Programs like Noteflight and MuseScore are great software programs capable of a great deal, but can they produce professional orchestral scores? I’m not sure I can answer this question. Currently (at the date of this post), Noteflight still doesn’t place brackets around the orchestral group sections, lacks several articulations, and uses a non-industry standard sizing […]
Up-Tempo Publishing
Up-Tempo Publishing on Patreon.
Why bother? Because I think it’s fun. As I say goodbye to the 2023 academic year, I look forward to a new exciting project. During my extensive teaching career of over 25 years, students who know me know I’m excited about what I do and how much I want to inspire their music creativity. Here’s […]
Up-Tempo Publishing & Bach To Basics Music
What’s up with Up-Tempo Publishing and Bach To Basics? Bach To Basics music is my private teaching studio offering private online piano and theory lessons through Skype and Zoom to students of all ages. Some may think this is similar to students learning online during the pandemic, but it’s not. It’s better! Students have a […]
Self-paced piano and theory lessons on Patreon!
I’ve posted a few times promoting my Patreon page, which I continue to update. I can’t help it; I’m excited to work on it. I’m not someone who is looking at Patreon as a primary business model; I love teaching music. Patreon is another educational tool to help those pursuing their musical interests. Tonight is […]
Random Thoughts About Publishing
Putting pen to paper and publishing any written work can be challenging, especially when the process is relatively new. People make it seem easy; in many cases, it’s not tricky but time-consuming and tedious. This post concerns the number of details needing to be reviewed as a self-publisher. Each distributor has their terms of use, […]
Up-Tempo Publishing
I’m Trevor. Welcome to my website and YouTube channel Up-Tempo Publishing! I’m a full-time professional private music instructor offering online classical and jazz piano and theory lessons for students of all ages through my studio Bach To Basics. I created this channel as an extra learning resource for my students interested in writing and self-publishing […]
Using multiple music notation programs
In another post, I wrote about how I was a Sibelius user, and then I found noteflight. Here’s the primary problem: Sibelius can get rather expensive if I’m not scoring music continually. However, noteflight is so inexpensive that paid access is almost impossible to refuse. For example, in Canada, at the time of this article, […]
A music notation standard
There are many things to consider when printing your music, font style, font size, system spacing, stave spacing, overall look, feel, readability, presentation, and page size. Why is the page size so important? The page size dictates everything font style, font size, system spacing, stave spacing, feel, readability, and overall presentation. The same music page […]