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I N S TA L L AT I O N A N D T U T O R I A L S

FOR WINDOWS AND MACINTOSH

2006


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FINALE2006 FORWINDOWSANDMACINTOSH

Copyright 2005. MakeMusic, Inc. All rights reserved.

First printing, May 2005.

U.S. Patent Numbers 4,945,804 and 4,960,031 and 5,396,828

Project Manager Beth Sorensen

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MakeMusic Product Specialist Tom Johnson

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Table of Contents

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Installing Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Installation for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

Preparing for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiiSetting up your MIDI System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiiStarting Finale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ixThe MIDI Setup Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Installation for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Installing Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiiiPreparing for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

To setup your printer:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xivSetting up your MIDI System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xivThe MIDI Setup Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviiiSetting up MIDI with OS X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii

How to Learn Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi

Tutorial 1a: Simple Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Creating a New Document with the Document Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . 1

Entering Music with the Simple Entry Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Overwrite vs. Repitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Adding Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Changing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Saving your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Tutorial 1b: Speedy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Creating a New Document from a Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Adding Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Speedy Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Editing with Speedy Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Copying Music to Off screen Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Deleting Measures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39


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Erasing Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Tutorial 1c: HyperScribe - Notate As You Play . . . . . . . . . . .45

Introduction to HyperScribe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Creating a New Default Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Click and Countoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Transcribing a Scale (with a Click). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Transcribing a Melody (with a Tap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Setting the Time Signature and Beaming Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Two-handed HyperScribing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Tutorial 2: Adding Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Changing the Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Changing the Time Signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Entering Lyrics: Type into Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Entering Lyrics: Click Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Adding a Second Verse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62The Repeat Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Chord Symbols (Optional Section). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Working with Inner Voices: Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Tutorial 3: Articulations and Expressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Basic Articulations and Expressions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Adding a Slur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Metatools: Putting in Many Articulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Expressions: Creating your own Expressions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Markings that Play Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Staff Lists: Specifying Target Staves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Copying and Pasting Expressions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Using Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Tutorial 4: Layout and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Measure Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Pickup Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93


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Spacing the Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Beat Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95The Page Layout Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96The Resize Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

The Text Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104The Graphics Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Printing Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Tutorial 5: Working with Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Setting Clefs and Staff Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Hiding Staves (Staff Sets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Inserting Staves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Transposing Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Staff Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Optimizing Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Part Extraction 1: Splitting into Separate Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Tutorial 6: Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Assigning MIDI Channels and Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Using Kontakt for Finale with Garritan Personal Orchestra (GPO) . . 131Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Human Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

The MIDI Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Creating a Decrescendo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Expressions: Defining playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Creating an Intelligent Tempo Marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Creating Swing Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Tutorial 7: Guitar Tab and Fretted Instruments . . . . . . . . .161

Creating Guitar Tablature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Copying Music To and From a Tab staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Changing the String and Fret Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Entry Directly Into a Tab Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Entering Slides, Bends and Tremolos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Hammer-ons, Pull-offs and Other Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169


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Entry Using a MIDI Guitar (Optional Section). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Tutorial 8: Other Notation Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

The Special Tools Tool: Fancy Beaming and Stemming . . . . . . . . . . . 173Measure Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179The Shape Designer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Scanning Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Percussion Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Making the Most of Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201


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THANKYOUFORCHOOSINGFINALE!

Finale is a powerful integrated program for music transcription, notation, playback, and pub

lishing. Incorporating elements of a word processor, a graphics designer, a sequencer, and apage-layout program, Finale has all the power you need to create beautiful looking sheet musand a quality MIDI performance. Easier than ever to learn and use, this program has the potetial to help you produce more musicboth printed and playedfaster and better than everbefore.

Take a moment to look over the contents of your Finale package. It should include:

Installation & Tutorials Book

Quick Reference Guide

Finale Installation Disc, along with your Finale Serial Number

ABOUTTHISBOOK

In these pages, youll learn how to start putting Finale to work right away. From installing thsoftware, to entering music, to printing the score, and everything in between, well cover all tbasics you need to know to get up and running fast. The Windows and Macintosh versions oFinale are similar enough that we have incorporated instructions for both into this one book

You will notice, however, that there are two separate versions of the Installation instructionsone for Windows users and one for Macintosh users. These chapters provide platform-specifinstallation and setup instructions. Beyond these initial chapters, the book applies to both p

forms; any differences will be indicated by separate instructions for each platform, given inparentheses. (The majority of these differences will involve keystrokese.g.,!for Windows,aorbfor Macintosh).

Throughout this book, youll find references or links to other topics. MOSTLINKSLOOKLIKETHIf you are viewing this book with the Acrobat Reader, you can click on the link to go to that stion of the book or the User Manual (a PDF file of this book can be found in the Finale/UserManual folder). If youre reading this book in printed form, simply turn to the referred sectio

Throughout this manual, youll find tip boxes; one is shown atright. These tip boxes contain helpful hints and tips that relate

to the text where theyre found.Learning Finale wont be difficult. Though the program offershundreds of features and options, theres absolutely nothing wrong with ignoring the ones yonever use. Dont have a MIDI instrument? Then skip those sections of the book. Dont plan tuse guitar fretboards? Then dont bother learning that feature. You may need some of the othoptions another dayor never, depending on the kind of music you want to create; thats pe

Tip boxes look like this. In

these boxes, youll find helpfu

tips and tricks along the way.

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fectly OK. To help you get a jump start, weve divided Tutorial 1 into separate entry methodsyou dont have a MIDI keyboard, you can skip Tutorial 1c. After reading chapter 1a, if you fecomfortable using Simple Entry as your primary entry method, skip tutorial 1b.

Be sure to look at the Read Me file, which the Finale Installer copies to your hard disk andinstalls in the Finale 2006 folder. This document contains important information about Finathat wasnt available when this book went to press.

REGISTRATION/GETTINGHELP

To receive all the benefits of being a Finale owner, be sure to complete the Registration Wizard.access the Registration Wizard, click Register Now the first time you launch Finale 2006 (or, frthe Help Menu, choose register Finale). You have the option of registering over the Internet, orphone, fax, or mail. If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Finale, you are already aregistered owner; your registration number (serial number) has not changed.

As a registered owner, you may contact MakeMusic for cus-tomer support whenever you need help with Finale and cantfind the answer in this book or the USERMANUAL. There is nocharge for this help (although you may pay for long distance ifyou call). Our customer support representatives will ask foryour serial number.

If you have Internet access, you can receive information, read answers to frequently asked qutions, participate in forums, and download maintenance updates and demos from MakeMusi

website at http://www.makemusic.com. You can also send questions directly to MakeMusic ve-mail at [email protected] or [email protected]. MakeMusic can bereached by fax at (952) 937-9760, via mail at 7615 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite M, Eden PrairMN 55344-3848, or via telephone at (952) 937-9703. Well answer any questions, as long asyoure the registered owner of the program (as named on the registration card) and include yoserial number.

In addition to receiving customer support benefits, sending in your registration card meansyoull automatically receive company and product information from time to time, as well as ocial notification of any future upgrades to your program.

Remember that extensive help

always at your fingertips: from

Help Menu, choose User Manu

then Table of Contents.
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INSTALLINGFINALE

Macintosh users: skip to the next section, INSTALLATIONFORMACINTOSH.

Installing Finale onto your hard disk is easy, whether youre upgrading from a previous versior working with Finale for the first time. Before you begin installing Finale, make sure thereenough room on your hard disk to hold the program and its associated files. For a full instaltion, youll need about two hundred megabytes (200,000K) of free space on your hard disk. Yshould also bear in mind that, like many other software programs, Finale creates and makes uof temporary files during its normal operations, which it then deletes from your hard diskwhen you exit the program. We recommend having an additional ten megabytes (10,000K) ofree disk space for these files.

Because some virus detection programs can prevent certain files

from installing properly, we recommend you temporarily disableanti-virus programs. Rest assured, your Finale CD does not con-tain any viruses. If you are installing on Windows NT, Windows2000, or Windows XP Professional, make sure you are logged inas the System Administrator and reboot after installation.

Insert the Install disc into your CD-ROM drive.

If the Setup Program doesnt start, click the Start Menu and choose Run.

Type d:\setup (where D represents the CD-ROM drive on your machine) and click OK

The Finale Setup program starts the installation process.

Follow the instructions on the screen until the installation iscomplete. The Finale Installer lets you select which files youwant installed and where you want them placed on yourhard disk. The Installer offers to create a folder calledFinale 2006. We recommend that you install all of theFinale files into this new folder. For the most part, you canpress Enter to confirm each screens defaults.

Remove the Installer disc from the drive and store it in a safeplace! If anything happens to your hard disk, you can rein-stall Finale from your original disc.

When you open any older Finale family notation file (from the File Menu, choose Open, thnavigate to your older file), Finale 2006 takes a moment to convert it into the new formatthen opens it as an Untitled file. If you save the file in Finale 2006 using the same namebefore, you will not be able to reopen that file using an earlier version of Finale. It is sug-gested, therefore, that you save the file with a slightly different name (for instance, My

The Installer sets up a

folder called Finale 200for the Finale program an

its associated files and

folders. Do not alter this

setup.

If upon trying to install, you g

the error message: Cannot fi

the file, your CD-ROM driv

may be assigned to a letter

other than D. Look in My

Computer to find out which

letter is associated with your

CD-ROM drive.

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Score could become My Score 2), unless you are absolutely sure that you wont need treopen it in an earlier version of Finale.

PREPARINGFORPRINTING

Before you can print from Finale, you must set up Windows to work with your printer. See yoMicrosoft Windows User Manual for details.

For information on printing in Finale, see PRINTINGin the User Manual or consult TUTORIAL3this volume.

SETTINGUPYOURMIDI SYSTEM

If you are not using MIDI, skip this section. If youre just getting started with MIDI, this secti

provides basic instructions for connecting your equipment.

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Its the language spoken by computersand electronic musical instruments. Well assume that youre connecting a MIDI keyboard,although you can use any MIDI instrument. In this book, MIDI keyboard refers to whatevetype of MIDI device you are using.

We will assume that your computer is equipped with a sound card, which is designed to also as a MIDI interface and has the appropriate driver software installed. If you are using a dedicated MIDI interface, you will need to consult its documentation for instructions on setting uyour MIDI system. At the very least, in addition to the sound card you will need the followin

equipment for an operational MIDI system (not including your computer):A MIDI keyboard

Amplifier/speaker or headphones

A MIDI cable (the sound card accessory which connects to the cards game/joystick port oone end, and has two MIDI cables on the other end)

The last item, a MIDI cable, is an optional accessory which may have been included when yopurchased your sound card. If you do not have this accessory cable, contact a local music stoor the manufacturer of your sound card.

Install your sound card or USB interface and its drivers. See its documentation for instructio

Place the computer, keyboard, and MIDI interface where you want them. Go ahead and plin any power cords, but dont turn anything on yet.

If you are using a sound card, plug the game/joystick port end of the MIDI cable into thegame/joystick port of the sound card.If you are using a USB interface, connect it to your
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computer using a USB cable. Again, if you are using a USB interface, consult its documention for specific instructions.

Plug the MIDI cable marked MIDI OUT into the MIDI IN port on your MIDI keyboard, anthe MIDI cable marked MIDI IN into the MIDI keyboard port marked MIDI OUT.The MIports on a MIDI keyboard are usually on the back of the unit. The most common problemencountered by a new MIDI user is improperly connected cables. The trick is to think of troute the music data is taking. The notes you play will leave your MIDI keyboard from thport marked Out, and proceed to the computer through a cable or port marked In. Similarwhen the computer plays back your music, the notes leave the computer through the portcable marked Out and enter the MIDI keyboard through the port marked In. So, althoughmay seem contrary to common sense, plug the In to the Out and vice versa.

Your connections should resemble those in this figure:

Turn on all your equipment.

If you discover that Finale isnt responding to your MIDI keyboard, check these connectioagain, and consult the manual that came with your sound card.

STARTINGFINALE

Double-click on the Finale2006 icon.It will be on your desktop. When you launch Finale for first time, you will see the Register Finale! dialog box. This dialog box continues to appear eactime you launch Finale until the product is registered.

Click Register Now to start the Finale registration Wizard.Follow the simple instructionsregister your copy of Finale. Or, click Remind Me Later to register at a later time. You hav30 days to register your copy of Finale. After 30 days, printing and saving are disabled un

your copy of Finale is registered.

To Game/Joystick port

on Soundcard

Computer

KEYBOARD

MIDI In

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If you have internet access (and are not running firewall, security or virus software thatwould block information from being received back at your computer), simply select thisoption, and the rest is taken care of for you automatically.

Otherwise, select one of the other options for phone, FAX or standard mail, and a windowwill be displayed containing a User Code. You may print out this page and FAX or mail itus, or you can call with your serial number and User Code. In either case, we will generateAuthorization Code that you manually type in to complete the process. In each case (incluing internet), our system automatically sends an email confirmation of the information. Ifyou selected the internet option, but have a firewall that blocked the information from beireceived, then you can manually type in the Authorization Code information provided.

Next, the MIDI Setup dialog box appears. Here, you can choose the devices you want to use foMIDI Input and playback. Youll learn how to configure MIDI using this dialog box in the nexsection.

Click OK. The Launch Window appears. From here, you can choose how you want to beginnew score, continue working on an existing project, or access reference materials. For examplchoose Setup Wizard to begin a new custom document by specifying the title, staves, key sign

ture, time signature and other attributes for your new score. Well explain more about the SetWizard in chapter 1a.

PLEASE NOTE that the User/Authorization Codes are computer specific,and will only work on the given computer installation. Make sure that the

Authorization Code is typed in using capital letters, and also verify that thecorrect serial number has been entered. If you make a change to the com-

puter (such as replacing the hard drive or motherboard, or install a newoperating system), then you will need to re-authorize the installation.

Authorized installation of Finale by one registered user onto two machinesis permitted at no extra charge (multiple licenses excluded). All we ask isthat you register each installation with us. If you have already installedand authorized twice, you will need to contact Customer Service directly by

phone, FAX or standard mail with your serial number and the location IDfor the specific installation in question, and one of our representatives can

clear the previous authorization from your account. If the software is not"reminding" you to register when you run the program, then the registra-tion/authorization has been successfully completed.


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THEMIDI SETUPDIALOGBOX

The first time you launch Finale, the MIDI Setup dialog box will appear (subsequently its fou

in Finales MIDI Menu).This is where you instruct Finale which MIDI drivers youd like to use. Finale begins by scanning your system and finding the MIDI drivers that are already installed. On the left side of tdialog box, under MIDI In, the program will select the MIDI In Device that is present on youcomputer (for example, Sound Blaster MIDI Input). In the right hand box, the program wiselect Finales SoftSynth (software synthesizer) which is installed with Finale. You can easilychoose a different device to enter or play back your music. Any time youd like to hear the muon your computers speakers (which are connected to your sound card), youd typically choosdriver with the term Synth or Synthesizer in it. If, on the other hand, youd like Finale toplay back on an external MIDI device (which would require its own speaker and amplifier),

choose a driver which has MIDI Out in its name.

You can leave SoftSynth selected for the MIDI output device to playback with your computerspeakers using Finales default General MIDI sounds. Or, choose from the available synthesizon your computer. The following diagram shows the MIDI Setup dialog box properly configurto play back through the computers speakers via a sound card.

The diagram below shows the MIDI Setup dialog box properly configured to play back throuan external MIDI device. Keep in mind that the specific driver names will change dependingwhat sound card or MIDI device you have.

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INSTALLINGFINALE

Windows users: see the previous chapterINSTALLATIONFORWINDOWSor skip over this chap

Installing Finale onto your hard disk is easy, whether youre upgrading from a previous versior working with Finale for the first time.

Before you begin installing Finale, make sure theres enoughroom on your hard disk to hold the program and its associatedfiles. For a full installation, youll need about two hundredmegabytes (200,000K) of free space on your hard disk. Youshould also bear in mind that, like many other software pro-grams, Finale creates and makes use of temporary files dur-ing its normal operations, which it then deletes from your

hard disk when you exit the program. We recommend having an additional ten megabytes(10,000K) of free disk space for these files.

Insert the Finale disc into your CD-ROM drive.Its icon appears on your desktop.

Double-click the CD icon.The contents of the CD appear on your screen.

Double-click the Installer icon.In a moment, the Finale Installer screen appears.

Follow the instructions on the screen until the installation iscomplete. The Finale Installer lets you select which files youwant installed and where you want them placed on your harddisk. The Installer offers to create a folder called Finale

2006. We recommend that you install all of the Finale filesinto this new folder. For the most part, you can press Returnto confirm the defaults.

When you open an older Finale family notation file (chooseFile, then Open and navigate to your older file), Finale 2006takes a moment to convert it into the new format, then opens it as an Untitled file. If you sathe file in Finale 2006 using the same name as before, you will not be able to reopen that fileusing an earlier version of Finale. It is suggested, therefore, that you save the file with a slighdifferent name (for instance, My Score could become My Score 2), unless you are sure thyou wont need to reopen the file in an earlier version of Finale.

PREPARINGFORPRINTING

These instructions cover the basic preparations for printing from Finale or any program. If ycan print successfully from other programs already, skip ahead to the next section. Before yo

The Installer sets up a folder

called Finale 2006 for the

Finale program and its

associated files and folders. D

not alter this setup.

Finale 2006 will not disturb

older Finale folder. You can

copy any custom files and son

files into the new Finale foldethen delete the previous Fina

folder if you want to free up

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print for the first time, you must tell the Macintosh where to send its printing information, escially if you have more than one printer.

TOSETUPYOURPRINTER:

Install OS X drivers for your printer.If the printer is compatible with OS X, youll find thdrivers on a CD included with your printer. You can also usually download the necessarydrivers from the printer manufacturers Web site. See the printers user manual for additioinformation.

Navigate to the hard drive, and choose Applications, Utilities, and then Print Center (PrinSetup Utility in OS 10.3 and greater). The Print Center dialog box appears.

If your printer isnt already listed, click the Add button.

In the new window, choose the appropriate zone from the popup menu. Click your printers name and click Add.

Quit Print Center/Printer Setup Utility.

SETTINGUPYOURMIDI SYSTEM

MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Its the language spoken by computersand electronic musical instruments. Well assume that youre connecting a MIDI keyboard,although you can use any MIDI instrument. In this manual, MIDI keyboard refers to whatetype of MIDI device you are using.

At the very least, youll need the following equipment for an operational MIDI system (notincluding your computer):

A MIDI keyboard

Amplifier/speaker or headphones

Two MIDI cables

A MIDI interface with appropriate USB cable

The last item, a MIDI interface, is a box that translates the signals arriving from the MIDIkeyboard into signals the computer understands, and vice versa. Interfaces can be very simp

or very elaborate. The most basic ones require no external power and have ports (jacks) for asingle MIDI keyboard; more expensive models have ports for multiple MIDI devices or otherfeatures. Most Macs have USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, a standard that allows users toconnect devices to their computers without needing to restart for the devices to become activIf you have a Blue and White G3, 1999 or later Powerbook G3, G4, iMac or iBook, youve goUSB ports and will need the appropriate USB MIDI Interface or adapter.


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Place the computer, keyboard, and MIDI interface where you want them.Go ahead and plug iany power cords, but dont turn anything on yet.

Plug one end of the MIDI interface cable into the interface (if applicable).Plug the other end ithe USB or serial port on the back of your Macintosh.

Plug one end of a MIDI cable into the MIDI keyboard port marked MIDI In. Plug the other eninto the MIDI interface port marked MIDI Out. Plug the second MIDI cable into the interface p

marked MIDI In and the MIDI keyboard port marked MIDI Out.The most common problemencountered by a new MIDI user is improperly connected cables. The trick is to think of the rothe music data is taking. The notes you play will leave your MIDI keyboard from the port markOut, and enter the interface through the port marked In, then on to the computer. Similarly, whthe computer plays back your music, the notes go out from the computer to the interface, leavthe interface through the port marked Out, and enter your MIDI keyboard through the port

marked In. So, although it may seem contrary to common sense, plug the In to the Out and viversa.

Your connections should resemble those in this figure:

Turn on all your equipment.

Your MIDI system is now configured. To name a MIDI device or configure additional settingjump ahead to CONFIGURINGMIDI INOS X. If you do not wish to name a MIDI device or makadditional settings, you can skip ahead to STARTINGFINALE.

CONFIGURINGMIDI INOS X

You can use helper utilities already available on your computer to configure your MIDI devicby following these steps.

Navigate to your hard drive, and choose Application, Utilities, Audio MIDI Setup.The AuMIDI Setup dialog box appears. Now, well add new devices.

MIDI In

MIDI Out

From serial

or USB portMAC

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Click the MIDI Devices tab.Audio MIDI Setup will search for MIDI hardware and softwaAfter the search, your MIDI interface will appear.

In the button bar, click Add Device.If necessary, drag the new device icon so it doesnt ovlap the interface icon.

Double-click the new device icon.

Enter a device name, then select or enter the manufacturer and model.If more options arrequired, click the More Properties arrow.

Click OK.Repeat the last four steps for any other devices. Now, well connect new devicesthe interface.

If you are using a controller for MIDI input, drag the outgoing arrow of the MIDI controll

to the incoming arrow on the MIDI interface. If you are using a sound module for playback, drag the incoming arrow of the sound modu

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If you are using a device such as a MIDI keyboard for both input and playback, connect thoutgoing arrow on the MIDI device to the incoming arrow on the MIDI interface, and then

connect the incoming arrow of the MIDI device to the outgoing arrow of the MIDI interfa

Quit Audio MIDI Setup.

Now that you have setup MIDI with OS X, skip directly to STARTINGFINALE

STARTINGFINALE

Double-click on the Finale2006 icon on your Desktop.When you launch Finale for the firstime, you will see the Register Finale dialog box. This dialog box continues to appear each timyou launch Finale until the product is registered.

Click Register Now to start the Finale registration Wizard.Follow the simple instructions

register your copy of Finale. Or, click Remind Me Later to register at a later time. You hav30 days to register your copy of Finale. After 30 days, printing and saving are disabled un

your copy of Finale is registered.

If you have internet access (and are not running firewall, security or virus software thatwould block information from being received back at your computer), simply select thisoption, and the rest is taken care of for you automatically.

Otherwise, select one of the other options for phone, FAX or standard mail, and a windowwill be displayed containing a User Code. You may print out this page and FAX or mail itus, or you can call with your serial number and User Code. In either case, we will generate

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you had selected the internet option, but have a firewall that blocked the information frombeing received, then you can manually type in the Authorization Code information provid

Next, the MIDI Setup dialog box appears. Here, you can choose the devices you want to use foMIDI Input and playback. Youll learn how to configure MIDI in the next section.

Click OK.The Launch Window appears. From here, you can choose how you want to beginnew score, continue working on an existing project, or access reference materials. For examplchoose Setup Wizard to begin a new custom document by specifying the title, staves, key sign

ture, time signature and other attributes. Youll learn more about the Setup Wizard in chapter

THEMIDI SETUPDIALOGBOX

The MIDI Setup dialog box is where you instruct Finale which devices youd like to use forMIDI functions. On the left side of the dialog box, youll choose the MIDI input device. On thright side, youll choose the desired output device. What you choose here will determine onwhich device Finale will play back your music.

SETTINGUPMIDI WITHOS X

Start Finale. Navigate to the MIDI Menu and choose MIDI Setup.The MIDI Setup dialog box appears.

For the MIDI System, choose CoreMIDI.

PLEASE NOTE that the User/Authorization Codes are computer specific, andwill only work on the given computer installation. Make sure that the Authoriza-tion Code is typed in using capital letters, and also verify that the correct serialnumber has been entered. If you make a change to the computer (such as replac-ing the hard drive or motherboard, or install a new operating system), then youwill need to re-authorize the installation. Authorized installation of Finale byone registered user onto two machines is permitted at no extra charge (multiplelicenses excluded). All we ask is that you register each installation with us. If youhave already installed and authorized twice, you will need to contact CustomerService directly by phone, FAX or standard mail with your serial number and the

location ID for the specific installation in question, and one of our representa-tives can clear the previous authorization from your account. If the software isnot "reminding" you to register when you run the program, then the registration/authorization has been successfully completed.


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Select the proper input and output devices from their respective menus.If only ports arelisted, select the port on your interface to which your MIDI device is connected.

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The remainder of this book contains step-by-step tutorials. It is best to take them in order,because each tutorial is more advanced than the one before it.

For some of the tutorials, youll be working on sample documents thatare located in the Tutorials folder within the Finale folder on yourhard disk. In addition to these tutorials, Finale itself contains fourpowerful instructional tools: the Status or Message Bar along the edgeof the application window, QuickStart Video Tips, Help and the USERMANUAL. (At the end of each tutorial, youll find a short section called FOR MOREINFORMATION, which directs you to some how-tos in the User Manual that relate to thetopics youve just covered.)

The Status Bar (Win) or Message Bar (Mac) shows you the name of each tool you click, atells you what your next step should be. On Windows, it also displays a description of ea

menu or command. Help provides context-sensitive help. Click the Help button or press F1 (Win) or Help (M

in any dialog box to show a discussion of the dialog box. QuickStart Video Tips are a series of videos that run on your computer and give you step

step instructions on the use of many of Finale's tools and features. The Video Tips, whiccan be accessed through the Help Menu, are designed to enhance and support these tutoals. Feel free to use these Tips at any time to review any of the procedures outlined in thbook.

The User Manual is the most powerful and comprehensive of the instructional tools avaiable to you. Here you will find detailed descriptions of each of Finale's tools, dialog boxe

and other features, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to perform any task in Finas well as several visual demonstrations. It is highly recommended that you take a fewmoments to familiarize yourself with this tool: select the Help Menu, then choose User Mual, then Table of Contents.

SOMETERMINOLOGY

If this is your first encounter with a computer, you should take some time to learn the basicsfrom its manual. If your computer didnt come with an owners manual, many excellent bookare now available on basic computer usage, often with insulting names like Macintosh for Co

plete Morons or Windows for Blithering Idiots. Despite such uninviting names, these boocan be indispensable if youve never used a computer before. In any case, you should certainfamiliarize yourself with your operating system, making sure that you understand importantconcepts such as pointing, clicking, double-clicking, dragging, and opening and closing win-dows.

If you dont read anyother tutorials, do ta

a look at Tutorial 1a

How to Learn Finale
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This Finale book assumes that you know how to choose a command from a menu and how tonavigate through a dialog box. In addition, be sure youre familiar with the parts of a windowincluding the scroll bars, the title bar, the close button and the sizable frame.

In many applications, including this one, youre sometimes asked to!-click (Mac:a-click) something on the screen. That simply means that while pressing the!(ora) kyou click the mouse buttonthen release both. Once youve mastered that principle, the meings ofd-click and even!-d-click should be clear.

Because Finale does some things that music programs have never done before, youll also berunning into terms were certain will be new to you. Youll be introduced to these terms as ygo through the tutorials. But keep in mind that if you encounter an unfamiliar term while usithe program, you can learn about it in the User Manual; just look up the dialog box or menuwhich it appears.

SIMPLIFIEDORDEROFENTRY

In general, you can make the most of your time by creatingyour documents in the following order. You may wish to referto this list after performing the tutorials.

1. Specify the title, number of instruments, and beginningtime and key signature. (See the Setup Wizard in Tuto-rial 1a.)

2. Enter the notes.

3. Listen to your piece to check for mistakes.4. Edit the music.5. Put in the lyrics.6. Add repeats, chord symbols and fretboards.7. Put in all markings: dynamics (F), articulations (U), and slurs.8. Verify that the music is spaced correctly.9. Look the piece over. Resize the page to fit more music on the page, if desired.10. Fix bad page turns or system breaks.

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In this tutorial well show you the easiest ways to start a new document and get notes on thepage. There are three basic note entry methods, so weve divided this tutorial into three partSimple Entry, Speedy Entry and HyperScribe. We recommend you start with the Simple Enttutorial to get a good introduction to navigating around Finale. Simple Entry is Finales mostbasic entry method, yet it is also one of its most powerful. If you want, you can simply clicknotes onto the staff with a mouse. Or, for more speed, quickly type them in with your compuor play them in with a MIDI keyboard. As you enter, you can even enter articulations, expressions, and other items on the fly. By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to enter your notion into Finale using the powerful options offered by Simple Entry.

CREATINGANEWDOCUMENTWITHTHEDOCUMENTSETUPWIZARD

You are probably familiar with Wizards from other applications, such as word processors an

spreadsheets. This Wizard is designed to help you set up a new Finale document. Lets creatsimple piano score.

If you havent already started Finale, do so now. If Finale is already started, click on the FileMenu and choose New, then Document with Setup Wizard.

Click in the Title box and type My Song.When the Wizard creates your score, your titwill be centered at the top.

Click in the Composerbox and type your name.

Click in the Copyright

box and enter the year

and your name after the

symbol.

Notice that you can selectfrom portrait or landscapeorientation, and you canchoose a page size otherthan the standard 8.5" by11"; your printer must, ofcourse, be able to handlewhatever size paper youselect.

Click Next.The Wizardasks you what parts or instruments you want in your new score. In the first column is a l

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of instrument categories; the second contains a list of specific instruments in the categorcurrently selected in column one. The third column is empty, but will eventually containlist of instruments you will be using for your score.

In the first column, click on the word Keyboards.A list of common keyboards appears in second column.

In the second column, click on the word Piano; click Add.Now the third column containthe piano you intend to use in this score.

You should be aware that the order in which the instruments appear in the third columnthe order in which they will appear, from top to bottom, in your score. If you are creatinmulti-instrument score and the Document Setup Wizard incorrectly orders your instru-ments, you can use the small up and down arrows to move the instruments around in the until they are correct. You can also select a standard score order from the drop-down

menu: Custom, Orchestral, Choral, Concert Band or Jazz Band.

If you want to save your instrument setup as an ensemble for use later, click Save As., ena name and click OK. Next time you use the Setup Wizard, you will be able to choose thiensemble from the drop-down menu.

Your Wizard should now look like this:

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In the lower half of the box, use the scroll bar to select a key. Click the up arrow to addsharps to the key signature (or subtract flats). Click the down arrow to add flats (or subtrsharps). You can also specify whether the key is minor or major from the drop-down men

Click the Cut TimeC

button.

Click the down arrow once to set the key signature to F Major.Your Wizard should nowlook like the picture below:

Click Next. The Wizard next allows you to set up a tempo marking, a pickup measure anchoose between setting your piece in the Maestro font (for an engraved look) or the Jazz fo(for a handwritten look.)

Check the box next to Specify Initial Tempo Marking.Set the tempo to the default: 120 beper quarter note. This piece doesnt require a pickup, so leave Specify Pickup Measureunchecked. We want the new score to be in the Maestro font, so under Default Music Fontleave Maestro selected. Click on Jazz to see a sample of this font on the right, but re-selectMaestro before continuing.

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Click Finish.Finale now presents you with a new, Untitled docu-ment, displaying your My Song title and containing the pianostaves in the correct key and time signature with the tempo mark-ing in the first measure. (By default, Finale creates every newdocument with thirty-one empty measures.)

You could continue with this file, but lets close it and open a file

where weve completed the left hand for you.

From the File Menu, choose Close.Save the file, if you wish.

Choose Open from the File Menu. Locate the document named Tutorial 1a in the Tutoals folder, and double-click it.(Under Windows, document names may appear with or wout an extension, depending on how your Windows system is configured. Finale's musicdocuments use the extension .MUStherefore, the tutorial document you are looking fomay appear as Tutorial 1a.MUS.) After a moment, youll see a simple piano arrangemeof Frre Jacques come to the screen. The left-hand part has been prepared for you; in ttutorial, youll finish the melody.

If the Jazz option is

grayed out in the Setup

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Windows View

Macintosh View

SimpleEntryPalette (docked)

NavigationPalette

MainToolPalette

Menu Bar

Playback Controls

DocumentWindow

VerticalWindow Scroll

HorizontalWindow Scroll

Status Bar

Page Counter Page Scroll

Page Counter

DocumentWindow

Message Bar

Simple Entry Palette

Menu Bar

Main Tool

Palette

Title Bar

(moves window)

Zoom Box(expands to

full size)System Lock icon

Page Scroll

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Take a look around the screen. Across the top, youll find the menu bar. Youll be using thesmenus to control Finales behavior, edit documents, change the view, and much more. There nine unchanging menus; File, Edit, View, Options, MIDI, Plug-ins, Tools, Window and HelpAlso, you will likely see another menu which corresponds to the tool currently selected in thMain Tool Palette.

Below the menu bar is the Main Tool Palette. Each square tile on these toolbars contains a sybol representing its function. Just about everything you do in Finale will be in the context of oof these tools. Youll also see the Simple Entry Palette: on Windows running vertically along tleft edge of the screen, on Mac to the right of the Main Tool Palette. All of these toolbars canhidden, providing you with more space to view your music, or they can be viewed as palettesthat float in front of the music. To hide any toolbar, select it from the Window Menu to remothe check mark. Selecting it again will cause it to reappear. (Note: Depending on your monito

video resolution, the toolbars may first appear as palettes on your screen.)On Windows, the palettes are initially attached or docked to the edge of the window. To tua toolbar into a floating palette, click on the edge of the toolbar and drag it out into the centerthe screen, until you see a dotted-line representation of a smaller palette. Release the mouse bton. The palette can then be moved to any position on the screen. To restore a palette to toolbstatus, double-click. For additional toolbars, right-click on the grey toolbar area.

The tool palettes can even be rearranged or configured to hide certain tools. See the User Maual under WINDOWMENU. For now, leave the toolbars in their original positions.

The right side of the screen has a vertical scroll bar, which

youll use to move the music youre viewing up or down; andacross the bottom of the screen is a horizontal scroll bar,which youll use to move left or right through your piece.

Youll also see the Page counter; this number identifies thecurrent page on the screen. To jump to any page in thescore, highlight the current page number, then type a new

number into the box and pressj. (This piece has only one page.)

At the bottom of the window, youll see the Status Bar. On Macintosh, youll find the MessagBar at the top of the window. The Status/Message bar indicates the tool currently chosen fol-lowed by a brief description of what it does. When you feel comfortable with Finale, you can

hide the Status or Message Bar, so that youll have more window space for displaying music.

To hide the Status bar on

Windows, click the WindowMenu and uncheck Status Ba

On Mac, click the View Menu

and choose Hide Message Ba
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Click the mouse pointer across the tools on the Main Tool Palette.As the pointer touchesselects each tool, the Status or Message Bar identifies it by name, and gives you the firstinstruction for how to use it.

If you look at your score, you may notice that Finale automatically fills any empty measuwith a whole rest (hereafter called a default whole rest). Thats just to save you time, and a feature you can turn off, if you want. Youll also notice that the music is displayed as apage of sheet music. This is Finales startup view, called Page View.

If youre new to computers, take a moment to click and drag (while holding down the moubutton!) across the menu titles at the top of the screen, noticing how the lists of commandrop down as you pass over each title.

Click the Mass Edit Tool iconlon the Main Tool Palette.Not only does the icon highligbut there is now an additional menu on the menu bar: the Mass Edit Menu. Some Finalemenus appear only when you select certain tools, so theyre out of your way until you nethem.

Now that youve had a look around, lets begin our masterpiece. Click the horizontal andvertical scroll bar arrows until measure one is visible (if necessary).

ENTERINGMUSICWITHTHESIMPLEENTRYTOOL

Finale offers many different entry methods. The simple entry tool itself can be used to click

notes onto a staff, enter notes with your computer keyboard, or with a MIDI keyboard. Hereyoull learn how to enter notes using each of these methods.

Click the Simple Entry Tool4.The Simple Entry palette becomesactive. From the Window menu, choose Simple Entry Rests Paletteto show the Simple Entry Rests palette. These palettes are shownon the next page. Also, another menu has appeared on the menubar: the Simple Menu. This menu contains commands, a list ofkeyboard shortcuts, and other options that allow you to customizethe way Simple Entry works.

From the Simple Menu, choose Simple Entry Options.The SimpleEntry Options dialog box appears. From this dialog box, you cancustomize the behavior of Simple Entry.

Uncheck Create New Measures and then click OK.For this tutorial, all measures are alreain place. In the future, you can recheck this option if you want to tell Finale to automatica

In addition to this

tutorial, you can

also open the file

EntryExercise in

the Finale/Tutorial

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add new measures when the final measure has been filled. Well talk more about this andother Simple Entry Options later in this chapter.Now, notice the two Simple Entry Palettes.

Eraser

Double-whole Note

Whole Note

Half Note

Quarter Note

Eighth Note

Sixteenth Note

32nd Note

128th Note

64th Note

Dot

Sharp

Flat

Natural

Half Step Up

Half Step Down

Tie

Tuplet

Grace Note

Double Whole Rest

Whole Rest

Half Rest

Quarter Rest

Eighth Rest

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You can click tools in the Simple Entry Palette to specify therhythmic duration, and other attributes, prior to entering a note.The tools are divided into different groups. There are duration

tools, like quarters, eighth notes, etc., accidental tools, like asharp or flat, a tie tool, tuplet tool and grace note tool. Click aduration tool to select it, then click an accidental, dot or tie tomodify the note. Notice your mouse cursor displays the toolsselected in the Simple Entry palette. Click a modifier tool againto de-select it if you dont want to use it anymore. To select any tool and clear all the other toodouble-click on it, or press the keystroke twice.

You can mix and match the tools to build exactly the note you want to adwhether its a quarter note or a sharped tied dotted note that starts a triplSimply click in the staff to enter the note displayed on the mouse cursor

You can always select the note and edit it later using different, modifier kstrokes, which well talk about soon. The fastest way to enter notes in Siple Entry involves using keystrokes to select tools in the Simple EntryPalette, and then enter the notes using keystrokes on your computer keyboard, which well do now.

Click the Quarter Note Tool5on theSimple Entry palette or type the number 5 on the numeric

keypad.The Quarter Note icon is highlighted. Notice a notewith a vertical line appears at the beginning of the first

measure. This line is called the Simple Entry Caret. Thecaret is much like a cursor in a word processing program. Ittells you where the next note will appear when entered.

Press the down arrowfthree times.You can use the upeand downfarrows to speca staff position for the next note.

Pressj.A quarter note appears and the Caret moves tothe right. If Playback Notes on Entry was selected (Simple

Menu), Finale briefly sounds an F. Pressjat any time toenter the note displayed on the Caret. You can also enter

pitches quickly using your QWERTY keyboard. TheQWERTY keyboard means the letters on your computerkeyboard and the numbers above the letters, and not thenumeric keypad, and not a MIDI keyboard.

Press the G key, and then the A key.Finale enters a G and an A, and the caret moves to tright.

To see a list of Simple

Entry keyboard shortcuts

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Press the A key. After you have entered a note, you can easily edit its pitch. Notice the npreviously entered is a different color than the other notes. This indicates that the note i

selected, and can be changed and moved with keystrokes. (You can also!-click (Mab-click) a note to select it.).

Hold down@(Mac:b) and press the down arrowtwice. The note previously entered moves down to the Fspace. While using the Simple Entry Caret, you can usekeystrokes to specify pitches before entering the note orimmediately after as weve done here. For a list of keyboardshortcuts, from the Simple Menu, choose Simple EditCommands.

As noted earlier, you can also use the mouse cursor to

enter notes onto the staff. As you move the cursor aboveand below the staff, Finale draws temporary ledger linesto help you place new notes. The cursor also changes toshow you where you are and what will happen if you clickthe mouse. Currently, a ghostly quarter note should befloating above your music, waiting for your click to placeit into the score.

If you ever make a mistake, you can use the Eraserin the Simple Entry Palette to remoitems in the score. Click the Eraser Tool, and then click a notehead to remove the note.

Click above or below a chord to remove the whole chord. Click on an accidental, tuplet, or dot to remove it.

Now, lets move ahead to the next measure. We know that the second measure of FrreJacques has exactly the same melody as the first. One nice thing about Finale is that younever have to enter the same music twice. For example, instead of reentering these fournotes, you can just copy the first measure into the second.

Youll always use the Mass Edit Tool for copying, moving, and erasing music.

Click the Mass Edit Tooll.

Click the first measure of the top staff.The measure is now highlighted. Youve just selec

it, or told Finale that this is the measure you intend to manipulate. Drag the first measure to the right until its image is superimposed directly on the second

measure.A dotted outline of the selected measure moves with the cursor, showing exactwhere Finale will copy the music. Youve just dragged the image of measure 1 onto measu2.

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Release the mouse button.The program asks you howmany times youd like measure 1 copied. Since youreonly copying it to measure 2, the default (proposed)

value of 1 in the Copy Measures dialog box is what youwant.

Click the OK button.Instead of clicking OK, you could

press thejkey; in Finale, pressingjis the sameas clicking the OK button. Voila! Youve just copied the music from measure 1 into measure 2

Click the Simple Entry Tool4again.Move the mouse cursor to theright and over the A space in measure 3 and click. Then click the middleline B. The next note in this measure is a half note, so youll have tochange rhythmic value.

Click the Half Note Tool6or press the number 6 in the numerickeypad (numpad).Notice the mouse cursor and the caret both look likea half note. From this point on, well use the term numpad to specify akey on the numeric keypad to the right of the QWERTY keyboard. If you

just pressed 6 on the QWERTY keyboard, dont worry. A note a sixth above B (F) appear

(which well talk more about soon). Just presskto remove the F and then press nump6 to select the Half Note icon in the Simple Entry Palette.

Click the C space in the third measure.A half note appears. Tocomplete the fourth measure, you could once again use the Mass Edit

Toollto copy it from the third measure because its an exact dupli-cate. However, in this case its just as fast to type the notes in.

Pressjto activate the caret. The caret appears to the right of theselected note. Remember, the caret looks like a vertical line through anote.

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Complete the fourth measure using the computerkeyboard.Remember, use the numpad to set the rhythmic

value, and then type the note letter on your QWERTYkeyboard (or specify the pitch by using arrow keys and

then pressj).

Click the Eighth Note Tool4, or press numpad 4.Thecaret should now be at the beginning of measure 5.

If you have a MIDI device, such as a MIDI keyboard, you can use it to easily specify pitchin Simple Entry. (If you do not have a MIDI device, skip to the step marked [Non-MIDIusers]). First, ensure your MIDI device is properly configured with your computer (See elier chapters INSTALLATIONFORWINDOWSor INSTALLATIONFORMAC(depending on the pform you are using) for information on setting up a MIDI device). Then continue with th

following steps.

From the Simple Menu, ensure Use MIDI Device for Input is checked.If it is not, select ifrom the menu.

On your MIDI device, play C5 (C above middle C), D, C, and B.Finale adds these notes the measure and the caret advances to the right. A note played on the MIDI device is mulike pressing Enter or a note letter on your computer keyboard, except Finale reads theMIDI information and adds accidentals and chords automatically. In the future, note thatyou can play multiple notes simultaneously to specify a chord. Feel free to use a MIDIkeyboard to specify pitches in place of your computer keyboard or mouse for the remaind

of this tutorial. If you just used your MIDI device to enter the eighth notes in measure 5,skip the next step.

[Non-MIDI users] Type C, D, C and B to enter the eighth notes.You could also use thearrow keys to specify pitch, or click them onto the staff.

Click the Quarter Note Tool5, or press 5 on the numeric keypad.

Type (or play) A and then F.The caret moves to measure 6. Again, you could copy measu5 to the next, but for this example, lets continue entering with Simple Entry.

Click the Eighth Note Tool4, or press numpad 4.The next note is third space C, but if type a C it will appear on the middle C line below the staff. When you type a pitch, Fina

enters the note closest to the caret pitch (within the range of a fourth lower or higher thathe note displayed on the caret.

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Hold downdand press the upearrow.The caret notemoves up an octave.

Type C, D, C and B to enter the four eighth notes.Now, letssay we want to enter an eighth rest.

Press Tab.Finale adds an eighth rest. The Tab key will add a restof the duration currently chosen in the Simple Palette. Letschange the rest weve just entered to an eighth note.

Hold down the Shift key and type A. Finale replaces the rest withan A. Now, lets change the note we just entered to a quarter note.

Hold down@(Mac:b) and type numpad 5.The eighthnote we just entered changes to a quarter note.

Press numpad 5.The caret changes to a quarter note. Type F. Now lets add an articulation to the note we just entered.

Press the * key in the numeric keypad. A dialog box appears that notesyou are now in articulation mode.

Type A.An accent appears on the note. In articulation mode, the A keyis assigned to the accent marking. (These keystrokes are called Meta-tools which youll learn more about in chapter 3). You could also clickSelect to choose from a list of articulations. You can add expressions thesame way. Simply press the X key instead of *.

Hold down!(Mac:a) and type Z to undo. The articulation disappears, and you ready to continue entering notes.

Youll notice that Finale automatically beams the eighth notes

together. You can change the beaming pattern at any time; see TIMESIGNATUREDIALOGBOXin the User Manual.

You probably also noticed that the measure width changed whenyou entered the eighth notes. This is a function of Finale's Auto-matic Music Spacing feature, which widens or narrows a measure to professional publish

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standards depending on the notes present in that measure. This feature will be discusseddetail in TUTORIAL4.

Complete the melody by typing or clicking the notes in.

Congratulations! Youve completed your first Finale melody.

You can use additional Simple Entry keyboard shortcuts to add ties, grace notes, articulationand even clef, key and time signature changes. See SIMPLEENTRYin the User Manual for detai

info. Also, while using Simple Entry, right-click (Macc-click) a note or rest to invoke a ctext menu which allows you to hide the note, change it to a rest and make other changes. Orfrom the Simple Menu, choose Simple Edit Commands to see a list of options. Each of thesecommands can also be applied with a keyboard shortcut. In addition to using the list of key-board shortcuts under the Simple Menu, you can also refer to your Quick Reference Card.

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As we mentioned earlier, you can adjust the behavior ofSimple Entry by changing items available under the Sim-ple Menu. such as: Check for Extra Notes, Fill with Rests

and Select Notes on Entry at End of Measure, and Play-back Notes on Entry. To view these settings, from theSimple Menu, choose Simple Entry Options. The SimpleEntry Options dialog box appears as pictured here. WhenCheck for Extra Notes is selected (this command isselected by default), Finale will consult the time signatureand not allow you to inadvertently enter extra notes in agiven measure. Fill with Rests will add enough rests to fillthe measure if you leave the measure and start enteringnotes in another measure. When Select Notes on Mouse

Entry is checked, you can immediately use keyboardshortcuts to change the note you just entered after click-ing a note onto the staff with the mouse. If you have a MIDI keyboard or sound card, youll ha brief note upon entering notes when Playback Notes on Entry is checked. For more inforegarding these options, see SIMPLEENTRYOPTIONSin the User Manual.

ACCIDENTALS

Lets add some blues to our melody line to illustrate how to add accidentals. If using the mouor the Caret, you can specify an accidental by choosing both a duration tool and an accidenta

tool prior to entering the note. You can also specify accidentals as you enter notes by using kstrokes to apply a sharp (+ key) or flat (- key) to the note you just entered. By selecting an acdental tool exclusively, you can click to add accidentals to any note in the score. The Sharp T

mand the Flat Tooloadd a sharp or flat to the note, if needed by the key signature. If you u

the Half Step Up Toolor the Half Step Down Tool , youll raise or lower the note. If thnote is already sharp, raising the note will add a double-sharp.

Click the Mass Edit Tool.First, well clear a measure to show how to enter accidentals whentering notes.

Click measure 5 in the top staff so it is highlighted, and then press$(Mac:o). T

method clears all entries in the selected region.

Click the Simple Entry Tool4.

Click the Eighth Note Tool4, or press numpad 4, and then enter a third space C at thebeginning of measure 5.An eighth note appears in measure five.

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Press numpad - (minus) twice.The note is now flat. Finale altersthe pitch of the note chromatically with each keystroke. You can

also use the Sharpmand flatotools in the Simple EntryPalette to specify an accidental before entering a note.

Click the Flat Tooloin the Simple Entry Palette. Now both theeighth note and the flat are selected in the Simple Entry Palette.

Press the right arrowhkey to activate the caret.

Hold downdand press the up arrowekey.The caret moves up an octave.

Type D.Finale places a D flat on the staff.

Double-click the eighth Note Tool4(or press numpad 4 twice) to deselect all other too

Finish entering the measure by typing C, B, Numpad 5, A and F.Notice Finale does not aa natural on the C. Thats because Simple Entrys accidentals are smart. In other words,they apply through the remainder of the measure. Of course, you can always add or remoaccidentals manually where needed to override a smart accidental.Now, lets use the mouto edit existing notes.

Double-click on the Flat Toolo.Only the Flat Tool is selected.

On measure 5, top staff, third beat, click on the A.An A flat appears next to the quarternote.

Click on the Half Step Down Tool . In measure 5, click

twice on the F. A double-flat appears next to the F. Note thatwhen you selected the Half Step Down Tool, the Flat Toolautomatically deselected. You can only have one accidentaltool selected at one time. Lets try a sharp now.

Click on the Sharp Toolm.In measure 4, top staff, thirdbeat, click on the C. A sharp appears next to the half note.Because this melody probably wouldnt sound too great, well remove the sharp and thedouble-flat.

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CHORDS

Building chords is a snap with Simple Entry. To add notes with the mouse, just

select the same duration icon as the note already entered, then move the cursorabove or below a note. Notice vertical lines appear above and below the note asshown to the right. This indicator tells you that a click will add a note to the chord.While entering with the Simple Entry Caret, simply press the number that corre-sponds to the interval above or below the selected note to add it to the chord. Letstry entering and adding chords to the left hand.

Click the Mass Edit Tool.First, well clear a measure to use for this example.

Click measure 5 in the bottom staff so it is highlighted, and then press$(Mac:o

Click the Simple Entry Tool4, and double-click the Quarter Note Tool5.

In measure 5, click on the A (top line) in the left hand.Now movethe cursor down a whole step to the G space and click. Now, clickthe low F just below the staff. A chord with A, G and F are addedto the measure. Note that Finale automatically places the A note-head, as an interval of a second, to the right of the stem.

Pressjto activate the caret.The caret appears.

Type C to enter a C on beat 2.Now, you can type an interval toadd additional notes in a chord.

Type 5 on the QWERTY keyboard.Finale adds a note of the sameduration a fifth above the C. Notice the G is now selected. To addanother note a third above G, you would type 3. You can also addnotes to a chord using note names.

Hold downdand press the up arroweto move the caretnote up an octave.

Hold down the Shift key and type B. Finale adds a B to the chord.

If you are using a MIDI device, play the triad F2, A2 and C3simultaneously to enter the next chord, then play C2.Play upto 12 notes at once to add a chord.

If you are not using a MIDI device, type F, 3(QWERTY),3(QWERTY), and C to complete the measure.

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TUPLETS

Tuplets are any irregular grouping, including triplets, quintuplets, and so on. Well cover

tuplets briefly here; see TUPLETSin Tutorial 1b for a more in depth lesson. Lets enter a tripletthe fourth beat of measure 5, and then learn how to change existing entries to a triplet.

Click on the Eraser Tool, then click on the last beat of the top staff, measure 5. First, welplace the caret in the staff as if we were entering this music for the first time.

Hold down!(Mac:b) and click the second space Aon the third beat of measure 5The quarter note is selected.

Pressj.The Caret appears on beat 4.

Type numpad 4 and then F to add the first eighth note.

Press numpad 9 (or QWERTY 9) to begin a triplet.Finaleadds a triplet bracket and automatically fills out the tripletwith rests as shown in the image to the right. The note you

just entered is the first note of the triplet. Now, you can typethe letter names to fill the triplet with notes.

Type E and F to complete the triplet.The cursor advances tothe next measure. You can also use the mouse to change anexisting note to a triplet.

To click a tuplet onto the staff with your mouse, choose the rhythmic duration and thetuplet tool in the Simple Palette, and click to create the tuplet. Then, simply click the res

to fill in the tuplet. Finale will ignore attempts to create a nested tuplet with the SimpleTuplet Tool. If you want nested tuplets, ratios or other fancy tuplets, see the TUPLETTOOLthe User Manual.

Now, well change the first three eighth notes in measure 6 to a triplet.

Double-click the Tuplet Tool]on the Simple Entry Palette.Only the Tuplet]iconshould be highlighted in the Simple Palette.

Click the first beat on the top staff, measure 6.The existing eighth notes are now enclosein a triplet bracket.

To enter more advanced tuplets, hold down@(Mac:b) and press numpad 9 wheusing the caret. Or, hold downdand click the score. The Simple Entry tuplet Defintion dialog box appears where you can specify more advanced tuplets such as quintupletseptuplets and the like. See SIMPLEENTRYTUPLETDEFINITIONDIALOGBOXin the User Maual for details.
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OVERWRITEVS. REPITCH

While entering with the Simple Entry Caret, Finale overwrites existing entries, replacing the

with the new ones. Youve already seen while entering tuplets; the eighth notes replaced theexisting eighth rests. Instead of overwriting existing notes, you can also use the Repitch Toolchange the pitch of existing entries without replacing them.

Click the Repitch Tool , or hold down!(Mac:a) and press R.

Move the mouse cursor to the second space A in the first measure (above the F) and clickThe F moves up to the A.

Pressj.The caret appears on the second beat.

Type B.Finale moves the existing G to an B and the caret moves to the right. You could c

tinue typing note names to repitch each entry. After changing a notes pitch, use modifierkeystrokes to edit the note as you would normally.

In the QWERTY keyboard, type 3 to add a third above the note.

In the numeric keypad, press the + (plus) key (or QWERTY=).A sharp appears on the note. Measure one should looklike the image to the right. Now, if you are using a MIDI key-board, you can play pitches to change notes.

On a MIDI keyboard, play an C5 (C above middle C). The Aon the third beat moves up to the C. You can also play multiple notes to enter chords. Fin

will add the accidentals for you automatically.CHANGINGTHEKEYSIGNATURE, TIMESIGNATURE, ANDCLEF

While entering with Simple Entry, you can use keyboard shortcuts to change the key and met

Hold down!(Mac:b)and click on any note in measure 1. For this example, weselect a note with the mouse. In the future, you can use this method at any time while ening with the Simple Entry Caret, or whenever a note is selected in the score. The key andtime signature change appears at the beginning of the measure you are editing (unless spfied otherwise in the Key or Time Signature dialog box). Clef changes appear at the positiof the caret, or to the left of a selected note.

Hold down@(Mac:b)and press K.A Waiting for input message appears that teyou Finale is ready to enter a key change.

Click Select.The Key Signature dialog box appears.

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Click OK.The key change appears at the beginning of the first measure. Youll learn morabout the Key Signature dialog box in chapter 2. Now lets say we want to change the timsignature.

Hold down@(Mac:b) and press T.

Click Select.The Time Signature dialog box appears. Here, you can change the number obeats and beat duration using the arrows on the right. For now, leave the time signature to common time. Youll learn more about this dialog box in chapter 2.

Click OK.Now, lets say we want to change the clef.

Hold down@(Mac:b) and press C.

Click Select.The Change Clef dialog box appears.

Select a new clef and click OK.You return to the score. Finalecreates a mid-measure clef unless the Caret is placed at the begin-ning of a measure or the first note of a measure is highlighted; inwhich case the clef change will appear at the beginning of themeasure (just to the left of the barline). Youll learn more aboutclef changes in chapter 1c and 5.

Note that when you see the Waiting for Input message, you can also use a metatool to quicklenter a key clef or time change. See METATOOLSin the Keycuts chapter of the User Manual foinformation on assigning metatools.

ADDINGMEASURESAlthough this tutorial has the right number of measures, there will undoubtedly come a timewhen you need to add more. This can be done in several ways. First of all, if you are using thSimple Entry Caret, Finale will automatically add a measure when you fill the last measure othe score. Therefore, you can simply continue entering notes and Finale will create the measu

for you. You can also use the Measure Toolzto add measures at any time. To do this, click t

Measure Tool, and from the Measure Menu, choose Add (or,!-click (Mac:b-click) tMeasure Tool). In the Add Measures dialog box that appears, type in the number of measuresbe added, and click OK. To add a single measure, just double-click the Measure Tool.

Note that as you add measures, the final barline will moveto the last measure of the score.

CHANGINGVIEWS

Before going on, you should get accustomed to moving around your score.

Youll learn more abokey signature, time

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Finale offers you the choice of three views of your music. So far, you've been working in PagView, where you see the music laid out like a page of sheet music. Finale also offers Scroll Vieand Sequencer View where the music is displayed as a continuous horizontal band. Most ofFinale's tools work equally well in any view, although you'll find that the computer redraws screen faster in Scroll/Sequencer View. For now well focus on Scroll View.( Youll learn morabout Sequencer View in chapter 6.)

From the View Menu, choose Scroll View.Finale redraws the screen to show you the mulaid out in a horizontal band.

As you can see, the name of the piece has disappeared. Names, page numbers, and otherpage-oriented text are visible only in Page View. You'll also notice that the Page counter ysaw in Page View has been replaced by the Measure counter, indicating the number of thleftmost measure currently visible.

Click the scroll box(the small square box) in the horizontal scroll bar (and hold the moubutton down). Watch the Measure counter in the lower-left corner of the window. As youslide the scroll box left or right, this counter changes, telling you the number of the measuyoull see if you let go of the mouse button.

Drag the mouse all the way to the left, until the Measure counter says 1.Release the moubutton. Youre back at the beginning of the score.

Note that the scroll box in the horizontal scroll bar represents your position:

If you click to the right of the scroll box, Finale moves your view of the music to the rightone screenful; if you click to the left, your view shifts to the left. You can also advance onmeasure at a time by clicking the right and left arrows.

Depending on your monitor, you might not be able to see very much of the music right now. might help if you zoomed out by selecting a smaller view size.

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From the View Menu point to Scale View to