We are thrilled to introduce you to our latest endeavor - the Melodic Minds Digest, the monthly newsletter from RWS Music Company. As a valued member of our family, we understand your passion for music and your desire to stay informed. That's why we've curated Melodic Minds Digest to bring you exclusive content, insider [...]
As of March 1, 2024, all licensing requests for RWS Music publications can be made at: licensing.alfred.com Our distribution partners at Alfred have a simple, one-stop shop for all your licensing needs including: - Arrangement permissions - Streaming rights - Sync licenses
Here are just a few of the countless tributes to Robert W. Smith, one of my dearest friends. We will all miss him terribly. Col. (Ret.) Thomas H. Palmatier SBO+ Editor-in-Chief Robert W. Smith; an innately gifted musician, a master teacher, a brilliant administrator, an intuitive-successful businessman, a loving husband and father, and [...]
After the challenges of the past two academic years, we are so pleased to look ahead to 2021-2022 and beyond. We at RWS Music Company are proud to present this catalog of new works for concert band, string orchestra, flexible instrumentation ensembles and chamber groups. We invite you to view these selections by clicking [...]
Robert W. Smith explaining royalty-free streaming.
Offering the royalty-free use of any title from our catalog to any school or community-based ensemble for streaming performance in a virtual concert setting.
At the RWS Music Company we understand the challenges facing band directors during this unprecedented time. Smaller class sizes and distance learning are creating new performance necessities, and we are prepared to fulfill those needs. With the mandated smaller class sizes, many groups have elected to have brass, percussion, and woodwinds in separate classes. A [...]
In response to the Fall 2020 guidance for music education published by NAfMe and the NFHS, the RWS Music Company will provide products to meet the changing needs of music educators and students. Introducing the new "Custom Concert Series". Some of the most popular RWS Music titles, and exciting new works, have been scored to [...]
RWS Composer and Founder Robert W. Smith with a call to action for music educators.
RWS composer e Austin Thompson, also known as EDM artist Dino Brawl, will be providing a service to percussion students around the world. With the ongoing quarantine students are facing during the COVID-19 crises, music students have lost a great number of performance opportunities. Austin is going to give one back: "Tune in this [...]