A frequent question I receive from blog readers is about what method/software do I use to make music worksheets. Since discovering music fonts (and publishing my blog post on music fonts last Spring), I have been using music fonts more and more for my printables and using Finale less and less. Finale is great and totally necessary for printing compositions and arrangements, but it’s not quite as convenient for making music worksheets.
To help answer some of those questions about how to get started using music fonts for creating music worksheets, I decided to create a quick video showing the process for creating a rhythm worksheet using my two favorite music fonts: MusiSync and Rhythms. These two fonts are so simple to use, you might not even need a character map (as described in the full post about music fonts). Before getting started, you will need to download and then install both of these fonts onto your computer. You will also need the program Microsoft Publisher (part of the Microsoft Office suite), or a similar program.
It’s my first try doing a video tutorial. Let me know what you think. 🙂
Update: Here is a follow-up video that talks about using two other fonts, that will allow you to create melodic examples in your worksheets. And here is one more video tutorial, showing another option for making worksheets: using png image files of various music symbols.
about a year ago. I chose the Epson brand based on the reviews I read on Amazon and elsewhere. I looked at the technical specs of Epson’s whole line of printers, and ended up choosing the Workforce 645 because it was cheapest printer in their line-up that was designed to be able to print on cardstock (which I like to use when printing flashcards, games, etc.) and can automatically print double-sided (I get confused when I try to do it manually!) It also has a built-in scanner, which I have found to be very convenient.
SpeakBeat – Cost: $1.99. View it in the iTunes store 
I’ve been enjoying the wonders of my iPod Touch 4g for nearly two years now. However, recently, my hubby and I upgraded our cell phones to the glorious iPhone 4. There isn’t really much difference between the two, other than that now I don’t have to carry both a phone and the iPod around with me everywhere (my iPod had my calendar with teaching schedule, so I tried to keep it with me always), and now I can access the internet anywhere I go.
I’ve been intending to write this post in the “Studio Marketing” series (perhaps the last one) for awhile now, but I was stalling in hopes of being able to include more information about the new Google+ social networking site……I’ll get to that in a moment. Read on. 🙂