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Nashville Music Producer, Composer and Arranger

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Finale to Dorico: NAVIGATING THE SHIFT

Hey there! If you're navigating the transition from Finale to Dorico after Makemusic's recent changes, you're not alone. Many users ...
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Finale's Sunset and Moving Forward

Finale’s Sunset and Moving Forward

On August 26th 2024 MakeMusic announced that after they are sunsetting Finale music notation software. They are no longer developing ...
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Tips for Using Optical Music Recognition Software

Optimal Music Recognition Software (OMR) apps, also known as ‘music scanning' apps, can be a powerful tool in an arranger ...
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Notate Me

NotateMe Tips: A Great App for Handwritten Music Recognition

Do you miss the days of grabbing a pencil jotting down notes quickly on paper but you realize we live ...
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Sibelius 7 Playback Tips: Tweaking ritard and accelerando lines

In my last blog post in this series Sibelius 7 Playback tips: Tweaking Gliss lines we looked at using the Inspector to ...
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Sibelius 7 Playback tips: Tweaking Gliss lines

This is the first in a series on tutorials on tweaking  Sibelius 7 playback. The ways to tweak playback in Sibelius ...
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Sibelius Tutorial: Working with Large Scores Part 3:  Extra staves, now you see them now you don't!

Sibelius Tutorial: Working with Large Scores Part 3: Extra staves, now you see them now you don’t!

In the last post I showed you how to use plug-ins to quickly voice 4 horns and setup staves for ...
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Sibelius Tutorial: Working with Large Scores Part 2:  How do you eat an elephant?

Sibelius Tutorial: Working with Large Scores Part 2: How do you eat an elephant?

In my first post in this series I introduced you to the Focus Family and Focus Set plug-ins, which I find ...
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Sibelius Tutorial: Working With Large Scores: Part 1 Focus Family Plug-ins

Sibelius Tutorial: Working With Large Scores: Part 1 Focus Family Plug-ins

In this series of blog posts I'm going to share some tips on working with large scores in Sibelius. Some ...
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Sibelius: Yeah, there's a plugin for that: 'Run Plugins By Name' and a follow up to Keyboard Shortcuts

Sibelius: Yeah, there’s a plugin for that: ‘Run Plugins By Name’ and a follow up to Keyboard Shortcuts

One of the the great things about writing a blog like this is, I learn new things all the time.  ...
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    About John Hinchey

    John Hinchey helps his clients' projects sound beautiful with the notes he puts on paper.

    John Hinchey is a producer, arranger/composer and speaker. He helps musical artists (such as Martina McBride), production companies (for cruise lines and theme parks), and independent singer/songwriters with musical arrangements, composition, music prep and trombone. In addition to arranging for Sting's Rainforest Benefit Concerts, he has also produced, arranged and/or composed music for the 2004 Democratic Convention, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, the critically acclaimed CD "Rewiring Genesis: A Tribute To 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" and more.

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