Mercy! Finale notation software can be a very uncooperative partner to work with. I nearly lost my mind this weekend when I found out that my parts were all formatted too small after a good 3 days of work on them. I had to call in backup to make my deadline. With the help of my friends and my very patient fiancee, I was able to finish redoing the parts in eight hours. No small task. I think all is well now. I hope. I guess I will find out at the first rehearsal. It always amazes me how much work it takes to just notate the piece after I finished writing it. I still need to do a final revision for the score. I guess that can wait a little bit.
After so many mishaps with Finale, I am strongly considering switching to their competitor, Sibelius. My teacher, Carter Pann, uses Sibelius, and works with it at blazing speeds. I have to weigh my options, considering I would have to relearn how to notate with computer software.
Anyway, another huge step done, now I must approach this piece as a conductor.
