diff --git a/_templates/mei-template-5.0.mei.xml b/_templates/mei-template-5.0.mei.xml
index e60a389c..88608735 100644
--- a/_templates/mei-template-5.0.mei.xml
+++ b/_templates/mei-template-5.0.mei.xml
@@ -5,20 +5,27 @@
    <meiHead>
       <fileDesc>
          <titleStmt>
+         <!--Verify the title of the work and corresponding opus and number if available-->
             <title>Bombs of Beirut, i. Before the War</title>
             <title type="subtitle"></title>
             <respStmt>
                <persName xml:id="mk01" role="composer">Mary Kouyoumdjian</persName>
+               <!--Add the name(s) of the transcriber and reviewer-->
                <persName xml:id="pgw01" role="transcriber">Phillip G. Wright</persName>
                <persName xml:id="aek01" role="reviewer">Anna E. Kijas</persName>
             </respStmt>
+            <!--Verify the name of the composer-->
          </titleStmt>
          <pubStmt>
+         <!--The date is automatically generated when file is exported from MuseScore-->
          <date isodate="2022-07-12" type="encoding-date">2022-07-12</date>
+         <!--add the publisher info-->
          <publisher>Rebalancing the Music Canon</publisher>
+         <!--add the info about how the incipits can be used-->
          <availability>
             <useRestrict>The incipits are provided for educational use only and are not to be used commercially. Incipits are assigned a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.</useRestrict>
          </availability>
+         <!--add the URL to the site-->
          <identifier>
          <ref target="https://rebalancing-music-canon.com/"/>
          </identifier>
@@ -39,7 +46,9 @@
             <score xml:id="sqopjgv">
                <scoreDef xml:id="s6hf82r">
                   <pgHead xml:id="ppb3u0a">
+                  <!--Verify the name of the composer-->
                      <rend xml:id="rh3zrfu" halign="right" valign="bottom">Mary Kouyoumdjian</rend>
+                     <!--Remove the title of the work and corresponding opus and number if it is listed here-->
                      <rend xml:id="rend-0000001835101377" halign="center" valign="top"></rend>
                      <rend xml:id="rend-0000000650322178" halign="center" valign="top"></rend>
                   </pgHead>