OPINION
Classical Music in the Age of #MeToo
In recent years, the issue of sexual harassment has sent shockwaves reaching from the film industry to national governments – and the world of classical music has not been immune from revelations. Earlier this year, the Washington Post published the results of its...
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The Art of Practice – How to Hone Your Skills as an Amateur Ensemble
Playing as part of an amateur ensemble can be a fantastically rewarding experience
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Dorico Q&A – With Our Head of the Scoring Team, Ben Timms
Continuing our new Q&A series, we spoke to Ben Timms
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Dorico 2.2 released, with live MIDI recording, repeats, jazz articulations, and much more
We are delighted to announce the release of Dorico 2.2, possibly the largest and most significant update to the software yet, bringing a mix of long-awaited new capabilities and also a few unique surprises. If you have Dorico Pro 2 or Dorico Elements 2 and you can't...
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Dorico 2.1 update released, with swing playback, notehead editor, and much more
We are pleased to announce that the first update to Dorico 2 is now available, bringing many new improvements to your favourite music notation software, chief among them swing playback, but also including significant enhancements to the new divisi features, staff...
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Introducing Dorico Pro 2 and Dorico Elements 2
Today we are releasing two new products: a major update to Dorico, and a new entry-level version. Despite it being only three months since the Dorico 1.2.10 update at the end of February, the development teams in London and Hamburg have pulled out all the stops to...
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Dorico Showcase: Stephen Lias’s “Electric Blue Sand” for Sybarite5
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. If there is an epithet in this world I would...
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Dorico Showcase: Viet Cuong’s percussion quartet concerto Re(new)al
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. This weekend, American composer Viet Cuong will...
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Dorico Showcase: Benjamin Krause’s work for two pianos “Taxonomies of Pulse”
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. "I ended up needing to engrave about 30 pages of...
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Dorico 2.1.10 maintenance update released
Following on the heels of the release of Dorico 2.1 in August, we are pleased to announce the release of a minor maintenance update for Dorico 2, version 2.1.10, which adds no new features but improves the stability and performance of the...
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Dorico at Yamaha Summer Camp
In early July 2018, I was invited by Yamaha Canada to run a course at the Yamaha Music camp, in Whistler, British Columbia. The annual camp is for the top students in Canada to attend a series of music lessons over three days while staying in the beautiful region of...
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Getting Started with Note Input
As the International Product Specialist for Dorico, I am often running training sessions and encouraging people to try Dorico for themselves – but once you’ve downloaded the free 30-day trial, where do you start? I, therefore, created a simple, guided PDF...
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SOCIAL
Tip: Create Dynamics on Multiple Staves
In Dorico 2.2, it is possible to create dynamics on multiple staves at once. Simply make a selection in more than...
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In Dorico 2.2, type Return or double-click any item in Write mode, and the relevant popover will open, pre-filled with the existing...
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Classical Music in the Age of #MeToo
In recent years, the issue of sexual harassment has sent shockwaves reaching from the film industry to national governments – and the world of classical music has not been immune from revelations. Earlier this year, the Washington Post published the results of its...
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