Specific lessons about calibrating a Ricoh printer to fine-tune music printing translate into general advice for optimizing your workflow, for the benefit of your future self, and possibly others.
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Scoring Express Choral & Vocal templates released for Dorico and Sibelius
The Scoring Express Choral & Vocal suites for Dorico and Sibelius make their debut, including hymnal, octavo, and piano-vocal templates with exceptional layout and engraving settings.
Scoring Express for Finale prices permanently reduced
In recognition of the coming end of official support for Finale, the price for the Scoring Express templates for Finale — all three versions, plus the bundle — are permanently reduced from their previous prices.
Road report: Seeing Seattle
A quick and fun trip to Seattle in the middle of a surprisingly busy summer, meeting living legends in the world of music notation software and technology.
Road report: MOLA 2025 Conference
Hosted by The University of Michigan, the 2025 MOLA conference brought together music librarians, publishers, vendors, composers, performers, and technology enthusiasts to share knowledge and connect with each other.
Scoring Express for Dorico updated for version 6
The Scoring Express templates for Dorico are updated for Dorico Pro 6, including improvements to the way Paragraph Styles, chord symbols, and system-attached items are handled.
Dorico 6 review: Proof positive
Dorico 6 is out with engraving leading the way in this update. Cutaway scores and proofreading are two of the headline features, but there are robust advancements in chord symbols, text, playing techniques, user workflows, and much more.
Calculate the weight, basis weight, or grammage of paper
What do we mean when we refer to the “weight” of paper? We sort out the definitions of paper weights, sizes, and the various means and methods of calculating them — pound for pound.
Importing native Sibelius files with irregular time signatures
Sibelius allows you to import files directly into another existing Sibelius file or template, but the feature doesn’t work if you have irregular time signatures or a non-standard pickup bar. Fortunately, there is a way, using a very special plug-in.
The weekend listen: Catching up on the archive
A recent visit with Michael Good inspires a trip down the podcast archive with some of the most notable people in the field of music notation.