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Finale NotePad Training View a tutorial on this topic

Platform: Mac

Description

Finale® NotePad® is a free music notation program from MakeMusic!® (formerly Coda Music). NotePad is available for both Macintosh® and PC platforms. It's a great way to produce professional-looking sheet music. NotePad does not require connection to a MIDI instrument, as all entry is done by mouse-click on the staff. Slurs, articulations, and even lyrics can be easily added to enhance your music. FREE download here.
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Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. preview Starting a new document with the Document Setup Wizard 4351 3:56
2. preview Introducing the Tool Palettes 4352 2:53
3. preview Entering notes and rests on the staff 4353 3:00
4. preview Saving your file 4354 1:44
5. preview Playing back your music 4355 2:00
6. preview Printing your music 4356 1:30
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Keyboard shortcuts 4357 1:18
2. locked Selecting and moving notes on the staff 4358 1:59
3. locked Changing the duration of a note or rest 4359 2:15
4. locked Erasing a note or rest 4360 1:13
5. locked Adding accidentals 4361 2:09
6. locked Adding a tie between two notes 4362 1:26
7. locked Creating a simple triplet 4363 2:32
8. locked Building a chord 4364 1:27
9. locked Checking a measure for extra notes 4365 1:27
10. locked Playing back the notes as you enter them 4366 1:49
11. locked Filling out a measure with rests 4367 1:26
12. locked Selecting notes on entry 4368 1:26
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Copying music 4369 2:18
2. locked Moving music 4370 1:24
3. locked Deleting music 4371 1:45
4. locked Clearing entries and "Smart Shapes" 4378 1:34
5. locked Removing manual slur adjustments 4379 1:26
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Creating or editing a slur 4372 2:52
2. locked Creating or editing a decrescendo or crescendo 4373 2:11
3. locked Creating or editing solid lines 4374 1:41
4. locked Adding articulation marks to a note 4375 1:24
5. locked Adding lyrics to your music 4376 3:39
6. locked Creating or deleting repeat bar lines 4377 1:37
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Adding a text block (title, composer, copyright, etc.) 4380 1:23
2. locked Changing the font, size, and style of a text block 4381 2:15
3. locked Changing the justification and word wrap properties of a text block 4382 2:27
4. locked Assigning a text block to a specific measure or page 4383 1:27
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked An introduction to "layers" 4384 1:59
2. locked Entering notes in different layers 4385 2:12
3. locked Editing notes in different layers 4386 2:07
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Changing the view/redrawing the screen 4387 1:47
2. locked Changing the key signature 4388 1:51
3. locked Changing measurement units to inches or centimeters 4389 1:48
4. locked Selecting default fonts for lyrics and text 4390 1:57
5. locked Displaying a transposing instrument in Concert Pitch 4391 1:48
6. locked Adding, inserting, and deleting measures 4392 2:32
7. locked Setting the starting measure and tempo for playback 4393 1:48
Tutorial Number Availability Status Tutorial Title Key # Length
1. locked Saving as a Web page (HTML) 4394 3:18
2. locked Saving as a "Smart Music" accompaniment file 4395 2:24
Tutorial series by Jody Ouradnik
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