JumpMusic.com Adds Alfred Publications to Internet Store: Largest Worldwide Publisher of Educational Music Books and Sheet Music

Business Wire, May 10, 2000

Business and Technology Editors

MT. VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2000

Jump! Music, an online retailer of music products, is pleased to announce that it has added the entire line of Alfred Publishing, the world's largest educational music publisher, as a key vendor to its online music store.

Alfred, located in Van Nuys, California, offers a catalog containing more than 12,000 books, printed music, CD's, multimedia software programs, enhanced CDs and videos. JumpMusic.com plans to feature Alfred on specialized "music instruction home pages" that help parents and teachers quickly locate the right instructional materials, band methods or theory books.

"We are gratified that Alfred Publishing has agreed to join our Internet store with its top selling Alfred Basic Piano Library," said Richard Mathews, President of Jumpmusic.com. "Last year these courses sold over 2 million copies and JumpMusic.com sales will certainly benefit from the brand recognition that the Alfred line brings to our site."

JumpMusic.com offers a selection of over 5 million pages of sheet music searchable by song title, composer, music genre or instrument. From folios to single songs, the site is one of the largest and most complete sources of printed music on the Internet. Among its customers are orchestras, amateur and professional musicians, music teachers, vocalists, church groups and solo performers.

JumpMusic.com can be found on the web at jumpmusic.com and contacted at 201 San Antonio Circle, Suite 105, Mt. View, CA 94022. Telephone: (650) 917-7460 and fax (650) 917-7490.

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