How to get more from your scores

Get reviews of your music

Reviews are more important than ever to customers shopping online. Every score on Score Exchange features a reviews section so it would be a good idea to try and encourage any past or current customers to leave a review. You can also add any reviews you already have yourself.

It's also a good idea to reply to your reviews when they are submitted. Just visit the "My Reviews" page to add replies.

To add a review just click "Add a new review of this score" on any of your score pages.

Fill in your programme notes

Try to add as much detail as you can to the "programme note" section of your score. A detailed programme note might include information about the composer, arranger, background of the composition, details of instrumentation etc. Adding a detailed programme note can help your score achieve higher positions in google search rankings.

To add a programme note:

1. Visit the "My scores" page

2. Click "Edit" to the right of your score

3. Click "Score details"

4. Scroll down the page until you see the "programme note" section

5. Fill in your programme note and click "Save changes"

Add audio samples

Customers love to hear how a score sounds before purchasing. Uploading an mp3 or other audio sample is an easy way to help sell more music. Try to create the best quality audio samples you can, this can either be a midi performance or recording of live musicians.

To add an mp3:

1. Visit the "My scores" page

2. Click "Edit" to the right of your score

3. Click "Upload new mp3 file" and follow instructions to upload your file

Add a high quality cover page

Adding a great photo or image to the first page of your score can really help make it stand out in search results. Try to use as high quality of image as possible.

To upload a new version of your score:

1. Visit the "My scores" page

2. Click "Edit" to the right of your score

3. Click "Upload replacement score file"

4. Follow the instructions to upload a new score

Make sure your parts are correct

One of the most common complaints we receive at Score Exchange is incorrect parts. There’s nothing worse for a customer than downloading a score and parts for a performance only to find parts missing or incorrectly labelled.

Please check that your parts have been uploaded and listed correctly.

If your composition or arrangement is for more than one performer then it could be a great idea to create some parts if you haven’t already.

If you have no instrumental parts you should still specify which instruments are in the score.

To add or edit parts:

1. Visit the "My scores" page

2. Click "Edit" to the right of your score

3. Click "Instruments"

4. Click "Add a new part" to upload a new part

This page also allows you to edit parts and add information about instruments used.

Add a badge to your website

The most successful sellers on Score Exchange are usually those that do the most promotion of their work. Promote your Score Exchange profile on your website by embedding one of our badges. 

To add a badge to your website:

1. Visit your "Promote my profile page"

2. Click "get code" underneath the badge you’d like to embed

3. Copy the code and add it your website

Become a platinum publisher

Platinum publishers get more exposure on the site as their scores feature more prominently at the top of each category page and in the search results. Become a Platinum Publisher from as little as $2.50 per month!

Find out more about becoming a Platinum Publisher

Advertise on Score Exchange

Score Exchange offers a whole host of advertising opportunities. These adverts can be used to promote your scores, composer profile page or any relevant business you think our visitors might be interested in.

Find out more about advertising on Score Exchange

Check your formatting

It's a good idea to check the formatting and layout on your scores. The best way to do this is to download the customer preview PDF of your score & parts, then go through your music to make sure everything is clear and easy to read. A common complaint from customers is text (lyrics, directions or security footers) being placed on top of notes.

To download a PDF version of your score:

1. Visit the "My scores" page

2. Click "Edit" to the right of your score

3. Click "Download customer preview"

Create a great profile page

The profile page is your home page on Score Exchange. This is where customers go to find out more about you and your music. Try to fill in as much detail about yourself and your work as possible.

It’s all a good idea to add a high quality photo (or logo image) of yourself or your company.

If you have a large catalogue then you can arrange your scores into categories. 

To edit your profile page:

1. Visit your "My profile page"

2. Click "Edit my profile page"

3. Fill in your info and click "Save changes"

To arrange your scores in to categories:

1. Visit your "My profile page"

2. Click "Edit my score catalogue"

3. Create new folders to arrange and categorise your music

Carefully review your prices

Pricing is obviously a very important factor for customers. Carefully go through your scores and check that you are happy with your pricing. 

You can set prices for scores & parts as a package. Offering a package can encourage customers to purchase the score and parts all at once.

To check your prices:

1. Visit the "My scores" page

2. Click "edit" to the right of your score

3. Click "Selling"

4. Set a "Price of score + a set of parts"

5. Click "Save changes"

Inspiration for arrangers

We've found that some of the most downloaded arrangements on Score Exchange are those that are completely unique. If you are aiming to create a commercially successful work you should aim for something which isn't available elsewhere whilst still likely to be popular.

Read our inspiration for arrangers article

Share your scores on social media

Sharing your scores on social networks can be a fantastic way of promoting your work. All score pages on Score Exchange feature buttons which allow you to easily share your music on Twitter and Facebook. Sharing on Pinterest has also worked well for publishers.

Look out for the sharing buttons on score pages.