Don’t give up the joy of making music to the worry of turning pages!

Critical Activity

For musicians, page turning is a mission-critical activity.  All those hours of practicing can be destroyed in a moment, and that moment comes often.  Each page turn must go well or your performance will suffer.  For instance, have you (or your page turner) ever:

• lost their grip and missed the page turn?
• turned to the wrong page?
• taken too long to turn the page?
• jarred or moved the music so far you have to hunt for your next measure?
• thrown the music off the rack or stand?

Stay Focused and Confident

TurnTabs make the page turn so fast and easy that you don’t have to think about it. The tab creates an easy target and the curl works like magic to let your finger, stick, or other device get behind the TurnTab.  With TurnTabs, one swoop does the job quickly and reliably.  It’s so easy and consistent, you can relax in the certainty that it will go well every time.

Other solutions don’t fall short:  

• Dog-ears don’t stay bent, or have been creased so many times they fall off.  It’s hard to fold many of them and they’re not labeled, so you can’t find the beginning of a repeated section.  Once the cover is closed, they all lie flat and have to be prepared all over again.
• Folded tape can label a page, but it’s too flimsy to help you scoop under it.  It also lacks TurnTabs generous curve, so it’s hard to get a finger behind it for a firm grip.  They’re too flimsy to scoop under, so you’re forced to grasp it – a small target to grab in a fraction of a second.
• Post-It® notes and flags – like folded tape – can label a page.  But they don’t give you a large target or a curved surface to grasp.  They also cover up notes in the margins and lack a large attachment area for secure adhesion.
• Miniature clothes pins are bulky and cause the page to droop.  They can’t be easily labeled, so you can’t find the beginning of a repeated section.
• Paper clips also cause the page to droop.  The small target doesn’t help you grasp it.  They can’t be easily labeled, either – not even the plastic-covered ones.
• Tablets cost hundreds of dollars, plus software fees.  You have to scan or load in the music.  You hope it will discern your facial expression or “turn” only one page at a time.  

If you want to move from one page to another quickly, reliably, and inexpensively, nothing beats TurnTabs.  They won’t help you stay focused or calm your worries as TurnTabs do.

Economical

How much is your peace-of-mind and musical enjoyment worth to you?  It’s almost priceless, isn’t it?   And the price of missing a page turn or turning to the wrong page can be very high, especially if it occurs during a senior recital, audition, or concert performance.

Compare that to the cost of TurnTabs.  A single sheet of 10 costs less than a couple of cups of coffee or a few sheets of music.

As long as the adhesive isn’t contaminated (dust, hairs, fibers, etc.), you can re-use a tab at least 20 times. (My record is 45 – a different score each week for 11 months). A sheet of 10 can attach to 200 pages, to be turned thousands of times.  For a tiny fraction of a penny, you can put aside your worries and keep your mind in your music.

After all you’ve invested in time, lessons, and music scores, doesn’t it make sense to invest a little more to play your best all through the piece?  Why risk your peace of mind or the success of your next performance when there’s no risk in ordering a set of TurnTabs?  Invest in this stress-reducer now – you’re worth it!

Turn to the Right Page

Label each page your way:

• Mark TurnTabs with page numbers, rehearsal numbers, codas, repeats, musical notations, pictures, or any other way that helps you identify the page.
• Write on TurnTabs with pencil, ball point pen, gel pen, colored pencil, permanent marker, india ink, and paint marker.  Write and erase pencil and erasable-pen markings multiple times.
• Color-code pieces of sections.  Purchase TurnTabs with a variety of color stripes or add your own colors as described above.

Easily attach to each page:

• Just peel it off the shipping card and stick it on the page so that it overhangs the edge.  When you grab or scoop the TurnTab, that’s the page you’ll turn to.  Whether it’s the next page, several pages ahead to the “Coda”, or back to a repeated section, that’s where you’ll turn to – every time.
• For multiple pages, stagger the TurnTabs along an exposed edge.  See the TurnTips page for more information and ideas.

Other Features:

• Your important notes in the margins remain visible through the clear adhesive.
• Visible against all backgrounds because of the matte finish, which reduces glare.
• Stiff enough to lift multiple pages, yet flexible enough to avoid tearing fragile paper.
• The adhesive is made by 3M™ and is repositionable, just like the famous Post-It® notes.
• Your expensive scores won’t be damaged by dog-eared corners, paper clips, clothespins, and other aids.
• Large hands, violin bows, and other objects can scoop the page because of the tab’s generous curve.
• Unlike dog-eared corners, paper clips, clothespins, and other aids, TurnTabs won’t damage your score – an expensive musical investment.
• TurnTabs are shipped on a heavy sheet pre-punched with holes to fit a 3-ring binder.