Barry first found music when he borrowed his sister's record collection when he was about eight and was hooked. When Caroline started it was a new beginning, and he listened to all the stations, but Caroline was his favourite by far. Later he became a singer in a band, then started doing discos when he was 18. He joined Caroline in 1977, touring the country with the Caroline Roadshow for 10 years, having great fun. Barry helped with tender trips and worked on the Ross Revenge in '84 and '85. ...
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At the 2025 NAMM Show, we interviewed representatives from the businesses in our field of music notation software and related technology. This podcast episode is a conversation Philip Rothman had with Martin Keary, the head of software for Muse Group. Martin spoke with me about the conversations he had at NAMM about some of the exciting possibilities for MuseScore collaborations and integrations with other app makers in the future. More practically, we also discussed recent MuseScore development efforts and some of the new features we can expect to see in upcoming releases, as well as the role that industry changes like the end of Finale played in the road map for the software. Come back next week for more conversations from the NAMM Show. And as always, if you like this podcast episode, there’s plenty more for you from Scoring Notes — be sure to follow us right in your podcast player. More about the 2025 NAMM Show from Scoring Notes: NAMM 2025: On the scene NAMM 2025: Decondensing Sibelius with Avid’s Sam Butler NAMM 2025: Imbibing transcribing with Oriol López Calle NAMM 2025: Musing on software and design with Martin Keary NAMM 2025: On with the show with Steinberg’s John Barron NAMM 2025: An interview with Avid’s Sam Butler NAMM 2025: An interview with Oriol López Calle…
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‘Tis the season to be thankful for all of the products and services in the world of music notation software and related technology, and for the Scoring Notes audience who tunes in to hear us opine on them! We show our appreciation by bearing good tidings in the form of a summary of all of the updates to MuseScore, Dorico, and Sibelius over the past year. Then, Philip Rothman and David MacDonald do a little shopping to find some Black Friday deals and make a few recommendations for fun and productivity. Black Friday 2024 deals for music notation software and related tech Show notes: Scoring Notes Product Guide , with links to posts about MuseScore, Dorico, and Sibelius updates from the past year Black Friday products and deals we mention: MakeMusic discounted crossgrade to Dorico Steinberg Cyber Deals Avid Black Friday Savings PDF Expert Black Friday deals Acon Digital Black Friday sale Muse Hub StaffPad on iPad and Windows Notation Central , Notation Express , Scoring Express , NorFonts Bambu Lab Black Friday Sale Studio Neat Mark pens Sidekick Notepad from Cortex Matthew Maslanka’s Beam Slants Reference Poster Henle engraving plate Samsung T7 SSD , T7 Shield SSD , T9 SSD Xkey 25 MIDI controller Nektar SE25 and Se49 MIDI controllers Logitech MX Keys S – Windows and MX Keys Mini – Windows Logitech MX Keys S – Mac and Logitech MX Keys Mini – Mac…
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Music education isn’t just learning how to read alto clef and knowing your intervals anymore. The evolution of music technology education, the changing attitudes of students towards music production, and the importance of teaching foundational skills alongside technology have made the collegiate experience in music more diverse than ever. In this episode, Philip Rothman and David MacDonald engage with guest Ben Fuhrman, a composer and music tech professor at Montana State University. They explore the preparation and skills students bring to music tech programs, focusing on music notation software, DAWs like FL Studio, Pro Tools, and Ableton Live, and the influence of high-profile artists on student choices. Skills that may seem trivial like file management are actually very important, complementing the understanding of concepts in preparing students for diverse careers in music technology. We also touch upon the evolving nature of music careers, the necessity for students to have both technical and traditional musical knowledge, and the impact of collaborative learning environments in fostering empathy and curiosity in the rapidly changing landscape of music technology. More from Scoring Notes: Sample rate, bit depth, bit rate, and you(r ears) Katie Wardrobe on music tech in education [encore]…
Finale, the legendary music notation software program, has been discontinued 36 years after its groundbreaking release in 1988 from Coda Music Technologies. MakeMusic, the company that now owns Finale, has partnered with Steinberg to sell its Dorico application at a specially discounted price directly to Finale users. Jason Loffredo joins Philip Rothman and David MacDonald in a comprehensive discussion about the facts, the business analysis, and the way forward for customers. More on Scoring Notes: MakeMusic ends development and availability of Finale; partners with Steinberg to sell Dorico directly [updated] Finale version 27 review: SMuFL and MusicXML 4.0 support Finale v27 and the SMuFL shuffle Finale version 27.1: SMuFL burrows deeper Finale version 27.2 adds new jazz template, native Apple silicon support Finale version 27.3 adds eight powerful JW tools, fixes some linked part issues Finale version 27.4 supports macOS Sonoma, true black printing, other fixes Jason Loffredo’s “Conquering Finale” video tutorial series…
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The 2024 conference of MOLA: An Association of Performance Librarians recently concluded in Cleveland, Ohio, and by all accounts it was a rocking success. The conference began with the second annual Tech Fair, a gathering of librarians, product specialists, and vendors, with demonstrations and exhibits bookended by panel discussions about technology as it relates to the performance librarian. The remainder of the four-day long conference featured plenary sessions, breakout groups, and lots of excellent spontaneous sharing of knowledge and experience about a crucial role in the music-making process. Philip Rothman and David MacDonald recap the conference with a podcast episode recorded in person from Cleveland, with a summary of the tech fair and the rest of the event: from the intricacies of percussion setup to licensing, copyright, and commissioning agreements, and much more. And, if you like your podcasts in video format, we have a special treat for you: A video of this podcast episode, recorded live . More from Scoring Notes: MOLA 2024: Cleveland rocked MOLA morsels: Conversations from the 2024 conference Videos from the MOLA 2024 Conference: MOLA 2024: Welcome! MOLA 2024: Putting Technology Into Practice in the Music Library MOLA 2024: Notion’s Chris Swaffer MOLA 2024: Avid’s Justin Tokke, product designer for Sibelius MOLA 2024: Steinberg’s John Barron, product specialist for Dorico MOLA 2024: The Cleveland Orchestra’s Michael Ferraguto MOLA 2024: Alastair McKean, MOLA President 2023-2024 MOLA 2024: Conference and Tech Fair Wrap-up…
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With music notation work often intersecting in some capacity with music production and scoring to video, it’s important to know when your software of choice is the best option for a particular need within a project, and when it’s not. When it comes to fine-tuned formatting and engraving decisions, we can’t move from one notation software product to another without losing that important detail work. However, with the underlying composition itself, the information can be moved quite effectively with MusicXML or MIDI to and from to other software when a particular tool is needed elsewhere. Steve Morell joins Philip Rothman and David MacDonald to take a look at how video, tempo, and time are handled with the four most popular desktop music notation software options — Dorico, Finale, MuseScore, and Sibelius — and how they compare to the unique notation/DAW hybrid approach from the tablet app StaffPad, as well as other solutions available. More from Scoring Notes: Video, tempo, and time (oh my!)…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedWe last visited with Steinberg’s product marketing manager Daniel Spreadbury on the podcast upon the release of Dorico 4 in January 2022, and more recently last summer in Berlin at the MOLA conference in a panel discussion with his colleagues and competitors in the music notation software industry. Although Dorico didn’t have much of a presence at the 2024 NAMM Show, we welcome the opportunity to visit with Daniel here in a similar manner that we did with many of those colleagues and competitors at NAMM. We start not by focusing on the latest Dorico features, although we do discuss those. Instead, we speak with Daniel about how the Dorico community influences product development, to what extent Steinberg prioritizes customer requests and specific features, and how they balance those with some of the more long-term vision that they may have for the product. He gives us a sense of Dorico’s role within these companies, from a strategic, philosophical, and technical perspective. We explore how much of what they’re doing is done with the other products and services in mind, how those decisions are made, and how Dorico users benefit. We also talk about industry changes and how those philosophies end up shaping what customers see on their screens and even what kind of music they create. If you didn’t hear our NAMM wrap-up episode, and interviews with NAMM CEO John Mlynczak, Avid’s Sam Butler, MakeMusic’s Jason Wick, and Muse Group’s Jack Sutton, check those out in the Scoring Notes podcast feed. More from Scoring Notes: Dorico 5 review: Moving the music forward Dorico 5.1: Filling the gaps Dorico 5.1.10 update is available Dorico 5.1.21 update is available NAMM 2024: An interview with Muse Group’s Jack Sutton NAMM 2024: An interview with MakeMusic’s Jason Wick NAMM 2024: An interview with Avid’s Sam Butler NAMM 2024: Wrap-up and interview with CEO John Mlynczak NAMM 2024: John Mlynczak on his first show as president and CEO NAMM 2024: Muse Group’s Jack Sutton on Hal Leonard, MuseScore development and more NAMM 2024: MakeMusic’s Jason Wick on MakeMusic Cloud, Finale, and more NAMM 2024: Avid’s Sam Butler on upcoming Sibelius features, Android app, and more NAMM 2024: Exhibition mission…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAt the 2024 NAMM Show, we interviewed representatives from the businesses in our field of music notation software and related technology. Today’s podcast episode is a conversation Philip Rothman had with Jack Sutton, Muse Group’s head of communications. Jack’s first visit to NAMM coincided with the company’s first official presence at the show as the parent company of Hal Leonard, which they recently acquired. We spoke about some early fruits of that deal and the longer-term plans that they have for the future of their combined business, which brings together cutting-edge digital products with a vast library of published content. We also discussed MuseScore and the latest developments with their flagship notation product, and specifically the improvements they’ve made, and plan to make, in the areas of guitar and percussion music, as well as the overall quality of output that they hope to achieve with MuseScore in the future. If you didn’t hear our NAMM wrap-up episode, and interviews with NAMM CEO John Mlynczak, Avid’s Sam Butler, and MakeMusic’s Jason Wick, check those out in the Scoring Notes podcast feed. More from Scoring Notes: NAMM 2024: An interview with MakeMusic’s Jason Wick NAMM 2024: An interview with Avid’s Sam Butler NAMM 2024: Wrap-up and interview with CEO John Mlynczak NAMM 2024: John Mlynczak on his first show as president and CEO NAMM 2024: Muse Group’s Jack Sutton on Hal Leonard, MuseScore development and more NAMM 2024: MakeMusic’s Jason Wick on MakeMusic Cloud, Finale, and more NAMM 2024: Avid’s Sam Butler on upcoming Sibelius features, Android app, and more NAMM 2024: Exhibition mission…
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1 NAMM 2024: An interview with MakeMusic’s Jason Wick 34:57
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAt the 2024 NAMM Show, we interviewed representatives from the businesses in our field of music notation software and related technology. Today’s podcast episode is a conversation Philip Rothman had with Jason Wick, MakeMusic’s director of product development. Jason talked with me about their MakeMusic Cloud product, including their Practice tool, Sight Reading Studio, a free online composing application, and their classroom suite. We also discussed MakeMusic’s tight integration with the Alfred Publishing side of their company, the future of Finale, and more broadly considered the company’s values and strategies in today’s landscape of industry consolidation. Come back next week for another great conversation from the NAMM Show. And if you didn’t hear our NAMM wrap-up episode, and interviews with NAMM CEO John Mlynczak and Avid’s Sam Butler, check those out in the Scoring Notes podcast feed. More from Scoring Notes: NAMM 2024: An interview with Avid’s Sam Butler NAMM 2024: Wrap-up and interview with CEO John Mlynczak NAMM 2024: John Mlynczak on his first show as president and CEO NAMM 2024: Muse Group’s Jack Sutton on Hal Leonard, MuseScore development and more NAMM 2024: MakeMusic’s Jason Wick on MakeMusic Cloud, Finale, and more NAMM 2024: Avid’s Sam Butler on upcoming Sibelius features, Android app, and more NAMM 2024: Exhibition mission…
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1 NAMM 2024: An interview with Avid’s Sam Butler 34:18
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAt the 2024 NAMM Show, we interviewed representatives from the businesses in our field of music notation software and related technology. Today’s podcast episode is a conversation Philip Rothman had with Sam Butler, Avid’s director of product management. Sam talked with us about the new Sibelius features that Avid previewed at NAMM, the new Android application, and Sibelius Cloud publishing improvements. Come back the next couple of weeks for more conversations from the NAMM Show. And if you didn’t hear our NAMM wrap-up episode, check that out in the podcast feed — David MacDonald and Philip Rothman review all the industry news and analyze what it means for you. More from Scoring Notes: NAMM 2024: Wrap-up and interview with CEO John Mlynczak NAMM 2024: John Mlynczak on his first show as president and CEO NAMM 2024: Muse Group’s Jack Sutton on Hal Leonard, MuseScore development and more NAMM 2024: MakeMusic’s Jason Wick on MakeMusic Cloud, Finale, and more NAMM 2024: Avid’s Sam Butler on upcoming Sibelius features, Android app, and more NAMM 2024: Exhibition mission…
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1 NAMM 2024: Wrap-up and interview with CEO John Mlynczak 51:15
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe 2024 NAMM Show was full of exciting news, products — and, most of all, the interesting people that create the news and products. Especially as it pertains to the Scoring Notes beat of music notation software and related technology, there was a lot to cover, and many miles were logged in service of bringing as much of the experience back to our audience. David MacDonald and Philip Rothman review each of the major interviews that took place for Scoring Notes during the show with representatives from Avid, MakeMusic, and Muse Group. We also more generally analyze the experience, the information, and what it means for the year ahead in the field. Concluding this episode is a special interview with John Mlynczak on his first show as president and CEO of NAMM in which we discuss his roots in the music notation field and its importance to the philosophy of the organization. Stay tuned all this month to the Scoring Notes podcast feed, where each week we will bring special bonus coverage of interviews with Avid’s Sam Butler, MakeMusic’s Jason Wick, and Muse Group’s Jack Sutton, as they each talk about their respective products and companies, and discuss their strategies and approaches to their business. More on Scoring Notes: NAMM 2024: John Mlynczak on his first show as president and CEO NAMM 2024: Muse Group’s Jack Sutton on Hal Leonard, MuseScore development and more NAMM 2024: MakeMusic’s Jason Wick on MakeMusic Cloud, Finale, and more NAMM 2024: Avid’s Sam Butler on upcoming Sibelius features, Android app, and more NAMM 2024: Exhibition mission…
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1 The staples of printing self-published music 1:01:48
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt’s easier than ever to publish your own music — but that doesn’t mean it’s a simple proposition. Even though a lot of music is made available digitally, there is still a significant demand for printed material. The logistics of printing physical copies and shipping them to customers can be tricky to navigate. It’s important to not be “toner-deaf” to the challenges that come along with the opportunities you “drum” up by making your music available. In this conversation with Garrett Breeze of the Selling Sheet Music podcast, Philip Rothman and Garrett first discuss the ways in which you can work with services that will handle the printing and fulfillment for you. We also talk about what’s needed if you want to actually set up your own operation, and finally review some tools that can help you prepare your music for both specialty print services and conventional copy shops, so that you can find a smooth path towards getting the material out and avoid any paper jams along the way. More from Scoring Notes: Muse Group acquires Hal Leonard Chronology of a perfect music printing job Print perfect Name Mangler and Moom productivity apps On the margins: Headers, footers, and footnotes in Sibelius Smarter title pages for parts in Sibelius Smarter title pages for parts in Finale Working with master pages in Dorico, part 2 How to fix a common page numbering problem in Sibelius PDF-MusicBinder and PDF-BatchStitch utilities for music printing Quickly scale many PDFs with PDF-BatchScale Make booklets and 2-ups with PDF-BatchBooklet File renaming and PDF batch utilities…
With the Muse Group acquisition of Hal Leonard, and Dorico, MuseScore, Sibelius, and Finale all freshly updated, 2023 is going out with a bang. We gather round the fire and discuss all the news, as we get ready for the year ahead in music notation software and related technology. More on Scoring Notes: Muse Group acquires Hal Leonard Dorico 5.1: Filling the gaps MuseScore 4.2 adds more guitar features and improves scores with parts Sibelius 2023.11: Sonoma support, more system object positions, better Keypad Finale version 27.4 supports macOS Sonoma, true black printing, other fixes…
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1 Black Friday deals are music to our ears 1:11:21
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedBlack Friday is one of the best times of the year to get new stuff at low prices. But in the world of music notation software and related technology, it can also be a chance to reflect on the way you work and create, and to acquire the tools that will complement your skills. Philip Rothman and David MacDonald summarize the best deals we’ve found to that end, review some of the newest features that make spending holiday cash a worthwhile investment — and offer up a few of our favorite low- and hi-tech stocking stuffers. Also: Check out Scoring Notes on Monday, November 20 for a comprehensive post with details on all the deals mentioned in this episode, and much more.…
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1 StaffPad updates go beyond just keeping the lights on 1:10:54
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDavid MacDonald and Philip Rothman talk with David William Hearn, the co-founder and lead designer of StaffPad, about everything from product updates to what it was like making a live demo for Apple in 40 minutes, along with the implications of AI, industry changes, the Muse Group acquisition, and much more. More on Scoring Notes: StaffPad “captures” the imagination — and your piano performance StaffPad audio update, Graphical MIDI Tools, and software licensing StaffPad brings live recordings into your scores with Audio Update Daniel Ray “muses” about Audacity and StaffPad StaffPad acquired by Muse Group; audio support planned David William Hearn and StaffPad StaffPad wows with long-awaited iPad release and new free StaffPad Reader…
To celebrate Halloween, we’re looking at scary things we see in the music notation software and score preparation process, and see if we can sweeten the experience with some tricks and treats. Philip Rothman and David MacDonald discuss the spookiness of using the mouse and how you can better become a jack-o-lantern of all trades by focusing more on keyboard commands and other shortcuts in Sibelius, Finale, and Dorico. We also look at a frightening situation that happens when laying out your music and investigate how to fix it. So don’t be afraid — we won’t ghost you as we lead you unscathed out of the haunted house of software skeletons and onto the pumpkin patch to score some tricks and treats. More on Scoring Notes: (Re)learning how to use music notation software Finale: Quick tip: Dismiss all open dialog boxes in Finale Supercharge your Finale workflow on Mac with Keyboard Maestro FinaleScripts for faster scoring in Finale Articulation metatools in Finale Sibelius: Using Sibelius Effectively: a guide to Sibelius Ultimate Sibelius from A to Z Use keyboard shortcuts to apply text expressions in Sibelius Quick keyboard access to your Sibelius plug-ins Add custom shortcuts for Keypad features in Sibelius Dorico: Dorico from A to Z Customize keyboard shortcuts in Sibelius and Dorico Assigning MIDI commands Notation Express: Notation Express for Dorico 5 released Stream Deck Mobile 2.0 brings native iPad support for the first time — and a whole lot more Notation Express for Dorico 4 released Notation Express for Dorico 3 Notation Express XL is available for Sibelius and Dorico Notation Express demo available Notation Express is now on iOS with Stream Deck Mobile…
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1 Chris Swaffer’s Notion of where music notation software is headed 55:59
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedNotion is one of the oldest and most ubiquitous music notation software products available today. With its roots stretching back to Musicprinter Plus, a program invented in the 1990s, to today, with native apps on virtually all major desktop and mobile operating systems, Notion has always been at the vanguard of music notation software. Notion was one of the first applications to include high-quality orchestral samples with their software, and appeared on the iPad more than a decade before we saw Dorico and Sibelius release iPad versions of their products. Notion’s product manager Chris Swaffer has been there for most of those developments, and he joins Scoring Notes podcast co-hosts Philip Rothman and David MacDonald to tell us more about what Notion is, who it’s for, and where it’s headed — particularly in the aftermath of its acquisition by Fender, Notion’s second such move, after first being acquired by PreSonus. We first learn about Chris’s early days in the field and how he came to work on Notion, and how his experience as a composer and conductor informs his very important role. We also hear how Notion has been steadily upgrading its codebase to align with its Studio One DAW, and why its versatility is important for the product’s strategy in a very crowded marketplace. More from Scoring Notes: Music notation platforms: an industry perspective A Notion of the future Notion iOS 2.5 and Notion 6.6 desktop updates released NAMM 2019: A “Notion” of music with the 6.5 update and more Notion 6.2 released with more integration with Studio One Notion 6 released…
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Listeners responded to our “call for calls” with some terrific questions about music notation software, related technology, the business of music preparation, and more. On this episode, Philip Rothman and David MacDonald celebrate the beginning of the academic year by answering questions about the music notation software, tools, and services best suited for education. Whether you’re a student, educator, amateur, or professional musician, you’ll learn something about the wide variety of products we cover in response to the many terrific inquiries submitted by the Scoring Notes audience. The third of a multi-part episode — because we got so many questions that we didn’t have enough time to fit them all into one sitting. More from Scoring Notes: Asked and answered, part 1 Asked and answered, part 2: In awe of the DAW High fidelity audio comes to Zoom Better music experiences come to Zoom with high fidelity audio Share video and audio of music notation software via Zoom Noteflight, education, innovation, and inspiration Paperless composition lessons with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Teaching and teaming up with tablets and tech StaffPad acquired by Muse Group; audio support planned Daniel Ray “muses” about Audacity and StaffPad Dorico and Sibelius come to the iPad…
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1 Music notation platforms: an industry perspective 58:11
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFor the first time ever, MOLA, An Association of Performance Librarians, devoted an entire day to technology that featured vendor exhibits, presentations, discussions, and meetings. Bookending the day were two panel discussions; one moderated by David MacDonald on the subject of music reader tablet experiences, and one moderated by Philip Rothman with representatives from the music notation software platforms. The concluding discussion, heard here, is entitled “Music Notation Platforms: An Industry Perspective”. It brought together the representatives of a cross-section of notation software solutions: Adrian Holovaty of Soundslice; Bradley Kunda of MuseScore; Daniel Spreadbury of Steinberg (Dorico); and Chris Swaffer of PreSonus (Notion). These “ABCD”s of the music notation software field engaged in a lively back-and-forth interchange about the philosophy behind their product development, their relationships with their user bases, and how their programs co-exist in a crowded space. More from Scoring Notes: The tech trek to the 2023 MOLA conference Half Notes: A comparison of tablet music reader technology experiences…
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1 Behind “Behind Bars” with Elaine Gould 1:13:11
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIf there is one book that anyone working with music notation needs to have, either on their desk, or on their device — or at least in a library within walking distance of their home — it’s Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation . Published in 2011 by Faber Music, Elaine Gould’s 700-page volume quickly became the preeminent reference for music engravers, providing an exhaustive collection of rules, traditions, suggestions, and conventions for how to set music in the clearest way possible. It’s those “general” conventions that take up first third of the book — starting from what Elaine calls the “ground rules” such as the appearance of the staff, clefs, noteheads, and more — and continues on for another 200 pages or so, before the book moves onto the areas of instrumentation and layout. Elaine joins Philip Rothman and David MacDonald to tell us about the new publication of that first section, Behind Bars: General Conventions , as a stand-alone edition suitable for slipping into your bookbag, where it won’t break the bank, or your back. In this wide-ranging conversation, Elaine talks with us about her early background and how she came to the profession of music preparation and editing. We uncover the seeds that eventually became Behind Bars, and the decades-long journey from meticulous refinements to its eventual publication and virtually overnight success. Elaine gives us her practical tips for working with composers, performers, and publishers, the realities of time pressures and budget restrictions, and the inevitable revisions that occur with new music, and tells us how she’s navigated the often-conflicting goals of the engraving ideal and the necessity of deadline-driven production. She also has advice for those that are just starting out in the field, and naturally, given our focus on music notation software and technology, she opines on what the computer’s strengths and weaknesses, the crucial differences between looking at music on a screen and on a page, and the progress made since Behind Bars was first published in 2011.…
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1 Half Notes: A comparison of tablet music reader technology experiences 40:49
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFor the first time ever, MOLA, An Association of Performance Librarians, devoted an entire day to technology that featured vendor exhibits, presentations, discussions, and meetings. Bookending the day were two panel discussions; one moderated by David MacDonald on the subject of music reader tablet experiences, and one moderated by Philip Rothman with representatives from the music notation software platforms. We’ll bring Philip’s discussion to you later this summer, but first, we hope you enjoy the discussion that David had to kick off the tech fair, about the real-world challenges and benefits of using tablet readers in orchestral performances. His co-moderator was none other than Mark Fabulich, assistant librarian of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the co-chair of MOLA’s Technology Committee. The distinguished panelists they spoke with were three librarians, each of whom primarily use different reader apps: Julia Pestke of the West German Radio Orchestra, who uses dimusco; Luke Speedy-Hutton of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, who uses Newzik; and Signe Marie Steensland of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, who uses forScore. More from Scoring Notes: The tech trek to the 2023 MOLA conference The best iPad score reader for most people [2023 update] Justin Bianco, forScore, and more…
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1 Asked and answered, part 2: In awe of the DAW 1:02:34
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedListeners responded to our “call for calls” with some terrific questions about music notation software, related technology, the business of music preparation, and more. On this episode, Philip Rothman and David MacDonald take a variety of questions and dispense solicited (and unsolicited) advice. The topic at hand for this part: Using music notation software with — or as — a digital audio workstation (DAW). The second of a multi-part episode — because we got so many questions that we didn’t have enough time to fit them all into one sitting. More from Scoring Notes: Asked and answered, part 1 NotePerformer 4 connects your favorite notation software to your favorite sample libraries Graphical MIDI Tools 2.1 for Sibelius updated to add transport, more editing features Graphical MIDI Tools 2 is a major upgrade to the DAW-like plug-in for Sibelius Graphical MIDI Tools plug-in brings sequencer-like capabilities to Sibelius Dorico 5 review: Moving the music forward Dorico 4.2 adds percussion to the Key Editor and improves linked mode StaffPad audio update, Graphical MIDI Tools, and software licensing StaffPad acquired by Muse Group; audio support planned “Playing” with notation software, part 1 of 2 “Playing” with notation software, part 2 of 2 Long-awaited MuseScore 4 release brings major improvements to engraving and audio…
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Listeners responded to our “call for calls” with some terrific questions about music notation software, related technology, the business of music preparation, and more. On this episode, Philip Rothman and David MacDonald take a variety of questions and dispense solicited (and unsolicited) advice. Among the topics: the best way to switch among different platforms, how to set up condensed scores, what makes a good portfolio, what printer to use and where to get paper, and much more. The first of a multi-part episode — because we got so many questions that we didn’t have enough time to fit them all into one sitting. More from Scoring Notes: Getting the notes in Don’t extract parts Get organized with music notation files Print perfect Chronology of a perfect music printing job…
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1 Ask your questions on the Scoring Notes podcast 2:59
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHave you ever listened to an episode of the Scoring Notes podcast and wished you could ask a question directly on the show? No?! Never had that desire? But now that I’ve mentioned the possibility, it sounds like something you’d want to do, right…? Right? Seriously, we actually do get a lot of questions and suggestions for the podcast, and many of those have made it onto the show in one way or another. But for our next episode, we thought we’d open up the phone lines directly, so to speak. So, now’s your chance to ask a question about anything in the world of music notation software and related technology — or really, any one of the adjacent subjects we’ve covered on the Scoring Notes podcast or web site, and we may feature it on our next episode. Just record your question as a voice memo and drop it directly here , or send it as an email attachment or as a file-sharing link to podcast@scoringnotes.com . We’d love it if you provide your name (first name only is OK), where in the world you’re calling from, and what music notation software you use — or if you don’t use it at all (yes, we have quite a few listeners in that camp). If you’re shy, you can alternatively write your question in an email and send it to us, and we may read it on the show. Send us your question no later than Wednesday, April 19, 2023 , so that we have time to consider it and do the many hours of scholarly research that will no doubt be required, and to formulate a worthy reply in time for our next podcast episode.…
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1 (Re)learning how to use music notation software 56:25
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt’s fair to say that the concept of music notation software is easy to understand. You write music on a computer, it shows up on your display, and you print it out. What could be so difficult about that? Well, as we all know, plenty. Philip Rothman and David MacDonald remember beginning with zero knowledge about programs like Finale, Sibelius, and Dorico, and eventually progressing to the point where we can actually teach those programs to others trying to learn them. Along the way, we’ve discovered and refined approaches to learning that we share with each other, and with you, in the course of our discussion. We revisit our original discussion on the topic, and add a postscript — what we’ve learned about learning in the intervening years. No, we won’t be reciting all 892 pages of the Sibelius reference or 1,605 pages of the Dorico manual, but we will relay some key philosophies so that you have more confidence when you work with the software you use to create music. More on Scoring Notes: Documenting the documenter: Lillie Harris Conquering Finale with Jason Loffredo An interview with Sibelius expert Robin Walker Read the friendly manual…
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1 How we don’t use music notation software (but do use related technology) 59:31
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSometimes music notation software is perfect for the job, but other times, it’s the related technology that’s better suited to the task. Fortunately, we cover both sides of the equation on Scoring Notes — and it’s the latter part that Philip Rothman and David MacDonald discuss on this podcast episode. When creating scores and parts, music notation software is clearly the choice. But what about front matter — the pages of text and sometimes other markings and symbols that preface the music? For that, better options may exist. We look at the pros and cons of making that material directly in music notation software, and suggest apps for when it’s helpful to split the job. We talk about some of our favorite apps specifically for working with PDFs and the surprising number of ways that you can edit a file using those apps — and may need to do so — without actually having access to the music notation files or the software. What about when you need to make music notation outside of notation software? For that, there is a whole suite of fonts designed to create music notation within non-music apps. They’re called MusFonts, and Dan Kreider created them to fill this niche. For many users, creating audio is an essential component of music notation software, and we outline ways to complement the built-in process of making MIDI mockups with other software without getting too complicated. Finally, we give a shout-out to our favorite piece of related technology. More from Scoring Notes: Export PDF to true black in Finale, and a macro for all parts Fix printing problems with Sibelius, PDFs, and Acrobat Quickly scale many PDFs with PDF-BatchScale Make booklets and 2-ups with PDF-BatchBooklet PDF-MusicBinder and PDF-BatchStitch utilities for music printing File renaming and PDF batch utilities MusGlyphs, an advanced music text font MusGlyphs updated to 2.1; text version added MusAnalysis, an advanced font for musical analysis MusFrets, a font for chord diagrams Introducing Ambitus, a new font for pitch incipits, scales, and range diagrams Preparing teaching materials in music notation software “Playing” with notation software, part 1 of 2 “Playing” with notation software, part 2 of 2 Apps and fonts we talk about: Microsoft Word Apple Pages Affinity Adobe Acrobat PDF-BatchScale PDF-BatchStitch PDF-BatchBooklet PDF-MusicBinder PDF Squeezer PDF Expert MusGlyphs MusAnalysis MusFrets Ambitus…
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forScore, the sheet music reader, is the no. 1-ranked music app on the Apple Store with good reason. Justin Bianco, its creator and developer, relentlessly refines the vision that he had when the iPad was first introduced: to make a simple yet powerful music reader for Apple’s revolutionary platform. Used in all music genres, in live performance, score study, and in countless other ways, forScore is one of the first apps that musicians download after getting an iPad, and is often the reason for purchasing the device in the first place. Philip Rothman and David MacDonald talk with Justin about the tech, his philosophy, his background — and why his mom is his target user. We also learn what the future might hold for forScore in terms of new features, interoperability with other apps, and whether or not it will ever appear on other platforms. More on Scoring Notes: The best iPad score reader for most people…
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1 Behind the scenes with MuseScore 4’s design and engraving improvements 1:06:22
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThe release of MuseScore 4 is a major update and quite possibly the most significant one in the open-source application’s history since the release of MuseScore 1.0 in 2011. It includes major improvements to the user interface, layout, engraving, and playback features. Not coincidentally, this is also the first major version of of MuseScore to be released under the product leadership of Martin Keary, Muse Group’s vice president of software. Coming nearly two years after the last MuseScore update (3.6) and nearly four years after the release of MuseScore 3, Martin said, “I’ve worked on a lot of complex creation software and this is the largest release I’ve ever put out,” including the launch of Paint 3D and a variety of PS3 games. Martin returns to the Scoring Notes podcast along with Simon Smith, Muse Group’s head of engraving, to talk with Philip Rothman and David MacDonald for a thorough discussion about MuseScore 4’s design and engraving improvements. We go behind the scenes to hear about the decisions, roadblocks, and good fortune that happened along the road to the release of this version of the software. They discuss their philosophies about creating tools for musicians and how they approached the challenges of modernizing an existing application, all the while keeping both existing and new users in mind. We cover the details of engraving, including ties, beams, note spacing and more. Martin and Simon tell us their favorite “under-the-radar” features in MuseScore 4 and highlight some items that users might not be aware of. Finally, we learn what’s missing in MuseScore and what to expect as they continue to develop the product for MuseScore 5 and beyond. More on Scoring Notes: Long-awaited MuseScore 4 release brings major improvements to engraving and audio MuseScore 3.6 focuses on engraving upgrades, new fonts Daniel Ray “muses” about Audacity and StaffPad StaffPad acquired by Muse Group; audio support planned Muse Group formed to support MuseScore, Ultimate Guitar; acquires Audacity Daniel Ray, Martin Keary, and Musescore…
Philip Rothman and David MacDonald review significant themes and product releases, reflect on our favorite podcast episodes, recall fun times, spread holiday cheer, and refresh ourselves for the year ahead in the world of music notation software and related technology. More from Scoring Notes: Scoring Notes product guide Podcast highlights from 2022: From “zero to slice”: Soundslice takes on optical music recognition with AI Melissa Smey’s commission mission Setting the scene with Joshua Luty Tim Davies takes the macro view MOLA 2022: Advancements in music notation software Cleo Huggins, the designer of the first music font The rights stuff…
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1 From “zero to slice”: Soundslice takes on optical music recognition with AI 50:41
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSoundslice syncs audio, video and music notation into a single web-based interface that can be used on virtually any piece of music. A favorite tool for musicians that want to learn how to play music by interacting with both the sheet music and a recording, it’s at the cutting edge of some developments in the more general field of music applications. As it has rolled out more robust features over time, Soundslice’s goal has been to get from “zero to slice” as quickly as possible. A “slice”, in Soundslice parlance, is any piece of music notation, large or small. One crucial way of getting to that slice is from existing music that may not exist as a recording or a music notation format that can be easily converted to MusicXML. So that’s where music scanning comes into play. Although music scanning, or optical music recognition (OMR) technology has been around for decades, it’s now possible to marry music-notation know-how with advancements in machine learning, or “artificial intelligence”. Soundslice’s latest feature aims to harness that technology to learn as it goes, and get better at interpreting the music with every scan it processes. Soundslice’s founder, Adrian Holovaty, returns to Scoring Notes to talk all about how Soundslice works in this regard and helps us understand its potential to revolutionize this important step in music preparation. More reading and listening: Adrian Holovaty: Thoughts on my first machine learning project Soundslice: State-of-the-art music scanning Scoring Notes: Soundslice’s Adrian Holovaty Scoring Notes: Marie Chupeau and the human side of Newzik’s artificial intelligence…
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1 Back in the black with holiday deals and discounts 57:31
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt’s here! Black Friday, the time when retailers and consumers meet in the happy place of sales and specials. This time can be about more just getting a few dollars off, though — it can be an opportunity to acquire new skills using products and services that will benefit you all year round. To that end, Philip Rothman and David MacDonald run through all the deals we know about for music notation software, and recap some of the latest new features that could entice you to open your wallet. We break down the ways to save while spending, including stacking discounts and taking advantage of competitive crossgrade offers, which can yield significant reductions on the overall cost of acquiring many of the products we cover on a regular basis. We also talk about the offers for some related technology, like web apps, sound libraries, graphic design software, and more, making this episode holiday music to anyone’s ears.…
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On the Scoring Notes podcast, we have spoken before about music preparation and the technology we all use to create musical compositions and get them in front of players and an audience. But how do those compositions begin in the first place? We’re not talking about the magical moment when a composer wakes up and decides that they are going to create their magnum opus. It’s when the phone rings (or maybe these days it’s a text message or an email), and when the composer picks up, on the other end of the line there is someone inviting them — commissioning them — to write a new piece of music. Melissa Smey is the person who has been on the other end of that line many times. She tells us all about what that process is like. Melissa is the Associate Dean and Executive Director at Columbia University School of the Arts, where she leads the Arts Initiative, Miller Theatre, and oversees the Lenfest Center for the Arts. Melissa has commissioned over 40 new works from leading international composers and is the co-creator and host of the acclaimed podcast Mission: Commission , which demystifies the process of how classical music gets made. We talk about the particular role a university arts presenter has in campus life and the larger community, and how Miller Theatre’s Composer Portraits have been particularly successful in building an audience that will come out to hear a wide variety of music. We also discuss the “road trip” of commissioning a new work and the nature of music preparation in bringing a piece to life, with special attention on the performers who will ultimately be tasked with interpreting the music, whether it’s notated on paper spanning three music stands or is beamed from the latest music tablet devices.…
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When Aaron Copland thought of the Far West, he probably didn’t have Wisconsin in mind, but Milwaukee was the perfect location to “road test” the new edition of Rodeo. That’s where Philip Rothman went for the first rehearsals of a new edition of Copland’s masterpiece that I prepared. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of music director Ken-David Masur, agreed to play from a brand new set of score and parts to Rodeo. You might wonder, what was wrong with the old edition? Certainly, it’s been played from thousands and thousands of times. When the piece was first published in the 1940s, a number of errors and inconsistencies crept into the parts. Although they’ve been corrected by intrepid orchestra librarians, it was time to get them straightened out once and for all. One reason for the inconsistencies was that the “Four Dance Episodes” from Rodeo, which is the version that most everyone is familiar with, is extracted from the full ballet. That version left a lot to be desired in the engraving department, so, with the support of The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, and in coordination with Boosey & Hawkes, the team at NYC Music Services put it all into modern software and made brand new materials for both the ballet and the Four Dance Episodes, with the goal of clarifying any discrepancies and making everything nice and easy to read. The Milwaukee players were great, and you can read more about it on the Scoring Notes web site. It must have been fate to go there, because in researching this piece, we stumbled across a fascinating interview that Copland gave in 1970 while visiting the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It’s thanks to the library archives of that university that we’re pleased to bring you that interview here as a Scoring Notes extra. Copland talks with professor John Downey about the iconic ballets like Rodeo, the various people and musical trends which influenced him, and the divergent aspects of his own work throughout his career. You’ll also hear him talk about what was current at the time and discuss the future of music. This episode is co-produced with The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, with material kindly provided from the Archives Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. More from Scoring Notes: Road report: Copland’s Rodeo in Milwaukee…
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We’ve spoken about opera occasionally on a few Scoring Notes episodes — like in the 2-parter we did on lyrics, for instance. But a genre as big and complex as opera deserves our uninterrupted focus. Around for centuries as an art form, opera continues its appeal through the present day, with many contemporary composers working in this area, including a few that have made it their specialty. Due to its length, large forces and form, multiple movements, revisions, vocal elements, piano reductions, and more, if you’re working with opera, you stand to benefit from a strong knowledge of different areas of music notation software. Joshua Luty joins Philip Rothman and David MacDonald to talk all about the intersection of the timeless art form of opera and the use of technology to help prepare it. Joshua is the music librarian for the Houston Grand Opera and serves with Philip on the MOLA Technology Committee. You won’t have to search too hard to find his expert advice on the some of the Dorico and engraving forums on the socials. In addition to those credentials, Joshua’s the editor and rental librarian for the composer Joel Thompson, and the Former Lead Editorial Assistant for the George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition at the University of Michigan’s Gershwin Initiative, and has had other notable positions in the music field. Joshua takes us behind the curtain and into the dungeon of the opera music library, preparing a new opera from conception to workshop to revisions and finally performance. We discuss the mix of old-fashioned and new technology that Joshua and his colleagues use to make it all happen, and learn some surprising facts about the process. We also get essential advice about the importance of vocal scores, preparing parts, how to label inserts, cueing, and printing. Whether or not you work on opera, this podcast episode “sets the scene” with practical advice that you can “act” on when using music notation software and related technology to produce your next creation. More from Scoring Notes: Lyrics and vocal music, part 1 Lyrics and vocal music, part 2 Working with page numbers in Sibelius…
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