Is there a way to earn money composing sheet music? Yes, you can create your own website and offer your free sheet music to the world. Here are some tips on how to get started!

How can I produce the score?

There are many ways to compose scores or convert existing compositions by yourself or others to a digital format that is easily accessible online. If you are a composer of your own music, you can find free music notation software online or use a scanner to convert your manuscript. You can also use public domain sheets already composed in various ways. Here are some tips to get you started!

Using manuscript paper to produce free music scores

You can actually produce your score by hand using traditional manuscript paper and then use a scanner to convert the sheets into a digital format. If you can write beautiful musical notes by hand, you can use this gift to produce very personal sheet music. To make them legible you will have to be careful and use black ink in the final stage. Perhaps the first step is to write the notes with a pencil that allows you to change the wrong notes and so on. You will need to have access to a scanner to convert this physical format to a digital format such as a PDF or GIF file that can be uploaded to your website and then opened and printed by visitors.

To scan existing books and scores

Some publishers use a scanner to convert existing music scores from books to PDF for upload to their website. I suppose this is a bit on the wrong side of the line, as the arrangements in the books are copyrighted, even if the tune is in the public domain.

Software notation

You can also use more or less sophisticated and later more or less expensive music notation software in order to produce professional looking music notes. You can find free online music notation software that you don’t need to download and you will find software to install that is free but still functional if you are not creating overly complicated sheet music. Search for “free music notation software” and you will find several types of software to download or use online. Among the most popular music notation software are Sibelius and Finale, which have cheaper and more expensive solutions.

To earn money with your free sheet music

The easiest way to make money from your website using free music scores is to place Google ads on your pages. To find out more about this service, you can search for “AdSense” and you will land on a Google page that will explain the whole concept. You can also affiliate with companies that sell products in line with the theme of their website, such as guitar scores, piano notes, or musical equipment, etc. To find companies with an affiliate service that suits your website, you can search for “affiliate scores” and you will find these services and you will also learn how affiliate programs work.

Find visitors

In order for visitors to find your free sheet music website, you need to use the keywords on your website that visitors use when searching for sheet music. In order for search engines to determine what your website is about, you must use these keywords in the correct places, such as your page titles and in visible text on your pages. For more information on how to optimize your pages, you can search for “search engine optimization” or the shorthand for “seo” and you will find many tips in this regard.