singing.
You will find out this works perfect, until you reach the word 'little'.
Here something goes wrong. The chord A sounds out of tune with the melody.
What to do now?
Remember we took just three chords for this song: the A, the D, and the E7.
This means that now the A doesn't work anymore, you'll need one of the two
other ones. Since you only have two chords left, it can't be difficult to find the
right one.
Let's try the E7.
No, this sounds even worse!
So then it must be the D?
And yes, that's right, it sounds good.
Now we can start again, remember to change chords when you sing the word
'little'.
'Twinkle, twinkle, little, .... star...'
No, the word 'star' is wrong again.
Which of the two others do we need here? You'll find out soon enough we need an
A again.
And so you go on, until the end of the song.

Now you will say: OK, but this time you gave me the three chords, and that way it
is not that difficult, but how can I use this lesson for other songs?
 
Just take a look at the chords we used: A, D, and E7.
When you follow the notes of the scale of A (like the alphabeth), you'll find out the
A is the first note of the scale, D is the fourth, and E(7) the fifth. (The fifth usually
gets a 7 added.)
Keep these numbers in mind: 1 - 4 - 5.
When you want to make an accompaniment for a song in another key, let's say
an E, than you need to take the first, the fourth and the fifth note of that scale.
That is: E, A, and B7.
Now you know this, you can start to sing, and find the right chords, just like we did
in the beginning of this lesson, with Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
Will you always be successfull in making accompaniments this way?
No.
It only works for simple songs in major keys.
But most songs are simple, and most songs are in the major key, so you made a
good start by learning this.
And when you go on you will find out the more difficult songs after a while.
Later you will learn to make more complicate accompaniments by ear.
I wish you much pleasure, and success!

Answer 11:
That's what you think!
I made the transcriptions of this page only after I discovered how many amateur
musicians are looking for music like this.
If you would like to learn more about my music, visit my home page.

Answer 12:
That's possible. It doesn't surprise me, the questions above are only the most
frequent questions, of course there are many others which I didn't mention.
What you can do with your question:
First: visit my other FAQ-page perhaps you'll find your question there.
If you don't find it there send me an e-mail and I will answer you as soon as
possible.