SATB to piano
Open your choir score and ask Starling for a piano version. Keep the tune and bass, then check the other notes.
- Your score file
- Opens free
- PDF or photo
- 10 credits to read
- Arranging
- Starling replies use credits
Drop a choir PDF or score file here
Your own MusicXML, MIDI or ABC file opens free. A printed PDF or picture is read first.
Make a two-hand piano reduction from an SATB choir score. Open your PDF or score file, then ask Starling, ScoreStarling’s AI sheet music assistant, to keep the melody and bass and fit the other voices around them. Tell it whether the pianist is helping a choir rehearse, playing a solo, or supporting a band. Check the new version against the original before printing.
How it works
- Choose your choir score above. A PDF is read first; MusicXML opens directly in the workspace.
- Open Starling beside the score. Say who will play it, what the reduction is for, and which voices must stay.
- Ask for a new piano score, starting with a short phrase. Check the melody, bass, inner entries and hand positions.
- Listen through the result, continue in sections if needed, and download the version you checked.
A request you can adapt
Make a new two-hand piano reduction of this SATB score for choir rehearsal. Keep the soprano melody, bass line and all voice entrances. Move inner notes only where the hands need it, preserve ties and rhythms, and keep the original score unchanged. Start with the first four bars so I can check it.
Try the example files
Download the complete four-bar studies, or open the source with the button above. These are our own authored examples, imported and exported with the workspace’s score tools.
Check before you use it
Starling is an early beta. A saved score can still have wrong notes, awkward hand positions or unfinished passages. Compare the source, listen to the changed bars, and keep only a version you have checked. Long scores may need several requests.
The step-by-step guide explains the musical choices. For a smaller change, make the piano part easier; for a different key, transpose the score.
Opening your own score file is free. Reading a PDF or picture uses 10 credits for the piece, and Starling replies use credits. PDF downloads are available on every account; MusicXML and MIDI need active Plus. See current pricing.
Questions and answers
Can I start from a PDF?
Yes. A clean printed PDF or picture is read first, using 10 credits for the piece. Compare the voices with the page before arranging. Your own MusicXML, MIDI or ABC file opens free.
Will every vocal note be kept?
A playable reduction can move inner notes or leave out doublings. Name the voices, entries and rhythms that must stay. If you need a rehearsal score, say that before asking for a lighter accompaniment.
What can I download?
The PDF is available on every account. MusicXML and MIDI downloads need active Plus. Starling replies use credits; check the current pricing before a large rewrite.
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