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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 ...

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 & Finale: File sharing amongst and between part 1

Surprisingly, I run into many Sibelius users who are under the impression that once you upgrade to Sibelius 7 you ...

Finale to Sibelius Translation: Part 1 Learning and Semantics

Many composers, arrangers, orchestrators and music prep professionals who are long time Finale users are finding that if pays to ...

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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.