| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Author |
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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Getting Started: Finale Basics |
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Building Finale Navigational Skills |
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Finale Power Tools and Shortcuts |
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A Look at the Main Tool Palette |
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16 | (5) |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (2) |
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Closing, Opening, and Quitting |
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26 | (5) |
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31 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 The Finale Toolbox |
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34 | (5) |
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39 | (10) |
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The Add Group and Bracket Command and the Staff Tool |
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49 | (9) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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The Measure Attributes Tool |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (3) |
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Creating a Single Staff Score |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (7) |
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83 | (3) |
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Special Score Considerations |
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Alternate Meter and Note Beaming |
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Creating an Anacrusis or Pickup Measure |
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102 | (3) |
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107 | (38) |
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107 | (2) |
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Editing with the Speedy Entry Keypad |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (1) |
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Layering with Speedy Entry Input |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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Building a Single Staff Score with Speedy Entry |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (9) |
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135 | (7) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Creating a Lead Sheet |
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145 | (26) |
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Entering Lyrics into a Score |
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146 | (1) |
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"Type Into Score" Lyric Entry |
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147 | (8) |
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Chord Symbols and the Chord Tool |
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155 | (13) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 The Final Score |
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171 | (22) |
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172 | (12) |
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Creating a Title (The Text Block Tool) |
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184 | (3) |
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Creating Parts from a Score |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 Special Guitar Notation |
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193 | (22) |
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Creating Guitar Tablature |
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193 | (9) |
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202 | (4) |
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Creating Custom Fingerboards |
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204 | (9) |
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213 | (1) |
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| Appendices |
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| 1 Finale and Computer Terminology |
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| 2 Step-by-Step Guide for Musical Score Creation |
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221 | (2) |
| 3 Creating a New Finale Default File |
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223 | (2) |
| 4 Using Special Notational Fonts |
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225 | (2) |
| 5 Exporting a Finale Selection to Text or Graphics Processors |
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227 | (2) |
| 6 Swing Playback |
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229 | (2) |
| 7 Saving Scores as Standard MIDI Files |
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231 | (4) |
| 8 Windows to Mac Keyboard Shortcut Comparison Chart |
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235 | (4) |
| Bibliography/For Further Study |
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239 | (2) |
| Index |
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