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''Do you compose your music first on paper and then in a notation program?

Paper or Notation Program 3 members have voted

  1. 1. Do you compose your music first on paper and then in a notation program?

    • Yes, always.
      33%
      1
    • No, never.
      33%
      1
    • Varies (sometimes I do write music on paper and sometimes I don't)
      33%
      1
  2. 2. Do you directly notate in a program, such as Sibelius or MuseScore? (Without composing anything on paper)

    • Yes, always.
      33%
      1
    • No, never.
      33%
      1
    • Varies (sometimes I do write music on paper and sometimes I don't)
      33%
      1

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Hi all,

After my secondary school I want to study either Classical Saxophone or Composition. 
When I am chatting with Composition professors, it seems to me that they prefer composing on paper and then they notate in a notation program.

I have tried it several times to compose on paper, but I find it really hard. Not because I don't know what the music will really sound like, but because I make so many notation mistakes. Actually, when writing music on paper, my scores look like Beethoven's (see picture) and I cannot even read in myself. . .

Afbeeldingsresultaat voor beethovens handwriting

My question:

''Do you compose your music first on paper and then in a notation program? Or do you directly notate in a program, such as Sibelius or MuseScore?
Why?''

I think the ''Why'' is the most important part of the question.

Please let me know your opinions, experiences etc. Answering the poll would be very nice.

 

Kind regards,

Maarten

Edited by Maarten Bauer

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