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Plugins, Conducting, Notation Programs, MIDI Expression, Keyboardisms, Summer Seminar

In this week's Episode, we discuss our top plugin picks of the week, the pros and cons of conducting your music vs hiring out a conductor, comparing eight notation programs, MIDI expression tips, how to avoid sounding like a "keyboard" composer, and finally a teaser on this summer's exciting 6-day "Total Scoring Mastery" seminar Chapter 1: 00:00 Introduction Chapter 2: 00:24 Some Top/New Plugin Picks from the Guys Chapter 3: 07:48 Conducting Your Music vs Hiring A Conductor Chapter 4: 16:20 Notation Programs - Dorico vs Sibelius vs Finale vs Overture vs Staffpad vs NotateMe Pro vs Lilypond vs Flat.io vs Handwritten Digital Chapter 5: 37:07 Adding MIDI Expression During and After MIDI Input Recording Chapter 6: 44:12 How to Overcome Sounding Like A Keyboardist Composer? Chapter 7: 49:32 TOTAL SCORING MASTERY 6-Day Summer Seminar WATCH ON YOUTUBE AT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1H9CCgvFjsSpecial Guests: Dallas Crane, Kyle Youhas, and Steven Stratvert.Support Let's Talk About ScoringLinks:Dorico — DORICO: THE MUSIC NOTATION SOFTWARE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Dorico helps you to write music notation, producing printed results of exceptional quality — and plays it back with breathtaking realism. It is easy enough for anyone to learn, yet has hundreds of advanced notations, features, options and sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals. In the future, nobody will use anything else.

The 2019 Academy Awards Nominated Scores and Composers

In this week's episode we discuss the nominated Composers and their Scores for the 2019 Academy Awards. "ISLE OF DOGS" by Alexandre Desplat "BLACK PANTHER" by Ludwig Göransson "MARY POPPINS RETURNS" by Marc Shaiman "BLACKkKLANSMAN" by Terence Blanchard "IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK" by Nicholas Britell Chapter 1: 0:00 Introduction and Nominees Chapter 2: 1:10 "Isle of Dogs" by Alexandre Desplat Chapter 3: 10:16 "BlackkKlansman" by Terence Blanchard Chapter 4: 21:57 "Mary Poppins Returns" by Marc Shaiman Chapter 5: 29:46 "If Beale Street Could Talk" by Nicholas Britell Chapter 6: 37:21 "Black Panther" by Ludwig Göransson Chapter 7: 44:56 Variety of Composers Chapter 8: 45:39 Great Scores That Weren't Nominated Chapter 9: 49:28 Our Favorites to Win! Chapter 10: 52:49 Good Luck to the Nominees!Special Guests: Dallas Crane, Kyle Youhas, and Steven Stratvert.Support Let's Talk About Scoring