Lynda - Finale 2014 Essential Training
If you've always wanted to notate your songs and compositions and print your music for rehearsals and live performances, this is the course for you. Finale 2014 is the recognized standard application used by musicians of all levels to compose, arrange, and publish music. Join composer Rick Schmunk and learn how to notate musical scores that range from simple lead sheets or guitar tablature to detailed scores that even include video. Discover how to enter notes, lyrics, chord symbols, and tab, and use Score Manager and linked parts to save time formatting your score. Want to be even more efficient? Learn how to use SmartFind and Paint to add markings like articulations and expressions. Rick also reveals the secrets to notating drum set and other rhythm section parts. Finally, he shows how to export MIDI, XML, and graphic formats like PDF and EPUB, so you can work with your scores in other publishing and editing programs or simply share your work with colleagues.
Table of Contents
Introduction1. Hardware and Software Setup2. Creating and Opening Finale Scores3. Viewing and Navigating Finale Documents4. Creating Lead Sheets and Other Simple Finale Documents5. Notating Music on a Grand Staff6. Notating Choral and Other Polyphonic Music7. Entering and Recording Notes in Real Time8. Working with Small Scores9. Playing Finale Scores10. Working with Larger Scores11. Advanced Editing and Formatting12. Notating Music for Guitar and Other String Instruments: Fretboards and Tablature13. Exporting Files14. Scanning Music and Exploring PDF and TIFF Files15. Importing Video and Audio16. Finale 25 UpdateConclusion