This week composer Jocelyn Hagen shares a tip with the Finale Blog. Here’s Jocelyn Hagen’s Finale tip for cross staff beaming:
“I’ve been using Finale for over 15 years and I still don’t think I have everything figured out with the program!
Finale 2014: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Since I’m new to this blog, let me introduce myself. My name is Michael Good, and I invented the MusicXML format for sharing digital sheet music.
Finale and SmartMusic in Sync
Yesterday a SmartMusic update was released that includes full support for accompaniments made with Finale 2014. Finale and SmartMusic are again in sync, so users of Finale 2014 can now save SmartMusic files directly.
Now Available: Finale 2014c
Finale 2014c is a free update now available to registered Finale 2014 owners.
Finale 2014c addresses the following issues for both Windows and Mac users:
MIDI key velocity information is now played back in all layers.Finale Spotlight on Brian Balmages
Brian Balmages is an American composer, conductor, producer, and performer whose music for winds, brass, and orchestra is played around the world.