NotationPlayer

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.

Try every feature free for 7 days. After that, a single one-time purchase keeps NotationPlayer fully working — no subscription, no ads.

Built for trad and folk musicians, with full MusicXML support for classical, jazz, choral, and any sheet music you read. Now in English, Spanish and German.


🎵 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 on every note — as letters (C, D, E), in solfège (Do, Re, Mi) or German style (H, B)
• 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, choir, and more
• Volume, pan, mute, and solo controls per track
• Hide parts from the score — see just your own line while the others keep playing
• 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.

💳 FREE TRIAL, THEN BUY ONCE
Every feature is unlocked for your first 7 days. After the trial, scores still open and play a 30-second preview; a one-time purchase unlocks everything again, for good. There is no subscription, and purchases can be restored on a new device.

Built for musicians who want their notation to do more than just sit on the page.

Recent changes:
New: Spanish and German. Pick a language in Settings.
Note names in solfège (Do Re Mi) or German style (H, B).
Choir scores: voices sound as a choir again, not saxophones; tenor octave clefs open and are drawn as written; part names, voice bracket, tempo mark and C time shown; lyrics sit under their notes.
Mixer: Hide a part from the score while it keeps playing.
The moving playback line is centred on the staves.
A score that won't display now says why, with one-tap reporting.