Services 05 & 06 · Score preparation

From Any Score to Rehearsal Ready.

Scanned, handwritten, inherited or half-finished: every chart comes back clean, consistent and ready for the stand, in Sibelius files you can keep using.

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Before / after

What changes on the page

Drag the handle, or focus it and use the arrow keys, to compare a typical incoming chart with the same music after preparation.

This comparison is an illustration drawn for this site. It is not client material. Genuine before/after samples will replace it once they are cleared for publication.

Illustration of the prepared chart: consistent engraving, rehearsal marks, bar numbers and clear chord symbols — Illustration only. Not a client sample.

Illustration of an incoming chart: uneven handwriting, inconsistent spacing and missing rehearsal marks — Illustration only. Not a client sample.

Full score vs parts

Two documents, one source of truth

Full score

Every instrument on one page in concert or transposed pitch
Bar numbers and rehearsal marks on every system
Formatted for the conductor or MD stand
Cue and tempo information for the whole band

Parts

One player, one book, transposed for their instrument
Cues from other instruments through long rests
Page turns placed where the player has rests
Matching rehearsal marks so every chair finds the same bar

Zoom in on the notation

Illustration of a prepared lead sheet, for zooming — Illustration only. Use the + and − buttons, then scroll to inspect detail.

PDF sample

Sample slot · pdf Sample score and part set A genuine, client-cleared PDF of a full score with extracted parts will be added here.

Process

How a chart becomes rehearsal ready

01
Assess

You send what you have: scans, handwritten parts, PDFs, Finale or Sibelius files, MIDI. We check every chart and list what is missing or inconsistent.
02
Rebuild

Charts are rebuilt or migrated into Sibelius on a single house style, with consistent fonts, rehearsal marks, chord symbols and layout.
03
Proof

Notation QA: ranges, transpositions, cues, repeats, codas, page turns and part/score agreement are checked before anything is printed.
04
Deliver

Scores, parts and show books as print-ready PDFs, plus the Sibelius and MusicXML files and a library index you can keep using.

Service 06 · Studio specialism

Sibelius Chart & Music Library Services

For bands, theatres, churches, schools and productions with years of charts in mixed formats. Charts are rebuilt in Sibelius to one house style, versioned, and organised into show books and parts that stay consistent from one season to the next.

Built for bands, theatres, churches, schools, touring acts and productions that rely on a library of charts built up over years.

Talk about your library

What we do

Chart rescue from scans, handwritten parts and damaged files
Sibelius standardisation to one house style
Finale and MusicXML migration into Sibelius
Show books and set-list books
Part extraction for every chair
Version management and change logs
House style templates
Library modernisation and cataloguing
Notation QA before rehearsal

You receive

Sibelius (.sib) files on a shared house style
MusicXML for portability
Print-ready PDF score, parts and show books
Library index and version log

Case studies

Library projects

Sample slot · score Case study: chart library rescue and standardisation A detailed case study will be published here once the client has approved it.

Sample slot · pdf Before and after excerpts Only original, licensed or cleared excerpts will be shown.

Formats

We accept: Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, MuseScore, MusicXML, MIDI, PDF, scans and photos of handwritten parts.
We deliver: Sibelius (.sib), MusicXML, and print-ready PDF scores, parts and show books.

Start a project

Send one chart. See the difference.

Attach a link to a sample chart in your enquiry and we will quote for the job, or for the whole library.

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