Open source music notation & composition software MuseScore Presented by Thomas Bonte at FOSDEM 2009 Fosdem 2009 presentation by Thomas Bonte | http://musescore.org

Top Features MuseScore WYSIWYG notation editor Easy and fast note entry with mouse, keyboard or MIDI Integrated sequencer and FluidSynth software synthesizer Import and export of MusicXML and Standard MIDI Files (SMF) Platform independent code, binaries available for Linux and Windows Available in 12 languages, handbook in 6 languages GNU GPL licensed http://musescore.org

History MuseScore Started in 2002 by Werner Schweer Spin-off from MusE, a MIDI sequencer Initially only for Linux First Windows release end of 2007 MuseScore.org website launched in September 2008 Currently in 0.9.4 with 600 downloads per day http://musescore.org

More than 50.000 downloads in 2008 MuseScore http://musescore.org

What do users say about MuseScore MuseScore Joseph Pisano blogs “This program could not have “emerged” at a better time as musicians and educators are clammering for a new alternative for their ”simple” music notation needs at no cost. ” Musikai posts “ What I like especially is the fantastic visual output. […] Comparing Lilypond output with Musescore's I find very little differences. ” Cyvros tweets “ One of the reasons I started using MuseScore was its similarity to Sibelius. Finale and other notation apps just do my head in. ” http://musescore.org

Development Challenges MuseScore Enhancing midi import voice separation tuplet recognition real time midi input Improve playback honor more articulation signs and dynamics swing playback play trills glissandos, arpeggios etc. Add guitar fret symbols and tabulator staves Improve musicXML input / output Support for other music fonts, such as a jazz font Rebranding and promotional campaign http://musescore.org

Enhancing midi import

voice separation

tuplet recognition

real time midi input

Improve playback

honor more articulation signs and dynamics

swing playback

play trills glissandos, arpeggios etc.

Add guitar fret symbols and tabulator staves

Improve musicXML input / output

Support for other music fonts, such as a jazz font

Rebranding and promotional campaign

Top Challenge: MuseScore for Mac MuseScore http://musescore.org QT issue with feta font, http://tinyurl.com/6zhret

Follow Website http://musescore.org Twitter http://twitter.com/musescore Delicious http://delicious.com/musescore Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/MuseScore/33721432677 MuseScore http://musescore.org