For the people using a digital piano, many sheet apps allow changing the pages with a MIDI CC signal, which can be assigned to a pedal (or any other control unit or even to a specific note) of the digital piano.
What do you think of the new iPad Air 13"? The price is much more liveable than the 13" pro. This is the best review of the different iPad value propositions. I'm just beginning to learn the piano and violin. Keeping books in position and turning pages is a real problem while playing. I've been looking for an iPad to solve this problem.
I made a brand new video about the new iPads for 2024: ruclips.net/video/bEV_-u9tbiI/видео.html Hope this helps, and best of luck in your musical studies!
I use the large iPad Pro with Apple Pencil and use the donner pedal. I use ForScore for all my sheet music and use StaffPad for sketching before taking it to the DAW!
@@key-notes I found physically writing in music to be like using paper and pencil back in the day. It did take a week or two to actually learn the motions for the StaffPad notation. Trying to draw accidentals was a challenge but after a week or so I was flying through it. Also exports pdf midi or MusicXML. Out of MuseScore Sibelius and others it’s been my favorite and I use it constantly.
I *wish* Apple paid me for the video! There’s a rumor from usually reliable sources that Apple will release a 12.9” iPad Air within the next few months, along with updated Pro models. The Pro models are expected to get even more expensive, potentially by a large amount, so I’d probably just pick up an M2 12.9” Pro now, to be honest. I do wish the iPad ran macOS, but overall it’s my favorite device nonetheless.
Bravo. I thank you for this plainly-spoken and insightful précis. Thanks for your generosity in offering your experience. I've been seeing more and more iPads in our ARS recorder guild meetings, and yes I have a pantry full of scores and parts, but I've been hesitant to buy one because of the price. I just bought a refurbished one from the Amazon site and was looking for reassurance that it was the smart thing to do. So thanks, kudos, and I'll add that your hands look huge! They look made for Rachmaninov!
Thank you and happy to hear this has been helpful! I do have large hands but Rachmaninov’s were quite a bit larger still: Apparently he could stretch a 13th from C to A!
Great video. I have had the ipad pro for few years. Positive points, can scan, import from other tablet , edit the files, make annotations etc. I have to keep it charged all the time . If i start practicing on 35% battery, better plug the charging cable right away. If you are playing at an unkown venue, thake a portable battery charger with you since there is no way to know there is a power outlet near the piano. Do you still use you cell phone from 10 years ago? Tablets will become old devices with no longer able to update the software in a few years. The scanned music sometimes is too dark for me and I could not make it brighter on screen. My old printed albuns are still good after over 20, 50 years.
I really need this badly!! I've been practicing my Chopin,Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn,Mendelssohn, and Debussy so much more in the past couple of years. It has become increasingly annoying to be turning the pages as many of the pieces can be quite lengthy. I would need the biggest and easiest to read as I have poor eyesight.
Great video! Thank you again. It sounds like For-Score is your go to app for sheet music, right? Any others? How does one import sheet music into that app? Do you copy it on a copier and import it, or do you have to buy sheet music from the app? Really appreciate this!
Is really what, after looooooooooot of research, I'm going to buy, the 11'm2 256gb. I'm a musician in kinda the same situation, so what self assuring video haha xD. Best regards from Argentina!
Enjoy! I have both an 11” M1 and 12.9” M2. The 11” model is small enough to throw into a shoulder bag and not notice. It’s so useful to have it with me. I’ve used it many times to practice when away from home and it’s often been a lifesaver just to have all my sheet music with me. For learning pieces, the 12.9” model is still by far my favorite for the big screen. It’s about the size of most printed sheet music and that really makes a big difference. For sheet music I really find it indispensable, though its size also makes it much less practical as an all-round tablet. For most (non-musical) tablet tasks I find myself reaching for the 11” iPad more often than not. (I’m writing this on the 11”.) Good luck and enjoy your new iPad! These are unbelievably powerful devices.
Hola! Al final te resultó el iPad de 11 pulgadas para las partituras? Yo estaba entre el de 11 pulagadas o el de 13, pero me quedé con el de 11 por precio y por ser más portátil para la facultad. El iPad me llega la semana que viene. Ahora me da cosa si vale la pena usarlo como partitura. Yo no estudio música, simplemente toco la guitarra y el piano, pero por ahí estaba bueno tener ForScore y pasarme todas las partituras al iPad, como para darle un uso más que justifique el gasto. Vale la pena comprar el ForScore y todas las aplicaciones necesiarias para música? O mejor me quedo con el papel de toda la vida? Saludos desde Buenos Aires!
@@AmbivalentMind It depends on how much you’re planning on using it for sheet music. If you’ll use it a lot, you’ll definitely want a 13” screen. Compared to paper scores, a tablet screen in portrait mode shows only one page at a time the way it is, so using a smaller tablet in landscape mode will mean 4x the page turns. Also, the M4 Pro is an amazing device, yet complete overkill for sheet music (unless you want to read music outside in sunlight)! For the price of a 13” M4, if I wanted a tablet for sheet music and an 11” tablet for everything else, I’d probably pick up an older model 12.9” and an 11” (Pro or Air, take your pick). For several generations already, iPads have had tons of power and amazing screens. I’m sure you’ll enjoy whichever one(s) you end up with.
Useful video. The new iPad Air is available in a 13 inch version, offering a cheaper option than the Pro. I'm wondering whether to go with the new Air or the old 12.9 inch Pro...
If you can find it discounted for not too much more, I’d definitely go for the M2 Pro for its even better and smoother screen and a few extra features. But the extra features are mostly just eye candy if you’re looking for an iPad for reading music. The new 13-inch Air looks to be great for this purpose. I’m sure whichever one you decide on will serve you well for years to come.
@@key-notes my problem is that I'm always inclined to put the money towards the best possible spec. But I don't need a lot of high-end features and, whilst convenient, these devices aren't a good "investment" in the longer term. My iPad 3 is pretty much useless now, except as a paper weight! I think I'll give it a week and look at the new models in the store 😄
Thank you for the video! Do you have any insight on how is Samsung Tab S9 Ultra for reading scores and playing from it on concert? I see it is a bigger screen and slightly better price value. Is it as reliable and is the bigger screen an advantage or not due to the different resolution? Thanks!
I haven’t gotten a chance to try it, though I have seen it online and it looks genuinely amazing. Its screen is even bigger than the iPad Pro’s at fully 14.6”, although the aspect ratio is quite a bit different. It might even be big enough to read two pages side by side in landscape orientation comfortably. The other thing to consider is apps. The Henle Library app is available for Android tablets, but forScore isn’t for instance. Maybe there’s an equivalent app out there?
Sounds like a perfect choice! You might see first if you can find a discounted 12.9” M2 Pro, now that it’s been discontinued, for not too much more. Either tablet will be more than enough for sheet music, that’s for sure.
Excellent video presentation! You should do a video about the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, which has an even larger screen and is able to be used in landscape mode I see online. Really super torn between the ipad and samsung :-/
I haven’t gotten to use the S9 Ultra, though I’ve been extremely impressed by the videos I’ve seen. Looks like a dream machine for sheet music with its very large screen. The Henle Library app is available for Android too. I don’t know if there’s an Android equivalent to forScore, which is iOS/iPadOS-only. FWIW, I do sometimes use the 12.9” iPad in landscape mode for sheet music, though I do so only once I’ve learned a piece. That way the score just serves to refresh my memory. With an even bigger screen like on the Samsung, you could read the details in landscape mode too. Since these are both such expensive purchases, I think it would come down to which platform you like best, and which other apps you’re looking to use with it. For sheet music, either tablet will be great, and the even bigger screen of the S9 Ultra might even be better.
According to the rumor mill, new iPads will be released sometime in the next few weeks. The iPad Pro models are likely to get even more expensive, though you might be able to find an M2 model at a discount. Also, there will likely be a 12.9” iPad Air with a big screen yet without all the expensive bells and whistles of the Pro models. This may end up being the top recommendation for sheet music. All the iPad models now are overkill for sheet music in terms of their processing power. It’s really just a matter of getting a big screen at an affordable price at this point.
Sorry to hear, though the 11” is still a really practical device. Maybe you can pick up a refurbished or used 12.9” just to use for sheet music? The latest 13” Pro is amazing yet complete overkill for sheet music.
Not really-see my reply to the last comment about the Samsung Galaxy S9 Ultra. For sheet music you really just need a tablet with a big screen. I focused on iPads simply because this is what I happen to have.
Dang, i can't believe this entire search query is just filled with stupid adverts about 'usless foot page turners' and 'fancy electrical pencils'. Why would anyone bother with this while you have hands specifically for these purposes. What a scam
Yes, sometimes solutions can be over-engineered. In performance, turning pages is a real problem, and no solution is flawless. I could do a whole video about all the times page turning has gone awry for me, and I’m sure every performer has stories to tell about page turning gone wrong!
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This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Thank you so much! Happy to hear it’s helpful to you.
This is hands down the most comprehensive and detailed review I've found from a musicians perspective, thanks so much!
Thank you so much for your kind words! So glad to hear this video is helpful to you.
For the people using a digital piano, many sheet apps allow changing the pages with a MIDI CC signal, which can be assigned to a pedal (or any other control unit or even to a specific note) of the digital piano.
Thank you for the helpful tip! I haven’t tried this possibility yet!
It was perfect analysis. I was looking for it. Now, I know better which model I must choose. Thank you so much.
Thank you for your kind words! Hope you enjoy your new iPad!
This was just what I needed! Thank you!!
What do you think of the new iPad Air 13"? The price is much more liveable than the 13" pro.
This is the best review of the different iPad value propositions. I'm just beginning to learn the piano and violin. Keeping books in position and turning pages is a real problem while playing. I've been looking for an iPad to solve this problem.
I made a brand new video about the new iPads for 2024: ruclips.net/video/bEV_-u9tbiI/видео.html
Hope this helps, and best of luck in your musical studies!
I use the large iPad Pro with Apple Pencil and use the donner pedal. I use ForScore for all my sheet music and use StaffPad for sketching before taking it to the DAW!
A great solution! I'll have to try StaffPad-thanks for the tip!
@@key-notes I found physically writing in music to be like using paper and pencil back in the day. It did take a week or two to actually learn the motions for the StaffPad notation. Trying to draw accidentals was a challenge but after a week or so I was flying through it. Also exports pdf midi or MusicXML. Out of MuseScore Sibelius and others it’s been my favorite and I use it constantly.
Man i honestly think Apple needs to pay you for this video, because you changed my mind from considering an iPad Air to Pro 12.9...
I *wish* Apple paid me for the video! There’s a rumor from usually reliable sources that Apple will release a 12.9” iPad Air within the next few months, along with updated Pro models. The Pro models are expected to get even more expensive, potentially by a large amount, so I’d probably just pick up an M2 12.9” Pro now, to be honest. I do wish the iPad ran macOS, but overall it’s my favorite device nonetheless.
Absolutely!! The iPad Pro 12.9 or new 13 inch ons is a must! I’m looking into this now as I’m sick of trying to find all my music sheets and books etc
Bravo. I thank you for this plainly-spoken and insightful précis. Thanks for your generosity in offering your experience. I've been seeing more and more iPads in our ARS recorder guild meetings, and yes I have a pantry full of scores and parts, but I've been hesitant to buy one because of the price. I just bought a refurbished one from the Amazon site and was looking for reassurance that it was the smart thing to do. So thanks, kudos, and I'll add that your hands look huge! They look made for Rachmaninov!
Thank you and happy to hear this has been helpful! I do have large hands but Rachmaninov’s were quite a bit larger still: Apparently he could stretch a 13th from C to A!
Great video. I have had the ipad pro for few years. Positive points, can scan, import from other tablet , edit the files, make annotations etc. I have to keep it charged all the time . If i start practicing on 35% battery, better plug the charging cable right away. If you are playing at an unkown venue, thake a portable battery charger with you since there is no way to know there is a power outlet near the piano. Do you still use you cell phone from 10 years ago? Tablets will become old devices with no longer able to update the software in a few years. The scanned music sometimes is too dark for me and I could not make it brighter on screen. My old printed albuns are still good after over 20, 50 years.
Thank you for the information. It was very helpful.❤
Thank you! I just published a new video covering the 2024 iPads for musicians just minutes ago: www.key-notes.com/blog/ipad-for-sheet-music-2024
I really need this badly!!
I've been practicing my Chopin,Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn,Mendelssohn, and Debussy so much more in the past couple of years.
It has become increasingly annoying to be turning the pages as many of the pieces can be quite lengthy.
I would need the biggest and easiest to read as I have poor eyesight.
Thank you. This is excellent information. I am in the market for a new iPad.
Great video! Thank you again. It sounds like For-Score is your go to app for sheet music, right? Any others? How does one import sheet music into that app? Do you copy it on a copier and import it, or do you have to buy sheet music from the app? Really appreciate this!
Is really what, after looooooooooot of research, I'm going to buy, the 11'm2 256gb. I'm a musician in kinda the same situation, so what self assuring video haha xD. Best regards from Argentina!
Enjoy! I have both an 11” M1 and 12.9” M2. The 11” model is small enough to throw into a shoulder bag and not notice. It’s so useful to have it with me. I’ve used it many times to practice when away from home and it’s often been a lifesaver just to have all my sheet music with me.
For learning pieces, the 12.9” model is still by far my favorite for the big screen. It’s about the size of most printed sheet music and that really makes a big difference. For sheet music I really find it indispensable, though its size also makes it much less practical as an all-round tablet. For most (non-musical) tablet tasks I find myself reaching for the 11” iPad more often than not. (I’m writing this on the 11”.)
Good luck and enjoy your new iPad! These are unbelievably powerful devices.
Consider pro 12.9 m1, 11inch ipads are worse since there’re anything but 4:3
Hola! Al final te resultó el iPad de 11 pulgadas para las partituras? Yo estaba entre el de 11 pulagadas o el de 13, pero me quedé con el de 11 por precio y por ser más portátil para la facultad. El iPad me llega la semana que viene.
Ahora me da cosa si vale la pena usarlo como partitura. Yo no estudio música, simplemente toco la guitarra y el piano, pero por ahí estaba bueno tener ForScore y pasarme todas las partituras al iPad, como para darle un uso más que justifique el gasto. Vale la pena comprar el ForScore y todas las aplicaciones necesiarias para música? O mejor me quedo con el papel de toda la vida? Saludos desde Buenos Aires!
@@AmbivalentMind It depends on how much you’re planning on using it for sheet music. If you’ll use it a lot, you’ll definitely want a 13” screen. Compared to paper scores, a tablet screen in portrait mode shows only one page at a time the way it is, so using a smaller tablet in landscape mode will mean 4x the page turns.
Also, the M4 Pro is an amazing device, yet complete overkill for sheet music (unless you want to read music outside in sunlight)! For the price of a 13” M4, if I wanted a tablet for sheet music and an 11” tablet for everything else, I’d probably pick up an older model 12.9” and an 11” (Pro or Air, take your pick). For several generations already, iPads have had tons of power and amazing screens. I’m sure you’ll enjoy whichever one(s) you end up with.
All the sudden I found this video when I’m looking for an IPad to use
Useful video. The new iPad Air is available in a 13 inch version, offering a cheaper option than the Pro. I'm wondering whether to go with the new Air or the old 12.9 inch Pro...
If you can find it discounted for not too much more, I’d definitely go for the M2 Pro for its even better and smoother screen and a few extra features. But the extra features are mostly just eye candy if you’re looking for an iPad for reading music. The new 13-inch Air looks to be great for this purpose. I’m sure whichever one you decide on will serve you well for years to come.
@@key-notes my problem is that I'm always inclined to put the money towards the best possible spec. But I don't need a lot of high-end features and, whilst convenient, these devices aren't a good "investment" in the longer term. My iPad 3 is pretty much useless now, except as a paper weight! I think I'll give it a week and look at the new models in the store 😄
Thank you for the video! Do you have any insight on how is Samsung Tab S9 Ultra for reading scores and playing from it on concert? I see it is a bigger screen and slightly better price value. Is it as reliable and is the bigger screen an advantage or not due to the different resolution? Thanks!
I haven’t gotten a chance to try it, though I have seen it online and it looks genuinely amazing. Its screen is even bigger than the iPad Pro’s at fully 14.6”, although the aspect ratio is quite a bit different. It might even be big enough to read two pages side by side in landscape orientation comfortably.
The other thing to consider is apps. The Henle Library app is available for Android tablets, but forScore isn’t for instance. Maybe there’s an equivalent app out there?
I have iPad 10 th for music sheet but too small I think I will upgrade to iPad Air 13 inch 😊
Sounds like a perfect choice! You might see first if you can find a discounted 12.9” M2 Pro, now that it’s been discontinued, for not too much more. Either tablet will be more than enough for sheet music, that’s for sure.
Excellent video presentation! You should do a video about the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, which has an even larger screen and is able to be used in landscape mode I see online. Really super torn between the ipad and samsung :-/
I haven’t gotten to use the S9 Ultra, though I’ve been extremely impressed by the videos I’ve seen. Looks like a dream machine for sheet music with its very large screen.
The Henle Library app is available for Android too. I don’t know if there’s an Android equivalent to forScore, which is iOS/iPadOS-only.
FWIW, I do sometimes use the 12.9” iPad in landscape mode for sheet music, though I do so only once I’ve learned a piece. That way the score just serves to refresh my memory. With an even bigger screen like on the Samsung, you could read the details in landscape mode too.
Since these are both such expensive purchases, I think it would come down to which platform you like best, and which other apps you’re looking to use with it. For sheet music, either tablet will be great, and the even bigger screen of the S9 Ultra might even be better.
Thank you for being frank.. I was looking into this ... Quality and productivity is economical. My purpose is for sheet music
According to the rumor mill, new iPads will be released sometime in the next few weeks. The iPad Pro models are likely to get even more expensive, though you might be able to find an M2 model at a discount. Also, there will likely be a 12.9” iPad Air with a big screen yet without all the expensive bells and whistles of the Pro models. This may end up being the top recommendation for sheet music. All the iPad models now are overkill for sheet music in terms of their processing power. It’s really just a matter of getting a big screen at an affordable price at this point.
I can download music but am unable to keep the screen from dimming
Mine scores collection on ipad is 33gb.
That's one enormous collection! Wow.
I bought the 11 in. before seeing this video. Mistake. Too small for music.
Sorry to hear, though the 11” is still a really practical device. Maybe you can pick up a refurbished or used 12.9” just to use for sheet music? The latest 13” Pro is amazing yet complete overkill for sheet music.
@@key-notes My plan, exactly. By the way, as a fellow educator since '79, you have the gift of disciplined speech. Nice!
@@patrickshanahan7505 Thank you so much!
iPad commercial
Not really-see my reply to the last comment about the Samsung Galaxy S9 Ultra. For sheet music you really just need a tablet with a big screen. I focused on iPads simply because this is what I happen to have.
Dang, i can't believe this entire search query is just filled with stupid adverts about 'usless foot page turners' and 'fancy electrical pencils'. Why would anyone bother with this while you have hands specifically for these purposes.
What a scam
Yes, sometimes solutions can be over-engineered. In performance, turning pages is a real problem, and no solution is flawless. I could do a whole video about all the times page turning has gone awry for me, and I’m sure every performer has stories to tell about page turning gone wrong!