In this video tutorial, David MacDonald demonstrates his current workflow for creating graphic elements using the basic drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator and placing them in his scores in Sibelius.

Harp pedal diagrams may look forbidding, but you can learn how to read them and place them in your score like a pro in Sibelius, Finale, and MuseScore.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to mask meters and create polymeters with metric modulations in Dorico.

Finale's nested dialog boxes involve a lot of clicking, but by using shortcuts to dismiss them all at once, you can save yourself a bit of time.

It's important to recognize great customer service. I needed a part for our trusty Rapid 106 saddle stapler, which is responsible for thousands of score and part booklets. Patrick from Salco helped me sort out the problem on the phone and a replacement part is arriving tomorrow. Well done!

New post! MakeMusic has released Finale Music Notation Software version 26.2.2. This maintenance release includes several improvements in advance of MakeMusic's forthcoming musical content sharing mechanism, and some other fixes to MusicXML export/import and elsewhere.

Welcome to all of our new Notation Express for @elgatogaming customers and thank you to all of our existing ones. Whether you’re using it with @avid.sibelius, @dorico, or — our latest addition to the party, @musescore — Enjoy!

Welcome to all of our new Notation Express customers and thank you to all of our existing ones. Whether you're using it on Avid Sibelius, Dorico, or — our latest addition to the party, Musescore — Enjoy!

New post! Notion by PreSonus is updated. Notion iOS 2.5 supports document handling, MP3 and SMP Press export, template saving, and more, including handwriting, MusicXML and MIDI import enhancements. Notion 6.6 for Mac and Windows brings over some of these improvements and addresses compatibility issues.

Newsletter: Notation Express released for Musescore along with Dorico and Avid Sibelius Users updates; StaffPad for iPad review; Mozarteum engraving conference; tips, news and more