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1 Introduction: Welcome... xv About This Book... xv Course Prerequisites... xv Book Organization and Sequence... xvi Part I: Sibelius Fundamentals II, Day 1... xvi Part II: Sibelius Fundamentals II, Day 2... xvii Conventions and Symbols Used in This Book... xvii Computer Keyboard Orientation... xviii Three Main Sections of the PC/Windows Computer Keyboard... xviii Three Main Sections of the Mac Keyboard... xviii Missing a Numeric Keypad?... xix Understanding Shortcuts and Shortcut Modifiers... xix How to Use Shortcuts... xx The Avid Learning Partner Program... xx Sibelius Curriculum and Certification Levels... xx User Certification... xxi How Can I Learn More?... xxi Downloading the Media Files... xxi Sibelius System Requirements and Installation... xxi Upgrading Information... xxi Avid Application Manager... xxi Sibelius 8.7 Minimum System Requirements... xxii Windows... xxii Mac... xxii Sibelius Subscription and Licensing Options... xxii Part I: Sibelius Fundamentals II, Day One... 1 Lesson 1: Review + New Part Interface Reminders and Tips... 4 Save As... 4 Preferences... 5 Playback... 5 Transposing Score Versus C Score... 5 Magnetic Layout... 5 The Escape Key... 5 Play/Pause/Stop... 5 Zooming... 5 Navigation Options... 6 Selection... 7

2 Deleting Objects, Bars, and Staves... 8 Creating a New Score... 8 The Unnamed (Treble Staff)... 8 Adjustments to the Score After It Is Created... 9 Inputting Important Text Styles After the Score Is Created... 9 A Brief Note About System Object Positions Note Input Review Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 2: New Methods of Note Input Keyboard Panel Overview of the Keyboard Panel Note Input with the Keyboard Panel Inputting Intervals and Chords Using the Keyboard Panel QWERTY Input Mode Following During Playback Closing the Keyboard Panel Fretboard Panel Overview of the Fretboard Panel Note Input with the Fretboard Panel Inputting Intervals and Chords Using the Fretboard Panel Following During Playback Closing the Fretboard Panel Inputting Notes into a Tablature Staff Step-Time/Alphanumeric Tablature Note Input Guitar Slide Symbol Guitar Bend Symbol Tablature Staves and Copy/Paste Flexi-Time Adjusting for Latency Prior to Flexi-Time Input Flexi-Time Options Flexi-Time Options: Flexi-Time Tab Flexi-Time Options: Notation Tab Flexi-Time Recording: One Staff at a Time Flexi-Time Recording: Two Adjacent Staves at Once Cleaning Up Your Flexi-Time Note Input Re-Input Pitches How to Re-Input Pitches Review/Discussion Questions... 30

3 Lesson 3: Introduction to Multiple Voices...31 Introduction to Multiple Voices (Voices 1 and 2) Maximum Number of Voices Per Staff Stem Direction of Notes in Multiple Voices The Order of Voices on the Staff Voice Colors Getting Started With Multiple Voices (Adding Voice 2) Correcting Mistakes in Voice 2 During Note Input Entering into Voice 2 After You Have Escaped Out Selecting Notes and Objects in Specific Voices (Filtering) Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 4: Review + New Part Tuplets Inputting a Simple Tuplet (Review) Sticky Tuplets Slurs Inputting Slurs During Note Input Hairpins Inputting Hairpins During Note Input Keypad Layouts Navigating Through the Keypad Layouts Keypad Layout #1 (Common Notes)...41 Keypad Layout #2 (More Notes)...41 Keypad Layout #3 (Beams/Tremolos) Keypad Layout #4 (Articulations)...47 Keypad Layout #5 (Jazz Articulations)...47 Keypad Layout #6 (Accidentals) The Symbols Gallery The Sibelius ABCs Adding Bars Changing Barline Styles Cut/Copy/Paste/Repeat Cut, Copy, Paste and Repeat (Review) The Sibelius Quick Copy (Review) Multicopy Copy a Single Object and Multipaste the Object Using a Single Paste Command Copy Multiple Objects and Paste Them Across Any Number of Staves Vertically Copying and Pasting Multiple Objects Horizontally Multicopy/Paste Musical Passages Review/Discussion Questions... 56

4 Lesson 5: The Transpose Feature Changing Key Signatures Without Transposing Notes Transpose Notes Without Changing Key Signatures Transposing an Entire Score into a Different Key Transposing a Section of a Score into Another Key Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 6: Working with Repeats The Repeat Text Style Using the Repeat Text Style to Create a Playback Map Repeat Barlines Adding Start Repeat and End Repeat Barlines Repeat Ending Lines Adding First and Second Ending Lines Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 7: Creating Chord Symbols Chord Symbol Engraving Rules Appearance Suffix Elements Parentheses Chord Symbol Engraving Rules Inputting Chord Symbols Using Your MIDI Keyboard to Input Chord Symbols Transposing Chord Symbols Additional Chord Symbol Features Found in the Ribbon Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 8: Inputting Lyrics Understanding Lyric Engraving Rules Simple Lyric Input: Typing Lyrics into Sibelius Editing Lyrics Lyric Text Styles Selecting a Line of Lyrics (or Other Text) Filtering Lyrics Adjusting the Appearance of Lyrics Pasting Lyrics into Sibelius From a Text File Troubles You May Face When Pasting Lyrics Paste Lyrics from Clipboard Importing Lyrics into Sibelius From a Text File What Sibelius Does for You When Importing Lyrics Review/Discussion Questions... 97

5 Lesson 9: Changing Notehead Types About Noteheads Changing Noteheads To Reapply the Previously Selected Notehead Change Stemless Rhythmic Slashes Review/Discussion Questions Exercise 1: Creating a Lead Sheet Part II: Sibelius Fundamentals II, Day Two Lesson 10: Multiple Voices Reminders About Multiple Voices Adding Voice 2 (Review) Positioning & Hiding Rests in Multiple Voices Adding Up to Four Voices per Staff Inputting Voice 3 and Voice The Order of Voices, Navigating Between Voices Assigning Text to Multiple Voices Inputting Dynamic Markings into Multiple Voices Assigning Text and Other Objects to a Specific Voice The All Voice Selecting and Filtering Multiple Voices Copying, Pasting & Swapping Multiple Voices Single-Voice Copy/Paste Copying from One Voice and Pasting into Another Voice Using the Paste into Voice Command Copying from One Voice and Pasting into Another Manually Offsetting Pasted Voices Combining Voices Separating Notes Into Different Voices Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 11: Hide/Show About Hidden Objects The Possibilities of Hide/Show How to Hide and Show an Object Hiding Notes in Specific Voices Hiding Dynamic Markings What Do Hidden Objects Look Like When They Print? Review/Discussion Questions

6 Lesson 12: Reduce, Explode, and Arrange Reduce Reduction Results Reduce Feature Limitation Explode Exploding into Existing Staves Arrange Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 13: Editing Instruments Edit Instruments The Edit Instruments Dialog The Edit Instrument Window (for Individual Instruments) Edit Staff Type Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 14: Instrument Changes What Is an Instrument Change? Creating an Instrument Change Moving and Deleting Instrument Changes Creating a Staff with No Staff Lines (Intro to Graphic Notation) Alternate Ways to Input Instrument Changes Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 15: Drum Mapping and Notation Unpitched Percussion Staves and Drum Mapping Drum Mapping Default Drum Map Notating Drum Set Parts in Sibelius Drum Notation Schools of Thought Basic Drum Set Notation Theory (This Author s Opinion) Alphanumeric Note Input Using the QWERTY Keyboard Step-Time Note Input Using the MIDI Keyboard It Takes Practice! Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 16: Importing MIDI Files What Is MIDI? What Are MIDI Files? How to Import a MIDI File The Open MIDI File Dialog Notation Settings for Refractions.mid After the MIDI File Opens in Sibelius Review/Discussion Questions

7 Lesson 17: The Worksheet Creator The Worksheet Creator Accessing the Worksheet Creator Navigating the Worksheet Creator Page # Page # Main Category Page (Page #3) Secondary Category Page (Page #4) Worksheets Page (List of Available Worksheets) Worksheet Preview Page Helpful Plug-ins for MIDI Files and Flexi-Time Input Opening Standard Repertoire from Within the Worksheet Creator Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 18: Transformations Preparing Your Worksheet Creator File for Arrangement Transformations Retrograde (Pitches and/or Rhythms) Invert (Pitches) More Note Values: Double and Halve Additional Ways to Transform Add Simple Harmony Add Drum Pattern Add Drum Pattern Options Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 19: The Ideas Panel What Is an Idea? The Ideas Panel Interface Title Bar Search Bar The Libraries The Ideas The Button Bar on the Ideas Panel Capture Idea Copy Idea Paste Idea Edit Idea Edit Idea Info Delete Add to Score Ideas Add to Library Detailed View

8 Ideas Panel Preferences Finishing Your Arrangement Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 20: Quick Layout and Formatting Document Setup Size (Page Size)) Margins (Page Margins)) Staff Size Orientation (Page Orientation) Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 21: Exporting Options Prior to Exporting: Edit Score Info Export Options Exporting a Score s Audio Performance (Export > Audio) Exporting a Score as a Video (Export > Video) Exporting to PDF (Export > PDF) Exporting as a Graphic (Export > Graphics) Exporting to Avid Scorch (Export > Avid Scorch) Exporting to MusicXML (Export > MusicXML) Exporting as a MIDI File (Export > MIDI) Exporting to a Previous Version of Sibelius (Export > Previous Version) Exporting as a Manuscript Paper (Export > Manuscript Paper) Review/Discussion Questions Lesson 22: Sharing Options Send Using Publish to Score Exchange Sibelius Cloud Sharing Updating Changes to a Shared Score Managing Your Shared Scores How to Share Your Scores with Others The Sibelius Viewer and Sound Review/Discussion Questions Conclusion: Sibelius 110 Completion and Exam The SIB 110 User Certification Exam Exam Format Exam Administration Avid Account Enabling Students for the Exam Taking the Exam Exam Attempts and Passing Grades Certificate of Completion

9 Appendix A: Barlines and Endings Appendix B: Chord Symbols & Lyrics Appendix C: The Default Drum Map Index