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This addendum lists the main differences between Finale 2012a and the Finale ‘Chops’ 2011 book directions.
The updates are listed by chapter or tutorial number along with the specific page(s). NOTE: The downloadable
Support Files at www.finaletraining.com can be used with either Finale 2011 or 2012.
Page 12-13 - TO SET UP YOUR MIDI INPUT DEVICE (on both WIN and MAC computers):
NOTE: If your computer’s operating system requires a driver for your MIDI keyboard,
you still must install that on your computer in order for Finale to detect it.
WINDOWS: Click on the MIDI-AUDIO Menu / VST BANKS & EFFECTS. Continue with
existing directions.
MAC: Click on the MIDI-AUDIO Menu / AUDIO UNITS BANKS & EFFECTS. Continue with
existing directions.
When setting up a new score in Finale 2012, you no longer can select an INSTRU-
MENT SET for playback from this window. Omit this direction. (See ‘NAVIGATING
THE SOFTWARE on Page 1 of this addendum).
In Column 1, highlight the instrument family name and choose BLANK STAFF.
(‘Empty Staves’ is no longer an option in this column). Highlight specific instru-
ment in Column 2 (GRAND STAFF). Continue on with existing directions to set
up your score.
- When setting up a new score in Finale 2012, you no longer can select an INSTRU-
MENT SET for playback from this window. Omit this direction. (See ‘NAVIGATING
THE SOFTWARE on Page 1 of this addendum). Continue on with existing directions
to set up your score.
- When setting up a new score in Finale 2012, you no longer can select an INSTRU-
MENT SET for playback from this window. Omit this direction. (See ‘NAVIGATING
THE SOFTWARE on Page 1 of this addendum). Continue on with existing directions
to set up your score.
- Omit #10 directions entirely. In Finale 2012, when you use the Piano Reduction
Plug-In, the piano playback sound now is automatically set up for you.
2012 ADDENDUM: Building Successful Finale ‘Chops’ - Page 3
Page 61-66 – The Flash Card Template (from the Education Templates folder) that was previously used
in the book for this tutorial has been removed from the software. Please ignore the direc-
tions on Pages 61-66 in the book. Follow these new addendum directions to create Flash
Card Tutorial #5 shown below.
Included in Finale 2012 are 396 ready-made classroom flash cards (8-1/2 x 11) and 125 individual flash
cards (3 per page). These flash cards are actual Finale files that play back and are ready to use. However,
they can also be edited and customized to your area of teaching. They are designed for two-sided printing
with answers on the back. The individual flash cards are compatible with Avery #5388 index cards.
TO OPEN THE READY-MADE FLASH CARDS OR TO CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOMIZED FLASH
CARDS:
With Finale 2012 open, click on the FILE Menu / OPEN WORKSHEETS & REPERTOIRE.
Double-click WORKSHEETS. Double-click #6000 PUZZLES, GAMES AND FLASH CARDS.
CLASSROOM FLASH CARDS are in the #6300 category. INDIVIDUAL FLASH CARDS are
in the #6400 category.
2012 ADDENDUM: Building Successful Finale ‘Chops’ - Page 4
- With Finale 2012 open, click on the FILE Menu / OPEN WORKSHEETS & REPERTOIRE /
WORKSHEETS. Double-click #6000 PUZZLES, GAMES AND FLASH CARDS. Double-click
#6400 INDIVIDUAL FLASH CARDS / #6400 INDIVIDUAL NOTE NAMES.
- TO REMOVE THE AVERY TEXT LINES AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE (so they will not print):
- With the SELECTION TOOL, click on the text lines at the top of Page 1 (to highlight).
Press DELETE.
- Using the SELECTION TOOL, press CTRL / CMD + ‘A’ to SELECT ALL. CONTEXT-click
in the highlighted area. Choose CLEAR ALL ITEMS (all notes/entries are removed).
- Click on the FILE Menu / SAVE AS. Give this flash card set a new name and save it.
NOTE: Always set the clef, key and time signature for each individual measure
before you enter any notes. Most of the time, you want the clef, key and
time settings to apply only to one specific measure, so you always must
set the specific region where you wish to apply these settings.
- TO SET THE CLEF: The treble clef is already in place (default setting), so no need to
change anything.
- Using the SELECTION TOOL, CONTEXT-click in the middle of Measure 1 and choose
TIME SIGNATURE / EDIT TIME SIGNATURE (window opens).
- Next to NUMBER OF BEATS, click on the right arrow twice to set the number
of beats per measure to ‘3’ (time signature top number).
- Click OK (time signature does not appear because it originally was hidden).
- TO SET THE KEY SIGNATURE: No key signature is required for this example.
- TO ENTER THE NOTES: Using the SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL, press ‘5’ to set quarter note
duration. Click in the three notes in Measure 1.
- Using the LYRIC TOOL, click on the first note in Measure 1 (a blinking cursor appears
under the note).
- Type in ‘Do’ and press the space bar to advance the cursor to the next note.
- NOTE: In the flash cards, the LYRIC TOOL does not allow you to type
in answer blanks unless you first set them up.
- Still in the LYRIC TOOL, click on the note where you wish to add an answer
blank (a blinking cursor appears). Hold SHIFT + HYPHEN key once to add an
answer blank. Press the SPACE BAR to move to the next note and repeat.
On the left side of the screen, click and drag the 3rd arrow from the left to raise
or lower the answer blanks.
- NOTE: These flash cards are set up to print back-to-back, so the answer keys
for the first page of flash cards are the corresponding small measures
located on Page 2.
- Using the EXPRESSION TOOL, double-click on the corresponding small answer Mea-
sure 8 on Page 2 (window opens).
- Using the SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL, press ‘6’ to set the half note duration. In
Measure 3, click in the bottom note (‘G’).
- Click in the second note (‘B’). To change that note to a flat, press the ‘-’ (minus)
key.
- TO SET THE KEY SIGNATURE: No key signature is required for this example.
- Using the SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL, use numbers to select the desired note dura-
tion. Click the notes into Measure 5, using the same line for all of the notes.
- Using the SELECTION TOOL, click and drag Measure 5 over on top of the
Measure 12 corresponding answer key until you see the green box appear
(rhythm is copied).
- Using the LYRIC TOOL, click on the first note in Measure 12 (a blink-
ing cursor appears under the note).
- With Finale 2012 open, click on the FILE Menu / OPEN WORKSHEETS & REPER-
TOIRE. Double-click on WORKSHEETS. Double-click on desired category and
specific worksheet to open.
- The book directions are still correct. However, you can also apply note names to exist-
ing music by using the new 2012 AlphaNotes Plug-In. Using the SELECTION TOOL,
highlight the desired region. Go to the PLUG-INS Menu / NOTE, BEAM & REST
EDITING / ALPHA NOTES (note names are applied). If the key is changed after the
note names have been applied, use the Plug-In again to update the note names.
- Finale 2012 now contains 175 Repertoire Songs (including 12 Blank Manuscript
templates). To open a Repertoire song (on Windows or Mac), click on the FILE
Menu / OPEN WORKSHEETS & REPERTOIRE. Double-click on REPERTOIRE.
Double-click on desired category and make selection.
Omit this direction. You no longer can select an INSTRUMENT SET for play-
back in this window. (See ‘NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE’ on Page 1 of this
addendum).
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At the top of the window next to SELECT FROM, click on pop-up menu and choose
the EDUCATION Instruments category. In Column 1, highlight PITCHED PER-
CUSSION. In Column 2, choose BOOMWHACKERS TUBES. Click the ADD button
(or double-click) to add that instrument to Column 3. Continue on with existing direc-
tions to select the remaining Boomwhacker staves in your score.
The window to change notehead colors has been moved from the Staff Tool’s Staff
Attributes Window to the WINDOW Menu / SCORE MANAGER / INSTRUMENT
LIST tab. (Use any tool to access this new window). On the right side of the
window under NOTATION STYLE and next to the COLORED NOTEHEADS box,
click the SETTINGS button (window opens). Continue with existing book directions
to edit Boomwhacker note colors.
- The window to add colored noteheads has been moved from the Staff Tool’s Staff
Attributes Window to the WINDOW Menu / SCORE MANAGER / INSTRUMENT
LIST tab. On the left edge of the window, click on the staff icon (to the left of the
staff name) where you wish to add colored noteheads. On the lower right side of
the window under NOTATION STYLE, click the COLORED NOTEHEADS box.
Close the window. (Colored noteheads appear in that staff only).
With the desired staff highlighted, click on the WINDOW Menu / SCORE MANA-
GER / INSTRUMENT LIST tab. On the lower right side of the window under
NOTATION STYLE and next to the COLORED NOTEHEADS box, click the SET-
TINGS button (window opens). Continue on with existing book directions to
change the notehead colors.
Omit this direction. You no longer can select an INSTRUMENT SET for play-
back in this window. (See ‘NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE’ on Page 1 of this
addendum).
At the top of the window next to SELECT FROM, click on the pop-up menu and
choose the EDUCATION Instruments category. In Column 1, the Orff instrument
options are listed under PITCHED PERCUSSION and PERCUSSION. Continue
with existing directions to finish setting up your Orff score.
Page 91 - NOTE: The most recent version of SmartMusic is 2012a. Use Finale 2007 through
2012a to create instrumental SmartMusic files. Vocal assessment files can
only be created with Finale 2012a for use with SmartMusic 2012a. An active
SmartMusic subscription is required to use accompaniment files created in Finale.
Page 116 - 1. USING THE SETUP WIZARD, SET UP YOUR SCORE FOR ‘YANKEE DOODLE’:
- You no longer can select an INSTRUMENT SET for playback in this window. (See
‘NAVIGATING THE SOFTWARE’ on Page 1 of this addendum).
- At the top of the Add or Delete Instruments window, next to SELECT FROM, click on
the pop-up menu and choose MARCHING BAND category. Continue with existing
directions to select the instrument staves.
- The book directions are still correct. However, in Finale 2012, staff names can also
be edited from WINDOW Menu / SCORE MANAGER / INSTRUMENT List tab. On the
left edge of the window, click on the staff icon of the staff you wish to edit (to highlight).
Click on the FULL NAME button or ABBREVIATED NAME button to edit.
Page 117 - 3. TO SEE THE LIST OF MAPPED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS FOR A NON-PITCHED
PERCUSSION STAFF:
- The Percussion Maps have been moved from the Staff Tool’s Staff Attributes Window
to the WINDOW Menu / SCORE MANAGER / INSTRUMENT LIST tab. On the far
left side of the window, click on the staff icon of any non-pitched percussion staff
(to highlight).
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- Click the EDIT button (Percussion Layout Designer window opens). These
are the percussion instruments that are mapped in that particular staff. This
map can be edited from this window. Close the windows by clicking OK and
SELECT.
Page 124 - In addition to the supported graphic file formats listed on this page, Finale 2012 will now also
import or export graphics in .pdf file format.
Omit the directions on this entire page. In Finale 2012, both Windows and Mac platforms can
now save a Finale file as a .pdf file from within the software. NOTE: Always save your
Finale document as a Finale file first (.mus) before saving as a .pdf. Then with your Finale
document open, go to the FILE Menu / SAVE AS PDF. Name and save the .pdf document.
Page 139 - TO ADD THE ‘SOLOS’ MARKING: Follow the directions as written, except add a lower case
‘s’ to the word ‘solo.’ There should be a slash in between each letter and it should look like
this: [s/o/l/o/s] ).
TO CHANGE THE FONT: Using the EXPRESSION TOOL, drag over the text (to highlight).
Deselect USE TECHNIQUE TEXT CATEGORY FONTS. Next to FONT, click on the popup
menu and select JAZZ TEXT. Click OK. Click the ASSIGN button. Drag the handle (or use
the SELECTION TOOL) to adjust the position and attach it to the desired beat. Save your work.
Page 158 - The Education Templates in Finale 2012 include those listed below. (The others have been
removed from the software). To access these templates, go to the LAUNCH WINDOW /
TEMPLATES button / EDUCATION TEMPLATES.
- 2-Measure Examples
- 4-Measure Examples
- Boomwhackers-R Tubes Treble Staff
- Finale AlphaNotes Notenames
- Finale AlphaNotes Solfege
- Blank Manuscript Templates (12 total) are now found under the FILE Menu / OPEN
WORKSHEETS & REPERTOIRE / REPERTOIRE / MANUSCRIPT PAPER.
- In Finale 2012, no specific tool is required to add, insert or delete staves from your score
(use any tool). All of these commands are accomplished from the new SCORE MANA-
GER window. Click on the WINDOW Menu / SCORE MANAGER / INSTRUMENT LIST
tab (window opens).
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- Next to SCORE ORDER, click on the pop-up menu and select a new score
order
- OR -
- Click on the staff icon and drag the staff to the desired location in the score.
Page 166 - When creating your document in the Setup Wizard, choose BLANK STAFF / BLANK STAFF
(in place of Empty Staves / Treble Clef Staff).
Page 167 - TO CHANGE 4/4 TO COMMON TIME: This has been simplified in Finale 2012. Using the
SELECTION TOOL, CONTEXT-click in Measure 2. Choose TIME SIGNATURE / COMMON
TIME.
SMARTMUSIC - The most recent version of SmartMusic is 2012a. Use Finale 2007 through
2012a to create instrumental SmartMusic files. Vocal assessment files can only be
created with Finale 2012a for use with SmartMusic 2012a. An active SmartMusic sub-
scription is required to use accompaniment files created in Finale.
- MusicXML is the standard for sharing sheet music files between different music
applications. In November 2011, MakeMusic (the manufacturer of Finale) acquired
Recordare® LLC, including the MusicXML and Dolet® software technology.
2012 ADDENDUM: Building Successful Finale ‘Chops’ - Page 13
- In Finale 2012, the directions for importing/exporting MusicXML files remain the same
(Click on the FILE Menu / MusicXML / IMPORT or EXPORT).
- The Finale family of notation products and Sibelius 7 have the ability to both import
and export MusicXML files from within the software. In order to provide a more
accurate translation when sharing files between the two softwares, MakeMusic has
posted these free downloadable MusicXML Plug-Ins on their website for anyone to
use:
- Reads and writes MusicXML 3.0 files which provide a more accurate
translation than Finale’s built-in MusicXML.
- ON MAC:
Works with Finale 2007 to 2012 on Intel Macs.
Works with Finale 2004 to 2012 on Power PC Macs running OS X.
- Saves MusicXML 3.0 files from Sibelius 5.1 and later (which can be
opened in Finale).
- Saves MusicXML 1.0 files from Sibelius 2.1 to 5.0 (which can be opened
in Finale).