I’ve been using Deep Dish Gigbook, but it’s old and clunky and I’m thinking something newer must be better.
I just learn the songs.
Some of us are getting old enough to have memory issues and need a bit of technological help.
I know several musicians who use this, including several Broadway guys.
Here’s a great breakdown of apps like this (though it is a few years out of date):
MobileSheets it has some interesting library organization features. I like the annotation feature. Allows me to mark up the sheet music.
I haven’t used the organization feature. Just imported my pdf’s and used them. I probably should organize by artist.
They have a trial version.
Me too. It’s not a hill I will die on, but I feel it looks rather unprofessional for someone playing popular music in a band to have a music stand in front of them.
…or it can look very professional - as in a stand-in musician who’s sight reading.
Hehehe, I normally don’t use sheet music either. Though when the surf band I was in covered The Plugz’ “Reel Ten”, I’d write the changes down on my set list so I could review it before we played it. I couldn’t get that one to stick in my head long term. The second half is odd and meander-y.
I wouldn’t disagree. There are situations where it is necessary and appropriate.
Such as an accompanist who has to work with unfamiliar material that is presented to them by a singer or soloist.
I was thinking more of a situation where a band is playing their normal repertoire.
How would you feel if you went to a play and the actors were reading from scripts?
I don’t think it’s a big deal. If you’re a rock band or whatever, maybe that’d be odd. But like a professional wedding or even band? Not unusual. I’ve been to weddings (as a photographer) where I’ve seen the receipts and bands getting paid $10k-$15k, half the musicians at least are using sheet music in one form or another.