Is there a way to make money composing sheet music? Yes, you can set up your own website and offer your free sheet music to the world! Here are some tips to get you started!

How can I produce the sheet music?

There are many ways to compose sheet music or convert existing compositions by yourself or others into a digital format that is easily accessible online. If you’re 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 ready-made public domain sheets in a variety of ways. Here are some ideas to get you started!

Using Manuscript Paper to Produce Free Music Sheets

You can actually produce your sheet music by hand using traditional manuscript paper and then use a scanner to convert the sheet music to a digital format. If you are able to write good musical notes by hand, you can use this gift to produce very personal sheet music. To make them legible, you will need to be careful and use black ink at the final stage. Perhaps the first step is to write the notes with a pencil that allows to change the wrong notes and so on. You will need 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 sheet music

Some publishers use a scanner to convert existing sheet music from books to PDF for upload to their website. I guess 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 classification

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

To earn money with your free sheet music

The easiest way to make money from your website using free sheet music is to put Google ads on your pages. To learn more about this service you can search for “AdSense” and you will reach a Google page that will explain the whole concept. You can also affiliate with companies that sell online products with the theme of your website, such as guitar sheet music, 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 your visitors use when searching for sheet music. In order for search engines to be able to determine what your website is about, you need to use these keywords in the right places, such as your page titles and in the display text of your pages. For more information on how to optimize your pages, you can search for “search engine optimization” or the short form “seo” and you will find many tips on it.