Without a doubt, MagicScore Classic is an excellent music notation editor. MagicScore Classic provides all general tools for working with scores implementing common musical grammar. It offers terrific capabilities for the entering and editing of musical information, as well as allowing the importing and exporting of scores in MIDI format. MagicScore's specialized tools, such as the Virtual Piano, Notes Performance Editor and the Navigator, let you easily and efficiently record and work with either single pieces or large musical compositions. 

Basic features of the "Classic" and the "Maestro" versions are as follows:

•  Automatically spell-check all information entered;
•  Includes extensive editing capabilities (copy, paste, delete, transpose either single notes or entire selected blocks);
• Enter notes using the Virtual Piano;
• Score entry using the Chord Builder;
• Bind comments, links, and other appearance elements to all score elements;
• Adjust the volume, balance, and effects for each track (of an instrument's score);
• Read from and write to MIDI files;
• Playback note entry by single instrument or by entire orchestra;
• Print or Preview scores;
• Includes Drag & Drop support;
• Cancel the current operation;
• Score recording directly from a MIDI device.