How to Use sheet music in a Sentence

sheet music

noun
  • Those fees cover the cost of sheet music.
    — Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Now, both follow the same script and sheet music, more or less.
    — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2019
  • New singers must be able to read music and print their own sheet music.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • Also raised was a leather bag full of sheet music and love letters.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • No pop songs are allowed, and be sure to bring sheet music in the proper key.
    — Corey Dockser, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Gibbs' binders full of sheet music touch all sorts of subcultures.
    — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There was some confusion about the sheet music.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Use open cubbies or shelves to stash vinyl records, music books, sheet music, and more.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The class is free and open to the public and sheet music is provided.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
  • Photo copy sheet music of your favorite carols and use them as place mats.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022
  • The art in the hotel hallways are a mix of sheet music and paintings that match.
    — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The sheet music for the hymn is on Addams' piano.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Like a jazz virtuoso, Hawkins is not one to stick to the sheet music.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • That helps offset costs for sheet music, equipment and the rehearsal space.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Berlin sold more than half a million copies of the sheet music in 1939 alone.
    — Nancy Coleman, New York Times, 3 July 2019
  • Bring your own sheet music or choose from the collection at the Playhouse.
    — courant.com, 29 July 2021
  • Before the days of vinyl records and radio, people bought sheet music to play on pianos at home.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 20 June 2024
  • In the beginning, Shane came in with a huge binder of Braille sheet music.
    — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 4 June 2023
  • The ceiling fans were off to prevent the sheet music from scattering.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • For one thing, sight reading, the ability to play at first or second blush with sheet music, is a must.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
  • Olive’s mother, Mimi, found the sheet music and wondered how the song would sound.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Here, there’s a lot more space to display a variety of genres, like sheet music, cook books.
    — Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • 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 band kicked off the piece, Reid nodded his head, looking down and flipping through the sheet music.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Bobby is sat at a piano while facing Connie, who has her eyes set on sheet music.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025

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