The main room

Sheet Music, Books and Methods

The best selection of popular, classical and instructional sheet music in New England — thousands of titles from every major publisher. Whatever the style, whatever the instrument, whatever the occasion: if it exists, chances are we have it. What we don’t have we can order, or often download for you on the spot. Just ask.

Sheet music and songbook racks at Wakefield Music
The sheet music room at Wakefield Music, with a digital piano

What’s on the shelves

Popular music

Single titles · Contemporary hits · Jazz · Pop · Rock · Folk · International · Broadway · Movie · Collections · Artist collections · Fake books

Classical music

Piano · Guitar · Strings · Choral & opera · Brass · Winds · Chamber music · Scores · All-State music · NYSSMA graded pieces

Methods & studies

Piano · Guitar · Strings · Drums · Voice · School band · Suzuki · Classical & jazz instrumental · Rock & folk · Hand percussion · Banjo, mandolin & ukulele · Harmonica & more

From the archive

Vintage sheet music

Alongside the current catalogues, the main room and basement keep a collection of vintage sheet music. It changes as pieces come and go, so the best way to see it is in person — ask at the counter and we will show you what is in.

The vintage sheet music wall and bins at Wakefield Music: classic covers from the 1920s to the 1960s, sorted by decade

Teachers and school programs

Full Suzuki series, NYSSMA-graded solo pieces and All-State selections for auditions, and method books for every instrument we sell. Teachers: call ahead with your studio list and we will have the season’s books bagged and waiting.

Publishers we carry

Browse the catalogues, then call us with the title.

Strings, picks and last-minute gifts

Strings for everything with strings, reeds, capos, tuners, metronomes, straps, and stocking-stuffers a music teacher would actually approve of.

Looking for a specific piece?

Call with the title and we will track it down — it is kind of our thing.