Klarinet Archive - Posting 000068.txt from 2009/10

From: William Foss <billfoss47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] music writing program
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:44:02 -0400

Try Finale Notepad. I believe it is still free. Also, Finale Reader
(which is free) will read ANY file produced by any version of Finale.

Bill Foss
U.S. Army Retired
USC Aiken, Woodwind Professor
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep

On Oct 5, 2009, at 4:40 PM, Fred Jacobowitz wrote:

> Here's one for the list:
>
> Can anyone recommend an inexpensive (possibly freeware?) music
> notation program? I have Finale, but
> it is an older version which won't run on my Mac OSX. I'm really
> p***ed off, but I don't use it enough to warrant paying hundreds of
> dollars for the latest Finale upgrade, which has way too many
> features I'll never use. Basically all I'm doing is lead sheets and
> basic arrangements. Not even using MIDI!
>
> So the multi-part question is: 1. can anyone recommend a simple mac-
> compatible program?
> 2. It would be a plus if it could read my old Finale files. Can any
> non-Finale programs read Finale files?
>
> Thanx all.
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
> CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
>
> You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
> ~Doug Floyd
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