Sibelius Ultimate 2019 Essential Training: The Basics

Course details

Learn advanced techniques in Sibelius Ultimate, the powerful and flexible music notation software used around the world by music professionals, educators, and hobbyists. In a course designed for Sibelius users who are ready to take their printed music to the next level, instructor Jenny Amaya covers advanced techniques including additional note input methods, chord symbols, and playback capabilities, with the goal of producing a quality lead sheet. Learn instrument definitions in-depth, explore drum mapping and notation, and discover a wealth of time-saving shortcuts. Work along with Jenny to create and transform your music and to prepare your score and parts for printing.

Learning objectives
Advanced navigation options
MIDI keyboard input of chord symbols
Importing MIDI Files
Pasting and importing lyrics
Multiple voices and hidden objects
Combining and separating notes into voices
Inputting appoggiaturas and acciaccaturas
Graphic notation
Drum mapping and notation
Transforming existing music
Laying out parts

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Discovering Sibelius
02 - What to know before taking this course
03 - Choosing the right Sibelius for you
04 - Installing and launching Sibelius
05 - How to use the exercise files
06 - Challenge overview

1. Navigating and Understanding the Interface

07 - The Sibelius Quick Start window
08 - Opening, closing, and quitting
09 - Exploring the score page
10 - Using escape, undo, and redo
11 - Navigating through the score
12 - Zooming in and out
13 - Important single-key shortcuts
14 - System breaks and page breaks
15 - Saving your score
16 - Setting essential preferences

2. Getting to Know the Score Window

17 - The single-document design
18 - The document tab bar and dynamic parts
19 - The status bar and page display buttons

3. A Closer Look at the Interface

20 - Exploring ribbon tabs and view options
21 - Understanding Magnetic Layout
22 - Marking, coloring, and reviewing your score
23 - Working with panels
24 - The Timeline panel
25 - Quick access to the ribbon

4. Playback Basics

26 - Getting sound out of Sibelius
27 - Sibelius sounds and configurations
28 - Playback devices and configurations
29 - Playback preferences
30 - Basic playback features
31 - Replay and loop playback
32 - The transport controls
33 - The Sibelius Mixer

5. Selection

34 - Edit selections and deleting staves
35 - Non-contiguous edit selections
36 - Focus on staves
37 - System selections and deleting bars

6. Creating a New Score and Inputting Score Objects

38 - The New Score setup window - Part 1
39 - Time signatures and beam and rest groups
40 - The New Score setup Window - Part 2
41 - After the score appears
42 - Inputting and editing key signatures
43 - Inputting and editing time signatures
44 - Inputting and adjusting clefs

7. Note Input

45 - Getting familiar with the keypad
46 - Mouse Note Input and snap positions
47 - Inputting ties, articulations, and accidentals
48 - Editing during and after note input
49 - Alphanumeric note input
50 - Step-time note input
51 - Re-inputting pitches
52 - Multiple voices and inputting voice 2

8. Challenge and Solution 1

53 - Challenge - Notation exercise 1
54 - Solution - Notation exercise 1

9. Editing, Copying, and Pasting

55 - Editing pitches
56 - Transposing pitches and key signatures
57 - Editing rhythms
58 - Cut, copy, paste, and repeat
59 - Nudge and slide
60 - Rhythms and time signatures
61 - filtering, copying, and pasting voice 2

10. Additional Score Objects

62 - Working with tuplets
63 - Creating and extending slurs
64 - Creating and extending hairpins
65 - Exploring the Lines gallery
66 - Changing barline types

11. Working with Text Styles

67 - Overview of text styles
68 - Tempo text
69 - Expression text
70 - Technique text
71 - Creating and editing lyrics
72 - Creating and editing chord symbols
73 - Positioning and editing text

12. Finishing, Printing, Exporting, and Sharing

74 - Making your score print-ready
75 - Laying out a score in portrait
76 - Laying out a score in landscape
77 - The Print dialog
78 - Score Info and exporting options
79 - Sharing options

13. Challenge and Solution 2

80 - Challenge - Notation exercise 2
81 - Solution - Notation exercise 2

Conclusion

82 - Where to go from here