Piano, Organ & Keyboard Sheet Music arranged by Simone Collins
The newest arrangements now available are one of my all time favourite songs: “The Final Countdown” by Europe. I had actually started working on an organ arrangement of this as a teen… I was transcribing it all by ear, and had set up registrations. I went away to a camp, and came back to find …
With over 60 piano, organ and lead sheet / fake book arrangements now published, and my first commission completed, it’s time for the next evolution of my self-publishing journey. The “Music With Simone Shop” has evolved into MWS Publishing, to pave the way for additional services, such as transcription services and the engraving of scores …
Sheet Music Direct only displays the first page of a PDF in its catalog, and all my arrangements contain a cover page. So I’ve been updating the cover pages there to include a snippet of the score, to give some idea of the level of difficulty. While I was updating the cover page for the …
Every couple of years, as MuseScore (my music engraving program of choice) undergoes significant development, I revisit old arrangements and tweak their layout. The latest piece to be revamped is The Holy City, my best selling organ arrangement. With easier layout tools, I’ve changed the spacing slightly and improved the appearance of the lyrics. I …
As an arranger who uses Arrange Me as one of my distribution channels, I had originally opted in to their “extended distribution” network, which promised quarterly payments of subscription views through MuseScore Pro and Sheet Music Direct Pass. Initially, this worked well, bringing in extra money, though the subscription view option saw download sales plummet. …
The newest Christmas Carol now available is O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël). Currently lead sheets and organ arrangements are available, as well as all 3 verses of the lyrics in both English and French. I’ve also added the lead sheet for Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Bell Carol) along with all the lyrics.
As we head towards December, I’m publishing at least 1 new Christmas arrangement each day. The latest additions are:
The first five finger piano piece I arranged for a student a number of years ago was “Yellow” by Coldplay. Coldplay songs are among the most requested in my studio. This was a student who had only been learning for a few months, so I had to write something appropriate for them. I’ve now added …
This week’s Christmas song is the Coventry Carol. My personal preference is to play this in F minor, but the key signature may be off putting to some! Unable to choose whether to publish arrangements in G minor (the more common key), F minor (my preference), or even E minor, I’ve decided to go with …
