Download Finale SongBook, the free iPad app, today!
Finale SongBook, our free iPad app, is now available from the iTunes store. Check out the SongBook webpage for more details as well as videos of SongBook (and our pal Justin Phillips) in action.I’m...
View ArticleFinale Linked Parts Tip
Want to look at your linked parts AND your score simultaneously?With the score open, go to the Window menu > New Window. In the resulting window you can navigate to any part in your score by going...
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Finale product specialist Tom Johnson seems to have an endless supply of energy and enthusiasm, as anyone who’s seen him demonstrate Finale will attest. Among Tom’s most popular live clinics is his...
View ArticleFinale Blog: Improving Your HyperScribe Accuracy
Today I have a tip to improve your accuracy when entering music into Finale in real time.Finale’s HyperScribe tool offers a variety of ways to enter notes in real time using your favorite MIDI device....
View ArticleFinale’s “Add Again” Metatool
Hey there! My name’s Fred, and I’m part of the Repertoire Development department at MakeMusic. We are responsible for engraving and editing the notation content for SmartMusic using Finale. We produce...
View ArticleNew Garritan Libraries for Old Finale Files
Just bought a new Garritan library? Want to liven up older scores with your new sounds? You’re in luck because Finale 2012 makes this easier than ever!To make the change, open the older score in Finale...
View ArticleFinale Blog: Exploring Efficiency with Modifier Maps
Modifier Maps? Hieroglyphics? We’re going on an adventure!Today I’m going to share a great way to speed up note entry when copying music: Speedy Entry “Modifier Maps.” While this may sound a little...
View ArticleFinale Blog: Ten Ways to Improve Your Notation
This weeks' guest blogger is Jonathan Feist, editor in chief of Berklee Press.Here are some tips to help you keep your notation looking polished and professional.Avoid collisions. Notation elements...
View ArticleFinale’s Re-pitch Tool
The Repitch Tool is another of Finale’s fantastic time-savers. It allows you to use a MIDI device to quickly change the pitch of existing notes while retaining their rhythmic values. While it has been...
View ArticleHomework Help from the Finale Twitter Team
Are you a student enrolled in a class that assigns homework in Finale? Are you an instructor who teaches Finale? We’re on the lookout for you, or your students, on Twitter.Let your students, peers, and...
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