David Pogue is columnist for the New York Times, an author, and an Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent. He’s also the host of a new four-part PBS/Nova series called Making Stuff, and last week he appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to promote this new series.
Finalists Announced in Finale National Composition Contest
The Grammy-Award winning chamber ensemble eighth blackbird. Photo by Luke Ratray.
Last summer we announced the Finale National Composition Contest, a partnership between MakeMusic, the American Composers Forum, and the Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird.
Finale 2011 Wins “Music & Sound Award”
Finale Product Specialist Tom Johnson receives “The Music & Sound Award for Best Music Software/Multimedia,”
on behalf of Finale 2011, from Brian Berk, editor of The Music & Sound Retailer.
Life Before Finale: More Hardware
Last summer I published a blog post titled “Life Before Finale,” in which I featured a device called the MusicWriter, which was essentially a typewriter capable of creating musical symbols.
Best Use of Music Notation in a YouTube Video
I’ve recently discovered a few YouTube videos that make great use of music notation. I’d like to propose that the Finale blog should present its own award for the “Best Use of Music Notation in a YouTube Video,” or, at the very least, we should share some links to the best notation-related videos.