Reading a Score

The standard order of a full score, other kinds of score, and how to open an unfamiliar score for the first time, as a wall chart.

What's inside

• The standard order of a full score, from woodwind at the top down to strings at the foot, with every instrument's clef and transposition marked
• A table of other kinds of score — study score, short score, vocal score, lead sheet, part — who reads each and what's on the page
• Six steps for opening a score for the first time, from the instrument list to reading a chord straight down
• Four things that catch everyone out: written pitch versus sounding pitch, clefs changing mid-piece, two parts sharing a stave, and blank staves that aren't always silent