Finale

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Finale

• One of two major notation programs.
• The other is Sibelius. Both are similar. You can
  download a demo version at http//www.sibelius.co
  m/download/
• Other programs are ok but not full featured.
• For this we will do a few assignments. First one
  will be written on what you learn from the online
  tutorial, 2nd will be entering Happy Birthday,
  3rd will be entering in real time from the
  keyboard. Since we are about 2 weeks ahead of
  the schedule there may be one more assignement.
• After this we will do a auto-accompany program,
  then some education S/W.
• Lastly the class will do some recording and
  produce a CD that could be used as a demo CD.

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• After reading how to use the manual go to help
  and read Chapters 1-3
• in the manual.
• Do a paper for assignment 6 on how you will use
  Finale or a notation
• program in your music development.
• Answer the following questions
• Why use the computer to notate?
• What advantages does the computer have in doing
  notation?
• What could be future uses for the computer in
  notation?
• How will you use the computer and notation?
• What roadblocks do you see to learning how to
  notate on the computer?
• This should be turned in by Oct 11, 2004

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2) Which website that have lots of MIDI files to
download? How to put a MIDI on my web
page? What is the difference between MIDI
and MP3?
Lets start by answering these questions MP3
files are audio files that have been compressed.
The compression takes the audio files and makes
them smaller with some minor loss of information.
Digital data (16 bits) is in the original Wave
file. This is at 44KHz with 16 bits. That data
would normally be run through a DAC (Digital to
Analog Converter) and converted into an analog
signal to drive the speakers. With MP3 the data
is compressed and on playback it uncompressed but
is still handled in a similar matter. A 3 minute
MP3 would have about 4Meg of information. MIDI
files are computer files that are MIDI data. No
music until it goes through a MIDI instrument and
the digital data is then read to control the
instrument and make the music. A 3 minute MIDI
file would have about 1K of data. Much smaller
and easier to handle.
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First Finale Assignment

• Watch the Finale Tutorial.
• Take notes each section. For this first
  assignment we will only do up to Hyperscribe for
  entry. But type up your notes and turn them in
  on the whole 20 chapters.
• Make sure that you ask instructor questions about
  areas that you dont understand.
• Enter Happy Birthday as on the next page. Use
  simple entry for this. I expect the final
  outcome to look exactly like the following page.
• You will have all day today and Thursday to work
  on these two assignments. The write-up is due
  next Monday, Oct 4th.
• Send me the file of Happy Birthday by Oct 11,
  2004.

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At this point class will watch part of the
tutorial.

• You can do this with Finale or with Notepad.
• You have one week and 3 days to complete this
  assignment.

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2nd Notation Assignment

• This assignment will be using Hyperscribe.
• Pick a piece that you have music for or better
  yet compose your own piece. If you compose your
  own piece you can earn an A on this assignment.
  If you pick a piece then your top grade you can
  earn is A-. I really want you to write a piece.
  If you are not a music major there is only a
  bonus for doing your own piece. If you compose
  your own piece you will not be required to have
  lyrics, otherwise you will need to put lyrics in
  the piece or have an piece with at least 4
  instruments.
• Enter the following
• Notes
• Title
• Composer
• Lyrics
• Chords (in symbol form)
• Articulation.
• Time and key signatures
• Correct clefs
• Space music so no more than 4 measures per line
• Must be at least 24 measures long.
• Due a week from next Monday (Nov 1).
• You may have to start it in Notepad and then move
  it to Finale in order to complete it and have it
  look close to the original!

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Finale Tutorial

• For this assignment you must finish watching the
  entire video tutorial on Finale.
• Answer the following questions
• Explain the steps setting up your score.
• How do you create pickup measures?
• How many tools in the main tool palette?
• How do you add new staves?
• What is the difference between page view and
  scroll view? Why would you choose one over the
  other (give examples).
• Explain how to change the key, time or clef. Give
  at least 2 examples of the clef.
• Explain in simple entry tool how to enter notes
  using the number keys.
• Explain exactly how to use your computer keyboard
  and speedy entry to inter notes.
• Explain in Speedy Entry how to enter notes. For
  an example use a C major scale and then the C
  major chord all quarter notes.
• Explain steps to entering music using Hyperscribe
  and a MIDI keyboard.
• Why is setting up the Hyperscribe correctly key
  to a correct entry of your piece?
• Explain Quantization.
• Can you enter music with a non MIDI instrument?
  Explain how if you can do that.
• Explain the steps in copying a section of music
  and pasting it somewhere else in the score.
• Explain at least 5 things that the mass edit tool
  can do, how to do them and why it is important.

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Cont.

• Explain 2 different ways to add lyrics to your
  score.
• How do you add chord symbols? How do you show
  fretboard diagrams?
• How do you add staccato to a note? To a group of
  notes?
• Explain 3 different shortcut keys for adding
  articulation.
• How do you pick a note duration range to apply
  articulation (like 1/8th to ¼ notes)
• How do you apply performance markings to a
  rhythmic section. (explained in articulation
  video).
• Explain use of resize tool.
• How do you you change the size of just 1 staff?
• How do you join measures from one line to the
  next? Very important for some of the pieces you
  already did.
• How do you freeze the number of measures per line
  in your piece?
• How do you just listen to one note or chord in
  the playback menu?
• Explain how to use smart playback.
• How do you print individual parts of a score?
• Explain how to create a worksheet for a class in
  finale.
• Explain the steps to scanning a piece of printed
  music.
• Explain how to use at least 3 plug ins and why
  you would use them in your music.
• How do you create slashed symbols for rhythmic
  notation?

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Final Notation Assignment

• This assignment will be using Hyperscribe.
• Pick a piece that you have music for or better
  yet compose your own piece. If you compose your
  own piece you can earn an A on this assignment.
  If you pick a piece then your top grade you can
  earn is A-. I really want you to write a piece.
  If you are not a music major there is only a
  bonus for doing your own piece. If you compose
  your own piece you will not be required to have
  lyrics, otherwise you will need to put lyrics in
  the piece or have an piece with at least 4
  instruments.
• Enter the following
• Notes
• Title
• Composer
• Lyrics
• Chords (in symbol form)
• Articulation.
• Time and key signatures
• Correct clefs
• Space music so no more than 4 measures per line
• Must be at least 24 measures long.
• Due a week from next Monday (Nov 8, 2004). You
  are being allowed extra time so that you can
  compose something. Last term one of the best
  pieces was composed by a non-music major. The
  student didnt have any bias towards what to do
  and came up with a very modern sounding piece.
• You may have to start it in Notepad and then move
  it to Finale in order to complete it and have it
  look close to the original!

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This takes the class to the ½ way point.

• Instructor will post rest of class before this
  part is complete.