A guide to scanning your sheet music Turn your sheet music into digital masterpieces. We'll show you what you should bear in mind and which hardware and tools are recommended. 1. Why digitize sheet music? - The advantages at a glance Switching to digital sheet music offers real benefits. It can make your life as a musician easier and more enjoyable. Here are a few reasons why it's worth making the switch: Space saving: Physical sheet music can take up a considerable amount of space over the years. Digitized, your entire collection fits comfortably on your tablet, smartphone or laptop. Mobility: With digital sheet music, you have spontaneous access to any piece, no matter where you are. A tablet becomes your universal music stand. Organization: With digital sheet music and the right apps, you can organize your collection according to your requirements, e.g. composer, genre, level of difficulty, epoch or your own keywords. Create individual set lists for concerts or practice sessions with just a few clicks. So you can always…

Top Android sheet music apps compared Musicians can choose between many apps for Android and iOS Sheet music apps are a category of software that lets you organize and display your sheet music on your tablet or smartphone. There are both free and paid offerings to choose from in the Play Store. The offer for Android is not as extensive as for iOS, but there are still some very good options to choose from. To the test Five Lines Mobile Sheets Muse Score Advantages and disadvantages of the "digital music stand" Using a digital sheet music app on a tablet instead of an analog music stand offers similar advantages as an e-book reader. Musicians can carry their entire repertoire with them at all times, saving space and weight.In addition to simply displaying the sheet music, many apps offer useful additional functions such as a metronome, playback of an audio file for accompaniment, their own sheet music store, midi support, insertion of sketches and comments, their own document scanner for photographing sheet…