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Note Spelling

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NNCS Ltd Home Note spelling in scores drives me crazy – that is: seeing how students notate accidentals, choosing between enharmonics. Most frustrating is the excuse, “that’s just how the computer did it.” At the above site is a link to an interesting, common-sense article by Peter Thomsen outlining a good approach to selecting which [...]

Shakedown (2008)

for shakuhachi and CD duration: 8 1/2 minutes Programme Notes Many will people will be aware of the physical and emotional state experienced directly after being the recipient of a violent crime (e.g. a mugging, a home invasion, an assault). In addition to the rush of adrenaline there may be panic, fear, anger and aggression, [...]

10 Assorted Finale Tips

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Finale is a complex yet powerful software package for creating musical notation. The beauty of Finale is that there’s always a way to do just about everything, even if it’s not obvious. Here are 10 tips that might help to streamline the way you use this application.

Composition Today website

The Composition Today site looks intriguing, with news of contemporary composers, composition competitions, and the most innovative of all, a “Sound Bank” where you can listen to certain instrumental sounds (e.g. a trumpet playing with a plunger mute). In these days of limited art music coverage, it’s great to see the internet put to good [...]