Lynda.COM Sibelius 6 Essential Training

Author:
Jenny Amaya

Duration:
05h 30m

Released on:
5/11/2011

Exercise files:
Yes


In Sibelius 6 Essential Training, author Jenny Amaya covers the ins and outs of creating, arranging, and publishing professional-looking scores using Avid's popular music notation software. Beginning with the basics of score creation and note entry, the course explains how to interface with a MIDI keyboard; edit note durations and pitches; and incorporate lyrics, tempo markings, and other text elements. Also included are tutorials on formatting your score and dynamic parts. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:

    Navigating the Sibelius interface
    Setting essential preferences
    Controlling basic score playback
    Performing contiguous and non-contiguous selections
    Ensuring score readability and organization
    Creating a new score
    Adding time signatures and key signatures
    Entering notes, rests, accidentals, and chords
    Inputting notation with a MIDI keyboard
    Creating and extending slurs and phrase marks
    Saving time with quick key shortcuts
    Printing and exporting a completed project
    Sharing scores via the Scorch plug-in




Introduction
Welcome           01m 07s
Using the exercise files           00m 46s
07m 19s
1. Getting Started
Introducing the Quick Start window           01m 43s
Setting essential preferences           04m 18s
Setting up a MIDI keyboard           01m 18s

2. Navigating the Interface
Understanding the menus           03m 35s
Navigating the Sibelius toolbar           04m 10s
Exploring the floating windows           01m 33s
Clicking and dragging on the score page and using the Undo command           03m 27s
Basic score playback and stopping all actions           05m 01s
Zooming           02m 51s
Introducing Magnetic Layout           03m 10s
Personalizing the View menu options           05m 38s
Navigating through notes, bars, and pages           04m 54s

3. Selection
Bar and staff selection           04m 10s
System selection           03m 15s
Contiguous/range selection           02m 10s
Making non-contiguous selections of objects           02m 13s
Making non-contiguous selections of staves (and focusing on staves)           02m 33s

4. Creating a New Score
Creating a new score           06m 26s
Initial score layout           08m 30s
Creating objects           03m 23s
Key signatures           05m 10s
Time signatures           06m 10s
Clefs and the Worksheet Creator           06m 23s

5. Note Entry
Entering notes and rests using the mouse           04m 44s
Entering accidentals using the mouse           04m 11s
Doing basic note entry with the computer keyboard           04m 48s
Doing advanced note entry with the computer keyboard           04m 23s
Inserting harmonic notes and chords with the keyboard           06m 06s
Doing step-time note entry with the MIDI keyboard           02m 45s
Entering notes in real time with Flexi-time           04m 43s
Entering tuplets           03m 57s

6. Editing Notes
Editing notes           06m 50s
Transposing notes           05m 17s
Editing beams           03m 16s
Editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Repeat           07m 21s
Combining these techniques for creative editing           06m 48s

7. Adding Lines and Symbols to Your Score
The Lines menu           05m 42s
Creating and extending slurs and phrase marks           02m 40s
Creating and extending hairpins           02m 20s
Adding other symbols to your score: The "Zymbols" menu           03m 08s

8. Important Quick Keys and Themes
Introducing modifier key themes           03m 29s
The Sibelius ABCs           06m 06s

9. Working with Text
Understanding text styles           04m 42s
The different types of text styles in Sibelius           02m 56s
Entering and editing text (using technique text)           05m 25s
Creating expression text           04m 48s
Creating lyrics           05m 18s
Creating tempo and metronome marks           05m 36s
Creating repeat text           06m 35s
Understanding text playback and the playback dictionary           02m 58s
Editing text style appearance           04m 41s
Editing the default positions of text           07m 18s
Setting system object positions           07m 16s
Adding rehearsal marks           03m 30s
Editing instrument names           03m 15s
Creating chord symbols           07m 57s
Creating a new text style           05m 32s

10. Engraving and Formatting
Preparing for a final layout           05m 06s
Formatting with document setup           07m 41s
Adjusting vertical spacing           06m 22s
Adjusting horizontal spacing           04m 43s
Adjusting bar numbers           02m 36s
Making final score adjustments           04m 23s
Using Magnetic Layout           03m 46s

11. Working with Parts
Defining and working with dynamic parts           05m 10s
Formatting dynamic parts using Multiple Part Appearance           06m 43s
Laying out dynamic parts using Copy Part Layout           05m 54s

12. Printing, Saving, Exporting, and Sharing
Printing           03m 03s
Saving           01m 46s
Exporting MIDI           02m 00s
Exporting a score as an audio file           03m 55s
Sharing a score using Scorch           03m 40s

Conclusion
Additional resources           02m 59s