Learn how to notate music in Finale, the industry recognized music notation software, and create professional lead sheets, tablature, or orchestral scores.
- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Rick Schmunk and I'd like to welcome you to Finale 2014 Essential Training. So if you're an amateur or a professional musician and you always wanted to notate and hear your compositions come to life, then this is the course for you. We'll start off with the basics of entering notes and build up to adding lyrics, chord symbols, and tablature to create beautiful lead sheets. Then we'll look at how we can use the score manager and linked parts to save you lots of time as you make changes and format your scores. We'll learn how to use the edit filter and smart find and paint to quickly copy expressions and articulations to the instruments in your scores.
Next, we'll explore how staff styles can be utilized to notate drum set and other rhythm section parts. Finally, we'll learn how to export MIDI, XML and graphics files, so that you can use your music in music production, and desktop publishing programs then share it with your friends and colleagues. If you're ready to discover computer music notation at its best, let's get started with Finale 2014 essentials.
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1/23/2017Released
5/29/2014- Creating and opening Finale scores
- Entering and editing notes
- Copying and pasting selections
- Adding lyrics and chord symbols
- Notating music on the grand staff
- Using layers to notate polyphonic music
- Recording notes in real-time
- Working with small and large scores
- Creating and customizing expressions
- Exporting scores
- Scanning music
- Adding audio and video to Finale scores
Skill Level Beginner
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What was updated in the course on 01/23/2017?
The following videos and topics were part of the course update: creating large time signatures, Aria Player and Human Playback updates, using ReWire with Pro Tools, using ReWire with Logic, using ReWire with Ableton Live, and XML 3.0 compatibility.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 1s
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1. Hardware and Software Setup
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MIDI system setup on a Mac5m 38s
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MIDI system setup on a PC4m 15s
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2. Creating and Opening Finale Scores
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The Setup Wizard6m 38s
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Using score templates5m 18s
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3. Viewing and Navigating Finale Documents
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Finale window overview4m 7s
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Navigating Finale scores5m 29s
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4. Creating Lead Sheets and Other Simple Finale Documents
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Transposing4m 39s
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Adding lyrics8m 35s
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Adding chord symbols4m 51s
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Formatting chord symbols4m 48s
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5. Notating Music on a Grand Staff
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Entering triplets (tuplets)4m 51s
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Adding repeats4m 59s
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Adding expressions7m 32s
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6. Notating Choral and Other Polyphonic Music
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Click-assigning lyrics3m 39s
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7. Entering and Recording Notes in Real Time
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HyperScribe note entry8m 1s
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Using the Repitch tool3m 14s
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Recording audio6m 37s
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8. Working with Small Scores
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Working with staves5m 55s
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Adding articulations4m 10s
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Editing and formatting parts8m 41s
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Printing scores and parts3m 31s
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9. Playing Finale Scores
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Finale playback basics7m 37s
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Selecting instrument sounds9m 35s
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10. Working with Larger Scores
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Entering drum-set parts13m 8s
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SmartFind and Paint3m 31s
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Keyless scores4m 53s
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11. Advanced Editing and Formatting
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Using Finale plugins8m 49s
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12. Notating Music for Guitar and Other String Instruments: Fretboards and Tablature
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13. Exporting Files
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Exporting PDF and EPUB files3m 57s
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14. Scanning Music and Exploring PDF and TIFF Files
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Scanning music5m 33s
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15. Importing Video and Audio
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16. Finale 25 Update
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Finale 25 update overview9m 36s
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Use ReWire with Pro Tools14m 44s
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Use ReWire with Logic7m 43s
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Use ReWire with Ableton Live9m 29s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 41s
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