2024 Top Print Titles

As the calendar year draws to a close, we reached out to some of the biggest name in print music publishing to learn what specific titles were most embraced by educators, hobbyists, and professionals in 2024. A mix of pop music folios, instructional guides, and evergreen favorites, these collections have been generating the most sales for MI dealers.

Hal Leonard

1. Taylor Swift Super Easy Piano
2. Taylor Swift – Really Easy Piano
3. First 50 Songs You Should Play on Piano
4. First 50 Songs You Should Play on Acoustic Guitar
5. The Real Book
6. Wicked 
7. The Beatles – Complete Scores
8. Disney – Super Easy Songbook
9. Simple Songs – Guitar
10. Daily Ukulele Another Year

Alfred Music

1. Adult All-In-One Book 1 by Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, and Amanda Vick Lethco
2. Suzuki Violin School Book 1 by Shinichi Suzuki
3. Sound Innovations String Orchestra Violin Book 1 by Bob Phillips, Peter Boonshaft, and Robert Sheldon
4. Sound Innovations Concert Band Trumpet Book 1 by Robert Sheldon, Peter Boonshaft, Dave Black, and Bob Phillips
5. What Was I Made For? (from “Barbie”) arr. Andy Beck
6. The Harry Potter Piano Anthology – Various
7. The Tempest by Robert W. Smith
8. The Choral Playbook by Anna Wentlent
9. Sound Artistry Intermediate Method for Clarinet by Peter Boonshaft and Chris Bernotas in collaboration with Dr. Margaret Donaghue
10. Sound Performance for Young Musicians by Chris M. Bernotas

Kendor Music Publishing

1. Blackstone Blues by Jeff Jarvis (Jazz Ensemble)
2. Folksong Sketches, Arr. Deborah Baker Monday (String Orchestra)
3. Jazz Educator’s Handbook (2nd Edition) by Jeff Jarvis and Doug Beach (Jazz)
4. Go Swing it on the Mountain, Arr Peter Blair (Jazz Ensemble)
5. String Theory by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold (String Orchestra)
6. The Queen Bee by Sammy Nestico (Full Score Edition, Jazz Ensemble)
7. 1-800-Got-Funk by Vince Gassi (Jazz Ensemble)
8. Precipice by Matthew Arnett (String Orchestra)
9. Absolutely Beethoven, Arr. Tyler Arcari (String Orchestra)
10. Ariana by Peter Blair (String Orchestra)

Excelcia Music Publishing

1. Fanfare Esprit by Carol Brittin Chambers (Band)
2. Strength and Honor by Sean O’Loughlin (String Orchestra)
3. The Complete Warm-Up for Band by Carol Brittin Chambers & Tyler Arcari (Band)
4. Colorful Sunrise by Yukiko Nishimura (String Orchestra)
5. Emerald Sky by Larry Clark (String Orchestra)
6. Breakneck! by Tyler Arcari (Band)
7. Heart of a Lion by Matthew R. Putnam (Band)
8. Easy as 1–2–3 by Carol Brittin Chambers & Tyler Arcari (String Orchestra)
9. Rising Earth by Laura Estes (Band)
10. John Ryan’s Polka, arr. Caryn Wiegand Neidhold (String Orchestra)

Wingert-Jones Publications

1. Joy Ride by Doug Spata (String Orchestra)
2. Counts of Silence by Quincy Hilliard (Band)
3. Alegria by Carol Brittin Chambers (Band)
4. Champion by Jay Coles (Band)
5. Aces of the Sky by Christina Huss (Band)
6. Amparito Roca, Arr. Tyler Arcari (Band)
7. United System for Winds and Percussion by Peter Sciaino (Band)
8. The Jolly Roger by Erica Donahoe (String Orchestra)
9. Melodia Perpetua by John Dupuis (String Orchestra)
10. Ares by Jay Coles (String Orchestra)