Make It Stick: Mastering Percussion in Finale

Join percussion experts Joe Bergamini, Tim Buell, and Tony Succar as they share their top tips and tricks for writing percussion in Finale. See how they start a piece from scratch, create custom maps, change noteheads, use shortcuts, and more! Learn how to make Finale work for you from the pros who use it every day.

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Intro - 00:00
Starting from Scratch - 6:24
Getting Started with Drum Notation - 11:24
Stems Up vs. Stems Down - 13:01
Making Templates - 15:25
Preset Audio Loops - 16:46
Tim's Macro Device - 19:05
Rhythms with Slash Notation - 23:50
Audio Playback - 30:00
Setup Wizard - 31:57
Tumbao & Timbales - 36:00
Finale vs. Mac - 38:54
Entering Notation & Stream Deck - 39:15
Tumbao Revisited - 44:46
Tony's Chart - 47:10
The Essence Of Afro-Cuban Percussion - 49:50
Ghost Notes - 52:43
Open vs. Closed Hi Hat - 54:26
Final Thoughts - 56:04