In this post, we talk with Steve Reading from Scores Reformed, a publisher that produces new editions of out-of-copyright works.

New post! In the course of preparing a new edition of Copland's Three Latin American Sketches, here are three improvements that should not be overlooked when preparing a new edition. Also: Remembering Vivian Perlis, 1928-2019.

In this video tutorial, we’ll cover how to create composite time signatures in Sibelius, including what Elaine Gould’s Behind Bars book calls “meters of mixed denominators”, like 6/8 + 2/4.

You can move notes and rests horizontally in Sibelius, which we call “sliding” notes. This first appeared in Sibelius 8.2 and was refined in 8.3. If you don't know about this feature, you'll want to see this 90-second video.

In the Sequence Editor of JW Change, you can build a custom sequence that changes existing elements in Finale through a general user interface, greatly speeding up workflow.

In this installment of DJA's Notes by Darcy James Argue, we learn the dos and donts of one- and two-bar repeats, numbering repeated bars, and how to lay out the music correctly so that the intent is clearly conveyed.

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New post! Musescore 3.2 has been released. Single note dynamics, more flexible automatic placement, percussion sticking, changing durations, and more improvements are featured in this latest update, along with design refinements and better performance.

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When preparing Stravinsky for an educational program, the engraver is also a student.