Microtonal notation in Dorico: Dorico's powerful correlation between written symbols and a diversity of possible tonal systems is helpful with contemporary composition.

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.

Like many things in Finale Music Notation Software, the text tool offers a lot of power and control, but also many options to navigate. Here's how to tame the type.

New post! Like many things in Finale Music Notation Software, the text tool offers a lot of power and control, but also many options to navigate. Here's how to tame the type.

On the last Scoring Notes podcast episode of 2022, we take stock of the year, review significant themes and product releases, reflect on our favorite episodes, recall fun times, spread holiday cheer, and refresh ourselves for the year ahead in the world of music notation software and related technology.

New podcast episode! We take stock of 2022, review significant themes and product releases, reflect on our favorite podcast episodes, recall fun times, spread holiday cheer, and refresh ourselves for the year ahead in the world of music notation software and related technology.

New post! Avid Sibelius 2022.12 introduces score subsets, which make it possible to have different configurations and layouts of the score, independent of the full score and parts. There are new barline options in this update, too.

MuseScore 4 is out. It's the first update in nearly two years, with major improvements to the user interface, layout, engraving, playback features — and a brand-new sound library to top it all off. We have the full review on Scoring Notes.

New post! MuseScore 4 is out. It's the first update in nearly two years, with major improvements to the user interface, layout, engraving, playback features — and a brand-new sound library to top it all off.

The Notation Central Black Friday sale continues with November 2, the premium music font with more than 1400 symbols for Finale Music Notation Software, Avid Sibelius, and Dorico, which mimics the slightly weathered look of traditional music engraving.