been a long long time

[Joseph]

and still have only reached 80000 views on ScoreExchange as of this morning.  Sales in all of that time have been dismal . . . anyone have better luck?

Joseph

[mikelyons85]

My views are 477720 over a 20 year period. I have over 500 pieces listed. My sales amount to 158. It's just pitiful. However, it's better than a poke on the eye with a sharp stick.

By contrast, my Arrangeme sales amount to 90 for this year alone. Since 2016 I've sold 464. I don't do any publicity, so I don't expect vast quantities to sell. It does give me some pin money.

I'm OK with that.

[dko22]

I just discovered:
a) that I actually have a Score Exchange account and
b) the 2 pieces I put there have had a total of 785 views which seems a lot to me considering that I didn't even know I'd set up an account and it must have been ages ago judging at how old the two scores are. It must have been soon after I started to use notation software (Sibelius) around 2005.

[Joseph]

Nov 8, 2022 12:31:34 GMT mikelyons85 said:

My views are 477720 over a 20 year period. I have over 500 pieces listed. My sales amount to 158. It's just pitiful. However, it's better than a poke on the eye with a sharp stick.

By contrast, my Arrangeme sales amount to 90 for this year alone. Since 2016 I've sold 464. I don't do any publicity, so I don't expect vast quantities to sell. It does give me some pin money.

I'm OK with that.

I won't embarrass myself anymore than I already have but I do have a few questions Mike.  When you sell a score, does it include parts?  Does it include a performance license? If you do include parts do you clean them up or just go with Sibelius' part extraction?

I have nothing on Arrangeme as arrangements are not my forte though I do have scores on SheetmusicPlus, made more money in one sale there ROTFLMAO. I have scores with other publishers that are just as unsuccessful.  Currently I am re-thinking my relationship with Forton Music.  In all the years I've been with them I can probably count my sales on one hand.  Not sure they emcompass a true publisher's role . . .

[mikelyons85]

Nov 9, 2022 3:53:43 GMT Joseph said:

I won't embarrass myself anymore than I already have but I do have a few questions Mike.  When you sell a score, does it include parts?  Does it include a performance license? If you do include parts do you clean them up or just go with Sibelius' part extraction?

I have nothing on Arrangeme as arrangements are not my forte though I do have scores on SheetmusicPlus, made more money in one sale there ROTFLMAO. I have scores with other publishers that are just as unsuccessful.  Currently I am re-thinking my relationship with Forton Music.  In all the years I've been with them I can probably count my sales on one hand.  Not sure they emcompass a true publisher's role . . .

Hi Joe, No judgement, no embarrassment!

1. When I sell a score for a band/orchestra/ensemble piece, it always includes the parts and i spend many hours making sur ethe parts are as good as they can be. (Despite this both SE and ArrangeMe seem to have developed a knack of messing them up!

2. I don't include licences. AFAIC, the buyer has bought the right to use the music how they wish.

3. ArrangeMe is not just for arrangements, but also for originals. My originals also sell. on SE.

4. Other publishers I sell with, sell fewer than one or two pieces a year. It is what it is. Unless you're Andrew Lloyd Webber or similar, or work as many hours publicising as you do writing, you cannot expect to make thousands of sales a month. I know some do it, but they mainly write for piano and their output is prolific - if not profligate!

5. The only thing about Forton Music for me is that they take so blessed long to bring a piece to publication.

[Joseph]

Nov 9, 2022 14:17:06 GMT mikelyons85 said:

Nov 9, 2022 3:53:43 GMT Joseph said:

5. The only thing about Forton Music for me is that they take so blessed long to bring a piece to publication.

exactly . . .

[Kevin]

I am more than happy with AM. It would be good to know the ensembles/players that buy the music though.

[mikelyons85]

AM still works for me as well as it always has. Some months are good, some are bad. The one thing I miss, like Kevin, is knowing more about the purchasers. We used to be told the State, at least, now it's just the country. I'm quite surprised to find I'm getting sales through Sheet Music Direct.

I hope that, after the next few weeks, I'll be able to contribute more. The house move has taken forever, with one thing going wrong after another! Hopefully starting the move on Monday!!!

[dko22]

As far as I can see, this is the first post of any kind on this forum for over 4 months. Shame! in its heyday, I probably liked it here more than the likes of Composers' Forum or Talk Classical but I guess folk have just drifted off.

Not being an active user of SE and not even having an account at AM, I guess my musical priorities lie elsewhere but it's good they're working for some members here.

[Kevin]

Apr 14, 2023 18:37:39 GMT dko22 said:

As far as I can see, this is the first post of any kind on this forum for over 4 months. Shame! in its heyday, I probably liked it here more than the likes of Composers' Forum or Talk Classical but I guess folk have just drifted off.

Not being an active user of SE and not even having an account at AM, I guess my musical priorities lie elsewhere but it's good they're working for some members here.

You really ought to give AM a try. I had so much copyright stuff in my computer it made sense for me to at least try.