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Questions tagged [sheet-music]

Musical notation in written or printed form. Questions asking people to find or transcribe (make) sheet music for a particular song are off-topic.

Sheet music, also known as a score, is a printed or sometimes handwritten document representing a piece of music using musical symbols. Typical sheet music consists of a staff (pl. staves) containing musical notes, and a clef establishing the pitch represented by the position of those notes, along with other musical symbols. Often, sheet music also contains information about the composer of the piece, and the piece itself.

The process of reproducing sheet music is called engraving, a historically manual and mechanical process which is now often done with computer software (using a graphical interface, or another notation scheme such as LilyPond).

Please note that questions about transcribing or finding sheet music for a particular song are off-topic since they are rarely useful to future readers.

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Sites with a good selection of sheet music

When I look online for sheet music for the piano or flute, I find that a lot of the websites that promise great collections of sheet music are nothing but ad filled sites that talk about sheet music (but don't actually have any.) The sites that DO…
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Best ways of storing sheet music

I was wondering if anyone had a really good and practical way of storing print sheet music. If there is any specific types of folders or cabinets that they use to store their sheet music. I would like to know ways of storing music for later use and…
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How to write "Play this line, OR this line" with conventional music symbols

In a music sheet, how could I write down "play this line OR this line, as you like". The reason is that if the player is skilled, they will choose to play the first line, but if not, they will prefer the second one. Is there any defined way to write…
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Resource for sheet music for blind musicians

Question: Do you know any sheet music resources for blind people, i.e. sheet music in braille notation? I don't seem to find any braille files in IMSLP (the Petrucci Library at http://www.imslp.org). Are there perhaps software that translate…
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Why is it so hard to learn sheet music for someone who plays by ear? Any tips?

For as long as I've been playing piano, I've always played by ear and I can replicate a lot of songs/pieces after I hear them a few times (I have synesthesia and I might have perfect pitch), but I really want to learn sheet music so I can play more…
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Vocal sheet music with right-to-left languages

How would sheet music be written for vocals in a right-to-left language (Hebrew or Arabic)? It seems there would be a clash between the left-to-right convention of sheet music and the right-to-left of the language.
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Managing page turns with a PDF file

There's a once lively discussion about page turning here which deals alot with page turns of the wood pulp variety. However, all of my music is in PDF format and I read it from a computer. I wasn't able to find much in a google search for page…
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Notes to be played together appear offset from each other

Are the highlighted groups of notes in the example below to be played together? My theory is that these groups of notes were drawn at a distance from each other in order not to clutter and create confusion.
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How best to handwrite scores?

I'm currently terrible at writing scores, my handwritten scores look ugly and are often unreadable. I'm wondering if there are any tips/tricks for producing handwritten scores which other musicians will be able to read, I'd also like my music to…
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How do you use an Ipad for sheet music

I'm just wondering how you guys use an Ipad or tablet for sheet music. Im interested in apps to have an easy workflow, how you change quickly through pages and if you use any other hardware or apps with it.
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How to write triplets in 4/4 time without using a 3 on top of the notes all the time

I am writing a song and in cubase (DAW) the score I get looks this. Is there really no better way to write this without using a 3 on top of each beat? Is there something I could put at the top of the piece since the whole song is a shuffle like…
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What's the meaning of the separator?

I'm learning the Bach's French suite using this edition. Throughout there is a small separator (small vertical line) and I cannot guess its meaning. It definitely have something to do with this question, but it doesn't explain whole of them, and if…
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Who plays which part of a sheet music in a band?

Consider that there is a band consisting of a lead guitarist and a bass guitarist and they want to play a sheet music. Who plays which part in these situations: 1-The sheet music has only a treble clef and a bass clef Does the lead guitarist ONLY…
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Where can I find music notes for classical guitar and lute online?

Possible Duplicate: Sites with a good selection of sheet music Occasionally, I search for music notes online, e.g. for pieces by Sor, Dowland, Bach and others. Are there some good resources for musical notes (or tabs)? I am interested in…
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What do I do when a crotchet is above a minim?

I’ve been trying to find out what to do when a crotchet is above a minim for my school band. Please can anyone help me out?
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