Turn Your Songs Into Sheet Music
If you're a musician who writes songs, I can transcribe them from an audio file or CD. If you have music written manually, I can typeset it (make sheet music) and give you the PDF. If you want me to arranged a song in public domain or that you have rights to, I can do that.
Why would you want sheet music of your stuff?
If you're a piano teacher, I can typeset your lessons, or add your fingering to a public domain piece of music.
I charge $50/hour. I can usually get a simple song finished in one hour. If the project is well understood, I can do a fixed bid.
There are several types of transcription I can do.
All transcriptions can have guitar fretboards printed for the chords.
I use LilyPond to typeset with. The benefit to you is that it is freely available. LilyPond creates PDFs and MIDI files from text files, kind of like programming source or HTML files. This means simple modifications like changing lyrics can be done with any text editor, like Notepad. You can then create the PDF or send it to me. If you want to make major changes, you can always have me do it for you, but you can also find anyone who knows LilyPond and have them do it too. You have more choices and flexibility.
Why would you want sheet music of your stuff?
- Rehearsals, new band members
- Put the PDF on your web page
- Publishing
- Copyrighting
- Hang on wall
- Show Mom
If you're a piano teacher, I can typeset your lessons, or add your fingering to a public domain piece of music.
I charge $50/hour. I can usually get a simple song finished in one hour. If the project is well understood, I can do a fixed bid.
There are several types of transcription I can do.
- "Cheat" sheets: the melody with chords on top (for instrumental or jazz music)
- Lead sheets with melody, chords, and lyrics
- Piano music arrangements
- Others you may need
All transcriptions can have guitar fretboards printed for the chords.
I use LilyPond to typeset with. The benefit to you is that it is freely available. LilyPond creates PDFs and MIDI files from text files, kind of like programming source or HTML files. This means simple modifications like changing lyrics can be done with any text editor, like Notepad. You can then create the PDF or send it to me. If you want to make major changes, you can always have me do it for you, but you can also find anyone who knows LilyPond and have them do it too. You have more choices and flexibility.
Typical Lead SheetHere is a typical lead sheet for guitar, piano, and lead singer. The guitar fretboards show all the chord that will be used in the song. The singer follows the melody and lyrics while the guitar and piano follow the chord changes. The chords line up with the notes where they change.
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Example of a lead sheet
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Classical Piano TranscriptionsThis is an excerpt from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. This kind of typesetting is perfectly legal as both the composition and the edition have passed into the public domain. If you have a public domain piece that you want typeset, I can do that. I can add my own fingering and editing or you can add yours.
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Example of piano music
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Jazz Lead SheetMost jazz compositions are still copyrighted, but if you own a ratty old fake book and want nice, new, sheet music, I can typeset it for you. Maybe you want different changes, or want it transposed.
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Example of jazz lead sheet
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Piano LessonsIf you have piano lessons written on paper and you want a more professional, I can typeset them. If you need changes or want to customize the lesson for a student, these are easy to make.
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Example of a piano lesson
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Transcribing "Cover" MusicI can transcribe leadsheets of music played on the radio, however, copyright law says you need a license to publicly play the piece or publish the sheet music for profit. I'll do the work for you if we have a "good faith" agreement that you will not infringe the copyright.
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