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Loving, learning, and composing music!
This channel is here to teach, share stories, discuss the pros and cons of notation programs, think abstractly, and give advice about music, with a slant towards music composition, notation, and engraving.
Subscribe for weekly videos about wide variety of music and several tips to continue your music composition and notation journey. Keep life musical with videos from The Musical Notes!
This channel is here to teach, share stories, discuss the pros and cons of notation programs, think abstractly, and give advice about music, with a slant towards music composition, notation, and engraving.
Subscribe for weekly videos about wide variety of music and several tips to continue your music composition and notation journey. Keep life musical with videos from The Musical Notes!
Why Professionals SHOULD Use MuseScore
If you a composer, educator, or a professional musician, you should consider using MuseScore! For many, MuseScore 4 is better than Finale, Sibelius, and Dorico, and is a free, open source notation program.
With many options for music preparation and engraving, MuseScore 4.2 is a serious contender for any music professional!
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:28 - why should Musescore be used?
2:56 - should professionals use MuseScore 4?
With many options for music preparation and engraving, MuseScore 4.2 is a serious contender for any music professional!
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:28 - why should Musescore be used?
2:56 - should professionals use MuseScore 4?
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Finale is OVER. What's next?
Просмотров 3 тыс.День назад
Finale is OVER. As of August 2024, Finale announced there will be no more updates. So what does that mean? Do musicians go to Sibelius, MuseScore, or Dorico? What is next? Chapters 0:00 - intro 0:38 - Why did finale die? 2:00 - What is the next move for Finale users? 3:58 What is the best move? Finale will Die prediction video: ruclips.net/video/kRi-MBU5bNo/видео.html Why people are not using M...
I Started my composition career wrong
Просмотров 150День назад
I started my music career incorrectly. That lead me to learn some hard lessons about how to actually pursue a composition career. From networking, independence, music publishing, niche, and more, music composition is a tough career. 0:00 - Intro 0:26 - college was it! 1:38 - niche 3:05 - networking 4:14 - music publishing 5:19 - independence 6:16 - What do I regret the most?
MuseScore 4 is threatened by MuseScore.com
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.21 день назад
MuseScore 4 is a wonderful music notation software. However, MuseScore.com may be hindering its reputation. How can MuseScore fix this issue? If it does, will it be considered to be as professional as Finale, sibelius, and Dorico? 0:00 - Intro 0:23 - What is MuseScore.com? 1:35 - How does this hurt the notation software? 4:06 - what can musescore do to fix this? 5:15 - Which path is best
Performers hate the way your parts look. Here's why!
Просмотров 719Месяц назад
Are your music compositions struggling to get performed? Find out why performers may be avoiding your pieces due to poorly formatted scores and parts. Dive into the crucial elements of proper formatting, such as the significance of great page turns for a smoother performance experience. Subscribe now to unlock the secrets to getting your music played! 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - Formatting 0:45 - Trans...
Frustrated working in Musescore 4? This might be why!
Просмотров 6292 месяца назад
Are you frustrated working in Musescore 4? Do you ever wish you were working in Finale, Sibelius, or Dorico? Does this music notation program make you angry? In this video, we will cover why MuseScore 4.2 may make you angry, regardless if you are a composer, educator, performer, or musician at large! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Redesign 0:49 - Bugs and Crashes 1:43 - Program Compatibility 2:0...
Is MuseScore.com a Scam?
Просмотров 4632 месяца назад
MuseScore 4 is a wonderful music notation program. However, there are mixed reviews about Musescore.com, a music sharing platform under the same company. Stories on Reddit perpetuate how people are charged before the end of their free trial. So, is the music sharing platform a scam? does it act in bad taste? 0:00 Intro 0:32 - stories and context 1:09 - How to fix this perception 2:15 - We can d...
Artificial Intelligence is destroying Musical Creativity.
Просмотров 1672 месяца назад
Artificial Intelligence and Chat CPT is destroying music composition, ruining the experience for every educator, student, performer, and composer. How can we ensure that the technology we use in music doesn't destroy the one thing we all love? 0:00 Intro 0:36 - How does Artificial Intelligence and music work? 1:22 - negatives 3:50 - AI and music are antithetical
Which program is the BEST - Musescore 4 or Noteflight?
Просмотров 2803 месяца назад
Is Noteflight or MuseScore 4 the better music notation software? In this video, we will compare which notation software is the best for any educator, musician, performer, or student alike! You'll know if the program is better than Finale, Sibelius, or Dorico for you. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:13 Overview 1:00 User Interface 1:47 Features 2:39 Cost 3:08 Community 3:52 Which is Best?
Is Music Notation a Gateway or Barrier?
Просмотров 1823 месяца назад
Gateways and barriers exist in music, especially in music notation. How does music notation create barriers? How can we make music notation accessible for every composer, educator, teacher, performer, and musician out there? 0:00 - Intro 0:16 - Education 0:58 - Professional Gigs 2:00 - Connections 2:17 - Technology 2:43 - Culture/socioeconomic 3:02 - What can we do? 4:27 - Will we eliminate bar...
Scrap the Music Software - You Should WRITE your music!
Просмотров 5613 месяца назад
When would it be best to avoid Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, and MuseScore? When should we write music by hand? Spanning form personalization, honoring history, and slowing down, the benefits of writing music by hand is a skill every composer, educator, and musician should know! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:11 - Creative Freedom 0:41 - Brain 1:05 - Personalization 1:31 - History 1:53 - Slow down
The Musical Notes Introductory Video!
Просмотров 3023 месяца назад
Are you interested in music composition, engraving, notation, or software? Do you use MuseScore, Finale, Sibelius, Dorico, or any other music notation software? Are you a performer, educator, or composer? If so, the Musical Notes is the channel for you! We cover a wide variety of topics, from comparing various notation software (like Finale, Sibelius, Dorico, and MuseScore), to various issues t...
Music Publishers PREVENT the use of MuseScore 4!!!
Просмотров 3,2 тыс.3 месяца назад
Have you submitted a composition to a music publisher, but faced roadblocks because of MuseScore 4? Finale, Sibelius, Dorico, and MusicXML are preferred formats! Hal Leonard, Alfred, and more publishers accidentally or intentionally filter out which programs can be used in music publishing, and it is a HUGE issue! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:20 - Why is it not allowed? 2:08 - What would MuseScore ...
Why people ARE NOT using MuseScore 4
Просмотров 9 тыс.3 месяца назад
MuseScore 4 is extremely popular among younger composers, teachers, and musicians alike. However, this music notation software is not universally used in the professional music composition world. Why is that? Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:22 - Community Perception 0:54 - Previous Updates 1:18 - Publishers 1:54 - Established Programs 2:28 - Equal Program 2:50 - What Can MuseScore 4 do to fix this? 3:...
Is MuseScore 4 the future of Music?
Просмотров 1 тыс.4 месяца назад
Will MuseScore be the future of Music, especially Music Education? We will figure out what is holding MuseScore 4 back from being widely used, and what MuseScore should do to become the Future! 0:00 Intro 0:29 Why MuseScore 4 is the Future of Music Education 2:46 Why is it not widely adopted 4:02 How must MuseScore Change? www.makemusic.com/pricing/ museclass.com/ Have a wonderful, musical day!
Why Music Software Monopoly Hurts Everyone
Просмотров 4474 месяца назад
Why Music Software Monopoly Hurts Everyone
Why does MUSIC look bad in DORICO 5?
Просмотров 3754 месяца назад
Why does MUSIC look bad in DORICO 5?
Notation software will FAIL due to Poor Development
Просмотров 7365 месяцев назад
Notation software will FAIL due to Poor Development
Is Finale v27 or Sibelius Ultimate BETTER?
Просмотров 5015 месяцев назад
Is Finale v27 or Sibelius Ultimate BETTER?
Why notation software is SO INTIMIDATING?
Просмотров 4895 месяцев назад
Why notation software is SO INTIMIDATING?
Watch this BEFORE purchasing Dorico 5!
Просмотров 2,4 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Watch this BEFORE purchasing Dorico 5!
MUSESCORE vs. DORICO - A Detailed Comparison
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MUSESCORE vs. DORICO - A Detailed Comparison
Is MuseScore BETTER than Professional Software?
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Is MuseScore BETTER than Professional Software?
Is Lilypond or MuseScore the BETTER notation program?
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Is Lilypond or MuseScore the BETTER notation program?
BATTLE of music notation software - which one is BEST?
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BATTLE of music notation software - which one is BEST?
Is playback WORTHLESS in notation software?
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Is playback WORTHLESS in notation software?
Gatekeeping and Notation: Why MuseScore 4 isn't Professional
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Gatekeeping and Notation: Why MuseScore 4 isn't Professional
FINALE will DIE by 2030. What will REPLACE IT?
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FINALE will DIE by 2030. What will REPLACE IT?
The Voice is so annoying
Please think about not English native and speak more clearly.Its a pain ,compared to others RUclipsrs, to listen your voice … to fast too. Best regards and sorry for the bad feedback.
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Video sounds like it's being narrated by a tiny mouse, thank you!
Thank you for starting this channel! i look forward to following you.
Can you please do something about the recorded sound? Volume needs to be increased to hear properly.
Thank you for the feedback!
It's a great piece of software. I just wish they would create a version of it for iPadOS.
🎶 Hello Musical Friends! 🎶 🎼 MuseScore has made waves in these past few years. Despite that, not every professional utilizes MuseScore. 🎵 Do you think that more professional musicians should use MuseScore? 🎵 Why or why not? 🎶 Have a wonderful, musical day! 🎶
Dorico will become the industry standard. Musescore, as fas as I’m aware, doesn’t have real-time midi keyboard recording like Sibelius, Dorico and Finale had. That limits its appeal too.
MuseScore has RT Keyboard Input. Have you been paying attention to the updates there. 4.4 just launched and fixed this. Lol.
@@iTrensharo real-time input but not real-time recording.
Oh, I'm old enough to remember how the sun went dark, the seas dried up, entire peoples were exterminated, when HB Music Engraver went belly up. My publisher called one day and asked for some revisions to a couple of pieces I'd done with HB Music Engraver. I told him, that the program no longer exists and I don't have a computer anymore that will run it. He replied. "Ok". I imagine similar conversations took place, for example at Henle Verlag, when Leland Smith died, which effectively also killed his SCORE program, which was the real "industry leader" until it's demise in 2013. Well, having learned from those two world wide calamities, I've got a 2015 MacBook Air with Finale installed. It runs like a charm. Just as well as my 2012 data/multimedia MacMini Server. Finale's v.25 runs more stably on that Air than it does on either of my M2 MacBook Airs, which, as in the old Finale days, tends to want to crash every 10 key strokes or 3 input pages, whichever is more painful. But just because Finale has worked out with another company how (and how much) to pull just one last time, money from my wallet, doesn't mean I'm going to blindly sheeple along and give them my CC number. I might just pull an Alain Delon and when I die, demand that my 2015 MacBook Air together with Finale be buried with me when I die at age 107 in 2057. Of course, being that those old Intel machines seem indestructible, I have no idea how they'll put it to sleep forever before chucking it into the casket with me. It still wakes up to this day sponanteously and performs an automated backup to my server.
Every pro scoring app shares one thing: They're all caught up in a battle to have the most features adjacent to music scoring, e.g., the best audio play back. I wish one of them would focus _all_ its devs on the core scoring tasks: a) Making the input of all the common kinds music (classical/pop/jazz) as intuitive & gestural as possible, and b) making appearance and layout (for both scores _and_ lead sheets, etc.) as customizable as humanly possible. I personally find chord symbols to be a weak spot for most of these programs; I've often struggled to easily get complex chords to look right for my needs & for my target players.
About time!
I thought Sibelius wasn't being updated anymore?
From what I could find, Sibelius has very tiny updates every once in a while. These are mainly to keep up with operating systems, with the potential to add 1-2 quality of life updates. Here's a link to what I could find to some updates Sibelius has had recently: resources.avid.com/SupportFiles/Sibelius/2024.6/Whats_New_in_Sibelius.pdf It really isn't too much, but it's enough to keep Sibelius functionable in future operating systems!
Are you thinking of the recent news that Finale is done?
Sob. 😢
I used to use Personal Composer before they discontinued. I refused to use any other program after that, so I decided to build my own as a hobby at first. And wow, I can see why these things happen...this is a very complex software to build. But I am no longer building this as a hobby, and I am much more focused. If you build it right, you can future proof to a degree. But it is still hard unless you have a very disciplined engineering team.
What about Notion if you are a Studio One user? How good is it?
I'm not too familiar with Notion. However, those programs should work well together from what I quickly saw!
I used Sibelius for mny years but things chnged aat AVID. Costs went up, updates became rare and buggy. I don't know if things have improved at AVID because I switched to Dorico at the point. The first version of Dorico was grim and I stuck with Sibelius at that point. The later versions of Dorico were wat better. I now use Dorico 5 pro and couldn't be happier.
Musescore is amazing as well. It's also free
Facts :)
Dorico is putting all other to shame
Musescore just released 4.4 and it's an amazing update. I'd encourage anyone who's looking for a music notation software to give Musescore a try, as it's completely free, and getting very good updates. I used Sibelius for about 10 years, and then switched to Musescore around 4.1. While I still have Sibelius installed and licensed, any new score I write these days I do on Musescore. I gave Dorico a try and it's also really good. I just didn't end up buying it cause I already had Sibelius and I saw what Musescore was working on before 4.0. But the short time I had with it gave me a very good impression. And if I were going to buy a notation software for iPad, Dorico would be my first choice.
Dorico is just wonderful, and is the future of music notation in my opinion.
I agree! As someone who switched to Dorico from Finale about 1.5 years ago, once I got used to how Dorico worked, I liked the flow much better. Of course, it did take a while to get used to Dorico. Wishing all current Finale users the best of luck at this time!
Hi there! Could I ask you, how different is Dorico to Finale?
I personally think they are relatively different. The workflow in Dorico has a different approach than Finale. However, it just resonated with me better after working within the program for a while. To me, one of the bigger differences was the separation of write mode and engrave mode in Dorico. Inputting notes and making the score look great were in two different settings in Dorico. Once I got used to the different areas, I was able to separate the tasks associated with each area better. Hope this helps!
I looked on the Dorico site and there is no mention of an introductory price for Finale users… it’s $289.99 for Dorico Pro5. Not 149
🎶Hello Musical Friends! 🎶 Now that Finale is over, what are you going to do? While I used Finale during my University studies, I switched to Dorico about a year and a half ago, and haven't looked back. However, I'm still keeping Finale on all my computers. You never know when you'll need it. Comment below what you are going to do! 🎵Have a wonderful, musical day!🎵
Finale, turns out, was not the best lol
I'm so upset
I'm gonna hold onto my college laptop then! JUST reauthorized it on there since it works so much better on Windows 10 rather than my Mac. Makes sense if the coding is really so clunky. I lucked out, I got Finale for $100 through my college when I was in school in a jazz comp course. I was reassigning my authorizations recently through the their website, crossing my fingers that they would still honor them. Had to change my email, even, since I no longer have access to my .edu one. Makes sense that they did though if the parent company is abandoning Finale entirely. Sad. I have many fond memories trading and editing charts with my fellow jazz colleagues. But I look forward to what the future holds with the economics of programing in transcription software. To this day I really enjoy working in Finale, I've used Finale software for 20+ years to varying degrees of engagement as I've grown as a musician. It's definetely NOT a perfect program. There's very much a learning curve for new users and my colleagues and I often joked about how clunky the program was. The menu searching isn't nearly as bad as what I've seen from Sibelius, but I look forward to exploring programs with more streamlined means to obtain options available to the composer or arranger. This video was informative. The AI voice threw me off, I swore you were going to start shilling a new particular program. But I found everything said therein to be accurate with what's going on with transcription software. You made me want to go back to college for a second, LOL! I'll give you a sub, thanks for making content ACTUALLY relevant to my interest!
This video is prophetic. Thanks.
it's honestly impressive that you predicted Finale will die so close to the actual time it died. it's only the prediction date that was wrong 😅
Well, it looks like the end of Finale came sooner than expected.
Aug. 2024. R.I.P.
@@SirWhiteRabbit-gr5so Technically it’ll be August of next year (2025), so not yet but soon.
It Just died. You missed it by more than 5 years.
I did see the news yesterday! Certainly saw the writing on the wall, just not this quickly!
Since yesterday the ship has sailed towards Dorico. FYI - several videos by Steinberg to help with the transition from Finale to Dorico: ruclips.net/p/PLoyaeouPUsds4tcAcLTR1lrrvloMkGPo_
The sound of the commentator is terrible!
Planning on creating a new video with better audio ASAP!
Dorico, apparently.
They beat you to it! Aug 26, 2024: Finale is dead. Now the replacement question isn't just theoretical. It's real.
They really did! Wishing all Finale Users as smooth of a transition as possible to a software of their choice.
You’re a little late my friend.
I really am 😂
I can tell you now, for sure, FINALE is NOT the Best Software. They're done as of 4 hours ago, with limited support moving forward.
I heard and that is CRAZY! I for sure didn't think that Finale being done would happen like this. Wishing the best for all current Finale users!
Well after today 🥲
It's a crazy time for sure! RIP Finale. It provided me with a good start in music notation and composition.
Well, looks like today we don’t have a choice but to switch to Dorico.
Wishing all Finale Users the best today as they begin their Dorico Journey! For sure did not have that on my 2024 bingo card!
Hating this after 15+ years of using Finale's Speedy Entry Tool. Other software seems slow, not intuitive.
INB4 this video explodes
Great video!! Also, did you hear that this morning (8/26/24), Finale just announced that they're ending support for the program.
I did! It is a crazy time for all of us in the music scene. Wishing all Finale users the best in the future!
...2025!
I guess I had a feeling... but I SURE did not predict it happening so soon!
Thanks for sharing this. I just bought a keyboard to help with music theory. However, I think singing is better for me. I have a long way to go. I have doubts. Keep up with your passion. 🎶
You fail on providing a single example, though. Like, if it is THAT limiting, why can't you cite one example of that limitation?
Apologies for not mentioning any examples in the video! I am getting better at providing examples throughout my video making process. I find MuseScore to be quite good! However, I definitely notice some MuseScore is slower than my primary notation software. To me, the workflow is a bit clunky, partly due to the lag. Additionally, some engraving aspects can be difficult to add in my opinion. (Triplets and proper spacing were really hard for me for some reason to look perfect. That could be due to a lack of practice!) However, if others don’t find it limiting, I think that’s amazing. MuseScore is quite a solid program. Hopefully more professional musicians support others when using MuseScore and MuseScore becomes a universally accepted professional software!
I use MuseScore 3, because it has been downloadable - not for composing but to display a digital copy of the score.
I used Musescore for years but quit and ended up paying for Finale for one very simple reason: Musescore MIDI playback SUCKS. It sucks, and the devs have caught the pompous "this software is primarily for notation" mind virus that floats around on forums. No. MIDI playback is very important to a huge number of people, it's just that simple. I found learning Finale very frustrating (personally), but once I did, I discovered that it is also LIGHT YEARS ahead of Musescore in terms of MIDI input with its speedy entry tool, and frankly countless other features. It's only bad when you don't know how to use it. If and when Musescore get serious about MIDI, both input and playback, then they might be able to overtake Finale. But at the moment, it's feels like the free software that it is.
you need a better microphone
Working on it! Thank you for the feedback.
I don't think musescore particularly needs to care so much about its reputation. Provided that the core open-source project remains pure intentioned of course. We must be vigilantly weary of embrace extend extinguish tactics that muse group might use however and we must defend that at all costs. That said there's little we can do if muse group decide to be predatory. The funding is coming from them and without it any well-intentioned forks will quickly fall behind. It sucks but it remains the reality of open source projects. Ultimately we place Our Faith in the Lord and Saviour our one and only Benevolent Dictator for Life. For better or for worse, despite architectural efforts in software licenses to minimise the risks, ultimately we are still placing our trust in one individual or organisation to do the right thing. So far I believe that muse group are doing the right thing. I find the lack of documentation for the interface between musescore and muse sounds to be a little insulting but I chalk that more up to a move fast and break things mentality rather than maliciously trying to cram proprietary code in an open source application.
This is such a weird complaint. Why do you expect everything to just be ready made for you? It's not intended to be a publishing house.
Not trying to complain! Just trying to open conversations and shed some light as to why MuseScore might not be used as frequently as some might hope it would be. (I definitely don't expect music to be ready made for me on MuseScore, but many of my peers do.)
I think it could do with a full upvote/downvote system. They could also just seperate the brand.
Another reason? MuseScore 4 sucks, a mere shadow of 3.6.
@@amj.composer that is such a silly and baseless thing to say
did they remove the Quit Sibelius button
@@DissonantSynth I work as a professional composer, arranger amd copyist so I think I know what I'm talking about. MS4 is buggy and laggy and has horrible backwards compatibility. The hyped features were implemented terribly. MS3.6 was snappy and just got the job done. Looks like you have no idea about MuseScore at all or are probably just a hoobyist😊
@@RoamingAdhocratNo that would be catastrophic
@@DissonantSynthYour comment is far sillier and baseless. Do you even use MuseScore? Doesn't sound like it
One problem I've noticed is that people upload scores without completing them, and also without specifying the instrument(s) they're intended for. I recently checked out a score for a jazz standard. It turned out to be the second trumpet part of a big band arrangement for what I assume was a high school marching band...nothing at all useful to me. And I've also previewed scores that were not in the correct meter, or used dotted note values where they should have used tied notes to make the timing clearer. As you said, Musescore can be used correctly to notate some amazing professional scores, but you can also produce crap. It makes finding good scores more of a challenge, but then again, I often download a free piece of crap that I need to just get an overview of a piece to create my own arrangement, rather than paying the fee for something of better quality that I'm going to change anyway. My solution to the problem you highlighted would be simply for Musescore.com to alert potential users that the problem exists. And that as professional composers, arrangers, etc. the program is a solidly capable way to create their scores for all but the most wildly experimental music.