MMEA 2025 – A Finale Refugee’s Guide To Moving On – Hand Out

January 26, 2025

Finale Announcements

• https://www.scoringnotes.com/news/makemusic-ends-development-and-availability-of-finale
• https://www.finalemusic.com/blog/end-of-finale-new-journey-dorico-letter-from-president

MusicXML

• https://www.musicxml.com

Exporting MusicXML from Finale

• https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/25868952458519-Exporting-MusicXML-Files-from-Finale

Sibelius

• https://www.avid.com/sibelius/comparison

Musescore

• https://musescore.org/en

Dorico

• https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/compare-editions/

Dorico Resources

• https://blog.dorico.com/resources/
• https://www.finalemusic.com/blog/from-finale-to-dorico-a-migration-guide/
• Dorico Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1725110804433331

Steam Deck Profile For Shortcuts:

• https://www.notationcentral.com/product/notation-express-stream-deck-profile-for-dorico/

Google Drive Link With Sample Files:

• https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QaO8NOX7RJg8ITBguaPNTSW-zj_J7XdE?usp=sharin