I have tried out Finale’s part-making capabilities in version 25, and used linked parts for the first time. Here are my notes.
Read MoreMonth: December 2017
Finale Version 25 – Score Engraved!
I have finished engraving the score to my latest orchestral work. I will be scanning and re-scanning it for a while, but for now the score is done.
Read MoreFinale Version 25 – Project Progress
As noted in my last post about this, my current work centers around engraving the score of an orchestral work composed in Finale version 25.
So far I have 6 pages engraved, with 3 more pages of music and 2 more pages of cover/title information (the cover and inside cover will be made in Microsoft Word).
Read MoreThe Study of Counterpoint: From Johann Joseph Fux’s “Gradus Ad Parnassum”
This book could occupy all of your time if you wished. It is an essential read for every composer, containing the manual that nearly all great classical composers learned from. Contemporary composers still use it today both as a way to learn and a tool for teaching their students.
Read MoreYamaha HS5 Powered Studio Monitor – Review
My go-to studio monitors for years have been a pair of Yamaha HS5 powered studio monitors. They have helped me produce 3 albums, hours of electroacoustic music, and listen deeply to mixes I love so I can understand them.
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Read MoreFinale Version 25: First large project
I wanted to provide this score so we can evaluate the areas that need engraving. Here is a laundry list of things that need to be changed. You can go through the score and see how chaotic things are pre-engraving, and how much work needs to be done to make the music playable.
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