Explore Music with San Mateo County Libraries

Written By: Dorian at Belmont Library

Whether you’re interested in refreshing your warmups, finding a new piece to perform, jamming with friends, or searching for inspiration, your local library is here to help!  

The ease of having over 2,000 free printed scores on-demand via Hoopla, opens a new window is unmatched. Offerings range from pop, jazz and classical to soundtracks across multiple difficulty levels, instruments and ensembles.  

Hoopla Scores Staff Picks:
Claude Debussy Piano Music 1888-1905, opens a new window
Intermediate Baroque Era Favorites: The Classical Piano Sheet Music Series, opens a new window 

If you prefer printed music, you can find your next piece on smcl.org! I recommend this compilation of Bach’s easiest piano pieces for warmups and this book of 17th and 18th-century Italian art songs for sightreading practice.  

Stuck in a musical rut and looking for something new? Browse our digital music collection on Hoopla or place a hold on a CD on smcl.org! 

Hoopla Music Staff Picks: 

The Execution of All Things, opens a new window
Are You Serious?, opens a new window
Precipice, opens a new window 

CD Staff Picks: 

Stumpwork
Big Ideas
Alligator Bites Never Heal