Dorico's various dialog boxes, known as editors, allow users to easily customize areas of notation for specific types of scores. We explore the notation of a Handel secular cantata and an “ars subtilior” virelai.

New post! Avid Sibelius 2019.12 is out. This year-end update tidies up a number of items such as accessibility, MIDI import, UX/UI, printing, PDF export, and plug-ins, but also drops support for Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite and Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

A tutorial on creating complex time signatures and showing custom beaming patterns in Finale or Sibelius

Ever find positioning commas (breath marks) tricky in Finale? Here's a way to set it up so that they're perfectly placed in the score and parts, every time.

In Dorico, tuplets can cross barlines easily. Learn how to apply this feature, with an easy tweak, to properly render certain Renaissance notations that have been difficult to achieve with other software.

A tutorial on inputting notes (repitching) without changing the rhythms, articulations or dynamics, in Finale or Sibelius.

We interview one of the best orchestra librarians in the business: The Juilliard School's Lisa Dempsey Kane. We talk shop, bowing tips, MOLA :: Major Orchestra Librarians' Association, digital tech, music prep advice, and much more.

Interview the most excellent @lisadempseykane on all things orchestra library! Check out the full interview on Scoring Notes! @librarianinglikeaboss

New post! We interview one of the best orchestra librarians in the business: The Juilliard School's Lisa Dempsey Kane. We talk shop, bowing tips, MOLA :: Major Orchestra Librarians' Association, digital tech, music prep advice, and much more.

Newsletter: Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals; NotePerformer update for Avid Sibelius, Finale Music Notation Software, and Dorico; Finale 26.2 update with Catalina support; Dorico tips and guitar video review