Music Notation Service
from Avid Music

Music notation is becoming both easier as the day goes by but also increasingly complex. We provide services to help make your score looking the best way you want.

What do we use?

We have experience in MuseScore, Finale and Dorico, from folk song arrangements to compositions for a full orchestra and choir.

We have produced many one-page prints and full scores and individual parts, each with their own page settings.

We use MusicXML regularly when working with different file sources and versions.

What types of work do you do?

We provide three types of work for you. For each, we will work from your instructions.

Completing your music score

Once there are enough materials in your music, you can then give us instructions on what to do to complete: this is usually copying music parts, transposing, and filling in gaps.

Improve and correct notation

Following your instructions on what to look for we can correct and improve the notation. For example: 

  • parts that are beyond the register of an instrument or voice, 
  • alternative chord sequence on the guitar, 
  • accidental consistency (e.g. not D# and Eb at the same time), 
  • transposing instrument issues, e.g. trombone 

Page formatting

Page size A3, letter, A4 or another format you require.

Set up enough margin on the page, clear gaps between the system for ease of reading, and correct clarity for all the signs.

Where individual parts are required, we will also apply page settings for each. We can provide the parts page different from the one for the score, e.g. one is A3 or A4.

We make the best effort to set your file up for production.

The fine control of notation software 

Setting up a score takes a lot of time. We have worked on many pieces covering a wide range of unusual or complicated styles. However, we will want fine control of placement of notes, margins etc. Click below to see what we have managed to do. 

Fine adjustments for your score

You might need specific settings in your score. Here are examples of what we have achieved.

  • Firstly, the margin might be too wide or narrow. Changing it might affect other pages or parts. What should I do?
  • Then, we might prefer the notes to be smaller than how it is shown on the computer screen. But the notes on the individual parts should be larger than that on the score.
  • Is tremolo possible? How about writing out cadenzas, long series grace notes or the “wind whistle” effect on the harp?
  • We might want more space for the chords and then reduce the vertical space for the chorus since that is the same for all verses. Which software is this possible?
  • Musical terms like accel, con sordini, are too small when printed. Can this be changed?

There are many, many more adjustments to make. This takes time, and many of these are repetitive. We will adhere to your instructions to do this for you.

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