Summer is here! Time for us to take a short break, and time for you to explore Scoring Notes.

Essential to any good printed part layout is the page turn. The easiest way to check for good page turns on-screen is to view the music as a two-page spread. We'll quickly run through how to view music this way in all the major desktop music notation applications as well as in Adobe Acrobat and Mac Preview.

Sibelius center-aligns chord symbols by default. If you prefer that they be left-aligned instead, you'll need to change a few settings. Here's how to do it.

Learn how to use text wildcards in Sibelius for text that will automatically update in all instances where the wildcard appears.

Correct errors with ties and accidentals in Finale by using the utilities Check Ties and Check Accidentals.

New post! Measure numbers in Finale Music Notation Software are a bit complex, incredibly flexible, and maybe a little over-engineered. But with this video tutorial series, you don't need to choose between the red or blue pill when it comes to working with measure numbers; you can have it all.

We explain the algorithm that Finale uses for chord playback in this video as well as some great information about how to control exactly what parts of the chords you want Finale to play back.

Katie Wardrobe of Midnight Music interviews Philip Rothman about being a music preparer and discusses the state of the technology.

A fun time talking about Scoring Express on the podcast!

New podcast episode! What happens when you combine custom fonts, fine-tuned engraving settings, and decades of collective music preparation expertise? The Scoring Express templates for Avid Sibelius, Dorico, and Finale Music Notation Software.