 The Clarinet BBoard
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Author: SaRaH18
Date: 2003-06-26 17:28
Recently, there has been a new interest in this area on the Bboards..
I have tried using the Sibelius and Music Write notation software, but I didn't really like both versions of it ..
I didn't like both because it is difficult for me to use .. and it takes a long time to figure out how to use the softare throughly ..
Is there an easier notation softare I can use?
Basically, I use notation software to transpose my A Clarinet parts to Bb Clarinet.
Sarah M.
thegreatestmusician@hotmail.com
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Author: beejay
Date: 2003-06-26 17:36
Yes there is a much easier (and cheaper) piece of software called Noteworthy. You can download it from the Internet and try it out.
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Author: hans
Date: 2003-06-26 17:49
I use a version of Desktop Sheetmusic, which was not too difficult to learn. Most pieces take 15 minutes to enter and transpose with a few clicks of the mouse. The program will play it back so that you can listen for mistakes.
You should be able to find it here:
http://www.iddincusa.com/idd/StoreModules/ProductsList.aspx?DepartmentID=32
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Author: krawfish3x
Date: 2003-06-26 18:05
you could also use Finale Notepad or Allegro. im not sure if you can print in allegro but you can try. search google for "finale notepad" and see what comes up. its made by coda.
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Author: JamesE
Date: 2003-06-26 18:40
Finale NotePad has a new version, 2003, at least for the Mac. It does virtually all notations and transpositions and also prints. Best part is that it is free for the downloading.
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Author: williamainsworth
Date: 2003-06-26 18:46
a site you might like to check out is www.mozart.co.uk You can download a trial version. This is the one I use all the time and it does just about anything you would want. There is a bulletin board associated with it too.
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Author: allencole
Date: 2003-06-27 05:09
I would second the endorsement for Noteworthy, actually known as Noteworthy Composer. However, Sibelius 2 would take care of those transpositions much faster--either by more efficient data entry or by scanning the music in using PhotoScore.
Allen Cole
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Author: beejay
Date: 2003-06-27 10:10
I should add that Noteworthy Composer, unlike Sibelius and most of the other notation programs I have tried, does not present you with a template in which you fill in notes and other details. It instead gives you with a blank screen on which you write, scrolling across. Only after you have finished your work do you format it according to the page layout you desire. You can change the point size of the notes, the distance between staves both above and below, and the spacing between the notes on the last line, so that you can exactly fill a sheet of paper.
You can see how other people use the program by looking at something called the "Noteworthy Scriptorium," which is on the Internet and which contains a very large collection of original works and transcriptions. There is a free reader as well.
I managed to teach my clarinet teacher, who knew absolutely nothing about computers, how to use Noteworthy in about two weeks. Six months later, he is using it to produce very professional-looking full orchestra scores. I use it mostly to turn scores for two clarinets into scores for clarinet and basset horn, using the transpose command.
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Author: CJB
Date: 2003-06-27 12:23
I can recommend Mozart as a low budget alternative. I like the way that nearly everything can be entered from the PC keyboard - you hardly need a mouse at all. The level of support is incredible. One warning it was written in the UK and therefore uses UK terms for note lengths in the documentation - a bonus for those of us who need to think when 16ths are referred to!
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-06-27 12:32
The free Finale Notepad has two major drawbacks. You cannot change key signatures in the middle of a piece and you cannot change time signatures in the middle of piece. If you want a Finale product, at least spring for Finale PrintMusic! as it has a pretty good range of features including changing key signatures and time signatures.
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Author: Micaela
Date: 2003-06-28 02:05
Another vote for Noteworthy- easy and cheap. I'm considering getting Finale for college because Noteworthy does have its limitations, but for transposing stuff it does everything you could need.
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-06-28 18:36
Micaela, et al, can you scan sheet music (import) into Noteworthy for transposition or must you fill it all in by hand? (Lazy I am)
Bob A
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Author: beejay
Date: 2003-06-28 19:57
Bob A
If you can scan something into midi, you can then convert that into noteworthy composer. I've never had any luck with scanning software. For me, it is easier just to enter the stuff by hand. I find it is no harder than entering text in a word processing program.
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