Description

Whether you’re a beginner or a regular user, find out how to get the very most out of Coda’s professional music notation and printing program with "Finale Power!". Author Mark Johnson starts by giving you a solid understanding of Finale’s framework and then helps you master the everyday shortcuts and tips that make using Finale a breeze. Step-by-step tutorials will walk you through the score creation process, from starting a new document to printing the score. An accompanying CD-ROM includes supplemental third-party plug-ins, music examples and links to informational Finale websites.

Features

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Getting Started
Chapter 2 - Beginning a New Score
Chapter 3 - Basic Note Entry, Articulations and Expressions
Chapter 4 - Advanced Note Entry, Chords and Lyrics
Chapter 5 - Clefs, Key Signatures and Time Signatures
Chapter 6 - Smart Shapes and Repeats
Chapter 7 - Creating and Working with Multiple Staff Scores
Chapter 8 - Staff Attributes, Staff Styles and Guitar Tablature
Chapter 9 - Editing Your Music
Chapter 10 - Fine Tuning the Details
Chapter 11 - Page Layout, Extracting Parts and Printing
Chapter 12 - Composing with Finale and Techniques for Specific Projects
Chapter 13 - Custom Documents, Managing Files and Importing Files in Other Formats
Chapter 14 - Playback and the MIDI Tool
Chapter 15 - Integrating Finale with the Web and Other Programs

Author Bio

Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson is an employee of MakeMusic! and has worked as a technical support representative and quality assurance technician for Finale and other notation products. He is an alumnus of St. Olaf College, where he attained a degree in music theory and composition. He also works as a composer, technical writer and freelance engraver. He wrote Finale Power!, and continues to work with Finale on a daily basis.

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