Editor for music texts

If you need an editor for your written materials about music – dissertations, textbooks, programs – you need a specialist

I will edit your music-related materials for clarity and consistency, no matter how complex your topic. As a music specialist, I understand the language of music, including music terminology and notation. I have a master’s degree in musicology, an editing certificate from Simon Fraser University, and years of experience performing, teaching, researching, and writing about music. Let’s discuss your project.

Music dissertation and thesis editing

I can help you complete your dissertation so that you can put all your years of hard work behind you. Working within your institution’s guidelines, I will edit your music dissertation or thesis so that it is clear, consistent, and error-free. I can also check your tables, figures, and musical examples to ensure their format, capitalization, and punctuation is consistent. Whether you use in-text citations or footnotes, I will make sure they are consistent and adhere to your preferred style guide. I also provide editing for bibliographies or reference pages.

I am experienced with APA, Chicago, and Turabian style guides. I can also follow your institution’s specific style guidelines.

Whether you are preparing your final draft for defence or making revisions based on your advisors’ comments, I can help you graduate, while adhering to your institution’s guidelines for hiring an editor.

What is a style sheet in editing?

A style sheet is an essential, time-saving tool to help you ensure your writing is consistent throughout your paper. With a style sheet, you won’t have to constantly look up your chosen rules or preferences for hyphenation, capitalization, abbreviations, and more. I make a style sheet for most of my editing projects. If you don’t feel you need an editor right now, you may want to create your own style sheet. Drop me a line if you would like some tips on getting started, or read on for more information.

A style sheet stipulates how various elements should be dealt with. 

For example, a style sheet for your music document can address:

• the format that will be used for chord symbols (e.g., A minor, A min, or Am), accidentals (C#, C sharp, or C-sharp), and other nomenclature

• the names of musical pieces and whether they should be in italics, quotation marks, or set in Roman type

• words that must be capitalized (e.g., Table 7 or table 7; medieval or Medieval)

• the correct spelling for proper nouns and other words that can have multiple spellings

A style sheet can save you time! Even when you follow a particular style guide and dictionary, having a style sheet means you don’t have to constantly look something up in the guide. A style sheet also contains information specific to your writing project that may not be addressed in the style guide.