sheet music

noun

: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper

Examples of sheet music in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Courses cover music theory, chords, sheet music, hand positioning, rhythm, and playing with both hands. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026

So in classic spy fashion, the group devised secret codes to communicate with one another, hidden in plain sight, so the KGB would be none the wiser — using series of notes embedded in their sheet music. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

That's like going from reading sheet music to hearing the symphony. — Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Here, there’s a lot more space to display a variety of genres, like sheet music, cook books. — Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

sheet music

noun

: music printed on unbound sheets of paper