How to Use sheet music in a Sentence

sheet music

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  • Much of the sheet music had burn marks along the edges.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Berlin sold more than half a million copies of the sheet music in 1939 alone.
    — Nancy Coleman, New York Times, 3 July 2019
  • The third floor had more sheet music, an area for repairs and a stage for recitals.
    — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 8 Oct. 2017
  • Please bring sheet music in the correct key, hole-punched in a three-ring binder.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Now, both follow the same script and sheet music, more or less.
    — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Like a jazz virtuoso, Hawkins is not one to stick to the sheet music.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2020
  • In the beginning, Shane came in with a huge binder of Braille sheet music.
    — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 4 June 2023
  • The art in the hotel hallways are a mix of sheet music and paintings that match.
    — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2020
  • No pop songs are allowed, and be sure to bring sheet music in the proper key.
    — Corey Dockser, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • New singers must be able to read music and print their own sheet music.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • In the piano’s bench, where sheet music would be normally kept, the Manns stored old copies of The Times.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2021
  • As the band kicked off the piece, Reid nodded his head, looking down and flipping through the sheet music.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Maines cradles his trombone and flips the sheet music on the stand before him.
    — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2021
  • The style is passed from one musician to the next – it can’t be learned using sheet music.
    — Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Also raised was a leather bag full of sheet music and love letters.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • This is a music stand with adjustable height and tilt that is meant to keep up your sheet music.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Olive’s mother, Mimi, found the sheet music and wondered how the song would sound.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Come prepared with 32 bars of a song in the style of the show, but not from the show (bring sheet music for accompanist) and head shots.
    — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Bring your own sheet music or choose from the collection at the Playhouse.
    — courant.com, 29 July 2021
  • Within six months Brigitte learned how to read sheet music and could perform works from Beethoven and Mozart.
    — Fox News, 6 Sep. 2021
  • He’s brought that same sheet music to students in the United States, along with hopes for asylum.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Use open cubbies or shelves to stash vinyl records, music books, sheet music, and more.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Cheryl Estes clutched the handmade box holding her late son’s sheet music to her heart, pressed her cheek to the polished wood and cried.
    — Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 21 July 2019
  • McLeod had to kneel by the piano and hold the sheet music to keep it from blowing away in the Bluffdale wind during the final song.
    — Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2021
  • That helps offset costs for sheet music, equipment and the rehearsal space.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • In it, Adele drives down a country road in a pickup truck with sheet music flying out of the window.
    — Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Tourists who bought a ticket for a tour of the orange groves and beaches and foothills received sheet music with the ticket.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • The ceiling fans were off to prevent the sheet music from scattering.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Chambers snakes the room to quickly pack up and sneak out the door carrying only his sheet music.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2024
  • As the couple branched out into collecting other rare books, plus paintings and sheet music, the storage question became more pressing still.
    — Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024

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