Finale Forum

miker wrote:I would create the files separately. Use full duration for the first measures; just fill them with rests. After you have merged the scores, change the pickup measures.

This is what I'm doing, as it seems to be the consensus.

You don't necessarily need to merge when all is said and done, if you're willing to have each movement start on a separate page. I'm willing to have each movement start on a separate page in the score, but not the parts. Some of the parts probably won't need a full page for each movement, which mea...

I'm working on a three-movement suite for concert band in Finale 25 (Windows). The second movement starts with a pickup. The third movement has a slightly different instrumentation from the first two: In the first two movements, the two oboe parts share a staff. In the third movement, the second obo...