Jeff> However, I really would like an equivalent program for Jeff> Linux. I need to be able to put notes on a staff to match Jeff> the sheet music and then I need to play it back. The Jeff> program has to be simple to use and easy to learn. I'd take a look at some of the ABC stuff (http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/). If you have a java environment on your LINUX, I find that 5 line skink works pretty well for the kind of thing you're doing. If you need to do printouts, you would want to get abc2ps or some variant. Another thing to look into is noteedit. -- Laura (mailto:lconrad@laymusic.org , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (801) 365-6574 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139