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  • #88690
    shari-faber
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    I am interested in writing or arranging some music myself.

    #88691
    unknown-user
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    I used PrintMusic in my college music theory classes, and liked it very much. It is sort of a “baby” version of Finale, and since it didn’t have as many features as Finale, it was a lot less expensive. (although it looks like the price has gone up). It was also NOT overwhelming to learn how to do what I needed to do.

    http://www.finalemusic.com/store/productoverview.aspx

    There is also a product that Finale makes called NotePad, which is free. (Free is good). You might want to try that out first, to see if it will meet your needs.

    Shannon

    #88692
    unknown-user
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    Oops, I needed to add — I am a beginner on harp, and don’t know

    #88693
    tony-morosco
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    I use Allegro, which is a mid version of Finale between the full Finale and Print Music. Sylvia Woods sells special font sets of Harp notation for the Finale series that are very useful.

    If you are not experienced with music theory and arranging / composition techniques then I recommend the following books:

    Music Theory and Arranging Techniques for the Folk Harp by Sylvia Woods

    The Complete Idiots Guide to Music Theory by Michael Miller

    The Complete Idiots Guide to Music Composition by Michael Miller

    Edly’s Music Theory for Practical People by Ed Roseman

    Composing Music, A New Approach by William Russo

    How to Play from a Fake Book by Blake Neely

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