Jennifer Higdon and her cat, Beau. Photo by Candace DiCarlo
In a world where child virtuosi seem to get younger each year, Jennifer Higdon had a relatively late start in music.
Finale and a Request for Help
Early Tuesday morning an e-mail appeared with the title of “Help!” It was from my friend, Sam Fritz, a great band director from Indiana.
Finale User Spotlight: Ken Amis
Kenneth Amis playing the Harvard University Band’s BBBb Besson tuba. Photo by Mark Olson
I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to say that anyone who plays classical music on a brass instrument is familiar with the Empire Brass.
Finale Down Under
Tom Johnson in Brisbane, Australia (note the warm-up band’s gear behind him)
About a year and half ago, I embarked on a whirlwind tour of Australia with Nick Middleton, sales manager of Intelliware (Finale’s Australian distributor), and Ray Partridge, product specialist for Roland Australia.
Adding New Percussion Sounds to Old Finale Files
Last week I described how easy it has become to change percussion sounds with Finale 2010b. In addition to switching sounds, the same process can also be used to correct percussion playback problems in older Finale documents.
When I first began using Finale my focus was strictly on the printed page, not on playback.