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Scoreset-upVersion5&6...........................................................................................................4
Scoreset-upVersion7.................................................................................................................4
Addingordeletingbars ............................................................................................................... 5Addmultiplebars .................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ 5Deletebars........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................. ......... 5
Navigation...................................................................................................................................5 Otherwaysofmoving ...................................................... ............................................................ .................................................. 5Zoominginandout ........................................................... ............................................................ .................................................. 5PanoramaView..................................... ............................................................. ............................................................ ................... 5
Editingpartnames ...................................................................................................................... 6
Themostimportantthingyoulllearn:Escapeisyourbestfriend!...............................................6
Noteentry...................................................................................................................................6 Alphabetic(ComputerKeyboard)EntryandStep-Time(MIDIKeyboard)Entry............................................... 6Flexi-timeEntry............... ............................................................. ............................................................. ....................................... 7
Undoisyourotherfriend! ...........................................................................................................8
Fixingnote-entrymistakes ..........................................................................................................8
Selectingmusic............................................................................................................................9 Selectanote ..................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................. ......... 9Selectabar ....................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................. ......... 9Selectmultiplebars .......................................................... ............................................................ .................................................. 9
Greatwaystocopyandpastemusic............................................................................................9 RforRepeat(greatforostinatos) ......................................................... ............................................................. ................... 9Alt(Option)-clickmethod ........................................................ ............................................................. ....................................... 9Multicopy(Filluplotsofbarsatonce) ............................................................ ............................................................. ......... 9CopyandPasteMaterialBetweenScores ....................................................... ............................................................. ......... 9
Re-inputpitches ..........................................................................................................................9
Adding,deletingorchangingtheorderofinstruments..............................................................10
Creatingchords ......................................................................................................................... 10Typingchordsymbols ..................................................... ............................................................. .............................................. 10
Playinginthechords ........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................... 10
Playbackofyourscore...............................................................................................................10 PlaybackinSibelius5&6 ........................................................ ............................................................. .................................... 10PlaybackinSibelius7 ...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................... 10
Adjustinginstrumentsounds.....................................................................................................11 Changingindividualinstrumentsounds:Sibelius5&6......................................................... ..................................... 11Changingindividualinstrumentsounds:Sibelius7 ....................................................... ............................................... 11
Lyrics.........................................................................................................................................11
Dynamics ..................................................................................................................................12
Barlines:repeats,double,finalandinvisible..............................................................................12
Slurs .......................................................................................................................................... 12
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Chordsymbols...........................................................................................................................12 Chorddiagrams ........................................................ ............................................................ ......................................................... 12
Filtering.....................................................................................................................................13 Example:filteringlyrics............................................................ ............................................................ ..................................... 13
Transposingmusic.....................................................................................................................13
Othertutorialsandfurtherreading ........................................................................................... 14
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SibeliusBasicsPart1&2
Generalnotes
WherethereisareferencetoVersion5&6ofSibelius,mostthingscanbedoneinearlierversionstoo Version5&6instructionsgenerallyrequireyoutoclickononeofthemenus,thenanitemwithinthatmenu Version7instructionsgenerallyrequireyoutoclickononeofthe tabsintheRibbon,thenacategory(group),
thenabutton.ForinstanceHome>Select>BarsasksyoutoclickontheHometab,thenlookforthe
categorySelect,thentheBarsbutton(seebelow):
Scoreset-upVersion5&6
TheQuickstartmenuwillappearwhenyouopenSibelius.
ChooseStartanewscoreandclickOK Youcanchooseoneofthepredefinedmanuscriptpapersin
thelist,orchooseBlankandthenclickonChangeinstruments
todefineyourownensemble.
Chooseyour instrumentsandwhenyouredone,clickOKtoreturntotheManuscriptpaperwindow
ClickNexttomoveonandfollowthroughtheremainingstepsoftheNewScorewizardtosetuptherestofyourscore
Scoreset-upVersion7
TheQuickstartmenuwillappearwhenyouopenSibelius.
ClickontheNewScoretab You can choose one of the predefined manuscript
papersinthelist,orclickonceontheBlankoptionatthe
toptosetupacustom-madescore
If you need to add/alter instruments, click on Changeinstrumentsbuttonontherightofthenextwindow
Chooseyour instrumentsandwhen youredone, clickOKtoreturntothesetupwindow
Scroll down through the list on the right side of thewindowtochoosetherestofyourscoreparameters(keysignature,timesignatureandsoon)
Whenfinished,clickontheCreatebutton
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Addingordeletingbars
Addbarsoneatatime
PressCtrl+B(B)Addmultiplebars
Sibelius5and6:gotoCreate>Bar>Other Sibelius7:clickonHome>Bars>Add>AddMultipleorIrregularBars
Deletebars
Sibelius5and6:selectthebar/sandgotoEdit>Deletebars.Whenaskedifyouresureyouwanttodeletethem,clickYes
Sibelius7:selectthebar/sandgotoHome>Bars>Delete .Whenaskedifyouresureyouwanttodeletethem,clickYes
Navigation
TherearemanywaystomovearoundyourscoreinSibelius:
ClickanddragthewhitesquareontheNavigator(thesquareatthebottomleftofyourscreen),whichislikeamapofyourscore
Dragthepagearoundbyclickingonanyblankpartofit,holding,andmovingthemouseOtherwaysofmoving
PageUp/PageDown moveupordownyourscore
Home/End movetowardsthestartortheendofyourscore
Ctrl+Home(Home) jumptotheveryfirstpage
Ctrl+End(End) jumptotheverylastpage
Zoominginandout
ClickthezoomdropdownmenuonthetoolbartojumptooneofmanypresetzoomsettingsorclickontheZoom
button(magnifyingglass)andclickontheareayouwouldliketozoomto.WhenintheZoommodeyoucanalsoleft-
clicktozoomin,andright-clicktozoomout.DontforgetyoucantypeEscapeatanytimetocancelZoommode.Youcanalsouse:
Ctrl+=(=) zoomin
Ctrl+-() zoomout
PanoramaView
IstronglyrecommendworkingwithyourscoreinPanoramaview(whichallowsyoutoviewyourscoreinonelong
continuousstrip)untilyouhaveenteredallthenotes,lyrics,dynamicsandothermusicalelements.Workinginthis
viewmeansthatyouarelesslikelytoworryaboutlayoutandformattingtooearly.
YoucanswitchPanoramaviewon(oroff)bypressingShift+P
Sibelius5&6:youcanclickthePanoramabuttonontheToolbar(totherightoftheZoomdropdownmenu) Sibelius7:youcanclickthePanoramabuttonatthebottomofthescreen(nexttotheZoomslider)
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Editingpartnames
Youedittheinstrumentalpartnamesinyourscorebydouble-clickingon
thenamenexttothestaveatthebeginningofyourscore.Acursorwill
showandyoucanaddtext(ie.thenumber1),ordeleteexistingtextbyback-spacing.PressEscapewhenyouvefinished.
Youmightwanttodothisifyouhavetwoflutepartsandyouwantto
makeoneofthemflute1andtheotherflute2.
Onceyouveeditedthefullpartnameatthebeginningofyourscore,youllalsoneed
toedittheshortnamesthatappearoneachsubsequentstave.Findoneanddouble-
clickonittoeditthenameasyoudidbefore.PressEscapewhenyouvefinished.
YouonlyneedtoeditoneoftheshortnamesSibeliuswillupdatealltheothersas
soonasyoupressEscape.
Themostimportantthingyoulllearn:Escapeisyourbestfriend!
TheEscapekey(locatedatthetopleftofyourcomputerskeyboard)cancelsanyactionthatyouvestartedinSibelius,
whetheryouveopenedadialogboxyoudontneed,orarerecordingmusicfromyourMIDIkeyboard,orneedto
stopinputtingnotesandeditthem.
Noteentry
TherearenumerousmethodsofnoteentryinSibelius.Thefourmainmethodsare:
Mouseinput(clicknotesintoyourscore-notthebestmethod) Alphabeticinput(usingthecomputerkeyboard) Step-timeinput(usingthecomputerkeyboardandMIDIkeyboard) Flexi-timeinput(liverecordingusingaMIDIkeyboard)
SibeliussKeypad(right)iswhereyoullselectrhythmicvaluesofnotes,articulationsandother
musicalelements.
Alphabetic(ComputerKeyboard)EntryandStep-Time(MIDIKeyboard)Entry
NotethatthenumerickeypadonyourcomputerkeyboardmapsexactlytoSibeliusson-screenKeypad(seeimage
below).
Thesetwonote-entrymethodsuseacomputerkeyboard,oracombinationofcomputerandMIDIkeyboards.
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Thepictorialversionoftheinstructions:
Writtensteps:
Selecttherestinthescorewhereyoudliketostartenteringnotes. PressN(fornoteentry).AcursorwillappeartellingyouthatSibeliusisnowinnoteentrymode Selectarhythmicvaluebypressinganumberonyournumerickeypad(ie.4=crotchet) Optional:chooseadditionalmarkingsfromtheKeypad(accidentals,articulationsandsoon) Thendooneofthefollowing:
o ComputerKeyboard:Typetheletternameofthenoteyouwant,usingthelettersA-Go MIDIKeyboard:playthenotepitch
PressEscapetwicewhenyourefinished
Flexi-timeEntry
Flexi-time allowsyou to record yourplaying to ametronomebeat. Toget themostoutof Flexi-time, choose
appropriatesettingsfirstintheFlexi-timeOptionsdialogue:
Sibelius5and6:gotoNotes>Flexi-timeOptionsfirstandchooseyoursettings(mysuggestedsettingsarebelow)
Sibelius7:gotoNoteInput>Flexi-timeandclickonthesmallarrowwhichopenstheFlexi-timeOptionsdialogue.Chooseyoursettings(mysuggestedsettingsarebelow)
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Whenyourereadytorecord:
Selecttherestinthescorewhereyoudliketostartenteringnotes ClickontheRecordbuttonortypetheshortcutCtrl+Shift+ForF Ametronomewillstartstraightaway,givingyoua1one-barintroduction StartplayingonyourMIDIkeyboardaftertheone-barintro HitEscape(orpresstheSpacebar)tostoprecording
Undoisyourotherfriend!
Ifmakeamistake,youcansimplytypeCtrl+ZorZtoundoit.
ThisappliestoalloperationsinSibeliusandisinfact,auniversalshortcutthatyoucanuseinanysoftwareprogram.
Fixingnote-entrymistakesSelectawrongnotebyclickingonitandthen:
Usetheupanddownarrowstochangethepitchofthenote PressCtrl(or)andtheupanddownarrowstomovebyanoctave Change the rhythmic value by pressing the correct value on Sibeliuss
Keypad
MakethenotearestbypressingtheRestkey(0)onSibeliussKeypad PresstheDeletekeytodeletethenote
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Selectingmusic
Selectanote
Clickonthenotewiththemouse(itwillturnblue)Selectabar
Clicksomewhereinthebar,butnotonanoteorrest(ie.clickonastaveline).Youshouldendupwithablueboxaroundthebar
Selectmultiplebars
Clickinthefirstbar,thenshift-clickonthelastbar.Yourblueboxshouldextendaroundallthebars
Greatwaystocopyandpastemusic
RforRepeat(greatforostinatos)
Selectanote,barorgroupofnotesandpressR
Alt(Option)-clickmethod
Selectabar,groupofnotesormultiplebars HolddownAlt(OptiononMac)andclickatthebeginningofwhereyoudlikethematerialtoappear
Multicopy(Filluplotsofbarsatonce)
Selectabarofmusic(orgroupofbars) PressCtrl+C(C) Selectallofthedestinationbars(selectthefirstoneandshift-clickonthelastone) PressCtrl+V(V) YoucanalsouseMulticopyforotherthingslikedynamicsorlyrics(Filterthedynamicsorlyricsfirst)
CopyandPasteMaterialBetweenScores
Selectanote,barorgroupofnotesinthefirstscore PressCtrl+C(C) Selectthedestinationbar/sinthesecondscore(selectthefirstoneandshift-clickonthelastone) PressCtrl+V(V)
Re-inputpitches
Ifyoufindthatyouneedtowriteapassageofmusicforseveralinstrumentsthathavethesamerhythm,butdifferent
pitches,youcanmakeuseoftheRe-inputPitchesfeature.
Writethemusicpassageinthefirstpart(say,theViolin1part) Copyandpastethispassageintothenextinstrumentstave(say,theViolin2part)
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Selectthefirstnoteofthepassageyouwanttooverwrite(Vln2inourexample) Sibelius5&6:gotoNotes>Re-inputpitches.Adottedcursorwillappearjustbefore
thenote
Sibelius7:gotoNoteInput>Re-inputpitches.Adottedcursorwillappearjustbeforethenote
Now you can re-input the pitchesby typing the new note namesusing the lettersonyour computerkeyboard,orbyplayingthepitchesonyourMIDIkeyboard
PressEscapewhenyouvefinishedAdding,deletingorchangingtheorderofinstruments
PresstheletteritoopentheInstrumentswindow
Toaddaninstrument,navigatetotheoneyouneed,selectitandclickAddtoScore Todeleteaninstrument,selectittheStavesinScorelistontherightandclickDeletefromScore Tochangetheorderofinstrumentsinyourscore,selecttheinstrumentnameinthelistontherightanduse
theMoveUporMoveDownbuttons
Creatingchords
Typingchordsymbols
Selectanoteorpassageandthen:
Usethenumbersonyour computerkeyboard(theonesabovetheletters)toaddanintervalabovetheselectednote/s.ie.selectanoteandpressnumber3toaddathirdabove,4forafourthaboveetc
PressShift+anumbertoaddanintervalbelowthenote.Ie.selectanEandpressShift+3toaddaCbelowtheE
Playinginthechords
UsingtheStep-timeorFlexitimeinputmethods,playchordsonyourMIDIkeyboard
Playbackofyourscore
PlaybackinSibelius5&6
YoucanusethecontrolsinthePlaybackwindow.IfthePlaybackwindowisntshowing,goto Window>Playback
PlaybackinSibelius7
YoucanusetheplaybackcontrolsintheRibbon.GotoPlay>Transport
Sibelius7userscanalsoturnonthePlaybackwindowfromearlierversionsbygoingto View>Panels>Transport .
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Afewusefulplaybackshortcuts:
Startorpauseplayback Spacebar
Startplaybackfromaspecificplace SelectasinglenoteinanypartandpressP
Playbackoneinstrument/stave(solo) SelectabarinthatstaveandpressP
Playbackjustafewinstruments/staves SelectabarinonestaveandCtrl-clickontheotherstaves.PressP
Adjustinginstrumentsounds
Changingindividualinstrumentsounds:Sibelius5&6
OpentheMixer(pressM) Clickonthetriangletotheleftoftheinstrumentname Clickonthetriangletotherightofthecurrentinstrumentsoundand
chooseanewsoundfromtheavailableoptions
Changingindividualinstrumentsounds:Sibelius7
OpentheMixer(pressM) ExtendtheMixerbyclicking twiceonthebuttonmarked
below:
Click on the triangle to the right of the current instrumentsoundandchooseanewsoundfromtheavailableoptions
Lyrics
Selectthenotewhereyoudlikelyricstostart PressCtrl+LorLonaMac(youcanalsogotoCreate>Text>Lyrics>LyricsLine1).Aflashingcursorwill
appearunderthenote
Starttypingthelyrics:attheendofeachword,pressthespacebar(justasyouwouldwhentypingnormally)andthecursorwill jumptothefollowingnote. Ifyouhaveawordwithmultiplesyllables,separateeach
syllablewithahyphen.Eachsyllablewillappearonseparatenoteswithahyphenbetweenthem
Whenyouvefinished,pressEscapetwice
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Dynamics
Selectthenoteunderwhichyoudlikethedynamictoappear PressCtrl+E(orE)acursorwillappearunderthenote[Note:inSibelius,dynamicsfallunderthebanner
ofExpressiontexthencetheEusedintheshortcut].Youcanalsogoto Create>Expression
HolddownCtrl()andtypethedynamic[Note:holdingdowntheCtrlkey()meansthedynamicwillcomeoutboldasiscorrectinascore]
Barlines:repeats,double,finalandinvisible
Selectthebarline Sibelius5&6:gotoCreate>Barlineandthenchoosetheappropriateoptionfromthemenu
Sibelius7:gotoNotations>Barlineandthenchoosetheappropriateoptionfromthemenu
Slurs
To add a slur, select the first noteand press S. A slurwill automaticallybebetweentheselectednoteandthenextone
YoucanextendtheslurtothenextnotebypressingtheSpaceBar If youd liketo flip your slur (so that it appearsabovethe stave rather than
below),pressX
PressEscapewhenyouredoneChordsymbols
Sibeliusgivesyoutheoptiontoinputchordsymbolsbytypingthemintoyourscore(allversion)orbyplayingthe
chordonyourMIDIkeyboard(Sibelius6&7only).Sibeliuswillidentifythechordyou
playedandfillintheappropriatechordsymbol.
Selectthenotewhereyouwanttostartinputtingchordsymbols PressCtrl+K(K) Nowyoucantypethechordsymbol,orplaythenotesonyourMIDIkeyboard
(Sibelius6&7only)
Pressspacetomoveontothenextnote Thetabkeyallowsyoutojumptothebeginningofthenextbar(Sibelius6&7only)
Chorddiagrams
Sometimeswhenyouenterchords,Sibeliuswillalsoshow thechorddiagramaswellasthechord
symbol.Ifyouwanttoturnoffthediagram(orturnitonifitdoesntalreadyshow)
Sibelius7:Appearance>EngravingRules>ChordSymbols Sibelius6:HouseStyle>EngravingRules>ChordSymbols ChooseyourdesiredsettingunderAppearance(seebelow)
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Filtering
Filteringistheactofselectingjustonetypeofobjectthroughoutapassageofmusic.Forexample:
Selectingjustthelyrics(andnotthenotes)fortheentiresopranoline SelectingjustthedynamicsintheViolinIpart SelectingjustthechordsymbolsinaPiano/Vocalscore
Onceyouhavefilteredobjectssuchaslyrics,dynamicsorchordsymbols,youcandothefollowing:
Copyandpastethemintoanotherpartofyourscore(ie.copythelyricsfromthesopranointothealtopart) Movethemallsimultaneously Deletethem
Example:filteringlyrics
Selectapassageofmusic(everythinginthepassageshouldbeblue,includingallnotes) Sibelius5&6:gotoEdit>Filter>Lyrics Sibelius7:gotoHome>Filters>Lyrics Thelyricswillremainselectedblueandeverythingelsewillbedeselected
HolddownAlt(OptiononMac)andclickatthebeginningofwhereyoudlikethelyricstoappear(ie.underthefirstnoteintheAltopart,forinstance)
Transposingmusic
Totransposemusicinyourscore:
Selectthemusicfirst(youcanselectafewnotes,afewbarsortheentirepiece) Sibelius7:Noteinput>Transpose (orpressShift+T) Sibelius6:gotoNotes>Transpose(orpressShift+T) Chooseyourdesiredsettings.Youcanchoosetotransposebyintervalorbykey ClickOK
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Othertutorialsandfurtherreading
TheSibeliusReferencemanualisaPDFdocumentthatisincludedwithintheprogram.ThePDFissearchabletype
yoursearchtermintheboxatthetopandpressEnter.
Sibelius7:gotoFile>Help>Sibelius7ReferenceGuide Sibelius6:gotoHelp>Documentation>Sibelius6Reference Sibelius5:gotoHelp>Sibelius5Reference
LearnSibeliusin1Hourtutorialvideos(JamesHumberstone):
http://web.me.com/aftertrace/Sibelius_in_1_hour/Sibelius_index.html
TherearesomeSibeliushow-totutorials(includingvideos)onmywebsite:http://www.midnightmusic.com.au/free-tutorials-articles/