AIES Composer Resources

Dorico Users

Now that development and support for Finale has ended, we have moved to Dorico for our publications. The latest draft of the Dorico template is below, though it will likely receive several updates this first year of use. If you are working in Dorico, please use this template. Note that this template includes solo parts for both B-flat and E-flat solos; they just need to be added to the Published Score layout, if needed.

If you are still working with Finale, please use the appropriate template below.

Finale Users

Note: Some Mac users have had trouble opening this template. The temporary remedy for this is to delete the template file extension (.ftmx) and replace it with the regular Finale extension (.musx). At this point, it becomes a regular Finale file, so you must immediately change the file name or anything you write will be saved over the template.

One request that both composers and the editors have made for several years is to make percussion input and playback more simple. While we have made these improvements, the setup is not completely stored within a template and requires some changes to your Finale setup, as well. Detailed instructions on how to complete the setup can be found in the Template Instructions above. This setup will also require the XML file below. Save this to your computer, and the instructions will tell you what to do with it.

Finale Percussion Input & Playback

Sibelius Users

For those who work in Sibelius or any music engraving software other than Finale, please set up your scores in a similar format as the manuscript paper above, and submit all of the following when you complete your scores:

  1. PDF of full score

  2. Audio (e.g. mp3 or MIDI) file

  3. XML file

Manuscript Paper PDFs

For those of you who prefer pencil and paper, please find manuscript paper by clicking the buttons below:

When you finish writing, please either scan and email to both Nick Simmons-Smith and Robert Snelson or send by mail to the following address:

Robert Snelson
Music Department
1424 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329