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The Nepomuk text font: it takes a certain type

January 11, 2023January 16, 2023

Nepomuk is a text font inspired by the type commonly found in music plate engraving from the late 19th to the mid 20th-century. It’s available on Notation Central. Learn all about its origins and design.

Tips

Using Dorico’s flows and condensing features to prepare Handel’s Messiah

January 5, 2023January 11, 2023

How many versions of Handel’s Messiah are there? It’s hard to say, but by using Dorico’s flows and condensing features, it’s possible to prepare a version to suit your particular performance.

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22 in 22: Scoring Express on sale for 22% off

November 22, 2022November 28, 2022

We kick off the Notation Central Black Friday sale with Scoring Express, the collection of professional templates based on the same templates we use at NYC Music Services, for 22% off.

Tips

Create separate parts from a group when using the Staff Names feature in Sibelius

September 29, 2022October 1, 2022

When creating parts from a grouped instrument, Sibelius will only create one part with all of the staves, instead of individual parts for each staff. Here’s how to create separate parts from an instrument with more than one staff.

Tutorials

Orchestra librarians want you to know about instrument names

June 20, 2022June 25, 2022

Here’s a video tutorial, with a complete transcript, from Thomas Goss of Orchestration Online on the subject of correctly labeling instrument names and numbers in your score, and its importance to the orchestra staff and librarian.

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Scoring Express for Dorico and Finale released; Sibelius templates updated

June 14, 2022June 22, 2022

We’re very excited to announce the availability of all-new Scoring Express professional music notation templates for Dorico and Finale, as well as updates to the Sibelius versions.

Tutorials

Orchestra librarians want you to know about parts paper sizes

May 3, 2022June 18, 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.

People

Robert Puff, leading music preparer and notation expert, dies at 66

April 26, 2022May 3, 2022

Robert Puff, one of the foremost music preparers working in concert and commercial music, and music notation software expert whose advice was available on his highly-regarded industry web site Of Note, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

Tips

Chronology of a perfect music printing job

January 26, 2022January 29, 2022

How a music printing project gets done flawlessly, from beginning to end, thanks to expert communication and attention to detail from the music preparer — and a few tricks on the printing side.

Reviews

Dorico 4 review: Do more with your score

January 12, 2022January 15, 2022

Dorico 4 is available. This massive update brings features first seen on the iPad, like a Key Editor in Write mode and a revamped Play mode. From smart MIDI import to a library manager with granular house style control, to better score setup and more, this update touches every corner.

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