Music Copying - before Sibelius

I spend a lot of time on Finale 2011 - more specifically, I spend a lot of time swearing at Finale - but I have a newfound appreciation for the program after reading this article by copyist/composer Stuart Balcomb.  He was the Head Copyist at Universal for many years, starting back when all music copying was done by hand, when copyists were dubbed "ink-slingers". Check out what life was like in a recording session before Sibelius:  "What -- and give up show business?"

Music Copyist links

Full-time musicians often have more than one job (myself included), and one way of making cash is doing copyist work.  I turned up several articles while researching the subject, and thought I'd share the information:

What Exactly does a Music Copyist Do?

What it takes to be a Professional Music Copyist

Making a Living as a Music Copyist

Career story of music copyist

Composer's blog entry on Copying Music

Fascinating Life of a Music Copyist (part 1, 2, 3, 4)

Blog Entry on Guidelines for preparing scores and parts for performance
Music printing, a journey for engravers 1, Music Copying and confusion 2, Changing times for Music Preparers 3

Sibelius vs Finale: How to Choose?

Neat bunch of articles on Music Preparation and Notation

Articles about making your workplace back-friendly:
Music Prep Ergonomics Part 1
Music Prep Ergonomics Part 2

Book resource:

Music Notation (Berklee Guide)