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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.

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Score system divider plug-in in Finale

July 21, 2022July 28, 2022

The Score System Divider plug-in, included with Finale, inserts or removes system separation marks between staff systems on the same page. Here’s how it works, along with a little history of this useful creation.

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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.

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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.

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Sibelius summer school sale

June 23, 2021June 26, 2021

It’s summertime! Time to get outdoors, hit the beach, relax, and … go to school! At Notation Central, there are video tutorials, templates, and ebooks in the Sibelius Summer School Sale going on through June 30, 2021.

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Jessie Montgomery’s music notation tips

April 20, 2021April 21, 2021

Composer Jessie Montgomery interweaves classical music with vernacular songs, improvisation, and language, presenting exciting challenges for a music copyist or engraver. Here are some of those challenges and how the results were achieved.

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Next Scoring Express webinar announced

February 19, 2021February 20, 2021

Join us for the Scoring Express Webinar, a free one-hour session where you’ll see what Scoring Express does, how to use it, and professional tips on making the most of it in your work.

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Managing Finale’s Score Manager

February 5, 2021February 6, 2021

The Score Manager is command central for your Finale document. Get to know every control on the dashboard, from file info to managing and changing instruments, setting transpositions, setting sound libraries, tablature, and more.

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Free webinar: Scoring Express for Sibelius

January 29, 2021January 30, 2021

Join us for the Scoring Express Webinar, a free one-hour session where you’ll see what Scoring Express does, how to use it, and professional tips on making the most of it in your work.

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