# Ask the Score

Ask questions about the open piece, get cited recordings, generate a program note on demand, and turn a suggested program into a collection.

> Type: How-to · Status: Beta · Platforms: iPadOS 17+ · Last reviewed: 2026-07-18

`Ask the Score` is the piece's own chat. Open a piece, open its `About` panel and pick the `Chat` tab: every answer is about the score you are looking at.

## Ask a question

1. Type a question, or tap one of the suggested-question chips above the input field.
2. Answers that cite outside writing list their sources in a bibliography you can expand under the reply.
3. To keep an answer with the piece, open the reply's `⋮` menu and choose `Add to preface` — it joins the piece's preface notes in the `About` tab.

You can hide any suggested chip, add your own questions, and change the chip colour in the chat's settings (the info button in the `About` header).

## Get a program note

Tap the suggested question `Write a program note for this piece.` The note arrives as a chat reply for you to read and reuse.

> **Note** The app does not turn program notes into files. If you want one on paper, copy the text from the reply's `⋮` menu and format it in the app of your choice.

## Turn a suggested program into a collection

Ask for contrasting repertoire or a recital program around the piece. When the reply includes real catalogue works, they appear in a `From the catalogue` card — each row opens that work's Properties.

1. Under the card's rows, tap `Add as collection`.
2. A collection named after the piece (for example `Recital — Clair de lune`) is created with the current piece and the suggested works.
3. The confirmation reads `Saved to your collections as …`. Rename or reorder the collection in your library's Collections view at any time.

## Answers on your iPad

When your iPad supports it, turn on `Use Apple Intelligence when available` in the chat's settings: answers are generated on the device — free, private, and available offline. Questions that need sources from the web still use the cloud.

Next: [Collections](/docs/library/collections) or [Practice with reference recordings](/docs/follow/reference-recordings).