Music Notation and Score Preparation Using Dorico Pro: How to Adjust Global Layout Settings @Berklee_Online
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In this video from Music Notation and Score Preparation Using Dorico Pro—a Berklee Online course co-written with Vincent Leonard—Tom Rudolph demonstrates how to adjust global settings in Dorico using Layout Options from the menu bar. He shows how to use Page Setup to change the distance between the top and bottom lines of the staff, then use the search field to type “Casting” and set a fixed number of bars per system. By selecting Note Spacing, you can change the spacing between notes, and by selecting Vertical Spacing, you can adjust the spacing between systems. To create a frame for text boxes, switch to Engrave mode, open the Frames panel, and use the cursor to select the text box you want to frame.

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ABOUT VINCENT LEONARD:
Vincent A. Leonard, Jr. is a versatile producer, composer, and orchestrator whose works have premiered both nationally and internationally. His compositional credits span film, radio, television, and stage. These include the feature film “Running on Empty Dreams,” music for the “Captain Courteous” radio series, and theme and event music for TUTV (Temple University Television). He has written extensively for theater and corporate media, and has orchestrated world premiere productions including “Redwall” (Opera Delaware) and “The Little Princess” (Upper Darby Summer Stage). Leonard is also recognized for his work as a copyist/engraver and arranger, having collaborated with artists and ensembles such as Peter Nero, the Philly Pops Orchestra, the No-Name Pops Orchestra, Doc Severinsen, the London Symphony Orchestra, Chuck Mangione, Jeff Tyzik, Leslie Burrs, and on musicals by Duke Ellington, Alan Menken, Kurt Weill, and Mitch Leigh.

ABOUT TOM RUDOLPH
Dr. Tom Rudolph is an adjunct instructor for Berklee Online, the University of the Arts, Central Connecticut State University, VanderCook MECA, and the Rutgers Mason Gross School of Music. He has authored multiple online courses in music technology and music history. His books include: “The Musical iPad,” “The iPad in the Music Studio,” “Finale: An Easy Guide to Music Notation” (Third Edition), “Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software” (Second Edition), “Teaching Music with Technology” (Second Edition), “Recording in the Digital World,” “YouTube in Music Education,” and “Finding Funds for Music Technology.” He was also one of four co-authors of the TIME publication, “Technology Strategies for Music Education.” He has published many articles on music technology that have appeared in the Music Educators Journal, The Instrumentalist, and DownBeat magazine. In addition to his work in music technology, Dr. Rudolph is a trumpet performer in the Philadelphia area and performs with a group called Gaudeamus. His compositions and arrangements have been published by Neil Kjos and Northeastern Music Publications, Inc.

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