A regular discussion with the interesting individuals who create music with notation software, as well as the talented people who create the tools themselves.
People with perfect or "absolute" pitch hear every single sound as precise musical notes. Is this extraordinary talent a blessing or a curse? In this episode, our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz dive into the neuroscience, pluses and pitfalls of absolute pitch.
We do some Black Friday shopping for deals in music notation software products as well as related (and not-so-related) technology.
There was a time when there were no music fonts — and then there was one. Cleo Huggins, the designer of Sonata, the very first music font, tells us all about setting the standard for a new era in music notation.
Recent updates abound in Dorico, MuseScore Studio, Sibelius, and across the Apple operating systems. Whether you use all of these products or just one of them, we help you get current with the latest features and improvements.
Paul Beck, principal librarian of the Milwaukee Symphony, discusses his experience both as a freelance music preparer and salaried performance librarian, and offers practical advice for anyone seeking freedom — and responsibility — as a freelancer.
We open the Scoring Notes mailbag, contemplate the musings of our audience, and try to leave no question unanswered in this fun and informative podcast episode.
An opportunity awaits for you to check an item off of the bucket list and ask a question directly on the Scoring Notes podcast. Plus, a classic episode from the archive, about related technology.
We recap the 2025 MOLA Conference from the University of Michigan, with a summary of the tech fair and conference sessions on broadening access, copyright, professional development, IMSLP, and much more.
Daniel Spreadbury returns to the podcast to discuss Dorico 6, its evolution over time, the influence of Finale and its users, and its bevy of new features for music composers and preparers, especially those that are unique to the product — like the proofreading tool and cutaway scores.
From electric guitars to samplers to drum machines and beyond, the music we love is only possible thanks to the technology used to create it. In this episode, our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz unpack four inventions that changed music forever.
