MuseScore for Windows

User Reviews

• Waste of time

  pianolover007February 25, 2014

  Pros

  No pros at all

  Cons

  Amateur like results, ugly and not practical at all. Secondly, the owner of musescore also exploits piracy sites like pianofiles.com. I don't like thiefs, trying to earn advertisement money (Google adsense) with the work of other people. Bah!

  Summary

  Not worth looking at.

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• Great music notation software

  Miek_sSeptember 22, 2013

  Pros

  how many scores you want, MuseScore does it. Transponing music was never so easy. Now I can make parts for starting musicians, so they have less moles and crosses... It's not easy to use, but reading the manual helps a lot

  Cons

  Sometimes unstable

  Summary

  Very good freeware musicnotation software

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• MuseScore is linked to pianofiles.com, a piracy website

  ClearNoteFebruary 14, 2013

  Pros

  none of any merit

  Cons

  The developer of this software maintains pianofiles.com - they freely distribute stolen published works by living composers.

  Summary

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• A very fine program (PC) to enter your music

  hensttDecember 24, 2012

  Pros

  Using it to (re-)enter handwritten songs for keyboard I found it easy to use. The on-line helpfile appeared to be very effective e.g. in placing chords above the scores, in producing triplets, in changing the size of notes and text and in altering the lay-out of the score. To prevent obvious errors in the print, a player/synthesizer can play the song for you at the proper speed with the type of instrument you like.

  Cons

  None sofar (PC version).

  Summary

  A very nice program and free as well.

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• Great scoring program. Very easy to use.

  jhonwaskDecember 12, 2012

  Pros

  Simple to create large scores easly. Easy note placement. Drag and drop palette items provide quick-to-make details. Just about everything you need to score for an orchestra.

  Cons

  Since I would like to hear my scores before I publish them, I like to set the tempo. But I cannot find a "tempo" button, nor figure how to change the tempo.

  Summary

  Excellent scoring program out of the very few that are out there.

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• Would be 5 stars but not for Apple-Mac

  jimjchgoAugust 17, 2012

  Pros

  MuseScore has been FABULOUS for me. As a piano teacher, I do a lot of arranging and MuseScore allows me to do it easily and quickly.

  Cons

  However, SUDDENLY, printing out my scores has become nearly impossible. This is because, on my Apple-Mac computer, MuseScore apparently resets my printer's Top-of-Page so that it prints at the bottom of page one and then acts as if it has to begin the printing again, repeating the error and wasting MANY pages. After about 10 pages of partial printing and restarts I get a complete page but this is intolerable. If I can't print my stuff, I have to find new software. This is tragic. If you have an Apple-Mac, don't get MuseScore.

  Summary

  Apple Mac users should not get this software until MuseScore sends a fix for the obvious bug.

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• Awesome program especially if you know your stuff

  maidensoloMarch 20, 2012

  Pros

  If you are well trained it doesn't take long at all. There is a very well designed web page to help you along sponsored by soundforge.

  Cons

  I haven't found a con yet.

  Summary

  If you teach music you have to check this out.

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• Good program, with a "but."

  wl_danielFebruary 13, 2012

  Pros

  Wonderfully wide range of capabilities, especially for a free product.

  Cons

  The learning curve will ascend slowly for me. Interaction is not intuitive in the basic entering of notes, rests, etc. I keep the manual open at all times.

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• Great software, esp. since free.

  basARTJanuary 9, 2012

  Pros

  It is an awesome program.

  Cons

  None, it is fantastic.

  Summary

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• Great free software.

  jandsm5321November 22, 2011

  Pros

  It's free, has lots of features and can work well for those who don't want to pay anything.

  Cons

  It's interface takes some getting used to. I'm sure it's efficient if you use it a lot.

  Summary

  I'd say if you do this stuff professionally, buy a program, but if it's just a hobby, this one is perfect.

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