Prepare an original that is easy to read
Add a PDF as one file. You can select several JPG pages together; they are combined into one PDF in the selected order. The individual JPG files are not kept in the library, so check the page order before uploading.
Photograph the whole page straight on and avoid shadows, fingers and strong skew. Clear staff lines, key signatures, accidentals and ties make comparison with the result much easier.
Confirm the page count before conversion
Choose Convert to MusicXML on a PDF album in My library. A score added from photos follows the same flow because it is stored as a PDF. Review the complete page count, displayed credits and consent before requesting the full album.
Your uploaded PDF original remains available to open and download. The generated score supports viewing, practice and permitted corrections; the service-generated MusicXML itself is not offered as a download.
Compare flagged measures instead of re-entering the score
When conversion is complete, compare the MusicXML result with the original PDF. In the correction workspace, choose a part and a measure flagged by the service, then compare the original reference with the converted result.
For a wrong pitch, select the note and adjust its step, accidental and octave. Save the correction and inspect the saved version. This lets you concentrate on the measures that need a decision instead of rebuilding the whole score.
Do not force an error into the current correction controls
The current web correction flow is for pitch changes in suspicious measures authorized by the service. Rests and tied notes cannot be corrected, and it is not a notation editor for changing every duration, meter, note count or measure order.
If rhythm or structure differs from the original, record the affected measure and request help, or use a full notation program. Do not treat an unresolved measure as verified.
Check pages and measures after conversion
Work through the original from first page to last and check that the result preserves the sequence of measures without missing notes or measures. MusicXML reflows for the display, so page counts and line breaks need not match the original. When reviewing a doubtful measure, record its original page, measure and part so you can find the same place again.
- Check key signatures and accidentals against each affected note.
- Compare octave and every note in a chord with the original.
- Record differences in rests, duration, ties or measure structure; do not treat them as confirmed.
Example: an uncertain accidental
If an accidental in a right-hand measure on page 2 is blurry, inspect the key signature and earlier accidentals in that measure. If enlarging the original does not resolve it, record the page, measure and note and ask for help rather than guessing. If pitch correction is available for that measure, reopen it after saving and compare it with the original.
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