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What should your sheet look like?

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G-Han:
A fancy font here, another neat font there et voila: the most beautiful sheet you've ever made. Unfortunately, that's not the way we work at NinSheetMusic. I often encounter sheets which lack a (proper) title, game-, composer- and arranger-name, copyright or key signatures. I prevent this in the future, I'd like to reintroduce the standard format NSM "gurus" are using ever since it was introduced before the site crashed. Take a look at this picture, and the explanation below.

If there are clear improvements that can be done to an arrangement it will not be accepted.

Here is a basic template for a sheet on NSM created by the user Purple1222119: http://www.mediafire.com/?brv4yq89pbhwum9

The Formatting Guidelines:



(1) Song Title: Times New Roman, Size 24, Bold, Centre Aligned

* Just the name of the song in quotation marks, nothing more to it. This goes at the top of the first page.
(2) Game Name: Times New Roman, Size 12, italic, Centre Aligned

* This goes just under the song title. Write the full game name, not any abbreviated versions.
(3) Composer: Times New Roman, Size 12, Bold, Right Aligned

* Put this at the top of the sheet like in the picture. Separate multiple composers with commas, with an "&" sign preceeding the last one.
* You can either write "Composition by ..." as in the picture or "Composed by ..." That's it. No colons, semicolons, hyphens or anything fancy.
(4) Arranger: Times New Roman, Size 12, Italic, Right Aligned

* Put this just below the composer. Write it exactly as you'd like your name to appear on the site. It doesn't have to be your forum username.
* You can either write "Arrangement by ..." as in the picture or "Arranged by ..." That's it. No colons, semicolons, hyphens or anything special.
(5) Metronome Marking:

* You have to include one of these with your sheet. It must include "note value = number" like in the picture.
* You can also add a musical direction (eg Presto) if you wish but don't substitute a Metronome Marking for a musical direction.
(6) Key Signature:

* Use a key signature to indicate the key of the song, or at least the key that it tends to hang around most often
* If a song doesn't have a definite key, do not use different key signatures every few measures to simply eliminate accidentals.
* If you need help with a key signature, just ask, there'll always be someone willing to help you.
(7) 8va/8vb/15ma/15vb:

* Use these if the notes tend to go very high or very low and the number of ledger lines impacts on readability.
* 8va & 15ma are used to indicate that notes should be played either 1 or 2 octaves higher.
* 8vb & 15mb are used to indicate that notes should be played either 1 or 2 octaves lower.
(8) Clef Changes:

* In some instances (eg the left hand going very high or the right hand going very low) a clef change is needed. Insert these as necessary.
* If you want a clef change but your version of Finale can't do it, ask around the Submisisons Forum.
(9)Copyright: Times New Roman, Size 10, Centre Aligned

* This goes at the bottom of the first page. It's easiest to enter during document setup when you first make the file.
* Use the format used in the picture - <Publisher> © <Year Published> (Including the spaces, without the <>, just like the example.)
(10)URL: Times New Roman, Size 10, Centre Aligned

* Include NSM's URL as in the picture. This goes just under the Copyright.
I hope everyone follows this standard-form from now on. It's really not that difficult and you'll be helping to raise the quality of the sheets on the site.



Other Formatting Guidelines:
Duets:

* For Duets written for 2 people on 1 piano, the top piano part should have the high notes played by the person on the high end of the piano while the bottom piano part should have the notes played by the person on the lower end of the piano.
* For Duets written for 2 pianos, try to give both parts the melody at some point and aim to have them roughly equal in difficulty if possible (I'm aware that this is not always possible).
Medleys:

* Make sure you include the name of each individual song in the medley just above the Right Hand as it appears.
* For medleys with songs from multiple games, include the game name in addition to the above as necessary.
Pedal Markings:

* Either write out complete pedal markings for a particular section including the release pedal symbol as needed
* -OR- write "con pedal" at the start of the section and then "senza pedal" at the end of the section.
* Both of these options go under the left hand.
Dynamics

* These are now required on all sheets.
* Sheets should have, as a minimum, at least an opening dynamic marking. Obviously more would be preferable.
Articulations and Slur/Phrase Markings

* These aren't a requirement but obviously we'd prefer it if your sheet had some of these.

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