March is Women’s History Month. As part of our celebration, we’ve added a Women in Music tile to the SmartMusic carousel. Upon launching SmartMusic, simply click on the tile from the homepage to explore titles by women composers to share with your students.
If you’d welcome some help in diversifying your programming, check out this post on Programming Women Composers. We’ve also shared additional tips to help your observance of Women’s History Month in our most recent Music Ed Mentor Podcast.
New Large Ensemble Repertoire
This month we’ve added five large ensemble titles to the SmartMusic repertoire library:
| Title | Composer/Arranger | Publisher | Ensemble | Level |
| Rhythm of the Winds | Erickson, Frank | Alfred | Concert Band | ME |
| What’s That? | Morey, Matt | Bakers Jazz and More | Jazz Ensemble | E |
| Boogie Blues | Monday, Deborah Baker | FJH Music Company | String Orchestra | VE |
| Hungarian Dance No. 1 | Brahms, Johannes; Gruselle, Carrie Lane | FJH Music Company | String Orchestra | M |
| Haunted Carousel, The | Svanoe, Erika | Alfred | Concert Band | ME |
New Solo Repertoire
We’ve also added 50 solos for voice, all found in Art Songs for School and Studio, First Year published by Theodore Presser. Additional new solos also include:
| Title | Comp/Arr | Publisher | Instrument | Level |
| Concertino, Op.26 | Weber, C.M. von | Cundy-Bettoney | Bb Clarinet | A |
| Sonata No. 2, Op. 94 | Prokofiev, Sergei | MakeMusic | Flute | A |
| Sonata VIII | Corelli, Arcangelo; Fitzgerald, Bernard | CPP/Belwin | Trumpet | A |
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