How to Publish Music Scores
When you publish a music score online, you get the chance to bring your music to a wider audience. Publishing a music score is helpful in earning new fans, but it may even do more for you music. You never quite know who is going to be listening to your published music score. It could be that music supervisor who is looking for a score just like yours for the commercial they are working on, or it could be the record label executive who happens to stumble across your online score. If you are ready to publish a music score online, these steps will walk you through the process.
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How to Publish Music Scores
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Decide where to publish. You can publish your score on as many music websites as you like, but it makes sense to focus on ones that are frequented by people who are interested in hearing your style of music. As a score composure, look for sites that cater to classical music fans.
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Meta-tag your score. Failing to meta-tag their uploads is a mistake many musicians makes when they publish their music online. When someone plays your score, you want their player to display the name of the score and the name of the composer. Some publishing sites will offer you meta-tagging options when you upload, or you can download meta-tagging software for free, so all of your scores are labeled on your system.
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Upload your score. The uploading process will be different depending upon the site you choose to publish your music on, but each site will walk you through its process. As long as your score is meta-tagged, uploading should only take a few clicks.
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Check your publishing job. Visit your profile page on each site and make sure your music score published correctly. If you encounter any problems, delete the file and re-upload. Persistent problems may require an email to the site's tech support team.
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Tips & Warnings
Make the most of your score publishing by adding new music as you create it and interacting with your listeners, if the site has a networking function.
Remember that publishing your music online does not mean it is copyright-protected. You need to specifically say that you reserve the rights to the score.
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