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Adjusting the Staff View of Scores using Finale “Staff Sets” and Sibelius...
When working in large scores, it is often helpful to adjust the staves that are displayed. This can be extremely helpful when working in big band, orchestra, and concert band scores. Even with a large...
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Concert and Transposed View in Finale and Sibelius
When you are working with transposing instruments such as the Bb trumpet, Eb alto sax, Bb tenor Sax, F Horn and other instruments, keep the following in mind: Be sure to create the staff with the...
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Notating Ghost Notes in Finale and Sibelius
There are often times when you may want to indicate a “ghost” note in a part. These occur in jazz and rock and can occur in a vocal or horn part or rhythm section instrument. Ghost notes are suggested...
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Score Order in Finale and Sibelius
When you are creating a score in Finale, Sibelius or any other notation program, using the proper score order is recommended. There are several ways to make changes to the score order in Finale and...
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Finale Worksheets
Finale has included worksheets since version 2010. The current version, 2014, has hundreds of worksheets in a wide variety of applications. Back in 2009 I did a post on Sibelius Worksheets. I made the...
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Scanning PDF files into Notation Software: Finale & Sibelius
Back in 2008, one of my first posts in this blog, I did a post on scanning and music notation software. The concepts and information in that post are still relevant. If you have sheet music that you...
View ArticleSibelius Shortcut Options
If you are a Sibelius user, you have surely found that the shortcuts save time entering notation. In this post, I will review some of the options for using shortcuts with your existing computer...
View ArticlePage Size and Printing Advice for Sibelius and Finale Parts
In my summer, 2014 semester Berklee Online Sibelius course, one of my students asked me to comment on page size specifics for method books and parts for ensembles. Below are my responses. 1. Question:...
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