Learn where everything is before you start learning everything it can do

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The Library

This is your home base.

You'll spend most of your time here organizing music.

From the Library you can:

✓ Open scores

✓ Search

✓ Create folders

✓ Create setlists

✓ Sort music

✓ Import PDFs

Think of it as your digital filing cabinet.

SECTION 2

Reading a Score

Once you open a score, most of the screen disappears.

Don't panic.

Tap the middle of the page.

The toolbars come back.

This is probably the first thing every beginner should learn.

SECTION 3

Top Toolbar

Search. Find words inside your music.

Bookmark. Save an important location.

Metadata Rename a score.

Add composer

Add tags

SECTION 4

Annotation Toolbar

✏️ Pen Tool

Best For

• Fingerings

• Circling mistakes

• Drawing arrows

• Writing quick reminders

• Conducting marks

Use It When
You want to write naturally, just like you would with a pencil.

Avoid

• Writing long paragraphs

• Tiny handwriting that's hard to read

Pro Tip
Zoom in before writing so your annotations stay neat and readable.

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🖍️ Highlighter Tool

Best For

• Dynamics

• Tempo changes

• Difficult entrances

• Page turns

• Rehearsal cues

Use It When
You want something to catch your eye immediately without covering the music.

Avoid
Highlighting entire systems or every measure.

Pro Tip
Choose one or two colors and give each one a purpose.

Example:

🟨 Yellow = Watch this

🟩 Green = Page Turn

🟦 Blue = Tempo Change

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🔤 Text Tool

Best For

• "Breathe"

• "Watch Conductor"

• "Pedal"

• "Slow Down"

• Fingering reminders

• Measure numbers

Use It When
You want clean, readable notes.

Avoid
Typing long sentences.

Pro Tip
If you wouldn't say it in under two seconds during a performance, it's probably too long.

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🔲 Shape Tool

Best For

• Boxes around tricky passages

• Circles around rehearsal letters

• Underlining important markings

Use It When
You want attention without adding handwriting.

Pro Tip
Boxes are often easier to spot than highlights.

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🧽 Eraser Tool

Best For

• Cleaning up old practice markings

• Removing temporary notes

Pro Tip
Erase anything you no longer need before a performance.
A clean score is easier to read.

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↩️ Undo & Redo

Best For

• Fixing mistakes instantly

Pro Tip
Undo is faster than erasing if you just made the mark.

Which Tool Should I Use?

Highlight a dynamic 🖍️ Highlighter

Write fingerings ✏️ Pen or 🔤 Text

Add "Watch conductor" 🔤 Text

Circle a rehearsal letter 🔲 Shape

Mark a page turn 🖍️ Highlighter

Draw an arrow ✏️ Pen

Box a difficult passage 🔲 Shape

Remove old notes 🧽 Eraser

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My Simple Annotation Workflow

✅ Highlight important dynamics

✅ Add fingerings

✅ Write performance reminders

✅ Circle rehearsal letters

✅ Mark difficult passages

✅ Remove unnecessary notes before performing

Beginner Mistakes

❌ Using the Pen for everything

❌ Highlighting half the page

❌ Writing paragraphs

❌ Using six different colors

❌ Covering notes with annotations

❌ Never cleaning up old markings

SECTION 5

Setlists

Think of these like Spotify playlists.

Instead of searching for music one piece at a time...

Create a setlist for:

Church

Wedding

Recital

Practice

Gig

SECTION 6

Metadata

This is where you organize your music.

Examples:

Title

Composer

Genre

Tags

Difficulty

Most beginners ignore this...

Until they have 400 scores.

Beginner Workflow

1. Import your PDF.

2. Rename it.

3. Add metadata.

4. Create a setlist.

5. Add annotations.

6. Practice.

7. Perform.

Bonus:

If You Ever Get Lost...

"I can't find my music."

Go to Library.

"I can't see the toolbar."

Tap the middle of the page.

"I wrote something by accident."

Undo.

"I can't find a piece."

Search.

"I don't know which annotation tool to use."

Open the Annotation Toolbar.