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.
Finale and the Creature of Habit – Part 2, Document Styles
In my previous blog post, I talked about the power of creating your own Ensembles for use in Finale’s Setup Wizard.
One Snapshot from Tom’s Finale History Slideshow
Last time I talked about “Tom’s Top Ten Tips” but only got through three of them. I will get back to the rest, I promise, but first I wanted to share a story with you.
Finale and the Creature of Habit
I am a creature of habit. For example, I am content to eat the same breakfast every day. When I walk the dog, I am content to take the same route, down the same alleys, every day.