Best music notation software: Our top picks Whether you're a student or seasoned pro, it's impossible to ignore Avid Sibelius. Its comprehensive feature set has been fine-tuned over decades of ...

In one sense, MuseScore is the "odd man out" in this article. It does not employ LilyPond in any way, but it does support MusicXML. That support gives it an entry into the LilyPond environment by way ...

However, if you are not much concerned about playback algorithms sounding a bit more realistic or hesitant to buy a new software, try MuseScore. The software comes at an unbeatable price – it’s free!

The programming software that professor Daniel Jones used for his honor’s music courses was a little outdated—the program was stored on floppy disks. With his students in mind, he decided to change ...

When I was an untutored rock musician, I envied my colleagues who could read and write music notation. They could access and study material that literally was a closed book to me. So, at one point in ...

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After you have input your composition into your notation software, it is worthwhile reviewing the timbres and textures of your composition and considering whether they are effective or not. You might ...

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If you’re a composer and you want to use your Mac to create music, you may be interested by music notation software but put off by the price without having a chance to try it first. If that’s the case ...