I bought this on a recommendation from one of my professors in undergrad, who’s friends with Steven Powell (in fact, I think he’s thanked in it). It’s definitely a Finale-geared text. Almost completely useless for Sibelius users (I’ve since moved over to Sibelius, and haven’t bothered with the book since). And certainly dated by this point. Powell advocates using exact measurements between score elements, rather than trusting the eye. Using his method, my scores were tight and cluttered, and not at all pleasing to look at. His style is definitely best-suited to classical and baroque scores. Would I recommend the book? Probably not. ( )