| Back in the 19th century, songs in the United | | | | on paper. Many classical songs were published in |
| States were popularized by musicians through | | | | sheet music and classical musicians performed |
| sheet music. It was only in the 1950s when | | | | even unfamiliar songs with these printed |
| musicians started to bring sheet music to bands | | | | compositions.There are various forms of sheet |
| so they could play, allowing more people to hear | | | | music. Songs that are to be played only in one |
| their compositions.Simply, sheet music is a musical | | | | musical instrument (such as a piano or a guitar) |
| composition in printed form. It is composed of | | | | are published in only one piece of sheet music. |
| unbound sheets of paper where a musical | | | | When a song is to be performed by several |
| notation of a song is printed. Many associate it | | | | musicians, each musician has his own sheet music |
| with popular music. However, musicians say | | | | with his part printed on it. |
| popular songs are not the only ones written down | | | | |