Mastering the measure tool in Finale

May 20, 2022

Measure for measure, this video tutorial series sets the bar for working with Finale's Measure Tool. From the basics of the Measure Attributes dialog and custom barlines, to beat and note positioning, group barlines, display options, split measures, and more, it's all here!

The point of point sizes

May 12, 2022

If you use music notation software — or any software where you need to edit text — you will very quickly encounter the concept of point size. But have you ever stopped to consider what point size actually means?

Orchestra librarians want you to know about parts paper sizes

May 3, 2022

Before you do any work on parts, you'll want to get one basic parameter from the librarian: the paper size their orchestra prefers for their instrument parts. Here's a video tutorial from Thomas Goss of Orchestration Online on the subject, with a complete transcript.