These tutorials guide you through the production of a single score from start-to-finish in the order we recommend for most projects. We have provided accompanying SongWriter "Tutorial" score documents that have been prepared for each chapter in case you would like to review at a specific point. To access these documents, choose File > Open and double-click the "SongWriter Tutorials" shortcut. If you have navigated away from the default "Finale Files" folder, a different folder may appear when you choose File > Open. If this is the case, you can find the "Finale Files" folder in your user account's "Documents" folder.
By the time you have completed these tutorials you will be prepared to tackle most simple projects and begin exploring SongWriter's powerful features that make creating music fast, easy, and fun.
Thank you for choosing SongWriter, and best wishes with your music!
-Your friends at MakeMusic
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Path 1 - Simple Entry without a MIDI keyboard
Path 2 - Playing-in music with HyperScribe
Making changes - editing with Simple Entry
Tutorial 3: Auditioning your score
Tutorial 4: Editing your music
Working with instrument staves
Key signatures, time Signatures, and clefs
Tutorial 5: Lyrics, chords, and repeats
Adding tempo markings and dynamics
Adding slurs, hairpins and other shapes
Tutorial 7: Formatting your music
Music spacing and measure layout
Working with staves and systems
Tutorial 11:Making the Most of Finale
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