Musicnotes: Sheet Music Reader

Name: Musicnotes: Sheet Music Reader
Rating: 4.8 (42987 reviews)
Author: Musicnotes

Read Music Sheets & Notation

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

43K Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Chart

#149
Music
Developer

Musicnotes
Size

133.5
MB

Musicnotes is your digital sheet music reader, player and music library for practice, performance, and learning. Access and print over 500,000 officially licensed printable sheet music arrangements, scores, and practice materials to play, study, and build your skills wherever you go. Whether you're a student, teacher, hobbyist, or professional musician, Musicnotes provides reliable, interactive annotation tools to support your musical education, rehearsal, and personal growth. Musicnotes brings sheet music and scores to life with interactive playback, helping you follow the notation as you listen, learn, and practice. WHY MUSICNOTES? • Sheet music player and reader for practice, rehearsal, lessons, and performance • Read, play, organize, annotate, perform, and print from one of the most trusted sheet music apps • Transpose songs into different keys for vocal training, music theory study, and instrument practice • Mark up your sheet music with a stylus or finger to improve sight-reading, interpretation, and recall skills • Organize your sheet music and scores into set lists for lessons, recitals, rehearsals, performances or group practice • Browse over 500,000 officially licensed printable sheet music arrangements, study scores and practice sheets • Receive 100 free sheet music titles, blank sheet music and scales, to support your learning and education journey • Upload and store your personal sheet music PDFs online for easy access • Easily import your Music notes sheet music pieces into the ForScore Pro app for note management • Discover popular musicals and artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, La La Land, Lady Gaga, and Bruno Mars ACCESS A WORLD OF EDUCATIONAL MUSIC RESOURCES • Take your digital sheet music library offline—perfect for students, teachers, and performers seeking reliable music reference material • Scan printed scores and convert them into digital study material • Explore free and paid music for all skill levels, instruments and voice: piano, guitar, drums, flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, accordion, percussion, banjo, saxophone, tuba, baritone horn and more • Learn classical repertoire, lullabies, jazz standards, christmas classics or modern pop • Perfect for use in private lessons, school programs, and conservatory training PRACTICE TOOLS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION • Customize key and tempo for vocal range exercises or skill development • Use interactive playback with the music note player to improve rhythm, timing, and accuracy • Loop difficult sections for targeted repetition and muscle memory • Practice music theory fundamentals with harmony playback and tempo control • Organize your music note sheets into set lists to prepare for lessons, practice routines, or recitals ANNOTATE & TEACH MORE EFFECTIVELY • Highlight, write, and add custom markings to reinforce learning points • Switch between annotated and clean sheet music scores • Sync notes across devices with Musicnotes Pro, ideal for teachers & students THE BEST TOOL FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, AND PERFORMING • Tap or swipe to turn pages—or use AirTurn & Pageflip for hands-free playing • Customize paper backgrounds to mirror physical sheet music • Print purchased scores for classroom or in-person lessons • Use Musicnotes Pro Credits to redeem arrangements for your music curriculum • High-resolution PDFs available with Pro membership Try Musicnotes today and discover why music teachers, students, and performers trust it as the #1 sheet music reader, player, and performance app Musicnotes Pro is an annual subscription that will charge to your App Store Account & auto-renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your App Store Account will be charged within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription & auto-renewal can be managed in your Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.musicnotes.com/TermsOfUseApp.html

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

43K Ratings

Amazing App, with a few shortcomings
12/15/2019
EvoWake
So I've been using this app for quite a long time and have spent a bunch of money on sheets. I love that I can import my own PDFS and playing from an iPad Pro is amazing . My only criticisms would be that it is cheaper to purchase sheets through a web browser than it is to purchase direct through the app. I understand that they are trying to pass apples fees along to the user and I have no problem with this but they dont inform you anywhere along the purchase process that the songs can be had for less if purchased through another route. Customers want to save money just like you, Why not tell them?Only other comment is no Apple Pencil support for markups!! Such a missed opportunity. I love to add embellishments or change chords or add notes and it would be SUCH a benefit to have Apple Pencil support whereas currently you just use a finger for "markups" which is good for nothing other than circling things.

Developer Response
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and letting us know what we can do to improve your sheet music experience! We are currently working on improvements for supporting the Apple Pencil; we'll let you know when that has been updated. Stay musical!
Amazing App, with a few shortcomings
12/15/2019
EvoWake

So I've been using this app for quite a long time and have spent a bunch of money on sheets. I love that I can import my own PDFS and playing from an iPad Pro is amazing . My only criticisms would be that it is cheaper to purchase sheets through a web browser than it is to purchase direct through the app. I understand that they are trying to pass apples fees along to the user and I have no problem with this but they dont inform you anywhere along the purchase process that the songs can be had for less if purchased through another route. Customers want to save money just like you, Why not tell them?Only other comment is no Apple Pencil support for markups!! Such a missed opportunity. I love to add embellishments or change chords or add notes and it would be SUCH a benefit to have Apple Pencil support whereas currently you just use a finger for "markups" which is good for nothing other than circling things.
Developer Response 01/02/2020
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and letting us know what we can do to improve your sheet music experience! We are currently working on improvements for supporting the Apple Pencil; we'll let you know when that has been updated. Stay musical!
Different prices on music when bought on the app!
12/16/2018
Thicklizzie
I bought a couple of songs from my computer at $5.50 each. I got the app in order to quickly search for music and add music to my collection as I am taking a class! First off the search app on this is not good versus the online version search. Online you get to chose genre, instrument, note,etc and you get a customized list of results! Online you only get the song you enter and similarly named songs. But back to the prices...choosing a song and putting in your cart in the app results in a $6.99 price tag! If you buy it online the same song will cost $5.50! As their customer service explained the price difference is because of ITunes pricing structure...they can’t charge less! 😒 They should state this in the iTunes App Store before you download! One can purchase a song online then somehow move it into your library, per customer service. I was going to do exactly that with a broadway show tune, I clicked the link to buy the song at $5.50 when it took me to the site, I was pleased to see the song listed at $3.99, YAY! Clicked to add it to my cart and went to pay and the price was $5.50 again! When I clicked back to the page...still $3.99, clicked to add to cart and had another $5.50 song in the cart! I looked at the details description of the song, and it listed the show it was from, the version, the year written, etc...and the price...$3.99! Sketchy! The song didn’t offer the neat doodads like transposing or playback, etc. then why $6.99, $5.50 and $3.99 for one song? Sketchier and sketchier! Don’t get the app...it offers less than just maintaining an online account.

Developer Response
Thanks for letting us know how we can improve your in-app experience, we'll pass your feedback onto our developers to help improve the search functionality. Regarding pricing, we've established and maintained a longstanding commitment to supporting songwriters and music publishers around the globe. We've paid out over $75m in royalties - rewarding music creators is part of our DNA at Musicnotes. Our license agreements with creators require us to pay a set royalty rate for each arrangement when purchasing via the App Store. To comply with our licenses and to offer you the largest selection of digital sheet music arrangements, prices may differ between our app's "Shop" section and our website, www.musicnotes.com. Feel free to contact us via support@musicnotes.com if you have any further questions or concerns. Stay musical!
Different prices on music when bought on the app!
12/16/2018
Thicklizzie

I bought a couple of songs from my computer at $5.50 each. I got the app in order to quickly search for music and add music to my collection as I am taking a class! First off the search app on this is not good versus the online version search. Online you get to chose genre, instrument, note,etc and you get a customized list of results! Online you only get the song you enter and similarly named songs. But back to the prices...choosing a song and putting in your cart in the app results in a $6.99 price tag! If you buy it online the same song will cost $5.50! As their customer service explained the price difference is because of ITunes pricing structure...they can’t charge less! 😒 They should state this in the iTunes App Store before you download! One can purchase a song online then somehow move it into your library, per customer service. I was going to do exactly that with a broadway show tune, I clicked the link to buy the song at $5.50 when it took me to the site, I was pleased to see the song listed at $3.99, YAY! Clicked to add it to my cart and went to pay and the price was $5.50 again! When I clicked back to the page...still $3.99, clicked to add to cart and had another $5.50 song in the cart! I looked at the details description of the song, and it listed the show it was from, the version, the year written, etc...and the price...$3.99! Sketchy! The song didn’t offer the neat doodads like transposing or playback, etc. then why $6.99, $5.50 and $3.99 for one song? Sketchier and sketchier! Don’t get the app...it offers less than just maintaining an online account.
Developer Response 12/17/2018
Thanks for letting us know how we can improve your in-app experience, we'll pass your feedback onto our developers to help improve the search functionality. Regarding pricing, we've established and maintained a longstanding commitment to supporting songwriters and music publishers around the globe. We've paid out over $75m in royalties - rewarding music creators is part of our DNA at Musicnotes. Our license agreements with creators require us to pay a set royalty rate for each arrangement when purchasing via the App Store. To comply with our licenses and to offer you the largest selection of digital sheet music arrangements, prices may differ between our app's "Shop" section and our website, www.musicnotes.com. Feel free to contact us via support@musicnotes.com if you have any further questions or concerns. Stay musical!
Irritated
07/18/2019
Electroviolin
I want to start by saying I generally love this app. I am a violinist and strings teacher and this app allows me to operate hands free when I play weddings and find some neat pieces for my students. That said, something happened in the last update, and now my first gen Apple Pencil doesn’t work. And I’m mad. I need to be able to mark my music (I’ve been able to mark it before without issue). The apple pencil works on other apps, so I know that isn’t the problem. I will will mark and nothing will show up. The ‘undo’ button still appears as though I have marked something, but there isn’t anything there. Please fix it ASAP!! Thanks!!!7/17- thank you for the response! Yes, I’ve been putting “draw” feature on. It won’t work for the highlighter or the pen. (I have used both just fine in the past.)7/18- this is ridiculous! You have asked me whether I have been using the app in “draw” mode a SECOND time. YES- and it isn’t working!!!! So now not only is my app not working, but the customer service is non-existent! I’m going to be looking into a new system for my music. Extremely dissatisfied.

Developer Response
Update 7/19 - thanks for updating your review. Given the anonymity of App Store usernames, our customer support team were unaware this question had already been asked of you. Our team members are trained to ask questions regarding app workflow and usage when troubleshooting an issue for a customer. We want to help you get the Apple Pencil working, please can you contact us via apphelp@musicnotes.com so we can try to replicate the issue and provide a solution.---------Hello, thanks for taking the time to share your Musicnotes experience with us, we want to make it a positive one. To help us troubleshoot this issue, please can you confirm you are using the pencil on “draw” mode? Feel free to update this review or contact us via apphelp@musicnotes.com. Stay musical!
Irritated
07/18/2019
Electroviolin

I want to start by saying I generally love this app. I am a violinist and strings teacher and this app allows me to operate hands free when I play weddings and find some neat pieces for my students. That said, something happened in the last update, and now my first gen Apple Pencil doesn’t work. And I’m mad. I need to be able to mark my music (I’ve been able to mark it before without issue). The apple pencil works on other apps, so I know that isn’t the problem. I will will mark and nothing will show up. The ‘undo’ button still appears as though I have marked something, but there isn’t anything there. Please fix it ASAP!! Thanks!!!7/17- thank you for the response! Yes, I’ve been putting “draw” feature on. It won’t work for the highlighter or the pen. (I have used both just fine in the past.)7/18- this is ridiculous! You have asked me whether I have been using the app in “draw” mode a SECOND time. YES- and it isn’t working!!!! So now not only is my app not working, but the customer service is non-existent! I’m going to be looking into a new system for my music. Extremely dissatisfied.
Developer Response 07/19/2019
Update 7/19 - thanks for updating your review. Given the anonymity of App Store usernames, our customer support team were unaware this question had already been asked of you. Our team members are trained to ask questions regarding app workflow and usage when troubleshooting an issue for a customer. We want to help you get the Apple Pencil working, please can you contact us via apphelp@musicnotes.com so we can try to replicate the issue and provide a solution.---------Hello, thanks for taking the time to share your Musicnotes experience with us, we want to make it a positive one. To help us troubleshoot this issue, please can you confirm you are using the pencil on “draw” mode? Feel free to update this review or contact us via apphelp@musicnotes.com. Stay musical!
Love, love, love
09/09/2022
LexusGram
I love this app. I have been using it for several years and find little room for improvement. I use an Apple pencil to mark repeats etc which makes it so much easier to move around in the piece by marking repeats etc. I use a Bluetooth foot pedal and it and the mark ups make it faster to get around. I admit I have purchased a couple of musics from another app. The music on each came in quite small and hard to read. The pieces from Musicnotes are clear and easy to read. If there is one thing I would like to see, it’s in sorting. It would be nice to be able to sort in both directions. I have quite a few purchased and free pieces. When sorted alphabetically I always seem to be playing the songs earlier in the alphabet instead of going down to the end. I would like to sort in the opposite direction.

Developer Response
Thanks for leaving us a 5* rating and review! We're happy to hear that you're back enjoying our app. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at apphelp@musicnotes.com. Stay musical!
Love, love, love
09/09/2022
LexusGram

I love this app. I have been using it for several years and find little room for improvement. I use an Apple pencil to mark repeats etc which makes it so much easier to move around in the piece by marking repeats etc. I use a Bluetooth foot pedal and it and the mark ups make it faster to get around. I admit I have purchased a couple of musics from another app. The music on each came in quite small and hard to read. The pieces from Musicnotes are clear and easy to read. If there is one thing I would like to see, it’s in sorting. It would be nice to be able to sort in both directions. I have quite a few purchased and free pieces. When sorted alphabetically I always seem to be playing the songs earlier in the alphabet instead of going down to the end. I would like to sort in the opposite direction.
Developer Response 09/13/2021
Thanks for leaving us a 5* rating and review! We're happy to hear that you're back enjoying our app. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at apphelp@musicnotes.com. Stay musical!

We've made some noteworthy updates! Here's what's new in this release: • Fixed an issue that prevented bluetooth pedal page turns within set lists and folders. We take care of the details so you can master the music!

Version 3.10.1 3d ago

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Seller: Musicnotes
Size: 133.5 MB
Category: Music
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.

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