How can I create sheet music?

You can create sheet music with a lot of available software packages. There is only one requirement: it has to support the MusicXML format. A considerable number of music notation programs already supports MusicXML, and thus serves the purpose:

• Free and open source programs:
  • MuseScore (Windows, Linux)
  • Rosegarden (Linux only)
  • NoteEdit (Linux only)
• Commercial programs:
  • Finale (full musicXML support from version 2006)
  • Sibelius (only with the dolet plugin)

For the current listing of programs that support musicXML, please visit the Recordare website.

If you use another software package to create MusicXML lead sheets which is not in this list, let us know.