I have used Sibelius for 4 years and it is a terrific program. Finale is a very good program but Sibelius is much more intuitive and easier to learn. Sibelius is so intuitive I was able to learn to use the program quickly and hardly had to refer to the manual. I know others who use Finale and it took them a very long time to learn the program. They spent a lot of time studying the manual.