Authors: Bill Purse
ISBN-13: 9780879307547, ISBN-10: 0879307544
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Leonard, Hal Corporation
Date Published: June 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
The PrintMusic! Primer is a tried and true first step guide to using the world's number one music notation program. Road tested for more than eight years, the information found here will help readers transcribe or create any style of music as a desktop masterpiece. This practical and easy-to-use book guides readers through the intricacies of this powerful program - one step at a time. With exercises, drills and projects, including hundreds of illustrations, it teaches how to get the most from PrintMusic!'s capabilities in music editing, reformatting and reorganizing. Includes extensive coverage of PrintMusic! 2002 and above for both Windows and Macintosh, with special sections on MIDI files, HyperScribe and guitar notation and tablature. Also available by Bill Purse: The Finale Primer - Second Edition Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale 00330537/$24.95 The Finale NotePad Primer Learning the Art of Music Notation with NotePad 00331015 Book/CD-ROM/$19.95
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
About the Author | ||
Introduction | ||
Computer Notation and the National Standards for the Arts | ||
Ch. 1 | Getting Started: PrintMusic! Basics | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Building PrintMusic! Navigation Skills | 35 |
Ch. 3 | Simple Entry in Detail | 77 |
Ch. 4 | Speedy Entry | 115 |
Ch. 5 | Creating a Lead Sheet | 163 |
Ch. 6 | The Final PrintMusic! Score | 209 |
App. A | Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Music Scores | 229 |
App. B | HyperScribe and PrintMusic! | 230 |
App. C | Internet Publishing and PrintMusic | 235 |
App. D | Saving Scores As Standard MIDI Files | 245 |
App. E | Swing Playback | 247 |
App. F | Using the Free MIDISCAN Program with PrintMusic! | 249 |
Bibliography for Further Study | 253 | |
Index | 255 |