how much do you write on a score?

[cziffra]

just out of curiosity, how much do you tend to write on your scores, and if so, what do you write?

i usually use colours to bring out the melodies, i notate all the keys and the key progressions, and scribble some sort of summary of each line next to it, so i have an idea of where the piece is going.

what do you do?

[schnabels_grandson]

It depends on how well I read the score after several times sight reading it.  If I miss a lot of notes, I circle or underline them in black.  After I gain familiarity with a piece, I mark places where I need to bring out dynamics and themes in red.  Sometimes in music with tuplets I draw vertical lines where the notes should go in between the tuplets (example: Rachmaninoff's D major prelude op.23 no.4).  I try to point out items that may throw off accurate playing and memorization.  That's about it.

[piglet]

I don't write anything on a score...

[liszmaninopin]

Sometimes on a difficult passage I write a fingering above the notes.  That way during slow practice I only practice the correct fingerings, and don't confuse myself keeping track of the fingering.  Eventually, I don't need to focus on fingering anymore.  Also, I sometimes add dynamic markings.

[Noah]

The very few things I write are some fingerings, or circles to highlight dynamic indications.

[bernhard]

Fingerings, and if not clear (to me) the distribution betwen hands (like in Bach fugues). Usually nothing else.

[eddie92099]

Fingerings, circles, and then my teacher uses very thick pencils and scribbles all over it,
Ed

[bitus]

I had a teacher who almost wrote more marks on my scores than the actual notes
Fingerings, passages i need to practice on, things i omitt (slurs, wrong notes & fingerings) ... and from time to time,  a young lady's phone number
The Bitus.

[camejia]

Fingerings!  I have a theory that using consistent fingering is the fastest way to learn a new piece (haven't figured out if this is true or not).  So even if a passage is identical to a previous one, I copy all the fingerings over on the latter passage.

I also insist on writing in accidentals and/or circling any notes I play incorrectly when reading through the piece.

I also emphasize any sudden dynamic changes--e.g. in Beethoven's Sonatas he doesn't always use "subito" when there are big dynamics changes, so I add the word myself with an exclamation point.

Oh yeah--I always use pencil, never pen...

[bernhard]

Fingerings!  I have a theory that using consistent fingering is the fastest way to learn a new piece (haven't figured out if this is true or not).  

It is true.

[steveolongfingers]

I mostly only write on Bach's music that i play, mostly because if i dont write in fingerings and counts ill triple the speed and have a mess of horrible fingerings that make no sense at all.  Which becomes a problem when trying to commit them to memory ......i hate bach.....

[piglet]

What about your mind?