New post! A summary of desktop notation software compatibility with macOS Ventura (macOS 13) and Apple Silicon-powered Macs: How Avid Sibelius, Finale Music Notation Software, Dorico, MuseScore, and Notion by PreSonus are faring on Apple's latest operating system and hardware.

In recognition of the new edition of "Rodeo", we present a 1970 interview Aaron Copland gave to John Downey at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee about his works, his career, and the future of music.

New podcast episode! In recognition of the new edition of "Rodeo", we present a 1970 interview Aaron Copland gave to John Downey at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee about his works, his career, and the future of music.

New post! Avid Sibelius 2022.10 adds a command for making a part from a selection of instruments in the score, or one instrument that's part of a group. This update also automatically stylizes dynamic text when entered in the Expression text style.

New post! Ian Blick shows how to score a song using Emvoice One and Dorico, how to add vibrato using a plug-in inside a DAW to give the sung line more expression, and also how to use the audio from a video file to synchronize with Dorico.

John Hinchey joins Philip Rothman and David MacDonald on the podcast to help us take the stress out of working on a deadline, and to give us some pointers to make the end result better for everyone.

John Hinchey joins Philip Rothman and David MacDonald on the podcast to help us take the stress out of working on a deadline, and to give us some pointers to make the end result better for everyone.

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

One of our favorite Sibelius plug-ins: Impose Sketch onto Template automates the laborious task of transferring the structure of a sketch score, such as a piano-vocal or MIDI export, onto a full orchestral template.

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