Shelley Huston, MusiCopyist

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will make your musical composition look as good as it sounds by using Finale notation software on a Macintosh computer.

Do you have problems reading the hymn prelude you arranged Saturday night, wishing you had better penmanship?

Does your choir ask which words go with which notes? Do they sing pitches or rhythms you don't recall writing?

Does your group sound like it is improvising rather than playing the music you tried so hard to make legible?

Have you written a piano quintet and wish you could have performance parts without copying them by hand?

Are you working on a dissertation and can't find enough time to do your narrative, let alone the musical examples?

Would you like to create exams incorporating music with text without the usual cutting and pasting -- and immune to student snooping?

Do you have access to Finale but prefer composing to reading manuals about how to print an SATB arrangement of your hymn?

Does your publisher return your proofs full of errors or, perhaps, ask you to submit your music on a disk? Do you suspect that no publisher will even look at your handwritten music?

MusiCopyist will tackle all these computer music tasks for you - from printing lead sheets to generating the full score and parts of your latest symphony! If you prefer, MusiCopyist will help you learn to use your own copy of Finale.

If you would like to see how crisp and professional your composition or arrangement can look, just fax a few measures for a free sample - (412) 932-3248. Or email me for the snail mail address. Be sure to include your snail mail and email addresses.

For choral music you can photocopy, email Masterworks Press for a catalog and a sample. I am one of their copyists.

Finale links:

Finale is music notation software created by Coda Music Technology
There is a very helpful Finale mailing list which has no official connection to Coda. Email me for information on how to subscribe.
The Finale Forum is another Finale website. It seems geared toward more amateur users of Finale.

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Macintosh Consultant

Do you know someone who:

Has a Macintosh Performa that freezes and crashes frequently but has no idea what to do about it?

Has a computer collecting dust rather than becoming an indispensible tool?

Thinks the manuals that came with the system seem to be written in a foreign language that only looks like English?

Bought a Macintosh/Performa computer only to learn that nobody can help them with it?

Wants to get their Mac online but doesn't know where to start?

Has thought about taking a computer class somewhere but can't fit classes into their schedule?

Hates the thought of looking stupid in front of a bunch of other people who surely know far more about computers than they do?

Then, consider this: In-your-home personal computer assistance is available on a flexible scheduling basis at reasonable rates. Area served is northwestern Pennsylvania, northeastern Ohio. Email me for more information.

Macintosh links:

There are many helpful Macintosh websites with news, software, troubleshooting tips and links to other sites. For more information, click.

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Choir Director

I'm Lutheran (ELCA) but currently directing Christ Church Choristers (kids) and singing with the adult choir at Christ Episcopal Church, Meadville, PA.
For links to the ELCA, ECUSA and other church and church music resources, Church Links or Music Links

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