Introduction
Discovering Sibelius
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What to know before taking this course
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Choosing the right Sibelius for you
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Installing and launching Sibelius
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How to use the exercise files
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Challenge overview
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1. Navigating and Understanding the Interface
The Sibelius Quick Start window
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Opening, closing, and quitting
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Exploring the score page
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Using escape, undo, and redo
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Navigating through the score
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Zooming in and out
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Important single-key shortcuts
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System breaks and page breaks
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Saving your score
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Setting essential preferences
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2. Getting to Know the Score Window
The single-document design
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The document tab bar and dynamic parts
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The status bar and page display buttons
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3. A Closer Look at the Interface
Exploring ribbon tabs and view options
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Understanding Magnetic Layout
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Marking, coloring, and reviewing your score
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Working with panels
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The Timeline panel
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Quick access to the ribbon
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4. Playback Basics
Getting sound out of Sibelius
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Sibelius sounds and configurations
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Playback devices and configurations
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Playback preferences
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Basic playback features
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Replay and loop playback
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The transport controls
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The Sibelius Mixer
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5. Selection
Edit selections and deleting staves
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Non-contiguous edit selections
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Focus on staves
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System selections and deleting bars
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6. Creating a New Score and Inputting Score Objects
The New Score setup window: Part 1
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Time signatures and beam and rest groups
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The New Score setup Window: Part 2
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After the score appears
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Inputting and editing key signatures
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Inputting and editing time signatures
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Inputting and adjusting clefs
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7. Note Input
Getting familiar with the keypad
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Mouse Note Input and snap positions
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Inputting ties, articulations, and accidentals
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Editing during and after note input
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Alphanumeric note input
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Step-time note input
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Re-inputting pitches
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Multiple voices and inputting voice 2
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8. Challenge and Solution 1
Challenge: Notation exercise 1
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Solution: Notation exercise 1
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9. Editing, Copying, and Pasting
Editing pitches
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Transposing pitches and key signatures
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Editing rhythms
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Cut, copy, paste, and repeat
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Nudge and slide
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Rhythms and time signatures
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filtering, copying, and pasting voice 2
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10. Additional Score Objects
Working with tuplets
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Creating and extending slurs
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Creating and extending hairpins
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Exploring the Lines gallery
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Changing barline types
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11. Working with Text Styles
Overview of text styles
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Tempo text
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Expression text
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Technique text
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Creating and editing lyrics
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Creating and editing chord symbols
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Positioning and editing text
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12. Finishing, Printing, Exporting, and Sharing
Making your score print-ready
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Laying out a score in portrait
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Laying out a score in landscape
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The Print dialog
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Score Info and exporting options
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Sharing options
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13. Challenge and Solution 2
Challenge: Notation exercise 2
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Solution: Notation exercise 2
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Conclusion
Where to go from here
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Ex_Files_Sibelius_Ultimate_2019_EssT_The_Basics.zip
(5.5 MB)