I took some music theory courses such as tonal harmony and counterpoint during my undergraduate study which gave me the impression that classical composers write sheet music when they compose.
But after I stepped into the recording world, I see something different.
Sometimes I see that people post videos on youtube teaching people how to compose via recording softwares such as Ableton, they really could compose without touching sheet music.
A question sudden arises inside my head: Do pop singers/ composers use sheet music to compose?
If they don't, then I understand why people seldom publish "official" sheet music for pop song. (By official, I mean the sheet music that contains exactly the same number of instruments as the song, not piano reduction or transcriptions.)
But after I stepped into the recording world, I see something different.
Sometimes I see that people post videos on youtube teaching people how to compose via recording softwares such as Ableton, they really could compose without touching sheet music.
A question sudden arises inside my head: Do pop singers/ composers use sheet music to compose?
If they don't, then I understand why people seldom publish "official" sheet music for pop song. (By official, I mean the sheet music that contains exactly the same number of instruments as the song, not piano reduction or transcriptions.)