{"id":11989,"date":"2026-05-02T21:06:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/?post_type=product&#038;p=11989"},"modified":"2026-05-02T21:27:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:27:37","slug":"the-arranger-smufl-fonts","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/product\/the-arranger-smufl-fonts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arranger (SMUFL) Fonts"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>[MacOS &amp; Windows]<\/strong><\/pre>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">THE ARRANGER FONTS<\/span> FOR <\/strong><strong>DORICO, FINALE V27, &amp; MUSESCORE V4.6 <\/strong><strong>FEATURE 2 COMPLIANT SMUFL FONTS AND 6 JAZZY TEXT FONTS.<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">The Arranger are handwritten music and text fonts for Dorico &amp; v27 with lots of personality. Nothing else will get you as close to the look and feel of the classic Broadway scores in the style of West Coast copyists. With its extensive library of over 1400 music symbols and inspired by Bert Kosow\u2019s Copyist Style, The Arranger presents itself as a potential alternative to fonts such as Bravura, Petaluma, Finale Maestro, Finale Jazz, and Finale Broadway.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PDF Samples<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Boxed Texts<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It&#8217;s possible to make awesome text boxing in Dorico and Finale v27. In Dorico by setting\u00a0 by typing <strong><em>text combinations <\/em><\/strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(These character combinations work on both operating systems: macOS and Windows.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Text combination: {M\u2014e\u2014d\u2014i\u2014u\u2014m\u2014 \u2014S\u2014w\u2014i\u2014n\u2014g}<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Text combination: [M_e_d_i_u_m_ _S_w_i_n_g]<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Text combination: \u2264M\\e\\d\\i\\u\\m\\ \\S\\w\\i\\n\\g\u2265<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>INSTALLING THE ARRANGER<span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">\u00a0FONTS<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0It&#8217;s easy to install The Arranger fonts since they come with 3 installers, 1 for macOS and 2 for Windows.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Note for macOS users:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>During installation, you may encounter a popup stating, \u201c\u2026pkg can\u2019t be opened because Apple cannot verify it for malicious software.\u201d To bypass this message, right-click or control-click on the *.pkg file and select \u201cOpen\u201d from the context menu. You\u2019ll be presented with a similar message, but this time, you\u2019ll have the option to ignore the warning by clicking the \u201cOpen\u201d button. If the message persists, proceed to System Settings &gt; Privacy and Security &gt; Security. Here, you\u2019ll find an \u201cOpen anyway\u201d option for the pkg installer displayed.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\r\n<hr \/><\/blockquote>\r\n<h1 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>APPLYING THE ARRANGER<span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">\u00a0FONTS<\/span>\u00a0IN DORICO\u2122 PRO<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"text-align: left;\">When running Dorico, it will find the new metadata file and will make an entry for the font in its list of available music fonts. However, to use T<em>he<\/em> <em>Arranger<\/em>\u00a0font:<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Open a Dorico score,<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Go to\u00a0<strong>Engrave <\/strong>mode\u00a0(Ctrl+3 or Cmd+3), click on the\u00a0<strong><em>Engrave<\/em>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<em>Music Font<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0menu option,<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"text-align: left;\">In the dialog window that appears, click on the name of the font in the list, then click the button <strong>\u201c<em>Change Music Font<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> and select <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Arranger<\/em><\/span>\u00a0or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Arranger Light<\/em><\/span> to apply the font to your open score project;<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"text-align: left;\">You can optionally check or uncheck the box to use the recommended engraving options; click <strong>\u201c<em>OK<\/em>\u201d,<\/strong> and you&#8217;ll notice that your score project is taking effect of the changes with the newly selected <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Arranger<\/em><\/span><em> or <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Arranger Light<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em>font.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li class=\"has-text-color\">You might also want to change the <strong>\u2018<em>Default text<\/em>\u2019 <\/strong>style in <em><strong>Engrave &gt; Paragraph Styles<\/strong><\/em> but also the<strong><em> \u2018Default text font\u2019 <\/em><\/strong>font style in <em><strong>Engrave &gt; Font Styles<\/strong><\/em> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Arranger<\/em><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Alpha <\/em><\/span>font and <em><strong>Engrave &gt; Character Styles<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0set <em><strong>Music Text<\/strong> <\/em>to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Arranger<\/em><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>\u00a0Text<\/em><\/span> font.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Changing the Music Font in Finale\u00a0<\/strong><strong>v27<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Go to <strong>Document &gt; Set Default Music Font&#8230;<\/strong> select <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Arranger<\/em><\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>The Arranger Light<\/em><\/span>\u00a0font and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:\u00a0Stems connections can be misaligned after converting the default music font to a SMuFL-based font, for more info on how to fix this issue click <a href=\"https:\/\/makemusic.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4415160361623-Stems-connections-can-be-misaligned-after-converting-the-default-music-font-to-a-SMuFL-based-font-\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<h1 class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color\">\u00a0<\/h1>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h1>Coming Soon!<\/h1>\n<h6><em><strong>12 fonts for Professional Handwritten Jazz Scores! <\/strong><\/em><em>(Inspired by Bert Kosow\u2019s Copyist Style)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><b><i><em><strong>\ud83c\udff7 All purchases are FINAL and NON-REFUNDABLE given the digital nature of our products. Use the coupon code SMUFLME to get 30% off when you purchase two or more SMuFL Fonts together.<\/strong><\/em><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/product\/the-arranger-smufl-fonts\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_glsr_average":5,"_glsr_ranking":3.6363636363636,"_glsr_reviews":1},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[148,157,158],"product_tag":[260,235,259,240,145],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"author-nbahha","2":"has-excerpt","3":"post-11989","4":"product","5":"type-product","6":"status-publish","7":"product_cat-dorico-finale-v27-musescore-v4-6","8":"product_cat-jazz-handwritten-fonts","9":"product_cat-norfonts-smufl-fonts","10":"product_tag-finale-v27-musescore-v4-6","11":"product_tag-dorico","12":"product_tag-fonts-for-sibelius-dorico","13":"product_tag-russmusic-like","14":"product_tag-smufl-fonts","16":"first","17":"instock","18":"downloadable","19":"virtual","20":"sold-individually","21":"product-type-simple"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=11989"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=11989"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norfont.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=11989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}