I need to buy this for my composition class, but I don’t want to spend more than I have to, so is there any reason I should buy at one place or another?
Also, I can get the educational (student) version for a pretty good discount, but I don’t know whether I’ll be satisfied with that version or if I really need the professional version.
I don’t use Sib (prefer Finale) but can’t you also get a student discount on the full version, Sherry, as an enrolled student? If not through your local bookstore, at one of the online educational superstores or right from Sibelius?
If you haven’t done so already, make sure your school doesn’t already have comparable software available through the library or campus technology office. They might subscribe to something that can be accessed by faculty and students at no additional charge.