| This article is about a new musical product that I think | | | | What makes this product so unique is the way it can |
| every aspiring musician should know about. It's called | | | | help you to play those songs. After plugging into the |
| "Sheet Music On A Stick" and is a small USB memory | | | | computer you can choose any number of songs and |
| drive that is filled with sheet music, audio files and a ton | | | | print the sheet music. Then with the computer by your |
| of interactive options that can make learning, or | | | | side you can hit the play button and the notes will light |
| re-learning to play the piano much easier than | | | | up across the screen and the audio will play. You can |
| traditional books of sheet music. | | | | listen or begin to play along. You can slow it down to |
| Like many others during their childhood I took piano | | | | whatever tempo is easier. You can isolate the audio |
| lessons at the strong urging of my parents. After two | | | | and make a solo for either hand or mute it altogether |
| years of such lessons the call of my friends on the | | | | as you play the notes yourself. You can easily go |
| baseball diamond meant the end of the lessons and | | | | back and practice a section again. You feel that you |
| shortly thereafter the end of playing the piano. Over | | | | have a teacher at your side. |
| the years I often thought how nice it would be to be | | | | There is a wonderful feature for vocalists. If they don't |
| able to play the piano again. And then last summer I | | | | like the key of a song they can change it to whatever |
| decided to give it a try but even with the help of my | | | | key is comfortable for them, keeping the piano in its |
| old Thompson Third Grade book (amazingly still | | | | correct key. They can then print their own customized |
| available) I was very discouraged. Not long after I | | | | version of the music. The melody can also be |
| came across this amazing little product called "Sheet | | | | customized for various instruments such as Trumpet |
| Music On A Stick". It's a small, and I mean small, USB | | | | or Saxophone. |
| memory drive that plugs into your computer and is | | | | I don't think that I would have persevered in getting |
| filled with sheet music and a ton of interactive stuff. | | | | back to the piano if it hadn't been for "Sheet Music On |
| The one I had was called "Today's Hot Hits" and it had | | | | A Stick". I think that this will help a lot of people who |
| the sheet music for 25 songs including songs of the | | | | have long wished to get back to playing the piano |
| Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks, | | | | again. |
| Taylor Swift and many others. | | | | |