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SongWriter 2012 QuickStart Videos

Welcome to Finale's QuickStart Videos! These videos demonstrate SongWriter's primary tools and features. You can watch all the videos for an introduction to all of SongWriter's main features, or view specific videos as needed. Use the Table of Contents on the left to quickly navigate these videos.

Note. Some content in these videos, where indicated, applies only to the full-featured version of Finale 2012. For more information on Finale's features can be found here.

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Basic Skills

Navigating your score

 

Using the context menus

 

Selecting and editing music

Getting started

Setting up your score

Entering notes

Simple note entry

 

Editing notes

 

Repitching existing rhythms

 

Entering multiple voices

Playing-in music

Entering music with a MIDI keyboard

 

Playing music into a grand staff

Adding details

Articulations

Adding articulations

Dynamics, tempo markings, and text

Adding expressions and dynamics

 

Adding text

Chord symbols

Typing-in chord symbols

 

Playing-in chord symbols

Lyrics

Adding lyrics

Slurs, repeats, and graphics

Slurs, hairpins, and other shapes

 

Repeats

Measures and staves

Changing the key signature

 

Changing the time signature

 

Adding and deleting instruments

 

Slash and rhythmic notation

 

Percussion notation

Editing your music

Copy, paste, and other functions

Wrapping up your project

Page layout

Positioning staves

 

Fitting measures and systems

 

Changing the number of measures per system

 

Changing the number of systems on a page

Playback

Playback

 

Basic skills

Navigating Your Score

Using the context menus

Selecting and Editing Music

Getting started

Entering notes

Playing-in music

Adding details

Articulations

Adding articulations

Dynamics, tempo markings, & text

Adding expressions & dynamics

Adding text

Chord symbols

Typing-in chord symbols

Playing-in chord symbols

Lyrics

Adding lyrics

Slurs, repeats, and graphics

Slurs, hairpins, & other shapes

Repeats

Articulations

Dynamics, tempo markings, & text

Chord symbols

Lyrics

Articulations

Adding articulations

Dynamics, tempo markings, & text

Adding expressions & dynamics

Adding text

Chord symbols

Typing-in chord symbols

Playing-in chord symbols

Lyrics

Adding lyrics

Slurs, repeats, and graphics

Slurs, hairpins, & other shapes

Repeats

Measures and staves

Changing the key signature

Changing the time signature

Adding and deleting instruments

Slash & rhythmic notation

Percussion notation

Editing your music

Copy, paste, and other functions

Wrapping-up your project

Page Layout

Positioning staves

Fitting measures & systems

Changing the number of measures per system

Changing the number of systems on a page

Page Layout

Positioning staves

Fitting measures & systems

Changing the number of measures per system

Changing the number of systems on a page

Playback

Playback

 

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