After adjusting the vertical spacing of your score, you may want to fine-tune…the horizontal spacing in your score.…There are advanced ways to adjust note spacing and other horizontal spacing in your score,…but for the purpose of this Essential course, the most simple way to change…how your score lays out horizontally from left to right is by creating system and page breaks.…For this exercise, we'll want to make sure that we view layout marks so that you…can see what you're doing.…So go to the View menu and make sure you check Layout Marks.…
In general, you should try to allow Sibelius to lay out your score automatically…for you, and only use system and page breaks as a last resort.…Also, always work from the beginning of your score to the end, from left to…right when inputting system and page breaks.…Working backwards from the end to the beginning of the score can be disastrous.…Another tip would be to start with the most important breaks first,…at places where you have double bars, key changes, rehearsal marks, or new…
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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
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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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