Finale: Drum Notation

Do you end up using slashes almost exclusively to save time creating your drums parts in Finale? Notating drums is simple once a few techniques are learned and a few tweaks made to the default drum set layout. In this class we will learn how to create four different types of drum notation: rhythmic notation, slashes, kicks over time and drum set notation to the Berklee standard. We will discuss:

•   Creating your own custom drum set layouts
•   The staff tool
•   Layers
•   Articulations
•   Shortcuts