On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:03:59 -0400, you wrote: >John Howell wrote: >> At 9:43 PM -0400 8/1/07, Horace Brock wrote: >>> I was privileged this week to participate in what is planned as the >>> first in a series of regional Finale workshops, run by MakeMusic. >>> >>> Topics included: >>> >>> Working with real-time input (Hyperscribe, etc.) >>> Understanding Percussion Mapping (worth the price by itself) >>> Creating A Choral Score >>> Creating Large Ensemble Scores >>> Playback-Garritan and SmartMusic sounds >> >> While I can certainly see the value of such an intensive workshop, and >> applaud MM for getting out among its customers, one question occurs to >> me. Should not all those functions be taken care of, easily if not >> automatically, by the program and its existing reference materials? >> >> John >> >> > >I know of several powerful products which offer such workshops, though, >as a means of helping the end-user get into the deeper aspects more >easily and quickly. But the other products I know of charge money for >these things, even though they are essentially "Here, let me show you >what our tech writers couldn't figure out how to explain properly. Oh >yeah, be sure to pay me for this, too." sessions which, as you indicate, >shouldn't be necessary. > >A question for Horace -- was there a charge for that workshop? How much >was it?
Yes, there was a charge. $125.00, to be exact. Aside from the excellent tutelage, they provided for each participant a Finale flash drive containing all the workshop materials (hooray!) But I really did enjoy the session, and the two Toms (Carruth and Johnson) are very nice guys and very knowledgeable of Finale, as one would hope. Horace _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
