I provide music editing and proofreading services for publishers, composers, arrangers, academics, performers, music teachers and students. I can also typeset your music into Sibelius software to a very high standard.
Publishers
Proofreading and copyediting services provided to publication level. As I regularly work for two main music publishers, I already speak your language and will quickly adapt to your house style. Fast and accurate turnover is assured and I always meet deadlines. For publishers outside the UK I can work using PDFs, marking up clearly and economically.
Composers and Arrangers
Whether you have a publisher or not, it’s always good to get that second pair of eyes looking over your work prior to a rehearsal, run-through or performance. The chances are that you are so close to your work that you can’t always spot errors or inconsistencies. As an objective editor, I can help you iron out the details you may have missed. And if you’re already past that stage, and self-publishing you might want work set to publication standard. I can help you with typography, formatting and general layout, as well as with the creation of parts. My experience over many years will help you present your music to a high professional standard.
I can heartily recommend Ivor as an astute music proofreader and music editor. He has a thorough knowledge of orchestration and a lifetime of orchestral and ensemble playing, both of which feed into his editing and proofreading work. Ivor is renowned for spotting errors in the printed editions of many very famous repertoire works. He also brings his skills as a composer to the scores he works with: he is our Faber Music go-to person for checking a plethora of sources in meticulous detail.
Elaine Gould – Senior New Music Editor, Faber Music Ltd
Ivor McGregor, as a performer and composer himself, has more insight into the intricacies of orchestration and notation than any music editor I know. I’ve been lucky to have him look through my scores on many occasions, and have always been immensely grateful for his constructive approach. So often music editing confines itself to correcting the equivalent of spelling mistakes, but Ivor does much more than that, pointing out different ways to notate and even suggesting refinements of orchestration that I hadn’t thought of. He is an indispensable aide to composers and publishers alike.
Colin Matthews – Composer
I was extremely happy with the quality of Ivor’s work in proofing a large-scale ballet of mine. He has a great eye for detail and was punctual and efficient in getting the job done to a very high standard – the standard required for professional performances. For once in my life, I went into rehearsals not worrying about errors in the parts! I will gladly use his services again and thoroughly recommend him.
Matthew Hindson AM – Composer
Ivor proofed BBC Philharmonic’s 23/24 season brochure – he was meticulous and considered with an extremely high level of attention to detail. The proofing was done quickly (due to our tight timelines!) and Ivor was brilliant to deal with on it. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.Beth Wells – Interim Director, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra