Intro to Finale

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About Course

Intro to Finale is a comprehensive course designed for musicians, composers, and arrangers eager to master the fundamentals of music notation using Finale software. Led by Jacinta Clusellas, this course offers step-by-step guidance through the essential features of Finale, enabling students to create professional-quality scores with confidence.

Throughout the course, students will explore the core functionalities of Finale, including setting up templates, navigating the interface, inputting notes, and formatting scores. The curriculum emphasizes practical application, guiding learners through real-world scenarios to develop a solid foundation in digital music notation.

By engaging with structured lessons and hands-on exercises, participants will gain the skills necessary to efficiently use Finale for composing, arranging, and preparing sheet music for performance or publication.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Set up templates tailored to various ensemble configurations
  • Navigate Finale's interface, including the Ribbon and Score Manager
  • Input notes using the Simple Entry Palette and other tools
  • Format scores for clarity and professionalism
  • Utilize playback features to review compositions
  • Export and print scores for rehearsal and performance"

Course Content

Score Setup
In this step, Jacinta will introduce how to make and setup your own template in Finale.Jacinta will also show you how to setup your displays and use playback tools

  • Template Setup
    05:34
  • Score Navigation
    05:13
  • The Ribbon Overview Part 1
    07:00
  • The Ribbon Overview Part 2
    06:32

Note Input
In this step, Jacinta will demonstrate how to input notes manually and with using a MIDI Keyboard. Jacinta will also introduce a couple of tools to help get you started on your score.

Editing Your Score
In this step, Jacinta will demonstrate how to add and delete measures , how to use Repeat and Filter tools. Jacinta will also go over how to use the Text tool and how to Transpose your Parts and Scores.

Playback and Layout
In this step, Jacinta shows how to use Page layout and Playback tools. Jacinta will demonstrate how to edit tempo/temp changes , how to transpose your score , adding text and creating parts.

Practice Session and Printing/Exporting
In this step, Jacinta will let you run your own practice sessions and go through everything you learned in previous lessons and will demonstrate how to export to PDF, MP3, Music XML,and MIDI.

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