How to Use Digital Scores
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Maureen K., California
As we move toward digitization of all the TTMs, I’m looking for tips on how to use the digital scores. Songs for Christmas TTMs is my first experience having everything digital. The scores come in pdf format, one pdf per page (so two pdf’s for Silent Night, for example).
I am not interested in printing them, and I’m sure Simply Music does not have as an end goal having us self produce our own hard copy books. Rather, I would like to get them on my iPad so:
- they are quickly retrievable
- the player can quickly scroll or “turn the page” with the swipe of a hand (easier than turning a paper page!)
Quick research suggests an app called ForScore that allows loading pdf’s. I’ll try it and post the results here. If anyone else has any tips, I’d love to hear them!
Laurie Richards, Nebraska
Since reading your post, I decided to try ForScore. I love it! So much easier to quickly tap my iPad to turn pages than to flip an actual page. Now if I can just stop licking my finger before turning the pages, I’ll be set! Thanks for the suggestion – it’s really easy to use.
Maureen K., California
Thanks for your reply, Laurie! You’re ahead of me… I loaded music into it but haven’t really used it much yet. The Songs for Christmas digital files are one pdf per page, so Silent Night, for example, has two pdf files. Have you figured out a way to create a set list or something where I can page from one song to the next with a tap or swipe? I figure then I’ll put p. 1 and 2 as separate songs in the set list, in order, so when I turn to the next song, I’m actually turning to the next page of the same song. Or is there a better way?
Nancy R., Idaho
I agree, forScore is fantastic! In addition to reading sheet music PDFs, the Annotation Tool in forScore is extremely helpful. You can add fingering, highlights, markings, stamps, chord symbols, etc. And Maureen, with Adobe Acrobat you can combine separate PDFs into a single document.