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Finale 2012 QuickStart Videos

Review the following videos to get aquatinted with Finale's primary tools and features.

Basic Skills

Navigating your score

 

Using the context menus

 

Selecting and editing music

 

Using Metatool shortcuts

 

Using the positioning triangles

Getting started

Setting up your score

Entering notes

Simple note entry

 

Editing notes

 

Repitching existing rhythms

 

Entering multiple voices

Playing-in music

Entering music with a MIDI keyboard

 

Playing music into a grand staff

 

Tapping the tempo while recording

 

Cleaning up real-time performances

Importing music

Importing MIDI files

 

Scanning music

Adding details

Articulations

Adding articulations

 

Applying articulations to a region

Dynamics, tempo markings, and text

Adding expressions and dynamics

 

Adding rehearsal marks

 

Adding text

Chord symbols

Typing-in chord symbols

 

Playing-in chord symbols

 

Guitar fretboards

Lyrics

Adding lyrics

 

Clicking-in lyrics

Slurs, repeats, and graphics

Slurs, hairpins, and other shapes

 

Repeats

 

Importing graphics

Measures and staves

Changing the key signature

 

Changing the time signature

 

Changing the clef

 

Adding and deleting instruments

 

Adding Instrument Changes

 

Tablature

 

Slash and rhythmic notation

 

Percussion notation

Editing your music

Copy, paste, and other functions

 

Copying and pasting performance marks

Wrapping up your project

Page layout

Positioning staves

 

Fitting measures and systems

 

Changing the number of measures per system

 

Changing the number of systems on a page

 

Hiding empty staves

Parts and musical examples

Working with parts

 

Exporting musical examples

Playback

Playback

 

Human playback

Education tools

Create custom exercises

 

Create a SmartMusic accompaniment

 

 

Basic skills

Navigating Your Score

Using the context menus

Selecting and Editing Music

Using Metatool shortcuts

Using the positioning triangles

Getting started

Entering notes

Playing-in music

Importing music

Adding details

Articulations

Adding articulations

Applying articulations to a region

Dynamics, tempo markings, & text

Adding expressions & dynamics

Adding rehearsal marks

Adding text

Chord symbols

Typing-in chord symbols

Playing-in chord symbols

Guitar fretboards

Lyrics

Adding lyrics

Clicking-in lyrics

Slurs, repeats, and graphics

Slurs, hairpins, & other shapes

Repeats

Importing graphics

Articulations

Dynamics, tempo markings, & text

Chord symbols

Lyrics

Measures and staves

Changing the key signature

Changing the time signature

Changing the clef

Adding and deleting instruments

Working with staff attributes & staff styles

Tablature

Slash & rhythmic notation

Percussion notation

Editing your music

Copy, paste, and other functions

Copying and pasting performance marks

Wrapping-up your project

Page Layout

Positioning staves

Fitting measures & systems

Changing the number of measures per system

Changing the number of systems on a page

Hiding empty staves

Working with parts

Exporting musical examples

Playback

Playback

Human Playback

Education tools

Creating custom exercises

Creating a SmartMusic Accompaniment

 

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