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No matter what your masterpiece looks like—from simple to advanced—if you can imagine it, Finale can help you create it.
Compose, edit, arrange, listen to, and print your music with stunning, professional-quality results. Powerful tools, robust productivity features and incredible speed make Finale the ultimate composing and score-writing tool.
- Get up and running quickly
With a score Setup Wizard, QuickStart Video tutorials, and intuitive note entry, you'll be making music in minutes.
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Linked Parts for maximum productivity
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Mac momentum
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Finale 2008 runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs as well as Windows computers. Finale is the first notation software to take full advantage of today's most powerful computing platforms.
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Enter music your preferred way
Play notes in via a MIDI keyboard, brass or woodwind instrument, or import MIDI files. Use Simple Note Entry or SmartScore® Lite Scanning.
Everything in Finale is built to support your creative process. More options and an intuitive interface give you complete creative control of your music.
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Take your music to new places
Explore more musical possibilities with powerful features like Band-in-a-Box® Auto Harmonizing, Row-Loff® Marching Percussion, and new Latin Percussion.
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Unite music and video
Composing for video or film? Finale 2008 streamlines the technology so you can focus on the art.
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Share your music
Create great-sounding .MP3/.WAV/.AIFF files to burn to disk. Or share working Finale files with the free, downloadable Finale NotePad®.
Always evolving, Finale continues to innovate exciting features to help bring your music to life. Preferred by composers, engravers, educators, and students, Finale sets the standard for music notation software
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Garritan Personal Orchestra® sounds - more than 100 included
- Your music sounds better with Human Playback®
Listen to your music played back with the nuance of live performers.
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Create SmartMusic® Accompaniments
Educators can turn Finale files into assignments for the popular SmartMusic practice system in minutes.
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Unlock the possibilities for composition students
Finale integrates key sequencer features with the groundbreaking Studio View™.
Qualifying for Finale Academic/Theological
This product is intended exclusively for the use of qualified faculty,
college students, music ministers and music ministry representatives.
Only qualified buyers may purchase this product. Purchase by or
transfer to others is prohibited. Mandated qualifications may change
from time to time.
If you are a: You must be: And must provide:
College or University
Fully accredited and nonprofit, with degree-granting programs.
An institutional purchase order or institutional check.
Pre-College School (K-12 in the US)
Fully accredited and nonprofit. An institutional purchase order or institutional check.
Faculty Member Currently teaching at a college, university, or
pre-college school as defined above. If outside of the US or Canada,
you must be employed full time. A photocopy of a current dated photo
ID issued by the school that employs you or another photo ID and a
letter verifying current employment on original school letterhead from
the school's administration.
College Student Currently enrolled in a degree program at a college or
university as defined above. If outside of the US or Canada, you must
be enrolled full time. A photocopy of a current dated photo ID issued
by the school you attend or another photo ID and a current fee
statement.
Religious Institution, Music Minister or Music Ministry
Representative Nonprofit with a separate house of worship or currently
employed by a religious institution.
Proof of nonprofit status and
tax-exempt number and a letter on official letterhead defining the
buyer as the religious institution's official representative.
Private Music Teacher A current member of the MTNA, MENC or other
professional music educator association.
Proof of your current membership: Association-issued membership card or letter of
acceptance.
U.S. Government: Schools abroad, or music groups in branches of the
military
An institutional purchase order or institutional check.
For exceptionally talented middle and senior high school music
students, and music therapists employed in fully accredited hospitals
or care facilities, exceptions to MakeMusic's qualification
requirements are granted by MakeMusic's Customer Support department on
a case-by-case basis. Letters of recommendations from their
teacher(s), plus a photocopy of a current dated school ID are required
for student candidates. Requests for music therapists must be on
institutional letterhead and be accompanied by a photocopy of
candidate's institutional ID or copy of the therapist's credentials.
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