Dawnys_flug
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I am in year 12 doing Alevel Music and as you may know composing is quite a large part of the sylabus. Our school bought Sibelius 2 notation software a couple of years ago for all A level and GCSE students to use.
I find it quite difficult to use but because of this i have tried to stay clear of it as much as possible (not such a good idea when you have to do 2 compositions!!). So my first question is does it get any easier over time??
The second thing is with me going on to do A2 next year, i would like to have a good notation software at home to use and so i'm looking around. Of course there is Sibelius 2 and the new 3 (no way i can afford that though!!) which from what i can see is around the £300 with the education discount thingy. My composition teacher uses finale 2004 and he says it is great and just as good as sibelius but it's a bout £200 with education discount.
Does anyone know how finale 2004 compares to sibelius? Would i be worse off for choosing finale over sibelius just because it's cheaper? Are there any major differences between them?
Also if anyone else uses any other notation software please could you give your input on that! I'm not limited to just finale or sibelius and i know there are other very good packages out there- i just haven't really come across them!!
Thanks all!!
Dawn x x
I find it quite difficult to use but because of this i have tried to stay clear of it as much as possible (not such a good idea when you have to do 2 compositions!!). So my first question is does it get any easier over time??
The second thing is with me going on to do A2 next year, i would like to have a good notation software at home to use and so i'm looking around. Of course there is Sibelius 2 and the new 3 (no way i can afford that though!!) which from what i can see is around the £300 with the education discount thingy. My composition teacher uses finale 2004 and he says it is great and just as good as sibelius but it's a bout £200 with education discount.
Does anyone know how finale 2004 compares to sibelius? Would i be worse off for choosing finale over sibelius just because it's cheaper? Are there any major differences between them?
Also if anyone else uses any other notation software please could you give your input on that! I'm not limited to just finale or sibelius and i know there are other very good packages out there- i just haven't really come across them!!
Thanks all!!
Dawn x x