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BUILDING SUCCESSFUL FINALE ‘CHOPS’ 19 Practical Tutorials using Finale 2011 Music Ntiotna Software by Mavis Kallesta d WEBSITE: www.finaletraining.com Sample Tutorial # 1 BEGINNING NOTATION Copyright © 2010 Mavis Kallestad 2 T u torial #1 – BEGINNING NOTATIO N Tutorial #1 – BEGINNING NOTAT ION 1. CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT WITH THE SET-UP WIZARD: - On LAUNCH WINDOW, click SET-UP WIZARD Button. - SELECT AN ENSEMBLE and DOCUMENT STYLE: - Under SELECT AN ENSEMBLE: - For this example, choose CREATE NEW ENSEMBLE. - OTHER OPTION: Choose one of the existing ensembles already set up (in the same window). - Under SELECT A DOCUMENT STYLE: - For this example, choose ENGRAVED STYLE for the traditional notation font. - OTHER OPTIONS: - HANDWRITTEN STYLE (Broadway Copyist Font) for a handwritten look. - Other Document Styles (Band, Choral, General, Orchestral). - PAGE SIZE and ORIENTATION for Score and Parts is already setup for 8-1/2 x 11 page and Portrait Orientation. If you wish to change the setup, click on pop-up menus. - Click NEXT. - SELECT INSTRUMENTS: - CHOOSE THE PLAYBACK SOUND FONT(S): - Next to INSTRUMENT SET (for this example), choose SMARTMUSIC SOFT- SYNTH (General MIDI sounds). - OTHER OPTIONS: ...