When you give your composition to the musicians who will perform it for the first time, it transitions from a personal musical expression to a shared one.
Finale Tip: Using Layers in Choral Music
I recently received an email from a friend I haven’t seen in a long time. Most of the email took the form of a question:
“If I have a score with SATB voices on different staves, what’s the best way to merge the S/A and the T/B into one staff each?”
Was I disappointed my friend didn’t inquire about my thoughts and feelings first?
Finale Spotlight on A Cappella Guru Deke Sharon
Back in May I was delighted to discover a video interview with Deke Sharon, the “musical force behind NBC’s ‘The Sing Off’ and both ‘Pitch Perfect’ films.” In the video we see Deke using Finale 2014 to demonstrate one of his arrangements, which have become widely influential in the a cappella world and beyond.