MAKING NOTES
Dorico for iPad 2.2 opens projects directly from iCloud Drive, Dropbox and more
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico for iPad 2.2, the latest update to the top-rated music notation and composition app for iPad, which supports opening and saving projects to and from their original locations, making it much easier to work...
Dorico 4.0.30 update brings return of tempo editor
Update (24 March 2022): We have today issued a hotfix for Dorico 4.0.30. More details here. Following hot on the heels of the Dorico 4.0.20 update just three weeks ago, we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 4.0.30, a third maintenance release...
Dorico 4.0.20 update brings Key Editor improvements, Quick Look, and more
We're pleased to announce the release of a second maintenance update for Dorico 4, version 4.0.20, and a complementary update to Dorico for iPad, version 2.1, bringing another tranche of useful new capabilities, and some 90 fixes addressing issues reported since...
SHOWCASE
Dorico Showcase: Composer Austin Jaquith on “Heldenleben 2020”
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. It might have seemed perverse even two years ago...
Dorico Showcase: Have You Heard George’s Podcast?
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. George Mpanga, better known as George the Poet,...
Dorico Showcase: Michael Gordon Shapiro’s “Quintet for Guzheng and Strings”
This post is part of a series that aims to shine a light on projects in which Dorico has played a part. If you have used Dorico for something interesting and would like to be featured in this series, please let me know. The guzheng is a Chinese plucked zither that has...
TUTORIALS
Tip: Change a single player to a section player to allow divisi passages
Single players can hold multiple instruments. Section players can divide. Single players cannot divide....
Tip: Ignore punctuation when positioning lyrics
There is a new option in Dorico 4.2 that will ignore punctuation when positioning lyrics. Find the setting in...
Tip: Create your own playing techniques
Use the Playing Techniques panel to open the editor and create your own playing technique. Playing techniques...
OPINION
Using Dorico in the Classroom: A Guide for Music Teachers
As part of our #ComposeWithDorico campaign, we’ve given schools around the country
Should Public Places be Using Classical Music to Influence Behaviour?
It’s always a pleasure to hear evidence of classical music being played in public
Introducing #ComposeWithDorico – Our Campaign to Save Music Education
Here at Dorico, we’re firm believers in the importance of music education in schools
NEWS
Dorico 5 helps you create music that moves
We are delighted to announce the immediate availability of the brand new generation of our music notation and composition software, Dorico, with updated versions available now for macOS, Windows, and iPadOS. Dorico 5 is packed with powerful and useful features...
Dorico 4 First Steps guide published
Our First Steps guide for new Dorico users was updated in February to correspond with functionality available in Dorico 4, and translations of this updated version are now available in German, Japanese, French, and Italian. You can find the First Steps guide and its...
Dorico 4.3.30 maintenance update now available
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Dorico 4.3.30 for macOS and Windows, a minor bug fix release for Dorico 4 that solves an important reliability issue, and also brings a few useful smaller fixes. Read on for more details. HALion Sonic 7,...
Productivity improvements in Dorico 2.2
Flow headings in Dorico 2.2