Anton Coppola, 1917-2020. We remember the maestro today on our Scoring Notes blog and the process of preparing the piano-vocal score to his opera “Sacco & Vanzetti”.
New post: Remembering Anton Coppola, conductor, composer, founding artistic director of Opera Tampa, and "maestro", and the work of engraving the piano-vocal score to his crowning achievement, the opera "Sacco and Vanzetti".
Elgato Gaming Stream Deck Mobile is now on Android! Which means… yes! Notation Express for Avid Sibelius, Dorico, and Musescore works on Android! http://notationexpress.com/
Have you ever encountered a situation in Finale where you knew that you had a phantom tie going into a note where none was supposed to exist? Learn how to fix this by watching this 2-minute video tutorial.
The Create N by M Tuplet plug-in for Sibelius gives users the freedom to create tuplets in any ratio, beyond the limits imposed by default in the software.
Darcy James Argue lays out the basics of well-prepared lead sheets, scores, and parts from a jazz/big band perspective — so that you can communicate musical intent in the most clear, familiar, and unambiguous manner.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to create feathered beams in Sibelius — first by spacing the notes evenly, and then by spacing them according to their speed, making for more realistic playback and display.
Wondering about the story of Pori, the handwritten-style font suite for Sibelius, and how it came to be? More info: https://www.nycmusicservices.com/musicresources/?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com
Instrument families are typically grouped by joining barlines across staves. Here's how to customize these groups and restore missing barlines in Sibelius.
New post! "Divisions of a beat are beamed together in all meters, in order to simplify reading beats," says Elaine Gould. Here's how to change the default beam grouping in Avid Sibelius so that it matches your musical intentions.