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# [[Finale:_Mary_Had_A_Little_Lamb | Mary Had A Little Lamb]] which introduces pitch and duration entry in the Simple Note Entry mode of Finale.
 
# [[Finale:_Mary_Had_A_Little_Lamb | Mary Had A Little Lamb]] which introduces pitch and duration entry in the Simple Note Entry mode of Finale.
# [[Finale:_Bach_Prelude_in_F_minor | Bach prelude in F minor]] which introduces chord note entry and other essential notational components.
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# [[Finale:_Bach_Prelude_in_F_minor | Bach prelude in F minor]] (BWV 881, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II) which introduces chord note entry and other essential notational components.
# [[Finale: Chorale | A chorale]] which introduces the concept of layers in Finale.
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# [[Finale: Chorale | A chorale]] (<i>Dir, dir, Jehovah, will ich singen</i>) which introduces the concept of layers in Finale for multiple voices on a staff.
  
 
== Tips ==
 
== Tips ==

Revision as of 01:31, 24 September 2010

Finale's Simple Note Entry method can be used to enter notes onto a staff using computer keyboard letters for pitch names and the numeric keypad numbers for selecting rhythmic values (4=eighth note, 5=quarter note, 6=half note, etc.).

Here are several exercises to get you started entering music into the Finale music editor:

  1. Mary Had A Little Lamb which introduces pitch and duration entry in the Simple Note Entry mode of Finale.
  2. Bach prelude in F minor (BWV 881, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II) which introduces chord note entry and other essential notational components.
  3. A chorale (Dir, dir, Jehovah, will ich singen) which introduces the concept of layers in Finale for multiple voices on a staff.

Tips

For laptops without numeric keypads, after clicking on the "Simple Entry Tool", go to the Simple menu --> Simple Entry Options... --> click on "Edit Keyboard Shortcuts..." --> click "Name" drop-down menu and select "Laptop Shortcut Table".