jeffwj
Platinum Member
I have been finishing the latest revision on my book. It has been through numerous revisions in the past years and I have gotten pretty good at Finale music notation. When I started, I could barely write a single exercise in Finale. Week after week, month after month, year after year, I have become quite good at using the notation program.
I know there are music engraving services out there that deal with scoring music and parts, but my expertise in engraving is in drum notation. Would it be a wise idea to market my skills toward drummers and drum teachers who have handwritten exercises that they would like converted to musical notation files? I know my students seem to take me seriously when I hand them exercises that look just like pages of a book. So a few questions:
Do you give students handwritten patterns and exercises, or do you already use Finale or Sibelius for your handouts? If you don't use a notation program, would you rather have them professionally engraved? Would you consider spending money on more professional (and an easier to read) handouts/books for your students?
Thanks for you input.
Jeff
I know there are music engraving services out there that deal with scoring music and parts, but my expertise in engraving is in drum notation. Would it be a wise idea to market my skills toward drummers and drum teachers who have handwritten exercises that they would like converted to musical notation files? I know my students seem to take me seriously when I hand them exercises that look just like pages of a book. So a few questions:
Do you give students handwritten patterns and exercises, or do you already use Finale or Sibelius for your handouts? If you don't use a notation program, would you rather have them professionally engraved? Would you consider spending money on more professional (and an easier to read) handouts/books for your students?
Thanks for you input.
Jeff