WL 372 Finale II

In this advanced course, students will continue their professional development in writing professional-standard notation using Finale, the world’s best-selling music notation software. Student will explore more complex techniques designed to speed up the notation process dramatically, and learn to control the nuances of one’s music’s look and feel to produce clear, professional-quality music. By the end of the course, student will have mastered the most powerful functions of this versatile tool, and learned the techniques used by the most experienced, accomplished music engravers and writers. Course includes creating and/or printing music with and without a MIDI keyboard. Students work in a hands-on environment. Cross-listed as: MU 372. Credit, two hours.