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• Compose, arrange, play and print music.

• Freedom to create music for any instrument/ensemble.

• Transpose music to any key or for other instruments.

• Create content to use in Classic or New SmartMusic.

• 100's of ready-to-use worksheets, flash cards and public domain repertoire titles that are customizable.

• Many ways to share your music with others.

• Flexibility in breadth and scope for all levels of musicians!

Over 3.5 million users worldwide

Music Teachers Composers and Arrangers

• Band, Orchestra, Choral Worship Musicians

• General Music Music Engravers

• Private Lessons Music Publishers

• College Professors, Students Hobbyists Finale Version 26

• Automates many details, saving you time, while still retaining all of its trademark flexibility

• Fully compatible with: o Mac OS X 10.12-10.14 (Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave) o Windows 7, 8 and 10 (64-bit)

• Improved Mac performance enhancements for high-resolution monitors and Retina screens

• Share v26 files back to Finale 2014 without any conversion Realistic Playback

Sound Libraries:

• 500+ Garritan Instruments (sampled)

• SmartMusic SoftSynth (General MIDI)

• 100+ Tapspace Virtual Drumline

• Row-Loff Marching Percussion

• Additional add-on sound libraries

• HUMAN PLAYBACK makes your music come to life! *1

Only Finale offers the flexibility to fully support you, no matter what you teach.

Creating a Score Launch Window

Setting Up a Score

Setup Wizard Easy score set up from scratch

Template New! in v26: 31 new Templates added

Automatic Playback Sounds and Instrument Transpositions

Display in Concert Pitch (Optional)

Page, Scroll or Studio View*

Main Tool Palettes

Windows: Single row palette across top of the screen

• Move anywhere onscreen

Mac: • Can be reshaped Multiple row palette (if desired) (vertical) • Most tools have corresponding menus* Playback Controls

Windows

Mac* Windows vs. Mac

Windows Mac

• CONTROL Key • COMMAND (Open Apple) Key • ALT Key • OPTION Key Note Entry SIMPLE ENTRY Simple Entry Palette SIMPLE ENTRY RESTS Palette

Point and Click

or use

Typewriter Letters*

Simple Entry with a MIDI Keyboard

USB MIDI Controller Keyboards:

• Use the playback sounds in Finale • 2 or 4 octaves • Prices range from $60 - $100 • Newer USB keyboards are Plug-and-Play (no drivers required) • Brands: Akai, Alesis, Korg, CME X-Key, Samson, M-Audio + more…

Finale automatically detects your MIDI device!

Simple Entry with MIDI

Step Entry: Use numbers and a MIDI Keyboard • Place cursor in measure, press note duration number • Play in note or chord • Shortcuts: Add sharp ('+'), Add flat ('-'), enter a rest ('0' zero)* • Laptop Shortcut Table: Number Row = Note Durations*

Alternate between all 3 Simple Entry methods!

Hyperscribe Entry

Real-Time Note Entry using a MIDI keyboard and a metronome click

Before recording, setup: • Tempo • Metronome click value • Recording into 1 staff or 2 staves • Quantization (smallest note value)*

Editing and Adding Markings Changing Key, Time and Clef

Key Signature Tool

Time Signature Tool

Clef Tool*

Universal Editing Tool

Selection Tool

• MOVE, EDIT or DELETE markings

• HIGHLIGHT or COPY measures

• CONTEXTUAL MENU: RIGHT-click with 2-button mouse CTRL-click with 1-button mouse

• TRANSPOSITION Metatools: 8 and 9

• MOVE MEASURES to adjacent staff systems*2

Markings

Articulation Tool (staccato, accent, fermata, etc.) New! in v26: Stackable Articulations

SmartShape Tool and Palette (slurs, crescendos, stretchable markings)*

Expressive Markings

Expression Tool

• Show All (contains all Expressions) • Dynamics ff • Tempo Marks Adagio = 40 q • Tempo Alterations accel. • Expressive Text agitato • Technique Text pizz. • Rehearsal Marks (letter or number) • Miscellaneous (misc. lines/markings)*2

Chords and Guitar Music

Chord Tool

• Type in chord symbols

• New! In v26: Updated Chord Suffix Libraries

• Optional: Broadway Copyist or Traditional Jazz Font for a handwritten look

• Guitar Music: Tablature, fretboard diagrams

Lyrics and Text Blocks

Lyric Tool Text Tool

• Lyrics attached to notes • Create new text blocks anywhere on a page • Type into score • Change: Font • Automatic spacing, Size verse numbering, Style*3 word extensions

• Unicode Text Font

Repeats and Endings

Repeat Tool

• Add repeat signs and endings

• Use Contextual Menu (right-click or CTRL-click in measure)

• Correct playback is automatic*4

Page Layout

Resize Tool • Reduce or enlarge document for printing • Resize staves or music systems

Page Layout Tool • Adjust left/right margins

• Adjust distance between music systems*4

Linked Parts

• Score and Parts in 1 document

• No need to extract parts

• Linked Items: Identical between the score and parts

• Unlink items for individual positioning between the score and parts*4

Score Manager

Controls how staves look and sound

• WINDOW Menu > SCORE MANAGER (Instrument List Tab) • Add, delete or reorder staves • Change staff name, playback sound or device

• Transpose a part for another instrument*4

Music Education Tools Worksheets and Flash Cards

350+ Theory Worksheets Topics: • Grand Staff 30 Ear Training Worksheets • Treble, Bass, Alto Clefs • Note names 400 Flash Cards • Sharps and flats 2 sizes • Key signatures

• Counting and rhythms 56 Jazz Improv Worksheets • Scales and chords Rhythm section accompaniment • Intervals

Finale files that playback and are • Music vocabulary customizable! • Form and analysis • Puzzles and games*5

Fingering Worksheets

4 Worksheets Per Instrument: • Flute, Oboe, Bassoon • Recorder • Bb and Bass Clarinet • Alto, Tenor, Bari Saxophone • Trumpet, Horn • Trombone, Baritone, Tuba • Keyboard Percussion*5 Repertoire

Notation for 100's of Public Domain Titles:

• CLASSICAL: Bach Inventions, intermediate piano, chant

• EARLY JAZZ PIANO: Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton

• FOLK SONGS: B-I-N-G-O, Camptown Races, Saints

• ROUNDS: Viva la Musica, Dona Nobis Pacem

• PATRIOTIC: America, Star Spangled Banner, Battle Hymn

• HOLIDAY: Jingle Bells, Hannukah, carol collection

• MANUSCRIPT PAPER: Practice Record, Assignment Sheet

Specialized Notation Tools

AlphaNotes and Solfege fonts Boomwhackers colored notation

Orff compositions Kodaly stick notation Use Finale to create SmartMusic Files

Classic SmartMusic (.smpx) or New SmartMusic (.xml)* Exporting Your Finale Files

FILE Menu > EXPORT

(.wav, .aiff, .mp3)

(2012 Finale family softwares)

(Classic) (New SmartMusic and other music programs) Resources Online Resources

Easy to Access from Launch Window or HELP Menu:

• USER MANUAL with search and VISUAL INDEX

• QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE with graphic instructions

• 33 QUICKSTART VIDEOS www.youtube.com/user/FinaleOfficial (PLAYLIST tab)

www.finalemusic.com

• Individual purchase includes 2 installs Building Successful Finale ‘Chops’ Third Edition for Finale 2014, v25 and v26

21 Practical Step-by-Step Tutorials

Available at:

• www.makemusic.com (STORE Tab)

• J. W. Pepper

• Using Finale v25 or v26? Download free ADDENDUM at www.finaletraining.com

Thank you!