Finale 2005 Power! is an instruction book featuring both a detailed approach to the basics of Finale as well as innovative methods and solutions for working with projects of various types. Continuing the concept of Finale Power!, Finale X Power! integrates the simplicity of a tutorial with explanation of advanced features and plug-ins so readers can obtain a deeper understanding of Finale. By offering a context for using these features, they will become exceedingly useful for the average user thus improving the overall experience while working with Finale. Finale is currently among the leading software applications employed by music educators, and is used widely in computer labs of high schools, colleges, and universities. As Finale's popularity increases with this new version, the most extensive upgrade in over four years, the need for this thorough and upgraded reference is inevitable.