In a previous post on developing your own house style, I mentioned a range of options you can use to customize the music characters in your creations.
Arranging for the Young Jazz Combo
You don’t have to be a seasoned big band arranger to write for jazz combo. Just as the combo format can be less intimidating to student performers — providing great opportunities for interaction and improvisation — it’s also more welcoming to less experienced arrangers.
Creating Distinctive Music Notation House Styles: Fonts
Ketchup is a perfectly fine condiment. People only question your taste when you put it on everything.
Finale and OS X El Capitan Work-Arounds
Update: Finale 2014.5 has been released.
If you’ve read our previous post on Finale 2014 compatibility with Apple’s new El Capitan operating system, you know that it appears likely that Apple may address the remaining issue.
Finale Templates: Your Personal Music Assembly Line
One Finale blog reader recently shared this suggestion:
“It would be great if it were possible to save personal preferences, so that whenever I open a new document it already looks the way I want the score to look, with all the info [font, composer, arranger, copyright, etc.