Share your passion with the world!
Our music transcription and engraving service creates customized digital sheet music. Our scores are clean, accurate, easy to read, and ready for publishing or printing. We can turn your audio file or handwritten manuscript into beautiful written music!
Is it worth it?
This service is ideal for songwriters, composers, or scholars submitting work for publication, as it will enable you to present polished work that makes you look good. If your work is worth sending to a publisher, have it professionally engraved.
We have experience in preparing scores for publication as part of research articles and literature. We’ll make sure that your excerpts and examples look as crisp and professional on the page as your prose does.
Our scores will save performers time and money by eliminating unnecessary confusion in rehearsals. An ensemble working from sheet music needs clear direction to perform well. Less time spent debating unclear notation means more time for making music!
Do you have a unique ensemble that requires new arrangements? David will work with you to create a customized chord chart, lead sheet, or full score that will help your group sound the best that it can.
Trust a professional
David Archer is a university-trained composer, orchestrator, and arranger whose experience includes producing scores for publication in scholarly literature. He has produced scores for full orchestra, chamber ensembles, choral groups, solo piano, as well as lead sheets for bands and other artists in Canada. To find out more about David’s background, visit his Bio page.
It’s easy!
1. Email us your audio file or original manuscript. Tell us about your project so that we can work efficiently and make your dollars stretch farther. This may include a deadline you have in mind, as well as the type of score you require. One common option is the lead sheet, but we will customize the score based on your needs. Here are some examples of different types of scores that David has produced.
| Lead Sheet | Piano Score | Cadenza | Custom Score |
2. David will send a you a quote. This is based on the number of hours it will likely take to finish the project. Our base rate is $35 (CAD) per hour. This amount may vary due to the complexity of your project. If your score takes less time to complete than quoted, you will only be billed for the hours worked. You are free from any obligations until you accept the quoted price. After accepting the quote, work will begin as soon as possible.
3. Receive the final score! We will notify you when your score is complete and email it to you in PDF format once payment has been received. You can either mail a cheque or pay online via Paypal. If you require paper copies or a CD mailed to you instead, shipping and printing charges will apply.
Legal disclaimer: We will only transcribe from sources that are either in the public domain, or that we have written permission to reproduce from the copyright holder(s). If you have any questions about this policy, please email us and ask.
Contact us today for your free quote!
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