Finale Top Ten Tips & Tricks

Finale is an industry standard in music notation software used by students hobbyists and professionals alike. Let Finale expert Tom Carruth doeswill open your eyes to new tips and tricks that will revolutionize the way you create notation in Finale!

Videos

• Introduction & Setup (06:07) - Get acquainted with Finale and learn how to setup a score, easily navigate, and customize to your computer.

• Note Input (06:13) - Learn the intuitive way to use shortcut keys to input notes by typing or playing on a MIDI device.

• The Alt Key (10:11) - In note entry, learn how to change many things without having to exit note entry to use a different tool.

• Input Markings (09:08) - Some quick shortcut ways to input many performance markings that makes shortcuts intuitive.

• Selection Tool (06:55) - Find the fast and intuitive way to input and edit in Finale all with one tool!

• Realtime Entry (07:16) - This will help you understand how to change a realtime performance into readable notation.

• Leadsheets (11:04) - This focuses on guitar notation, chords and an intro to lyrics.

• Choral Scores (10:13) - Learn better ways to input lyrics, work with open and closed scores and create part predominant records.

• Percussion (09:28) - Understanding of the percussion layout and special percussion notation needs including instrument doubling.

• Large Scores (12:24) - Learn rehearsal marks, cue notes, divisi parts, and part formatting quickly. Great tips on dynamic part linking.