Join Jenny Amaya for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding other symbols to your score: The "Zymbols" menu, part of Sibelius 6 Essential Training.
In addition to having access to several important lines that you can add to your…score and in addition to all of the wonderful symbols that you find in all of…the keypad layouts, Sibelius has a library of other symbols that you can add…virtually anywhere on the score page.…You find these symbols in what I like to call the Zymbols menu, and I pronounce…that with a Z because the quick key letter for accessing the Symbols menu is…the quick key letter Z. And there it is.…Let's take a look at some of these Zymbols now.…The first thing to understand about the Symbols menu and the Zymbols within it…are that they are not intelligent, so they don't attach to notes and playback…like the symbols that you would find in the keypad.…
They don't even playback like the lines from the Lines menu do.…So you wouldn't go here, for example, to choose a repeat sign if you expect that…repeat sign, like the Segno, to playback in your score.…Think of these symbols or Zymbols as graphics.…It's kind of a last resort, a place to go if you need a picture of something to…
Author
Jenny Amaya
Released
5/11/2011- 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
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 3s
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1. Getting Started
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Setting up a MIDI keyboard1m 18s
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2. Navigating the Interface
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Understanding the menus3m 35s
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Zooming2m 51s
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Introducing Magnetic Layout3m 10s
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3. Selection
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Bar and staff selection4m 10s
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System selection3m 15s
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Contiguous/range selection2m 10s
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4. Creating a New Score
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Creating a new score6m 26s
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Initial score layout8m 30s
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Creating objects3m 23s
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Key signatures5m 10s
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Time signatures6m 10s
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5. Note Entry
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Entering tuplets3m 57s
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6. Editing Notes
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Editing notes6m 50s
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Transposing notes5m 17s
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Editing beams3m 16s
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7. Adding Lines and Symbols to Your Score
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The Lines menu5m 42s
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8. Important Quick Keys and Themes
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The Sibelius ABCs6m 5s
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9. Working with Text
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Understanding text styles4m 42s
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Creating expression text4m 48s
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Creating lyrics5m 18s
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Creating repeat text6m 35s
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Adding rehearsal marks3m 30s
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Editing instrument names3m 15s
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Creating chord symbols7m 57s
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Creating a new text style5m 32s
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10. Engraving and Formatting
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Adjusting vertical spacing6m 21s
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Adjusting horizontal spacing4m 43s
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Adjusting bar numbers2m 36s
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Using Magnetic Layout3m 46s
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11. Working with Parts
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12. Printing, Saving, Exporting, and Sharing
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Printing3m 3s
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Saving1m 46s
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Sharing a score using Scorch3m 40s
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Conclusion
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Additional resources2m 59s
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