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 ...

Some people spend a lifetime studying music theory - and there’s certainly value in doing that - but if you just want to know the basics, fast, ToneGym’s new crash course could be well worth taking.

Notation close notationThe musical symbols used when writing music down. is used to write down music. It's one way to remember what you have composed close composeTo write your own music.. It's also ...

When time's a ticking, the best music notation software will help you to get the job done fast. You know the, ahem, score – nothing in life is more fleeting than a good creative idea. So, when ...

It’s hard to believe that a music notation editor as powerful as MuseScore is free, but it is. While not as versatile as heavyweights such as Finale and Sibelius, it’s perfectly viable for the average ...

The score for John Cage’s indeterminate composition “Fontana Mix” (image: BBC Radio 3) With the development of music notation, music was set free from the delicate bonds of oral and aural traditions.