NotationPlayer

NotationPlayer

Sheet music that plays itself

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  • Released
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  • February 25, 2026
  • September 17, 2026
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NotationPlayer turns your sheet music into sound. Open any MusicXML or ABC file, choose from over 100 realistic instruments, and hear your music played back instantly — with full tempo control, transposition, and a built-in metronome. Built for trad and folk musicians, with full MusicXML support for classical, jazz, and any sheet music you read. PLAY YOUR MUSIC • Play MusicXML and ABC notation files with realistic instrument sounds • Adjust tempo from half speed to double speed without changing pitch • Transpose to any key with one tap • Built-in metronome with click, woodblock, and bodhrán sounds • Count-in option for a clean start • Auto-scroll follows the music as it plays FIND NEW TUNES • Search over 30,000 traditional tunes from The Session • Browse the ABC Notation archive and Henrik Norbeck's collection • Paste ABC or MusicXML notation directly into the app • 55 sample tunes included — Celtic, Classical, Bluegrass, and Jazz LEARN AND PRACTISE • Tap any note to set a cue point and play from there • Loop any section by selecting start and end notes — perfect for tricky passages • Show note names (C, D, E…) above or below every note — helpful for beginners and for unfamiliar clefs • Lyrics displayed and synced to playback • Swing control for jazz and traditional styles MULTI-TRACK MIXER • Assign different instruments to each voice or part 100+ instruments including fiddle, tin whistle, mandolin, piano, guitar, flute, and more • Volume, pan, mute, and solo controls per track • Guitar chord accompaniment from chord symbols ANNOTATE YOUR SCORES • Draw on your scores with pen and highlighter • Add text notes anywhere on the page • Multiple colours and tools • Your annotations are saved with each tune ORGANISE YOUR MUSIC • Build tune sets — group tunes into medleys that play seamlessly • Create playlists with sets and individual tunes • Ensemble mode — add backing instruments to your playlists • Speed control for playlist playback • Favourites and search across your library EXPORT AND SHARE • Export scores as PDF for printing or sharing with bandmates • Export audio as MP3 • Share with other musicians WORKS OFFLINE NotationPlayer works without an internet connection. Your tunes, instruments, and playlists are always available — perfect for rehearsals, sessions, and practice anywhere. Built for musicians who want their notation to do more than just sit on the page. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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What's New in NotationPlayer

1.2.7

September 17, 2026

Editor: clearer Save and Cancel buttons. Saving a tune that's used in sets or playlists offers to update those copies too. Playlists: the floating control bar can be dragged clear of the music and collapsed out of the way without stopping playback, and its controls no longer run off the edge on smaller phones. Each item can repeat on its own (×N) as well as the playlist-wide setting. Pause now works during the between-tune countdown, and a tune is no longer skipped after pausing. Sets: sets mixing ABC and MusicXML tunes no longer play their tunes over one another, a piano's left hand is no longer silent, tunes are drawn at matching sizes, and each tune keeps its own instrument. Guitar backing: volume and pan are now in the Mixer, it keeps playing correctly after a pause, and the button no longer disappears in a set. A tune's final chord now rings once instead of strumming on through the closing bar. Sounds: MusicXML tunes now play with their intended instruments. Many instruments were falling back to a default sound. Annotations: the Hide button now hides them (it previously only changed the icon). Voice volume starts at 100% and is remembered, and a stuck "Initialising" message is fixed.

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