How to Sell Your Sheet Music Online

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I make content to attract like-minded composers that want to grow as artists under my mentorship. Nothing is more satisfying to me than seeing composers grow under my watch, no matter what aesthetic they're writing in.
Here’s a bit about my journey:
Age 7: Inspired by a book about Mozart, I knew I wanted to become a composer.
Age 15: Joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Composer Fellowship Program, mentored by Steven Stucky.
Age 22: Earned my B.M. in Composition from USC, studying under Donald Crockett, Stephen Hartke, Frank Ticheli, and Bruce Broughton.
Age 24: Completed my M.M. at Juilliard under John Corigliano.
Age 29: Named Composer-in-Residence at the California Symphony.
Age 30: Graduated with a D.M.A. from Columbia University and joined their faculty.
Age 31: Premiered “Aysheen” with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Today, I have a growing catalog of over 50 compositions that have been performed in China, Brazil, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, South Korea, Austria, Sweden, Canada, and the United States. These works include pieces for orchestra, chamber ensemble, vocalists, soloists, and electronics.
It took me 25 years to get to where I am today. Loving music is not enough. It takes doing the work that no one sees in the hopes of attaining an outcome that is not guaranteed.
If you love to compose as much as I do, then you’ll never stop doing it.
Let's go compose,
Saad
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[@saadhaddadmusic]

In today’s video, we’ll be comparing two ways to sell sheet music online: the old-fashioned way which I’ve been doing for years, and the new way which takes minutes to set up and 0 time to fulfill orders.

[@nathanielouzana]

What I wonder, though, is whether there's an option to control where the watermark is placed, or at least to preview it so that I can be sure there's no accidental overlay in case of unusual scores 🤔

[@saadhaddadmusic]

Great question. I just asked about this feature.

[@rodrigoruiz1988]

Same question here 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@saadhaddadmusic]

Here’s the answer direct from Sellfy, the way they do it makes sense to me: With Sellfy you can't watermark your file directly, you can only choose to timestamp your PDF with the buyer's email at the end of each page of your PDF file. But to make sure the stamp is applied correctly, you can to test it by downloading your own product from your store first. More info here: docs.sellfy.com/article/153-pdf-file-stamping

[@ericleiter6179]

Great information on this...this streamlined approach makes sense...my only question is, how does the concept of score/part rentals work through Sellfy???

[@saadhaddadmusic]

I haven’t tried this out for rentals. Last one about a week ago we invoiced ourselves since there is always a bit of negotiation involved.

[@ethanhcomposer]

Very helpful! Do you have any tips for advertising? I'm interested in starting composition lessons and I just don't know where to start!

[@saadhaddadmusic]

Be generous to others and share as much of your knowledge for free.

[@AjStillabower]

in 2 easy steps!

[@saadhaddadmusic]

Super duper 🙏🏽

[@Labratas123]

Bravo