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You never know until you try.

And or get sued by Finale 

So, it requires an account for the trial... does that mean the old "make new accounts for new trials" tactic works?

Cool

But you said "Nocturne form", which doesn't exist...
Anyways my smartass side is getting the best of me, as is my music history.

So, being the smart person, I looked around for the cheapest finale 2014 out there, and off ebay, it's 250 USD. Sucks.
So, until then, would some person be so AMAZING as to put my arrangements into finale then email the file back to me so I can submit it?
In exchange I'm more than willing to offer other services, such as (but not limited to) piano technique advice, repertoire recommendation, life advice, etc...
Thanks in advance!!!

Nocturne probably doesn't know what a nocturne form is tbh

There isn't really a "Nocturne" form like there is, say, Sonata form or Rondo form. Nocturnes have a preset stereotype of having a cantabile melody over an accompaniment (which is usually arpeggiated chords, or a waltz like chordal accompaniment), often being lyrical. The only real influence that is cited for nocturne is that the name suggests night (Nocturne comes from the French word Nocturnal, and the Latin word nocturnus. The first composer to use this specific title was, as I said earlier, the Irish composer John Field, )though Chopin popularized the nocturne genre), although pieces such as Mozart's quadraphonic Notturno in D, K.286, and his Serenata Notturna, K. 239 .
This also makes my previous post incorrect technically  What I meant was that Field made the nocturne a thing.

Nocturne isn't JUST you, you know... The form was invented by John Field...

I already am arranging it, I got it down @mariolegofan. Thanks though. And I have it as 6/8 that transitions into 8/8 (which I notate as common time for simplicities sake). Anyways.

Verdanturf Town from Pokemon R/S/E if it's not too boringly difficult. I'd put it around grade 4 or 5 ABRSM.
Also, Hanon is nice to have, but don't take it as gospel; it's easy to get your hands injured that way.
I know you probably aren't into classical, but Bach inventions would do WONDERS for your technique. A great one to start with is No.4 in D minor- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFxyAoxgeWU
You don't need to take it as fast as this particular recording does, but it's still good.
Oh, and to listen for ideas, just DON'T listen to BachScholar.
Listen to his Chopin and you'll know why.

Thanks for all the great advice, and thanks for finding those times!
I might start on these once I've finished one of my two current projects. Pokemon Lab from XD: Gale of darkness, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hp6ce_aBKc), is almost done, so I might try those out. Or I might stick to XD Music for now... Agh!

So, I have a list...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t6jY6OCkek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw_J9pvUEME (this sounds like 2/8 or 4/8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7SrUYEKMOg
Thanks all!
Oh, btw... I only need time signatures. Key signatures are easy enough to figure out.

No, we certainly don't have to. Also, any exercise that works on a technical skill is protected under fair use if given only for education. We just protect it with copyright XDDD
As for making a different site, that would imply keeping up another site... do we have the manpower for that? I honestly don't know so I'm asking.
Maybe have a separate section of the Creativity Corner for user submitted content. Which, in turn, could be etudes.
@Xaoz, they go upwards of $30 a volume where I'm at.

Could we also just have a section of user submitted songs (or, in this case, etudes) specifically for helping people learn piano? Not everyone can afford the method books they'd like...

I've tried (and failed) with notepad. It doesn't let my change time sig's, anything like that...
Would it be an option to send musescore PDF's to people and have them convert it onto finale?

I actually really like the idea of a tag "suitable for beginners", or even perhaps a tab for beginner friendly sheets. Said sheets would also be in their proper place in the NSM library, but a separate beginner tab would be a great idea for the new piano players.