Finale 2002 Tutorial Quick Guide

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Using Finale 2004 Tutorial
With emphasis for the needs of music theory

GETTING STARTED ..........................................................................................................................................2
Using Document Wizard.......................................................................................................................2
ENTERING NOTES........2
Hyperscribe ........................................................................................................................................2
Simple Entry Tool .................................................................................................................................5
Simple Entry Palette.............................................................................................................................5
PLAYBACK6
FORMATTING...............6
Layers...................................................................................................................................................6
Freezing Stems ....................................................................................................................................6
Deleting Extra Measures ......................................................................................................................7
Analyze.................................................................................................................................................7
FINISHING THE ASSIGNMENT7
Adjust Measures...................................................................................................................................7
Save .....................................................................................................................................................7
Print ......................................................................................................................................................7



























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Finale 2004 Quick Guide
GETTING STARTED
Open finale by double clicking the Finale 2004 shortcut on the desktop
USING DOCUMENT WIZARD
When you open the Finale 2004 the document wizard will open automatically to help you set up your
score.
1. On “Document Setup Wizard (Page 1 of 4)” enter the title and composer. Click Next.
2. cument Setup Wizard – Choose parts (Page 2 of 4)” choose your desired instrument by
clicking on an instrument family from the first column.
3. Click on an instrument from the second column.
4. Click Add.
5. Repeat as needed. The order in which the instruments appear in the third column is the order
they will appear on the page.
6. Click the arrows on the right hand side of the screen to adjust the score order.
7. Click Next.
8. On “Document Setup Wizard – Key and Time Signature (Page 3 of 4)” select a time
signature by clicking on a box containing your desired time signature.
9. Select a Key signature by clicking on the up arrow to obtain key signatures with sharps in them
and the down arrow to obtain key signatures with flats in them.
10. Click Next.
11. On “Document Setup Wizard – Final Settings (Page 4 of 4) check the “Specify Pickup Measure”
box if you have a pickup measure and then choose the rhythmic value of your pickup measure by
clicking its box.
12. Click Finish.

ENTERING NOTES
HYPERSCRIBE

. . . is the quickest way to enter notes into finale if you are familiar with the piano keyboard. Hyperscribe
notates while you play. Because MIDI is a very precise, it is best to setup Finale 2004 exactly the way
you want it to prevent errors. To set up Hyperscribe correctly you will have to go through two different
phases.

Phase 1
1. Select Hyperscribe by clicking on the Hyperscribe button or by selecting Hyperscribe from
the Tools menu> Hyperscribe.
2. Go to the Hyperscribe menu> Beat Source> Playback and/or Click.



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3. In the “Playback and/or Click” Box select your beat note, and tempo. If your piece is in a
compound meter your beat note should be a dotted quarter note.
Tip: It is always a good idea to go a little slower than you might normally play to minimize the
number of mistakes.

4. Click the "Click and Countoff" box.
5. In the “Click and Countoff” box, select "Always" from both the "Countoff" option and the "Click"
Option.
6. Enter the number of measures you would like for a countoff in the “Measures” box and click OK.




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Phase 2
We will change the sensitivity of Hyperscribe so that Finale 2004 does not notate when you play
slightly off of the beat.
1. Go to the Hyperscribe Menu> Hyperscribe Options / Quant Settings.
2. Click the smallest note value you have in your music under the “Smallest Note Value” heading.
3. Click “Mix Rhythms” if your piece has both duplet and triplet figures.



4. Click More Settings.
5. Click in the “Minimize Number of Rests” box if the box is not already checked.
6. Click OK three times.

Now you are ready to play the music into Finale 2004.
1. Click the mouse in the first measure you wish to begin recording.
2. You will get a countoff of the number of measures you selected.
3. Now play the notes on the MIDI keyboard.
4. When you are finished Hyperscribing click outside the staff to stop the metronome.
5. Make sure you read the section on formatting so you put each voice in the correct layer.

If you make a mistake you do not have to record the all of your work over. Just click in the measure in
which you made the mistake and start recording from that point on. Or you can use the simple entry
method which will be discussed next.








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SIMPLE ENTRY TOOL
. . . allows the user to manually insert notes and rests into their work. This is the simplest but most time
consuming method of note entry.
1. Click the Simple Entry Tool button or go to the Windows Menu> and select “Simple Entry
Palette”
2. Go to the Windows Menu> and select the “Simple Entry Rest Palette”.

Simple Entry Palette

A B C D E G
opens vertically on the left side of the screen

A. Eraser tool E. Tie tool
B. Note Values- click to enter in staff F. Tuplet tool
C. Dot tool G. Grace note tool
D. Accidentals ½ raises or lowers by half-step


You may now begin entering notes by selecting the desired note by clicking on it from the tool bar
and clicking in the staff exactly where you want it.
A. You may undo anything in Finale 2004 by selecting the eraser in the Simple Entry Palette,
by pressing the left arrow once and pressing the “Delete” key on your keyboard, or by pressing
[Ctrl +Z].
Tip: When trying to delete a note it is very important to put the Tip of the arrow in the middle of
the note-head when trying to delete it, not the end of the eraser.
B. Click any of the note values. Click in the staff to enter the notes.
Tip: You may also use the numbers above the notes in the Simple Entry Palette to change
back and forth between rhythmic values to save time.
C. Click the dot on the Simple Entry Rest Palette to make any rhythmic value dotted or press the
period key on the keyboard. Click the dot again to deselect.
D. Click any of the accidentals to raise or lower a note by half a step.
E. To tie two notes together click on the tuplet tool in the Simple Entry Palette before entering the
first note, or press “T” to tie the last two entered notes together.












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PLAYBACK
In order to hear what you have just played you will use the playback controls.

1. Open the playback controls by going to the Window menu> Playback Controls.
2. Press the green play button. By listening to your piece you will be able to catch any mistakes
before printing.