Percentage of Users Repor Ng Strengths of Software

Sibelius (subscripon) - 26 48 15 MuseScore (free) - 15

Dorico - 5

Lilypond - 5

Finale (free) - 3

26 Encore (paid) - 2

MuseScore (paid) - 1

Noteﬂight (paid) - 1

45 Noteworthy Composer - 1

By soware (all methods of payment) 1 1 1 5 2 Sibelius - 74 5 Finale - 48

16 MuseScore - 16

Dorico - 5

74 Lilypond - 5

Encore (paid) - 2

Noteﬂight - 1

Noteworthy 48 Composer - 1 Noon - 1

Percentage of users reporng strengths of soware - Sibelius and Finale 100%

90%

80%

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60%

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30% Sibelius

Finale 20%

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Speed Playback Note input Lyrics input Ease of use Making parts Affordability Exporng XML Imporng XML Technical support Patches released Engraving (general) MIDI keyboard input Exporng MIDI files Exporng audio files Funconality online Documentaon/manual Worthwhile investment Community of fellow users Graphic design/manipulaon Exporng score files (egs. PDF) Working with sample libraries Ease of use as a music educator Number and quality of features Pricing structure (egs. single sale

Dynamics/arculaons/markings input Funconality on a tablet or mobile device Learning curve when learning the soware Funconality on a laptop or desktop computer Compability and interacon with other programs

Formang and creaon of advanced and extended notaon

Percentage of users reporng strengths of soware - Musescore, Lilypond, and Dorico

100%

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80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30% Musescore

Lilypond 20% Dorico

10%

Formang and creaon of advanced and extended notaon

Percentage of users reporng weaknesses of soware - Sibelius and Finale 50%

45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15% Sibelius

Finale 10%

Formang and creaon of advanced and extended notaon

Percentage of users reporng weaknesses of soware - Musescore, Lilypond, and Dorico

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90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30% Musescore

Lilypond 20% Dorico

10%

Formang and creaon of advanced and extended notaon

What is your user experience with the Would you recommend this program Is this program buggy? (A lower score program? to another musician? means more buggy/less stable) 5.00 4.80 5.00 4.80 4.40 4.20 4.80 4.80 4.60 4.50 4.20 4.06 4.60 4.40 4.60 4.00 4.32 4.38 4.00 4.40 4.40 4.13 4.13 3.72 4.20 3.80 3.96 What is your user 4.20 Would you recommend 3.54 Is this program buggy? (A 4.00 3.60 experience with the 4.00 this program to another lower score means more 3.80 program? 3.80 musician? 3.40 buggy/less stable) 3.60 3.60 3.20

Finale Dorico Sibelius Dorico Finale Finale Lilypond Lilypond Sibelius Sibelius Dorico Musescore Lilypond Musescore Musescore

Do you want/intend to move to a Did you move to this soware from Number of users who le this diﬀerent program in the near future? another program? soware for another program 100% 56% 37 60% 100% 40 80% 50% 35 80% 62% 30 40% 27% 60% 25 30% 23% Do you want/intend to 38% 38% 20 13 13 Did you move to this Number of users who le 20% move to a diﬀerent 40% 15 7 10 5 4 program in the near soware from another 3 3 this soware for another 10% 0% 0% 20% 5 future? program? program 0% 0% 0

Finale Other Finale Dorico Dorico Finale Sibelius Encore Cubase Sibelius Lilypond Sibelius Lilypond Musescore Noteﬂight Musescore Musescore Noteworthy

Number of users considering moving Professions of users to this program 160 136 50 44 140 40 120 98 30 100 93 20 15 Number of users 11 9 80 72 5 considering moving to this 65 10 2 1 60 58 program 60 53 0 40 32 40 28 28 26 20 Dorico Finale Other 12 Sibelius Lilypond 20 10 9 7 Number of users Musescore Noteﬂight 0

Editor Lyricist Arranger Engraver Publisher Composer Freelancer Conductor Orchestrator Adjudicator

Professional musician Music educator (K-12) Professor (collegiate) Student (pre-college) Instrumentalist/vocalist Arts/music administrator Non-professional musician

Student (pursuing undergraduate or