Music Prep
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Sibelius:Keyboard Shortcuts Part 3:Key Of The Day and A Cousin Named "Key Tips"
In part 1 of this series we looked at Sibelius's built in keyboard shortcuts, in part 2 we explored organizing, ...