To create a repeat in the early days of Finale, you had to add a forward-facing repeat symbol at the beginning of a repeated section, add a backwards-facing repeat symbol at the end of the repeated section, and then configure the repeat to play back.
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.
Easily Automate Repetitive Finale Tasks with FinaleScript
Ever find yourself performing a repetitive task in Finale and wishing you could complete it with a single keystroke? FinaleScript offers an easy and intuitive solution.
Finale is all about Document Options
My friend Larry had a Finale question the other day. When he entered the following combination of sixteenth notes and rests, Finale gave him this:
But Larry didn’t want that.
Finale 2011 and Garritan Concert & Marching Band 2
To continue my series of blog posts highlighting the Garritan sample libraries, today I will introduce the perfect library for concert band and marching band composers and arrangers.