Where to sell your sheet music: platforms and revenue shares
Start with the rights to the edition you can sell, then compare licensing, delivery and the basis of the seller share. Noteflight and Soundslice offer selling services. Notavue provides transcription and editing; see its official Marketplace page for current availability and eligibility.
Three different starting points
Noteflight describes selling originals, public-domain works and licensed arrangements through ArrangeMe, with retail distribution. Soundslice sells interactive courses, which may contain just one piece of sheet music.
Notavue starts with a piano recording: transcribe it into two-hand notation, refine the edition and export the files. Marketplace lets eligible creators select a completed edition they have the right to sell, set a price and share a listing. Rights and quality review and seller payment setup are required. Check the official Marketplace page and current terms for supported regions and settlement conditions.
Compare the basis before comparing the percentage
Noteflight lists 50% of the sale price for originals and public-domain works, and 10% for licensed arrangements. Notavue allocates a 90% creator share after actual third-party payment fees. These percentages use different bases and rights arrangements, so they are not a like-for-like earnings comparison.
Include any required plan, refunds, taxes, payout charges and your own editing time in the decision. A scenario can show whether a price is worthwhile at a chosen sales volume. It cannot establish that volume. A platform audience or catalogue size is not a forecast of sales for your edition.
Choose an edition you can deliver clearly
Describe the arranger, difficulty, instrumentation, page count and included formats. Offer enough preview material to evaluate the edition. Check that the PDF reads well, MusicXML remains editable and MIDI matches the notes. Automatic transcription alone is not a claim that an edition has been professionally edited.
If you use another person’s composition or recording, establish permission for the edition and intended sales territories first. Possessing a recording does not establish composition or arrangement rights. Licensing coverage differs by platform; check the current terms of the service and rights holder before listing.