Transcription Services

I am currently on vacation and am unavailable for transcriptions until early April 2008.

Let me create your sheet music in the keys you need. I can accept songs in a variety of formats and create professional-looking sheet music using Finale software.

Give me...	And get...
Handwritten music Sheet music in the wrong key A recording on CD or tape An MP3, RealMedia, or other sound file	Pristine, easy-to-read print-outs of the music in your key A perfectly formatted PDF file of the sheet music e-mailed to you, which you can print out

Pricing is as shown in the following table. A "lead sheet" is a single staff with the melody, lyrics, and chord symbols. A "piano-vocal score" is usually three staves: one for the voice part (melody and lyrics) and two for a complete piano accompaniment and, if applicable, chord symbols. A piano-vocal score may include additional staves for additional voice parts. If you have only a lead sheet, I can create a basic accompaniment and produce a piano-vocal score. The per-page prices refer to the end result; the number of output pages may not be the same as the original sheet music, if any.

If you have...	And you need...	The price is...
A lead sheet	A lead sheet in the same key or a different key	$15 per page
A piano-vocal score	A piano-vocal score in the same key or a different key	$15 per page
A lead sheet	A basic arrangement (piano-vocal score)	$20 per page
A recording or sound file	A lead sheet (vocal melody, lyrics, and chord symbols)	$20 per page
A recording or sound file	A piano-vocal score (vocal melody, lyrics, and piano accompaniment with chord symbols)	$25 per page
A recording or sound file	A piano score of complicated piano material (determination will be made upon request)	$35 per page
A Finale file	The song in a different key	$3 per page
A piano-vocal score	A piano-vocal score and orchestral parts	Negotiable

A lead sheet generally fits about 35 to 60 measures per page (30 to 55 for the first page); a piano-vocal score with one voice part generally fits about 15 to 25 measures per page (12 to 20 for the first page). The actual amounts depend on the number of notes per measure. The piano-vocal score of an average-length Broadway ballad is usually four or five pages.

For more information, please send a message to trans@sethweinstein.com.