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Thanks for reading Scoring Notes! We love music notation software and related products and technology, so that’s what we cover here. You’ll find timely news, engaging podcasts, in-depth coverage about the field, and honest reviews about products you use every day.

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Blog 2 months ago
Icon see clearly now: Graphical MIDI Tools 2026.8 update
Graphical MIDI Tools 2026.8 for Sibelius adds instrument track icons, triplet and tuplet grid snapping, and better handling of multiple open tracks. The Graphical Harp Tool now writes and plays back glissandos across an entire chord.
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Blog 2 months ago
Denigma Online solves the riddle of opening Finale files - without Finale
Robert Patterson's Denigma Online converts Finale .musx files to MusicXML entirely in your browser, with no copy of Finale needed. We walk through the options, the caveats, and how the results compare with Finale's own MusicXML export in Dorico and Sibeli
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Podcast 2 months ago
Q & A(I)
Part one of our listener Q&A follows the mailbag into AI: scanning, audio transcription, proofreading, language-model bridges, and the "Gould test" - all leading to larger questions about expertise, judgment, and responsibility.
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Blog 3 months ago
ScoreTail joins the browser-based notation field
The latest stop in our Overture series of first looks is a browser-based score editor with real-time collaboration and MusicXML support "for people who enjoy sheet music but find traditional tools intimidating."
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Blog 3 months ago
Page numbers and running heads come to PDF-BatchStitch 1.7.0
PDF-BatchStitch 1.7.0 is now available from Notation Central. The update adds sequential page numbers with placement options, headers & footers, and a "Don't stitch" mode that processes every file in a folder separately.
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Blog 3 months ago
SheetCue turns your scores into a practice flow
SheetCue, a music reader app, has you draw the measures, define the repeats and cuts, and it drives a timed, measure-by-measure practice flow from your own PDFs or photos. The idea also opens a bigger question: the vendor lock-in that traps annotated scor
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Blog 3 months ago
From chaos to clarity: Bibliome Library files your hoard of PDFs
Bibliome is a new Mac app that files, OCRs, and answers plain-language questions about your whole PDF library - scores, method books, and IMSLP downloads - using AI that runs entirely on your machine, with no cloud in sight.
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Blog 3 months ago
Private equity exits Muse Group amidst MuseScore Studio leadership changes
Francisco Partners has concluded its investment in Muse Group - the parent of MuseScore, Audacity, Hal Leonard, and Ultimate Guitar. The move caps a period that also saw notable personnel departures. Here's what changed, and what Muse Group says comes nex
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Podcast 3 months ago
Send us your questions for the Scoring Notes podcast
Have you ever listened to an episode of the Scoring Notes podcast and wished you could ask a question directly on the show? Now's your chance. Send us your questions by July 22 and we may feature them on the next episode.
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Blog 3 months ago
Welcome to the new Scoring Notes
Scoring Notes has a brand-new look - the first ground-up redesign in nearly a decade. Here's what's changed, what's stayed the same, and a quick trip back to where this all began.
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