What is a Sheet Music Membership

Hello and welcome back.

Today we're going to talk about sheet music memberships.

What I mean with that? Well, I'm going to explore several different sheet music memberships you can find around the web. Yes, from competitors of ours as well. And I'm going to give you their pros and cons. And of course I'm going to talk about our own sheet music membership, which I think includes a lot of value as well.

So let's just dive right in.

So what exactly is a sheet music membership? Nowadays almost every website selling digital sheet music offers some kind of membership.

But Virtual Sheet Music was actually the first company to introduce one back in 2000.

Essentially a membership provides access to sheet music digitally, along with discounts, perks and special offers. However, each company structures its membership differently. For example, Music Notes offers a membership that allows you to access a limited number of pieces for free each month, while providing discounts on other sheet music. But not everything.

They offer two different membership tiers at an affordable price, but the benefits are limited to a maximum discount of 25 % with no additional perks.

Sheet Music Direct offers a membership specifically for a Leonhard's repertoire, allowing you to enjoy the music online for free at a monthly fee of $9, or an yearly fee of $99.

However, if you want to download or print the sheet music, you still need to pay, though you do get a strong 50 % discount on all titles.

While this membership has its benefits, the nearly $100 annual cost adds up and the selection is restricted to a Leonhard's catalogue.

MuseScore is a relatively new platform that offers a mix of a Leonhard's content and music contributed by users.

They have two membership tiers.

MuseScore Pro at $54.99 per year and MuseScore One at a staggering $214.99 per year. While they do provide some interesting perks beyond sheet music, keep in mind that much of their content comes from user contributions, which often vary in quality.

Additionally, their pricing is among the highest in the industry.

Of course, many other websites offer their own versions of a sheet music membership, each with unique features and pricing, but these are some of the most well -known.

And here comes Virtual Sheet Music.

As I mentioned, Virtual Sheet Music has been offering its membership for 25 years. Despite upcoming changes in pricing, since we now offer so much that different membership tiers are needed to better serve our users, the current price remains the same as it was 25 years ago.

Just $37.75 for the first year and only $25.99 for subsequent renewals.

And the best part? Renewal is optional, not automatic.

Our membership includes free access to the entire Virtual Sheet Music Edition's repertoire, which is composed by over 12,000 top -quality special arrangements from the classical and traditional repertoire edited by professional musicians.

Up to 70 % off on all other publishers' music editions, including Al Leonard, Alfred and Shot, totaling over 400,000 music titles.

Exclusive perks our competitors don't offer, including all media files for Virtual Sheet Music editions, which include MIDI files, mp3 audio files, mp3 audio accompaniment files and tracks to play along, practice videos and video play -alongs, unlimited access to our Playground Online Music Editor, full use of our AI Music Assistant, and special discounts on other musician -related products, such as exclusive piano accompaniment videos professionally recorded by a real pianist, third -party physical products like air -turn pedal devices, and much more, and we are constantly adding new features and perks every month.

Oh, and one more thing. For every new member who joins, we plant 10 trees to support environmental sustainability and ensure that we remain carbon -negative.

We do this in collaboration with Eden Reforestation Projects and One Tree Planted, two top -tier environmental organizations.

Well, not to be biased, but I truly believe that the Virtual Sheet Music membership is something special.

Of course, if you are solely interested in pop sheet music, Sheet Music Direct might be a better fit, a higher upfront yearly fee, but you can get access to Adele's latest album for free.

However, if you are more inclined toward classical music or are a music teacher, Virtual Sheet Music is probably the best choice.

To learn more about Virtual Sheet Music membership, visit the membership page at www .virtualsheetmusic .com slash membership.

Be sure to click on the View All Benefits link to get a detailed breakdown of everything included.

Unfortunately, many people overlook this section, perhaps because the page is long, but that's only because we offer so many features and perks that can be ignored.

At the end of the day, given the low price of Virtual Sheet Music's membership, even if you already have a membership with another sheet music provider, what we offer at Virtual Sheet Music, in my opinion, can serve as an invaluable addition to your music toolkit.

Well, okay, so what do you think about these sheet music memberships? Which one do you think is the best for you? I'm really curious to know your thoughts.

Please post your comments below and let me know. Or as usual, send an email to tipsandinsights at virtualsheetmusic .com. I love to get in touch with you.

So we are done for today and I'll see you again in the next one.

Bye.

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