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Digital sheet music has always balanced two extremes.—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Eventually, Smith’s family was located, along with boxes of handwritten sheet music, lyrics, and purchase records for countless songs.—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 1 June 2026 Faust, who played tunes by ear without the use of sheet music, remained a mainstay at Chicago White Sox home games for 41 seasons.—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 As screens fragment our attention, as AI pushes for speed and efficiency at the cost of our humanity, as the academy puts a pinch of incense on the altar of innovation, slowing down and revisiting a text again and again (whether sheet music, a book, a recording, a poem) is a revolutionary act.—Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sheet music