New post! The multi-talented Jeremy Levy premiers his arrangements of Holst's "The Planets" for jazz band tonight at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Learn about his process and pick up some Finale Music Notation Software tips along the way.

Newsletter: Dorico update and tips; Avid Sibelius plug-in updates; New Copland edition; a trip down the music copyist memory lane

Happy 91st birthday today to Sam Adler, shown here with another legendary American composer. I was his Monday 9:00 am student for two years at Juilliard, so it was only fitting to call him this morning at my usual time!

A review of Stream Deck, a customizable control surface with 15 keys that connects to your computer. If you have dozens of key commands in Dorico, Sibelius, Finale, or other programs, Stream Deck can operate all of those commands with style.

A review of Stream Deck, a customizable control surface with 15 keys that connects to your computer. If you have dozens of key commands in Dorico, Sibelius, Finale, or other programs, Stream Deck can operate all of those commands with style.

New post! Finale Music Notation Software comes with eighteen standard default clefs, but if you need something beyond the standard assortment, you can modify any of these clefs or replace them entirely with another symbol.

Some fun with Elgato Gaming Stream Deck and Avid Sibelius.

Fun with @avid.sibelius and @elgatogaming Stream Deck

Thank you Jesse Green for your recent recollections of music copyist Mathilde Pincus and for inspiring today’s Scoring Notes blog post.

New post! Before accepting her special Tony award in 1976, Mathilde Pincus said, "People think of us as music copyists, but we're much more than that, and we're trying to change our image." She succeeded.