Sheet Music Plus arrangements can be purchased immediately via a link in the song listing.
For all other existing arrangements or to request a custom arrangement, contact me.
Important copyright information. First time visitor? Please read!
Purchasing arrangements of songs that are under copyright is complicated, and licences can take a while to obtain, especially if the song is being cleared in a country for the first time. Unfortunately, every country has its own copyright laws and sometimes a song is managed by different copyright agencies in different countries, is priced differently and has different rules about what I can charge as an arranger (if anything).
For this reason, it’s only possible for me to give quotes online and directly sell songs where I control the copyright – in most cases, these will be public domain songs or original songs. In nearly all other cases, we need to apply to the copyright owner of the song in the country where the performers live for permission and a quote.
This is the case for all arrangers, and also Sweet Adelines International and the Barbershop Harmony Society.
Please contact me before contacting the copyright owner – if you order directly from them, I may not be able to legally collect any fee for my work. Copyright owners generally do not pay arrangers for works they sell direct to the public.
Available arrangements
| Title | Description | How to get it |
| Barbershop Tags for Women | A compendium of 62 popular tags voiced for contemporary women’s barbershop! A choice of two formats to download | Download Barbershop Tags for Women – portrait booklet Download Barbershop Tags for Women – landscape booklet – this can be printed in a handy flip book |
| Absolutely Everybody (Vanessa Amarossi) | Australian pop Diva song about inclusiveness and having fun | Buy Absolutely Everybody from Sheet Music Plus |
| All of Me (John Legend – Men’s barbershop) | Popular John Legend Ballad. | Buy All of Me from Sheet Music Plus |
| After You Get What You Want You Don’t Want It (Various) | **Contestable uptune**. Cute, cheeky song about someone who can’t make up their mind | Available directly from me. Public domain – USA only Countries cleared – UK, Australia Price – $70 + $2 copy |
| Break My Stride (Matthew Wilder) | A great upbeat song from the 80s that was re-released in the 90s. Lots of fun, not too difficult. | Buy Break My Stride from Sheet Music Plus |
| Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley) | Lovely ballad, reasonably easy arrangement arranged as a regional song. | Buy Can’t Help Falling in Love from Sheet Music Plus |
| Come What May (Ewan McGregor/Nicole Kidman) | Gorgeous ballad from the 2010 movie Moulin Rouge | Buy Come What May from Sheet Music Plus |
| Company (Steven Sondheim) | Introduction only, arranged for Company Quartet | Buy Company from Sheet Music Plus |
| Don’t Dream it’s Over (Crowded House) | Iconic Australian 80s ballad | Buy Don’t Dream it’s Over from Sheet Music Plus |
| Feels Like Home (Randy Newman, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt , Chantal Kreviazuk and others) | This lovely song has been used in several movies including The Notebook, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and The Terminal and was Qantas airline’s theme song for several years. | Buy Feels Like Home from Sheet Music Plus |
| Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles) | The 2021 World Singing Day song, this has some tricky but fun bell chords – not for the faint hearted! I have every intention of creating an easier version of this! | Buy Here Comes the Sun from Sheet Music Plus Watch Debacle Quartet sing it! |
| I Am Woman (Helen Reddy) | A powerful song from the 70s that you’ll love to sing. This arrangement was sung at her funeral by combined Australian choruses | Buy I Am Woman from Sheet Music Plus Sweet Adelines Australia, I Am Woman – YouTube |
| I Feel the Earth Move (Carole King) | A fun upbeat piece, reasonably easy | Buy I Feel the Earth Move from Sheet Music Plus |
| I Honestly Love You (Olivia Newton-John) | A lovely ballad originally sung by the legendary Olivia Newton-John. A very singable arrangement suitable for groups of all levels. | Buy I Honestly Love You from Sheet Music Plus |
| I’m Yours (Jason Mraz) | Bass solo piece, with the higher voices singing ukulele type rhythms | Buy I’m Yours from Sheet Music Plus |
| Let it Go (From the movie “Frozen”) | A great powerful song about throwing off limiting beliefs. And the kids love it! | Clearance – Contact me Countries cleared – Australia Price – upon request |
| Mean (YWIH) (Taylor Swift) | A fun song with attitude released by Taylor Swift in 2010. Perfect for younger singers. Lowest note is G below middle C, very closely arranged. | Buy Mean from Sheet Music Plus |
| Message in a Bottle (The Police) | This is a slightly quirky and offbeat song by The Police. The arrangement isn’t difficult but an ensemble attempting it would need a solid grip on syncopated singing. | Buy Message In A Bottle from Sheet Music Plus |
| Moonlight Savings Time (There Ought to be a) (Various) | **Contestable Uptune** Two versions available of this fun contestable uptune, with different levels of difficulty. Wishing the nights were longer so you can love beneath the moon… | Buy the easy version of Moonlight Savings Time from Sheet Music Plus Buy the full version of Moonlight Savings Time from Sheet Music Plus |
| Mr Blue Sky (ELO – Electric Light Orchestra) | This one is my favourites! So much fun. Gets used a lot in movies (including the opening sequence of Guardians of the Galaxy 2). Ask me about learning tracks. | Buy Mr Blue Sky from Sheet Music Plus |
| Permission to Shine (Bachelor Girl) | A bright peppy pop anthem released in 1999 by Australian pop duo Bachelor Girl. A great message of self discovery and allowing yourself to ‘shine’. | Buy Permission To Shine from Sheet Music Plus |
| Please Don’t Ask Me (John Farnham) | **Contestable** Beautiful ballad originally released by Little River Band then re-released in the 80’s to be a hit by John Farnham on his own. | Buy Please Don’t Ask Me from Sheet Music Plus |
| Put ’em in a Box, Tie ’em With a Ribbon (and Throw ’em In the Deep Blue Sea) (Doris Day) | **Contestable Uptune** This great uptune was made famous by Doris Day in the 1948 musical Romance on the High Seas – Doris Day’s first movie! Not your typical schmaltzy love song, she’s through with love!!! Includes original verse by me. | Unfortunately, publisher has removed from the Sheet Music Plus catalogue. Contact me for help to clear. |
| Reach (S Club 7) | The happiest poppy-est pop song ever. Lots of fun. Bass melody in the middle with a cool key change to hold it together | Buy Reach from Sheet Music Plus |
| Rescue Me (Fontella Bass) | Four part harmony chorus with soloist melody plus two other singers making a trio overlay. Arranged in seven part harmony which might seem complex; it’s actually reasonably easy except that you need a very good soloist with both the power and vocal flexibility to carry off the extremely challenging solo melody line with ease. | Buy Rescue Me from Sheet Music Plus |
| Scarborough Fair (Traditional) | Great variation in this version, some lyrics taken from the earlier “Elfin Knight” | Clearance – Direct from me or purchase immediately through Sheet Music Plus ($2.99US copy) Countries cleared – Public domain Price – $70 + $2 copy from me |
| Shelter (Eric Bogle/John Williamson) | Unfortunately, publisher has removed from the Sheet Music Plus catalogue. Contact me for help to clear. | |
| Skylark (Various) | This is a challenging arrangement with a lot of jazz chords and fun rhythms! | Buy Skylark from Sheet Music Plus |
| So Far Away (Carole King) | This lovely wistful piece of music was written and made famous by the amazing Carole King. | Buy So Far Away from Sheet Music Plus |
| Somebody to Love (Queen) | One of my best sellers. Great counterpoint, fun song | Buy Somebody to Love from Sheet Music Plus |
| SOS (ABBA) | The famous ABBA rock ballad! This song moves from pensive ballad feel to full on rock chorus. Great fun! | Buy SOS from Sheet Music Plus |
| Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) | As sung by Frenzy! Quartet. Great audience participation opportunity. | Buy Sweet Caroline from Sheet Music Plus |
| The Place Where Lost things Go (Mary Poppins Returns) | This beautiful wistful ballad is from the Disney sequel “Mary Poppins Returns”. In the movie, Mary Poppins sings it as a lullaby to the Banks children who are grieving their late mother. The song was nominated for an Oscar as Best Original Song. Co-arranged with Joey Minshall. | Buy The Place Where Lost Things Go from Sheet Music Plus |
| Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley) | This is a fun, energetic song that your audiences will absolutely love. It starts out with vocal stylings which match the original instrumentation, then fills out into a full arrangement as the song progresses. To manage the rangy melody line, the melody moves between voice parts, with the lowest voice singing some of the verse. A terrific opportunity to showcase your singer with the lowest voice! This arrangement is regularly performed by Frenzy! quartet, and was sung by Brindabella Chorus in their international championship package in Las Vegas in October 2017. | Buy Viva Las Vegas from Sheet Music Plus |
| You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (Various) | **Contestable Ballad** A beautiful love song, originally performed by Maurice Chevalier but then sung by many famous artists including Bing Crosby and Doris Day. | Buy You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me from Sheet Music Plus |
Christmas
12 Days of Christmas (The) (Traditional)
- Clearance – Direct from me
- Countries cleared – Public domain
- Price – $70 + $1 copy
Long but entertaining Christmas song
Christmas Day (The North Wind) (Traditional)
- Clearance – Contact me
- Countries cleared – Australia
- Price – upon request
Australian Christmas Carol
Joy to the World (Traditional)
- Clearance – Direct from me
- Countries cleared – Public domain
- Price – $70 + $1 copy
Triumphant!
Lo How a Rose Ere Blooming (Traditional)
- Clearance – Direct from me
- Countries cleared – Public domain
- Price – $70 + $1 copy
Beautiful carol with two part canon section in the middle
Mary’s Boy Child **Available soon** (Boney M)
- Clearance – Not cleared yet
- Countries cleared – None yet
- Price – upon request
Fun Christmas song
Once in Royal David’s City **Available soon** (Traditional)
- Clearance – Direct from me
- Countries cleared – Public domain
- Price – $70 + $1 copy
Well known standard to add to your Christmas repertoire
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer**Available soon** (Traditional)
- Clearance – Not cleared yet
- Countries cleared – None yet
- Price – upon request
Popular with the kids
Three Drovers (The) (Traditional)
- Clearance – Contact me
- Countries cleared – Australia
- Price – upon request
Australian Christmas Carol
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Traditional)
- Clearance – Direct from me
- Countries cleared – Public domain
- Price – $70 + $1 copy
Cute and easy to end a performance with
Explanatory notes
Clearance
- Direct from me means that I can legally sell you the arrangement; either it’s in public domain, it’s an original work (I wrote it) or I have been authorised to sell by the copyright owner.
- Contact me means that the work has been cleared in at least one country. I will assist you in gaining clearance for the song.
- Not cleared yet means that the arrangement has not yet been cleared in any country. Permission to arrange needs to be granted – this can take a couple of days or several months.
Country cleared
This lists which country the song has already been cleared in. If it says “Public Domain”, clearance is not required.
If the song you’re interested in has already been cleared in your country of residence, this is most likely good news. Generally, once a song has been cleared, you only need to apply for a licence to photocopy (that term may vary from country to country). These requests are usually handled quite quickly, as the copyright clearing house already has permission for my arrangement of the song, and usually doesn’t need to go back to the actual copyright owner to gain additional permission for the song to be used.
Public domain
If you are considering a song that you believe is in public domain, please read the Public Domain information page to learn more.
Sheet Music Plus
Sheet Music Plus are a digital music seller owned by Hal Leonard. They are now allowing small publishers to sell music via their site, which creates some great opportunities.
The ArrangeMe series allows arrangers to create new arrangements from a specific list of popular music. The arranger receives 10% of all sales, but can also charge a work for hire fee for the initial creation of the new work.
SMPPress allows composers and arrangers to publish original works or arrangements of public domain music through their site. I set the price, and receive 40% of the sale price. In most cases I would be better compensated by selling direct from here, but SMPPress gives my work exposure to a wider audience. Larger ensembles may still do better to purchase from me directly.
Questions? Contact me