Ever used “SmartFind and Paint”?
In my travels I speak to many Finale users, and it’s rare that I meet someone who does – but when I do they’re very excited about it.
Finale User Spotlight: Frank Macchia
Frank Macchia is a Grammy-nominated composer, arranger, orchestrator, multi-woodwind owner/operator, and a long-time Finale user. Scroll to the bottom of his bio page on his website to see an awesome list of top Hollywood films he’s orchestrated and world-class musicians he’s performed with.
The Easiest Way to Learn Finale
At this year’s Texas Bandmasters Association convention I presented a Finale clinic for about 150 band directors. When I asked who knew about the QuickStart Videos, seven people raised their hands.
Finale and the Creature of Habit – Part 3, Templates
As I mentioned last time, Templates combine all the power of Document Styles with the specificity of Ensembles.Like Document Styles, they include all Finale libraries, so that you can control, for example, what expressions, chords, and articulations are available to you – as well as indicate your Document Settings preferences.
Finale and the Keyless Score
Okay, I have a pretty niche topic for you today. Someone recently asked me: “How do I set up my score to not use key signatures, but to instead show all accidentals next to the notes?” It seems like keyless scores are becoming a convention in modern atonal music, or for scores with frequently changing tonal centers.