An overview of working with the text style and typography features in SIbelius, such as using the Ribbon, text frames, angled and vertical text, and hierarchical text styles

In addition to using the default keyboard shortcuts in Sibelius and Dorico, you can program your own, and even override the default settings if you so choose.

New post! A complete video tutorial series on everything to do with repeats in Finale Music Notation Software. From setting up basic repeat structures, to endings, bracket adjustments, text repeats like D.S. al Coda, complex scenarios, and more, it's all here, from Jason Loffredo!

Arranger John Hinchey relays his experience producing shows for cruise ships and lets it flow with a boatload of music tech tips and Sibelius and Dorico advice.

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

Lilypond as a punching bag is a running gag on our podcast, but it's all in good fun, because we don't know how to use it. Thanks to Jon Arnold for playing along and taking our tongue-in-cheek request for compositions seriously! This was a hoot!

Part 2 of our lyrics discussion on the Scoring Notes podcast.

New podcast episode! Knowing the various rules and conventions that govern the setting of lyrics in vocal music is good, but if you use music notation software, there's more to learn. In this second of a two-part episode, we discuss how to apply those principles in Finale Music Notation Software, Dorico, and Avid Si...

New post! Saving users from the tedium of actually thinking about music, today Avid and MakeMusic both released new versions of Avid Sibelius and Finale Music Notation Software, their flagship notation software, respectively, that composes music automatically. A secret Dorico project is also underway.

New post! The most recent updates to PlayScore 2 support lyrics, guitar chords, and multi-measure rests. A count-in feature, better rehearsal instrument support, and more improvements are also included. Plus, a preview of what's to come.