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The Finale NotePad primer : learning the art of music notation with Coda Music's NotePad / by Bill Purse.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library MT39 .P89 2003 1 v. + disc
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Purse, Bill.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- NotePad (Computer file).
- Musical notation--Data processing.
- Musical notation.
- Physical Description:
- x, 150 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm + 1 computer optical disc (sound ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Backbeat Books ; Berkeley, CA : distributed to the book trade in the US by Publishers Group West ; Milwaukee, WI : distributed to the music trade in the US by Hal Leonard Publishing, [2003]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "complete ready-to-use NotePad software and templates ... [and] a free demo version of Finale PrintMusic." -- p. [4] of cover.
- Contents:
- Computer Notation and the National Standards for the Arts ix
- Chapter 1 Getting Started: Finale NotePad Basics 1
- Working with the Document Setup Wizard 5
- Working with the Main Menu 13
- Display in Concert Pitch 18
- Saving Your Work 19
- Closing, Opening, and Quitting 21
- Chapter 2 Building NotePad Navigational Skills 25
- The Message Bar/Status Bar 26
- Help
- Balloon Help 26
- A Look at the Main Tool Palette 27
- The Measure Tool 30
- Simple Note Entry Tool Introduction 33
- Scaling and Viewing the Score 35
- Chapter 3 Simple Entry in Detail 45
- Automatic Music Spacing 45
- About Simple Entry Tool and the Simple Pull-Down Menu 46
- The Tuplet Tool 57
- Contextual Menus (for NotePad Object with a Handle) 60
- The Grace Note 61
- Smart Shapes 61
- Creating an Anacrusis or Pickup Measure 64
- Changing the Key Signature 65
- Chapter 4 Creating a Lead Sheet 71
- The Importance of Analysis 71
- Mass Edit Tool and Edit Menu 73
- Creating a Lead Sheet 80
- The Lyric Tool 85
- The Text Tool 91
- Creating Chords with NotePad 97
- Chapter 5 Special NotePad Techniques and Printing 101
- Working with Layers 101
- Articulation Tool 103
- Repeats and Endings 108
- Tempo Markings 112
- Copyright Notices 114
- Modifying Page Numbers 114
- 8va/8vb 114
- Tremolos 116
- Printing the Final Score 117
- Chapter 6 NotePad Plus and Working with MIDI Files 125
- MIDI Background 125
- Opening NotePad Plus 135
- Quantization and NotePad Plus 135
- Appendix A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Music Scores 140
- Appendix B Detailed Feature Comparison 141
- Appendix D Internet Publishing 145.
- Notes:
- "For both Windows & Macintosh computer platforms."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0879307390
- OCLC:
- 51060157
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