Update: Finale 2014.5 has been released.
According to Apple’s website, OS X El Capitan, the latest Mac operating system, will be released this Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
Creating Distinctive Music Notation House Styles: Line Widths
Ever wonder why your music doesn’t look like your favorite engraved notation? Great publishers devote a lot of time and thought to make their music look beautiful – and distinct.
Finale Spotlight on David Wohl and Uncle Jed’s Barbershop
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop is a soul-stirring musical that tells the story of Sarah Jean Carter and her Uncle Jed – the only black barber in 1928 Monroe County, Arkansas – who has a dream of one day opening his own place of business.
The Finale Copyist Font: A Hidden Treasure You Already Own
Today I’d like to highlight some of my favorite aspects of the Finale Copyist font. Designed by Mark Adler to fill the gap created by the lack of lowercase letters in other “handwritten” fonts, Finale Copyist also includes many hidden treasures.
Introducing Finale to Broadway
[Editor’s Note: After reading my interview with Steven Alper about the use of Finale on Broadway, another long-time Finale user, Peter Miller, described to me some of his experiences on Broadway in Finale’s early days.