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Here are some tips for young composers and arrangers as a practical guide on how to best present their own scores in preparation for performances (rather than a guide on how to write good music! Bananathoven Here’s a preliminary tip: unless you have super neat handwriting (and an abundance of time), using a notation software is highly recommended!  1. Know what you want and add as much detail in the score as possible  The less details you provide, the more freedom you are giving the performers with room for interpretation. If this is your intention, then that’s cool. One quarter note can be played in a thousand  different ways - if you want specific articulations, note length, expressiveness - write them in!  Imagine in 300 years time your work is being performed when you’re no longer around.  Did you remember to say everything that you wanted to in the score? 2. Keep in mind that human beings are going to be performing your work, not a computer! Un