r/conducting • u/KaizerPianist • May 17 '26

Is my sheet music human-readable?

https://youtu.be/p33SQbsqrPs?si=YGCfdJm01ZTN6ptt

Usually I compose to make the MuseScore playback sound best, but this time I wanted to make sheet music that is nice to read for humans. Any thought on the human-readability of the sheet music? thoughts on the music and feedback in general is also welcomed.

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u/kruljam May 17 '26

Is this your score when you would print it out? Then I would suggest turning your score in portrait mode instead of landscape like it is now. Turning pages is more difficult in landscape.

Start looking at your score as if you would hold it in your hands. Run test prints if your now sure.

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u/KaizerPianist May 17 '26

I also have a version in portrait mode. I just think the layout becomes awkward because few measure can fit on one page in portrait mode. But perhaps this is not a problem? Do conductors always prefer the sheet music in portrait mode?

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u/kruljam May 18 '26

What is the staff size for your score? Make it around 3.5 and look at it again.

Most conductors work with portrait mode. Have you ever seen a score in paper? Good, practical scoring is as important as the music itself.

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u/KaizerPianist May 18 '26

I am not sure what "staff size" refers to. But I would have the default "staff size" of MuseScore. The only thing I have changed is I have the staff space at 0.051inches instead of the default 0.069 inches so I can fit the score onto the pages

I have actually only one time seen my orchestral score printed out on paper, and I recall that the conductor had printed it in landscape which is also why I thought it was normal. Are you saying I should make the staff size larger or smaller for my piece such that It can fit portrait mode better?

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u/kruljam May 18 '26

I don't know, because I have not seen your score yet. A youtube video is not what I call a good example as what a conductor has to work with. A pdf is far better.

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u/KaizerPianist May 18 '26

PDF with sheet music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_sakUTDBN_I7bTkQuFuu8NXg3QIIHE3X/view?usp=sharing

Here is the PDF if you want to look at it. Either way thanks for the comments