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09/05/2026

Part 2 of our Q&A: An iPad that won't behave like a desktop, an app that has gone quiet, VST vocal and instrumental plug-ins, large-print parts, a lifetime of files to organize, operating systems to keep current with — and how any of this becomes a living.

Q&A, part 2: Sibelius for iPad, StaffPad, Cantai, world instruments in Dorico, large-print parts, archiving scores, and building a career.

08/31/2026

The new Scoring Express Lead Sheets suites for Dorico and Sibelius turn one jazz chart into concert, B-flat, E-flat, and bass-clef parts, in four house styles. Also in version 2.0: Dynamics Express, a Scoring Express-exclusive Sibelius plug-in, updates across all five suites, and web documentation.

Scoring Express 2.0 adds the Lead Sheets suite for Dorico and Sibelius, the Dynamics Express plug-in, template updates, and more.

08/20/2026

Sibelius 2026.8 finally allows custom text on the continuation and end of a line, along with proper cross-staff ties, macOS Spotlight support, and a batch of fixes.

08/13/2026

Graphical MIDI Tools 2026.8 for Sibelius adds instrument track icons, triplet and tuplet grid snapping, and better handling of multiple open tracks. The Graphical Harp Tool now writes and plays back glissandos across an entire chord.

Graphical MIDI Tools 2026.8 adds track icons and tuplet grid snapping for Sibelius, and the Graphical Harp Tool now writes chord glissandos.

08/06/2026

Robert Patterson's Denigma Online converts Finale .musx files to MusicXML entirely in your browser, with no copy of Finale needed. Jason Loffredo walks through the options, the caveats, and how the results compare with Finale's own MusicXML export in Dorico and Sibelius.

Denigma Online converts Finale .musx files to MusicXML in your browser — no Finale required. A summary of the options, caveats, and results.

08/01/2026

Part one of our listener Q&A follows the mailbag into AI: scanning, audio transcription, proofreading, language-model bridges, and the “Gould test” — all leading to larger questions about expertise, judgment, and responsibility.

Part one of our listener Q&A is on AI: scanning, audio transcription, proofreading, language-model bridges, and the “Gould test”.

07/30/2026

The latest stop in our Overture series of first looks is a browser-based score editor with real-time collaboration and MusicXML support "for people who enjoy sheet music but find traditional tools intimidating."

ScoreTail is a browser-based music notation editor with real-time collaboration and MusicXML support, rendered with the open-source Verovio engine.

07/27/2026

PDF-BatchStitch 1.7.0 is now available from Notation Central. The update adds sequential page numbers with placement options, headers & footers, and a "Don't stitch" mode that processes every file in a folder separately.

PDF-BatchStitch 1.7.0 adds page numbers with placement options, headers & footers, and a mode that processes each file separately

07/23/2026

SheetCue, a music reader app, has you draw the measures, define the repeats and cuts, and it drives a timed, measure-by-measure practice flow from your own PDFs or photos. The idea also opens a bigger question: the vendor lock-in that traps annotated score libraries inside a single app.

SheetCue turns your PDF or photo scores into a timed, measure-by-measure practice flow — and reopens the question of vendor lock-in in score-reader apps.

07/22/2026

Today's the last day to send us your questions for the Scoring Notes podcast Q&A episode. We want to hear from you!

Have you ever listened to an episode of the Scoring Notes podcast and wished you could ask a question directly on the show? Now's your chance.