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   Course Description
Finale is a state-of-the-art notation software program that allows users to print publishable quality scores and parts of their compositions and arrangements. It includes a powerful set of tools to help with most stages of composition and arranging including high-quality audio realizations of your work using the included sound libraries, as well as your VST/AU instruments and effects. This in-depth course by experienced composer Brandon Vaccaro begins with basic foundation including music entry, page layout, printing and then moved on to cover more advanced concepts such as working with MIDI and audio. Along the way, students will complete a number of projects to learn the process of preparing a chamber score, a vocal music score, and even a score for a larger ensemble. Work Files are included. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.

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Introduction
  About this Course (00:56) T
  New Features in Finale 2010 (06:50) T
  Overview of Finale (06:21) T
  Mac vs. PC (03:11) T
  Program Options (05:47) T
  Your Workspace & Your Health (02:15) T
Documents in Finale
  The Launch Window (03:00) T
  Creating a New Document (03:17) T
  Working with Scores & Parts (04:35) T
  Document Options for Music Notation (04:53) T
  Document Options for Printing (02:48) T
  File Info (02:54) T
  View Settings (04:54) T
Entering Music
  Overview of Entering Music (03:10) T
  Simple Note Entry pt. 1 (04:02) T
  Simple Note Entry pt. 2 (04:41) T
  Speedy Note Entry with MIDI pt. 1 (04:20) T
  Speedy Note Entry with MIDI pt. 2 (04:01) T
  Speedy Note Entry without MIDI (05:48) T
  The Expression Tool in Finale 2009 & Later pt. 1 (04:50) T
  The Expression Tool in Finale 2009 & Later pt. 2 (04:20) T
  Expressions in Earlier Versions pt. 1 (04:36) T
  Expressions in Earlier Versions pt. 2 (06:01) T
  The Articulation Tool (02:25) T
  Smart Shape Tools (03:46) T
Page Setup & Printing
  Page Layout pt. 1 (05:09) T
  Page Layout pt. 2 (03:07) T
  Printing a Score (03:34) T
  Printing Parts (03:49) T
  Printing to PDF (02:04) T
MIDI & Audio
  Playback Features & Overview (05:27) T
  MIDI & VST Playback (04:40) T
  Playback Modes in Finale 2010 (02:20) T
  Instrument Setup (06:50) T
  Working with Transpositions (04:54) T
  Using Expressions with Playback (05:05) T
  Using Articulations with Playback (03:17) T
  Human Playback (04:52) T
  Percussion in Finale 2010 pt. 1 (06:40) T
  Percussion in Finale 2010 pt. 2 (03:53) T
  Percussion in Earlier Versions (06:28) T
  Audio Tracks (04:54) T
A Basic Project Step by Step
  Project Overview (02:15) T
  Document Setup (04:42) T
  Entering the Music pt. 1 (03:41) T
  Entering the Music pt. 2 (06:23) T
  Entering the Music pt. 3 (04:54) T
  Proofreading & Finishing Touches pt. 1 (05:34) T
  Proofreading & Finishing Touches pt. 2 (03:39) T
  Proofreading & Finishing Touches pt. 3 (04:28) T
  Printing Our Document (02:18) T
  Creating an Audio File (01:20) T
Finale in More Detail
  Edit Menu (06:43) T
  Utilities Menu pt. 1 (05:43) T
  Utilities Menu pt. 2 (02:42) T
  View Menu (06:15) T
  Document Menu pt. 1 (03:52) T
  Document Menu pt. 2 (03:42) T
  MIDI/Audio Menu (03:56) T
  Plug-ins Menu pt. 1 (03:37) T
  Plug-ins Menu pt. 2 (03:36) T
  Tools Menu (04:15) T
  Windows Menu (04:41) T
  Help Menu (03:33) T
  The Selection Tool (03:06) T
  The Staff Tool (03:06) T
  The Key Signature Tool (02:52) T
  The Time Signature Tool (03:16) T
  The Clef Tool (02:57) T
  The Measure Tool (03:55) T
  Hyperscribe Tool (04:23) T
  The Tuplet Tool (05:08) T
  The Smart Shape Tool pt. 1 (05:26) T
  The Smart Shape Tool pt. 2 (05:36) T
  The Repeat Tool (04:55) T
  The Chord Tool (05:07) T
  The Lyric Tool pt. 1 (06:32) T
  The Lyric Tool pt. 2 (04:12) T
  The Text Tool pt. 1 (06:37) T
  The Text Tool pt. 2 (07:08) T
  The Resize Tool (04:56) T
  The Page Layout Tool (04:16) T
Intermediate Skills
  Editing Music in Finale (05:51) T
  Layers (04:28) T
  Staff Styles (05:49) T
  Creating Cues in Finale (05:24) T
  Measure Numbers (05:46) T
An Intermediate Project Step by Step
  Project Overview (01:25) T
  Document Setup (04:38) T
  Entering Music pt. 1 (02:51) T
  Entering Music pt. 2 (02:25) T
  Entering Music pt. 3 (04:10) T
  Entering Music pt. 4 (03:01) T
  Entering Lyrics (03:18) T
  Proofreading & Finishing Touches (06:50) T
  Preparing Parts (05:27) T
  Preparing a Choir Part (03:43) T
  Project 2 Wrap Up (01:01) T
Advanced Skills & Applications
  Libraries (03:50) T
  Scripting Tasks (05:07) T
  Alternate Fonts (03:27) T
  Proportional Notation (06:29) T
  Box Notation (06:44) T
  Oversized Time Signatures (06:21) T
  Some Useful Plug-ins (03:26) T
  Some Plug-ins for Orchestra Scores (04:34) T
  Some Plug-ins for Jazz Scores (04:02) T
  Working with Graphics (04:12) T
  TG Tools (04:19) T
An Orchestral Score Step by Step
  Project Overview (03:32) T
  Document Set Up pt. 1 (06:10) T
  Document Set Up pt. 2 (03:50) T
  Document Set Up pt. 3 (04:15) T
  Entering the Music pt. 1 (06:37) T
  Entering the Music pt. 2 (04:22) T
  Entering the Music pt. 3 (04:30) T
  Setting up Playback (03:06) T
  Page Layout for the Score pt. 1 (03:30) T
  Proofreading & Finishing Touches (03:13) T
  Page Layout for the Score pt. 2 (04:48) T
  Page Layout for the Score pt. 3 (03:16) T
  Score Layout with TG Tools (03:53) T
  Working with Parts (04:31) T
  Printing the Document (03:44) T
Wrap Up
  Review of Course Material (03:15) T
  Additional References (01:45) T
Credits
  About the Author (01:28) T

Course Information

Course:

Finale 2010

Author: Brandon Vaccaro
SKU: 34148
ISBN: 1-936334-41-0
Release Date: 2010-07-30
Duration: 9 hrs / 127 tutorials
Work Files: Yes
Captions: Available on CD and Online University

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