BAIN MUSC 115
Music Theory I

Music Notation

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Score Formats

Popular Music: Musicnotes; Sheet Music Plus

• Lead-sheet notation
• Nashville Number System chord charts
  
• Chords over Lyrics notation

Western Classical Music: IMSLP

• Full score
• Keyboard format
• SATB reduced score

MuseScore 4 Notation Software

MuseScore 4: Free music notation software for Mac OS, Windows, and Linux {Website}

• Download
• Documentation: MuseScore 4 Handbook
  
• Video Tutorials:
  
• Lesson 1 - Setting up your Score (1:32) {YouTube}
• Lesson 2 - The Basics of Score Writing (4:22) {YouTube}
• Lesson 3 - Text, Lyrics & Chords (2:45) {YouTube}
• Lesson 4 - Dynamics, Articulations, Tempo & Text (3:20) {YouTube}
• Lesson 5 - Layout & Parts (4:57) {YouTube}
  TOTAL DURATION: ca. 20 min.

Other MuseScore 4 Tutorials

Free Manuscript Paper

1. Alfred Cramer, Manuscript paper for theory assignments {Pomona.edu}
• 10 single staves per page {pdf}
• 5 dual staves (for grand staves) per page {pdf}
2. MusicTheory.net, Staff Paper Generator {MT.net}

Notation Guidelines

1. LearnMusicTheory.net, Summary of Notation Guidelines {pdf} – Beginner
2. Indiana University Composition Program, Music Notation Style Guide – Intermediate
3. Elaine Gould, Behind Bars – Advanced (Gould 2011)
   

Reference

Gould, Elaine. 2011. Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation. London: Faber Music Ltd. {GB}