I am a Brian Wilson fan. I think the best of his Beach Boys work, including songs like Good Vibrations and Heroes and Villains, are among my all-time favorite pop songs.
Finale Quick Tips -Making the Most of the Selection Tool
Need to change a clef? Transpose a measure? Add a staff style?
Did you know you can do all of this (and much more) directly from the Selection Tool?
Jazz Musicians and the Audience
Like a musician who adjusts the evening’s set list to reflect the prevailing tastes of a specific venue, my Finale demonstrations vary greatly depending on where I am presenting.
Finale User Spotlight: Rick Giovinazzo
Rick (at left) and composer John Ottman recording the Astro Boy score at Abbey Road Studios in London, July 2009.
Finale International
A few weeks ago I participated in a professional development conference for the Iowa Music Educators Association. In the middle of demonstrating the power of Finale’s Staff Styles, I was surprised by the contents of a Finale menu:
Yes, it was the Staff Styles List, but it was written in German!* I was suddenly awash in memories of international travel and I knew my next blog idea was born.