Buy and Download - Lynda.com Finale 2014 Essential Training

2014
Lynda.com
Rick Schmunk
07:06:00
English

If you've always wanted to notate your songs and compositions and print your music for rehearsals and live performances, this is the course for you. Finale 2014 is the recognized standard application used by musicians of all levels to compose, arrange, and publish music. Join composer Rick Schmunk and learn how to notate musical scores that range from simple lead sheets or guitar tablature to detailed scores that even include video. Discover how to enter notes, lyrics, chord symbols, and tab, and use Score Manager and linked parts to save time formatting your score. Want to be even more efficient? Learn how to use SmartFind and Paint to add markings like articulations and expressions. Rick also reveals the secrets to notating drum set and other rhythm section parts. Finally, he shows how to export MIDI, XML, and graphic formats like PDF and EPUB, so you can work with your scores in other publishing and editing programs or simply share your work with colleagues.

Introduction 2m 0s
Welcome 1m 5s
Using the exercise files 55s
1. Hardware and Software Setup 9m 52s
MIDI system setup on a Mac 5m 38s
MIDI system setup on a PC 4m 14s
2. Creating and Opening Finale Scores 27m 57s
The Setup Wizard 6m 38s
Using score templates 5m 19s
Customizing templates on a Mac 4m 40s
Customizing templates on a PC 4m 20s
Opening and importing files 7m 0s
3. Viewing and Navigating Finale Documents 9m 36s
Finale window overview 4m 7s
Navigating Finale scores 5m 29s
4. Creating Lead Sheets and Other Simple Finale Documents 1h 4m
Entering and editing notes using a mouse (Simple Entry) 4m 57s
Entering notes using the computer keyboard (Simple Entry) 7m 25s
Entering ties and accidentals5m 50s
Making selections, and copying and pasting selections 5m 26s
Transposing 4m 39s
Using Speedy Entry for entering notes 5m 28s
Measure basics and Music Spacing 4m 36s
Adding lyrics 8m 36s
Adding chord symbols 4m 51s
Formatting chord symbols 4m 48s
Formatting and printing a lead sheet 8m 3s
5. Notating Music on a Grand Staff 49m 57s
Entering notes using a MIDI keyboard (Simple Entry) 5m 14s
Entering triplets (tuplets) 4m 51s
Entering advanced tuplets 7m 1s
Entering clef, time signature, and key signature changes 5m 22s
Working with measure attributes 3m 37s
Entering grace notes and using Simple Entry modify commands 5m 14s
Adding repeats 4m 59s
Adding expressions 7m 32s
Adding slurs, crescendos, and other Smart Shapes 6m 7s
6. Notating Choral and Other Polyphonic Music 21m 52s
Using layers to notate polyphonic music 7m 42s
Click-assigning lyrics 3m 39s
Formatting and aligning lyrics 5m 42s
Entering and editing text using the Text tool 4m 49s
7. Entering and Recording Notes in Real Time 17m 52s
HyperScribe note entry 8m 1s
Using the Repitch tool 3m 14s
Recording audio 6m 37s
8. Working with Small Scores 1h 0m
Working with staves 5m 55s
Adding articulations 4m 10s
Using and creating Metatools to add articulations and expressions 5m 15s
Adding articulations and expressions in Simple Entry 4m 50s
Creating and customizing expressions 5m 35s
Score formatting: Size and spacing 9m 45s
Score formatting: Expressions and Smart Shapes 5m 11s
Score formatting: Measure numbers and rehearsal letters 7m 45s
Editing and formatting parts 8m 41s
Printing scores and parts 3m 31s
9. Playing Finale Scores 17m 12s
Finale playback basics 7m 37s
Selecting instrument sounds 9m 35s
10. Working with Larger Scores 1h 4m
Finale percussion and drum setup 9m 16s
Entering drum-set parts 13m 8s
Rhythm section parts and staff styles 6m 52s
Adding expressions to multiple parts 6m 51s
Copy and paste using the Edit filter 4m 32s
SmartFind and Paint 3m 31s
Importing, editing, and exporting libraries 9m 33s
Using the Change Instrument function 5m 52s
Keyless scores 4m 53s
11. Advanced Editing and Formatting 18m 3s
Using the Special Tools palette 9m 14s
Using Finale plugins 8m 49s
12. Notating Music for Guitar and Other String Instruments: Fretboards and Tablature 22m 29s
Working with guitar fretboards 7m 5s
Creating and using tab staves 8m 13s
Adding bends, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and other Smart Shapes for stringed instruments 7m 11s
13. Exporting Files 18m 55s
Exporting and using graphics files 5m 22s
Exporting MIDI, XML, and audio files 5m 45s
Exporting PDF and EPUB files 3m 57s
Exporting Finale 2014 files for use in SmartMusic and Finale 2012 3m 51s
14. Scanning Music and Exploring PDF and TIFF Files 9m 57s
Scanning music 5m 33s
Working with PDF and TIFF files 4m 24s
15. Importing Video and Audio 9m 39s
Adding video to a Finale score 3m 28s
Adding audio to a Finale Score 6m 11s
Conclusion 1m 41s
Next steps 1m 41s

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