Pricing
What expert score preparation costs
transparent fees, tailored to your project
All prices and turnaround times shown below are estimates; both are set by the scope and complexity of your project. Share your detailed requirements and we will do everything reasonable to meet your budget and your deadline. USD is our base currency; EUR and GBP are shown for guidance. Your final quote is issued in your chosen currency in the order confirmation. Publishers, institutions, and organizations with ongoing work, including orchestras, choirs, and religious organizations, can arrange a monthly retainer. We reply to every inquiry within 12 hours.
Peace of mind
Ordering and payment, in plain terms
Important information
- Every project carries a minimum fee of $49 / €42 / £37.
- Urgent delivery is available on any service on request: a 20–50% surcharge, with turnaround of 24–72 hours.
- Every service includes two revisions, which you may request within 30 days of delivery.
- If you are not the copyright holder of the source material, you may add the editable project files (a buyout option). The fee covers our creative work in an orchestration or arrangement, and our house conventions and engraving style in score preparation.
- New clients can request a free 8-bar trial: hear and see the quality before you commit.
- As part of the order confirmation, you agree to credit ScoreMasters® if the deliverables are used publicly: concert performance, published score, recording, or online and social posting. We also offer ghostwriting if you wish to retain complete ownership and carry no obligation to credit us.
Discounts
- Larger commissions (multiple pieces or songs, or a symphonic work) earn a fixed reduction of up to 20%, agreed up front.
- Seasonal discounts are offered to our clients several times a year.
- A 10% referral discount goes to both you and the client you refer.
Secure & flexible payments
- All payments are processed securely via PayPal, Stripe, or bank transfer. PayPal and Stripe are both PCI DSS Level 1 certified.
- Full payment in advance to begin work: standard for commissioned services worldwide.
- A 50/50 split on large projects: half to begin, half on delivery.
- Interest-free installments through PayPal (typically three or four), where your country supports it.
- Buy Now, Pay Later through Stripe (third-party finance providers; any interest or fees are set by them, not ScoreMasters®).
- Monthly retainers for publishers, institutions, and organizations with ongoing work.
Services & Pricing
Five crafts, priced by scope
Orchestration & Arranging
since 1998We turn any starting material into full arrangements for any instrumentation. ScoreMasters® has taken commissions from major artists since 1998.
From $179€155£134 per min · 2–4 business days
- Strings$179€155£134 per min · 2–4 business days
- Strings & horns$199€175£151 per min · 2–5 business days
- Chamber orchestra$219€193£166 per min · 2–5 business days
- Full orchestra$239€210£182 per min · 2–6 business days
- Large orchestra$259€228£197 per min · 2–6 business days
What’s included
- Print-ready PDF score and parts
- A standard audio mockup
- A professional orchestration or arrangement, created to your specification
- Detailed articulation, dynamics and expression, with comprehensive tempo and metronome marks
- Film-scoring elements where needed (timecode, hit points, large time signatures)
- The editable project files (MIDI, MusicXML, notation) if you hold the copyright
What affects the fee
- The size of the orchestra or ensemble
- The duration of the piece
- How developed the source material is (a lead sheet versus a detailed piano score)
- The orchestration complexity (multiple divisi, unconventional writing)
- The requested deadline
Music Engraving & Score Preparation
since 1997We engrave any source material into publication-ready sheet music: score and parts. ScoreMasters® began as a specialist team of engravers in 1997.
From $14€12£10 per page · 3–5 business days
- Parts extraction$4€3£3 per page · 2–5 business days
- Single instrument / lead sheet$14€12£10 per page · 3–5 business days
- Piano / vocal score$18€16£13 per page · 3–5 business days
- Ensemble / chamber score$21€18£16 per page · 3–7 business days
- Full orchestral score$25€22£19 per page · 5–10 business days
What’s included
- Print-ready PDF sheet music, or score and parts
- A standard audio mockup
- Publication-quality engraving with guaranteed accuracy
- The editable project files (MIDI, MusicXML, notation) if you hold the copyright
What affects the fee
- The instruments involved
- The readability of the source
- Conventional or non-conventional notation
- Extras such as lyrics, chord symbols, or graphics
- Notation density and voices per staff
- The requested deadline
We transcribe any audio (from a melody you hummed into your phone to a full orchestra) into professionally engraved sheet music, score and parts. The two figures below cover our most-requested conversions.
From $35€30£26 per min · 2–5 business days
- Lead sheet$35€30£26 per min · 2–5 business days
- Piano-vocal score$65€57£49 per min · 2–5 business days
What’s included
- Print-ready PDF files
- A standard audio mockup
- Engraved score and parts with full dynamics, articulation, expression and tempo
- Lyrics for each vocal line
- A guaranteed note-for-note transcription
- The editable project files if you hold the copyright
What affects the fee
- The instruments involved
- The number of concurrent voices
- The duration of the piece
- The audio quality
- The overall complexity
- The requested deadline
We turn a MIDI or DAW project of any instrumentation into professionally engraved sheet music, score and parts. The two figures below cover our most-requested conversions; ScoreMasters® has transformed MIDI to score since 1998.
From $49€43£37 per min · 2–3 business days
- MIDI piano to score$49€43£37 per min · 2–3 business days
- MIDI orchestra to score$99€85£74 per min · 2–7 business days
What’s included
- Print-ready PDF score and parts
- A standard audio mockup
- Industry-level conversion to notation
- Detailed markings with tempo and metronome marks
- Film-scoring elements where needed
- The editable project files if you hold the copyright
What affects the fee
- The instruments involved
- The number of MIDI tracks
- The duration of the piece
- Quantization and file organization
- The complexity and density
- The requested deadline
We turn AI-generated music (from Suno, Eleven Music, Mureka, AIVA, and others) into professionally engraved sheet music, score and parts.
From $35€30£26 per min · 3–5 business days
- Lead sheet$35€30£26 per min · 3–5 business days
- Piano-vocal score$65€57£49 per min · 3–6 business days
- Ensemble/band score & parts$85€75£64 per min · 3–7 business days
What’s included
- Print-ready PDF files
- A standard audio mockup
- Engraved score and parts with full markings
- Lyrics for each vocal line, where present
- Every note checked by ear against your track
- The editable project files if you hold the copyright
What affects the fee
- The instruments involved
- The number of concurrent voices
- The duration of the piece
- The audio quality
- The overall complexity
- Any orchestration or arranging the project needs
- The requested deadline