What I don't get is why some schools are using Sibelius, like pushing it
hard in arranging classes, yet at the same time using SmartMusic in
class......it is like they forget totally about Finale..........I'm
surprised that MakeMusic doesn't offer some sort of incentive program
for schools to buy SmartMusic and Finale at the same time for a
discount........
Lawrence David Eden wrote:
The boys from Sibelius ran a marketing demo for the General Music
teachers in the public schools. I teach Instrumental Music at 4
elementary schools and did not see the demo, but EVERY general music
teacher I run into can't stop talking bout how cool Sibelius is.
During my 30+ years of public school teaching, I have seen this kind
of thing before. Commodore used to dominate the educational
profession in my schools. They lost out to Apple, who in turn, lost
out to Dell. In each case, the newcomer was better at marketing and
more interested in cornering the market.
Now I am seeing Sibelius stick it to Finale. I have not used
Sibelius, nor do I intend to, but I am concerned to see MakeMusic take
a back seat to any other notation software. On this list, I hear
mostly complaints about Finale. Why is MakeMusic willing to take this
kind of beating? For my purposes, (small ensembles), Finale is just
fine and I have no complaints. It used to be that I could endorse
Finale without reservation. Now, I am not so sure. Is Sibelius as
good as it appears to be?
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