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Thanks. :)

Awesome! Thanks for watching! I hope you’re able to find awesome spots for all your gear!

Haha, thanks for watching!

so close!!!

Thank you for noticing my typing. :) I worked really hard on that part. hahaha. And I'm looking forward to seeing your next video as well!!

Thank you for watching. I've never had to deal with paper sizes anywhere except for USA, so I can't speak to the norms in other countries, but all I can say is that I'm happy with my big laserjet printer. It was very expensive, but I haven't regretted the purchase, and it makes very high quality printings, so I'm glad I did it.

:) I always look forward to them too. :)

Indeed. I’m still trying to get things in proper places later a few weeks later. And that’s awesome about Doug! It really is a small musical world.

Thanks for watching! The house is starting to settle down a bit. :) I meant to mention you making the shirt in the video, but I forgot. Haha. Sorry.

@@drewmorrismusic no sweat! Just happy it made it and you liked it enough to wear it!

@jasonelambeth it’s one of my favorite shirts! And I get compliments on it all the time. :)

Haha. I picked it on a whim because I thought it sounded funny and since the percussion ensemble was built of a bunch of different types of grooves, I thought it suited its not-serious nature. I looked it up later and found out that it was also the name of a cymbal cleaner. :) I’ve had people in several different countries buy the piece. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Hopefully it doesn’t turn out to be something really inappropriate. Haha.

Thanks for your help with the video! As always :)

:) it seems to get less views every year, but I still like making it. Haha.

Awesome! Any chance you’ll share any of your progress? And thanks a bunch for watching!

Don’t forget to sing when you win. 🎶

I’m glad the series helped! And I hope your move goes super smoothly! Next week is the last in the series and it feels good to be all moved in. I’m excited for your new studio as well! Thanks so much for watching!

Haha. :) thanks for watching!

The same thing happened to me while I was editing. Haha. I didn’t realize he wasn’t in the room with me until I backed up and heard it again. :)

Thanks for watching!

Thanks! I was just thinking about how when you posted your studio tour video my wife and I hadn't even begun the conversation about moving, and now I'm in a new place. haha. It's wild how quick things can move sometimes! I'm not sure how frequent my "studio update" videos will be, but hopefully you'll get to see the finished product before too long!

Haha, they've settled down a bit, but we're still dealing with an AC that doesn't completely work and living that "window unit AC life".

That means we actually have to record something now, doesn't it?

Haha

Moving that giant printer was really fun. haha. Have you had to move yours yet?

Don’t worry. I only moved to Fayetteville. I’m still teaching at NWACC in the fall. :)

@@drewmorrismusic 💪💪💪

Thank you so much for the kind words!! I’m glad you liked the piece. :)

I forgot about this one. Thanks for reminding me about it!

I’m glad you found value in my video! If you have any specific questions, feel free to reach out!

I will for sure check in again with you once I get to the finishing of my book. I will only have ten piano pieces with 4-5 pages per song. I may need some advice! This is the first time I am selling my music by sheetmusic. I am learning a lot by the tutorials on utube. Thank you

Thank you for watching! :)

Thanks for watching! I wish I would have recorded the mixer audio and done a little more jamming so you could have heard more of what it could do. But that Mood made the melodica do some pretty cool things.

I use Sibelius. I’m currently using the subscription version Sibelius Ultimate, but I’ve been using Sibelius since Sibelius 2. I’ve thought of switching to Dorico, but a lot of people I work with when I’m writing stuff for marching shows use Sibelius, so I’d need to have both, so I stick with Sibelius even though there are certain things about it that drive me crazy. I’ve also considered trying out Musescore since it’s become so powerful recently. What do you use?

Thanks! Haha after doing all the work on the melodica, I realized I had a second contact mic and the kalimba was just laying there so I figured, why not? (And I think I actually preferred the sound of the kalimba to the sound of the melodica, and it took a fraction of the effort. Haha)

@@drewmorrismusic that’s the way it always goes!

I’ve never tried to do anything with pickups (other than the ones on my guitar and bass that I never play) but if you ever put something together like that, I’d love to hear about it!!! Thanks for watching. :)

I wish I had time to make more videos, but things have been just busy enough that I don’t make it any farther than thinking up an idea. But maybe over the summer I’ll get a few more put together.

Haha. Normally I see top down videos like this with pristine desks and mine had synths all over the place that I just pushed out of the way for the video. But normally I can’t even get to the surface of the desk. :)

Thanks for watching! One of these days I hope to do a followup video about digital distribution but I just haven’t had the chance yet.

@@drewmorrismusic That would be helpful too!! I was wondering if you have a recommendation on cardstock paper for the covers in tabloid size? :)

@@helloabbylyons I've never really found a cardstock I absolutely love. (I've wanted to find a glossy tabloid cardstock, but haven't found any that weren't unnecessarily expensive). All the cardstock I've used over the past few years is just 65 pound cardstock and sometimes 80 pound that I either got from Hammermill or Neenah. I used to just buy it a ream at a time from Amazon, but when I found the yellow that I liked and wanted to get enough that would match in letter size, tabloid size, and also 12x18, I ordered a bunch from "The Paper Mill". I later found basically the same kind (Neenah) on Amazon under both "solar yellow" and "sunburst yellow". I don't know if that will actually answer your question, but basically, the 65 pound cardstock has done fine for me over the past 5 or 6 years. If you just want white, you can probably find some by searching cardstock 11x17 on amazon, though you'll probably have to scroll for a while before you actually find anything that matches your search. If you still have more questions, let me know!

@@drewmorrismusic that’s super helpful, thank you!! I was looking at Hammermill but just wasn’t sure what lb would be best. I will probably go with the white cardstock. I also like the idea of glossy cardstock though! I am not sure if it will work with my printer, or if it might smear. Do you have an inkjet or laser? Do you think I can print okay on glossy with an inkjet? I just got an inkjet printer off of Facebook marketplace for this project. I have to print about 60 books to fulfill some kickstarter rewards for my album release. :) Also do you recommend 28 or 32 lb for the inner pages? I think I remember you saying 28 but I have been seeing 32 recommended elsewhere too. Thanks so much for your help!! :D

@helloabbylyons My current printer is a laserjet. Back when I had inkjet, smearing was a concern of mine too. If you are using ink, I think it might be good to avoid glossy cardstock just to be safe. For the inner pages question, I used to use 32 for the scores and 28 for loose sheet music/parts, but I switched over to 28 pound paper for everything because it’s a tad cheaper and one less thing to keep up with. I haven’t really been able to tell much of a difference between the 32 and 28. (And no one who has bought physical sheet music recently has complained about the change).

There are a lot of options for easy digital sales nowadays if you want to self publish. If you have the sheet music looking good you could release them on a personal website/store, or put them online on various services like Hal Leonard’s “Arrange Me” or JW Pepper’s “My Score” that will release them out to various digital marketplaces. (And take a share of the profits of course). If you want to publish traditionally, you would need to reach out to publishers. I’ve only dealt with one traditional publisher and they only publish percussion music so that wouldn’t help you very much. But really, if you have music that you think would sell, I’d encourage you to at least create a website where people could listen to it and look at samples. Even if you don’t have an online store yet, you could still give them a contact link so they could reach out to you directly to purchase your music. If you have more questions, please feel free to reach out. (I’ve been meaning to do a “digital side of self publishing” video for a while now and just haven’t gotten around to it.). Thanks for much for watching!

Thank you so much for watching! Let me know if you have any further questions!

Thanks so much for watching!

Thanks for watching! Lately I’ve been having more unproductive days than productive ones. Hopefully that will change in a few days when I finish teaching for the semester. I hope you have some super productive days as well!

I’d watch that video! :)

Haha. Have you seen the versions from other years yet? :)

Haha, awesome! And I'll proudly accept a comparison to Ron Swanson any day of the week. :)