
Composer and pianist Dan Cavanagh is the Associate Director of Jazz Studies and an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Composer and pianist Dan Cavanagh is the Associate Director of Jazz Studies and an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Texas at Arlington.

The Garritan Aria Player in Finale 2011
In part because I think its interface makes for a nice blog photo, I thought I’d talk about the cool Garritan Aria Player included with Finale 2011.
When I hear the word “worksheet,” my initial reaction is not the giddy anticipation of fun. Perhaps I’m not alone in this.

Photo credit: Genevieve Glick
I recently spoke with Andrew J. Glick, a longtime Finale user in South Riding, Virginia.

eighth blackbird photograph by Luke Ratray
In partnership with the Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird and the American Composers Forum, MakeMusic is proud to sponsor the first-ever Finale National Composition Contest.