Oh, a fellow iPhone user! Isn't it the coolest thing ever? Especially
browsing the internet.....oh, it is soo fun.
Ahem, sorry, I got side tracked.
Speaking from what I know of "bootlegs", it is rather easy to find both
Finale and Sibelius. In fact, I've seen Sibelius 5 out on the net
already. I haven't seen Finale 2008 out there yet.
Are the Ed Majors using Finale more for SmartMusic related things? Like
creating exercises, etudes, etc for use with SmartMusic? One of the GOOD
things about MakeMusic is that it has all of its products available on
Mac or PC. Sibelius has some really nice educational programs, but they
are Windows only. Major mistake I think.
Carolyn wrote:
I teach at Cal State Long Beach, in a department that's 40-50% music
ed majors. They get some Sibelius instruction early on. Even still,
almost half the ed majors use Finale. A majority of the other music
students use Finale and about 30 of 35 comp majors. We never require
them to choose one or the other.
What they all come to realize is that both programs take work to learn
and they tend to make their choices based on what their friends use,
as they'll be their sources for help. Of course some choose by which
ever one they can find in bootleg. Only a small handful ask about the
learning curve. Money and friends with knowledge seem much more
important.
I teach the advanced Finale class and find that not just the composers
are interested. I usually get one or two Sibelius users as well. Less
than half return to Sibelius after the class.
Beginning next spring, all majors will be required to take a basic
tech class so they can negotiate a simple recording and a basic score.
We'll gladly offer PC and Mac versions for both Finale and Sibelius.
I'll be interested to see the enrollment numbers in the various sections.
-Carolyn
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