Ch. 16: Suggested Activities
Examples and Resources
Sheet Music Resources for Sequencing and Notation
See MIDI: Suggested Activities for sheet music resources
Notation Data
- MusicXML Information at Recordare.com
- MusicXML Software (including plug-ins for Finale and Sibelius)
- NIFF information
- NIFF Specifications in HTML
- GUIDO format
- Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities (a variety of resources for musical codes)
- Information on Many Music Notation Codes
Notation Software (freeware/shareware)
- LilyPond (all platforms) [freeware]
- Lime for Mac / Lime for Windows [shareware]
- MuseScore (all platforms) [freeware]
Notation Software (commercial)
- Encore
- Finale Products (Finale, Finale Allegro, Finale PrintMusic, Finale SongWriter, Finale NotePad)
- Finale Products Feature Comparison
- Finale Reader free Finale score viewer program
- NOTION Products (NOTION3, PROGRESSION, PROTÉGÉ)
- NoteAbility Pro (Mac only)
- Personal Composer (PC only)
- Overture and Score Writer by GenieSoft
- Sibelius, Sibelius First, Sibelius Student
- Sibelius Scorch free Sibelius score viewer plug-in
- More software here
Scanning Software
- PhotoScore Ultimate / PhotoScore Lite
- PhotoScore Lite/Ultimate Feature Comparison
- PhotoScore Scanner/Driver Requirements (bottom of page)
- SmartScore Products
- SmartScore Products Feature Comparison
- SmartScore Scanner/Driver Requirements
- SharpEye by visiv (PC only)
Audio to Notation/MIDI Software
- AKoff Music Composer
- AudioScore Ultimate / AudioScore Lite
- AudioScore Lite/Ultimate Feature Comparison
- AutoScore
- Digital Ear
- Melodyne by Celemony
- Solo Explorer (PC only)
- WIDI Recognition System/Plug-in