MusicEase

The MusicEase music notation software is a full-featured, intelligent music notation editor which produces highly polished, publication quality, printed music. Rated highest in ease-of-use by The Instrumentalist.

MusicEase works much like a word processing program. For instance, pressing the g key enters the G above middle C. Pressing the 4 key changes the current duration to a quarter note - every note entered from that point on will be of quarter note duration. Pressing the period key followed by the 2 key changes the current duration to a dotted half. End of measure barlines are automatically added. Pressing the Enter key starts a new system. Pressing the Backspace key (Delete key on Mac) deletes the previous note/chord/rest. Pressing Backspace at the beginning of a staff appends the current system to the end of the previous system. Etc.

Any Windows or Mac fonts/sizes can be used for titles, lyrics, dynamics, chords, etc. Powerful functions allow you to reformat pieces quickly and experiment with different looks. MusicEase supports true transposition (not just the sliding of the notes up/down as in many other notation editors). Automatically convert from standard notation to tablature or shape notes and vice/versa. Play using any General MIDI instruments.

MusicEase requires Windows or Mac OS X and comes in standard and professional versions.

Christian Virtual Hymnal®

The Christian Virtual Hymnal® contains almost all the public domain songs in the Celebration Hymnal®, Hymnal for Worship and Celebration, 1991 Baptist Hymnal, Lutheran Book of Worship, With One Voice, 1989 United Methodist Hymnal, 1990 Presbyterian Hymnal, New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition), Christian Life Hymnal, and the 1985 Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal. No CCLI license is required It provides unprecedented flexibility in creating transposable sheet music with optional chord names/fret diagrams, transposable chord charts and MIDI files for playing.

Over 3 thousand public domain selections from the above-listed hymnals are included. Transpose to any key. Reorder and/or delete any verses. Display SATB, lead sheets or chord charts (verses only - no music - with chord names and fret diagrams). Also includes the complete version of Handel's Messiah.

Music and verses are the same as in the respective hymnals so no editing is generally required for congregations using these hymnals. Use the Christian Virtual Hymnal (either by itself or in conjunction with a sequencing program) in place of an organist. Quickly print out just hymn verses for weekly bulletins or transpose hymns for the choir. Available for Mac or Windows.

There is also a generic, scaled down version, Christian Virtual Hymnal Lite, available for Windows.

This program provides transposable sheet music for over 300 traditional kids and adult song classics. Transpose, print, and play. Optionally display chord names/fret diagrams, tablature, and/or as shape notes. Scale to different sizes and automatically reformat, re-arrange/delete verses, and play melody alone or with a band accompaniment. Can display as a fakebook.

Songs can be loaded using titles or first lines. Songs include traditional children's songs, spirituals, patriotic songs, folk songs, Christmas songs, cowboy standards, rounds, lullabies, game songs, and favorite hymns. Up to 16 verses are included, depending on the song. All songs are in the public domain. See the music on your screen exactly as it will print. Requires Windows.