SB101 v8.7: Contents Introduction: Welcome. About This Book. Course Prerequisites. Book Organization and Sequence. Part I: Sibelius Fundamentals |, Day... Part Il: Sibelius Fundamentals |, Day 2 Conventions and Symbols Used in This Boo! ‘Computer Keyboard Orientation. Three Main Sections of the PC/Windows Computer Keyboard.. ‘Three Main Sections of the Mac Keyboard. Missing a Numeric Keypad?. Understanding Shortcuts and Shortcut Modifiers How to Use Shortcuts. ‘The Avid Learning Partner Program. Sibelius Curriculum and Certification Levels... User Certification. How Can I Learn More’ Downloading the Media Files.. Sibelius System Requirements and Installation.. Upgrading Information. Avid Application Manager... Sibelius 8.7Minimum System Requirements. Windows. Ma Sibelius Subscription and Licensing Options... Part I: Sibelius Fundamentals |, Day 1 Lesson 1: Navigating and Understanding the Interfac Launching Sibelius. The Quick Start Window. The Learn Tab. ‘The New Score Tab. The Recent Tab. The Import Tab... Options Always Available at the Bottom of the Quick Start Window. Exploring the Score Page and Staying Out of Trouble. Click and Drag on Everything in the Score. ‘The Escape Key... Undo and Redo. Navigation.SIBELIUS 101: Sibelius Fundamentals 1 Dragging the Paper The Scroll Bars. The Scroll Ball/Wheel (on Your Mouse).. The Navigation Keys.. The Left and Right Arrow Keys. ‘The Up and Down Arrow Keys.. The Tab Key. Zooming.. Shortcut Zooming. Scroll Wheel Zooming... The Zoom Slider. Zooming From the Ribbon Important Single-Key Shortcuts. ‘Space Bar Backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac) ‘The Up and Down Arrow Keys.. Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac Saving Your Score. Save. Save As Export to thePrevious Version ‘Automatic Background Processes Working to Save Your Score Setting Essential Preferences... What Are Preferences?, ‘The Preferences Dialog, Display. Files Font Equivalents. Ideas.. Input Devices Keyboard Shortcuts... Language Mouse Music Fonts. Note Input. Saving and Exporting. ‘Score Position. ‘Step-Time and Flexi-Time. Word MenusContents Other. Review/Discussion Questions. Lesson 2: Score Window and Ribbon Overview.. The Score Window. The Single-Document interface. The Title Bar, The Quick Access Toolbar (Windows Systems Only). ‘The Window Buttons. The Ribbon. ‘The Document Tab Bai Dynamic Parts. AFew Words About Dynamic Parts. The Score Page The Status Bar Information Readouts. Page Display Buttons. Review/Discussion Quest NS. Lesson 3: A Closer Lookat the Interface... The Ribbon Tabs, The File Tab. The Home Tab, ‘The Note Input Tab... The Notations Tab. The Layout Tab. The Appearance Tab. The Parts Tab. The Review Tal The View Tab. Panels The Keypad The Navigator. The Timeline. o Keyboard Shortcut Access to the Ribbon (Key Tips). Review/Discussion Questions.iv SIBELUS 101: Sibetius Fundamentals I Lesson 4: Playback Basics. Sibelius Sounds. ‘Audio Engine Options. Playback Devices.. Playback Configuration.. Available Devices. Active Devices Sound Sets.. Choosing a Playback Configuration. Playback Preferences. ‘The Playback Line... The Transport Controls. Transport Controls in the Ribbon The Transport Panel Using P for Playback. Using Escape to Stop.. Replay. The Sibelius Mixer The Button Strip. ‘Show/Hide Smart Knobs. The Play Tab (in the Ribbon). Review/Discussion Questions. Lesson 5: Selection. Opening Exercise. Edit Selections. The Single Blue Bar “Edit” Selection. Staff Edit Selection Across One System. Staff Selection Throughout the Entire Score. Contiguous “Range” Selection... Using the Mouse to Create a Contiguous Range Et Objects. Using the Arrow Keys to Create a Contiguous Range Edit Selection. Using the Mouse to “Lasso” a Contiguous Range Edit Selection, Using the Ribbbon’s Select Bars Command to Create a Contiguous Range Edit Selection Non-Contiguous Edit Selections of Objects* How to Make a Non-Contiguous Selection of Objects. Why Make a Non-Contiguous Selection of Objects’ Non-Contiguous Sele o How to Make a Non-Contiguous Selection of Stave: Focus on Staves... Purple “System” Passage Selection.. n of Staves...Contents =v Using the Mouse to Create a System Passage Selection. Turning a Blue Bar Edit Selection into a Purple System Passage Selection Using the Ribbbon’s Select Bars Command to Create a System Passage Selection. Why Make a System Passage Selection? Review/Discussion Questions. Part II: Sibelius Fundamentals |, Day 2.. Lesson 6: Creating a New Score and inputting Score Objects. ‘The Quick Start Window's New Score Tab. Manuscript Papers. ‘The New Score Setup Windo Document Setup. Change Instruments.. ‘Add or Remove Instruments. Time Signature Setup. Pick-up (Upbeat) Bar. Tempo. Key Signature Setup ‘Score Information Setup.. Create. After the Score Appear: Save Adjust Open Panels Add Bars. Change Instruments (1). Removing a Pick-up (Upbeat) Bar. Common Notations. Key Signatures (K).. Time Signatures (T) Clefs (@), Review/Discussion Questions. Lesson 7: Note Input Methods.. The Keypad Panel. Note Input Using the Mousé Note Input Preferences. Note Input Options. Note Input Using the Mouse (Continued).. Note Input Mode.. Inputting a Rest Inputting Accidentals. Inputting Articulations. Inputting a Tie..vi SIBELIUS 101: Sibelius Fundamentals | Exiting Note Input Mode 107 ‘Warning About Cautionary Accidental: 107 Editing Options During and After Note Input. 108 Inputting Accidentals and Articulations After Note Input. 108 Alphanumeric Note Input. ~ 109 What to Know Before Leaving the Mouse... 109 How to Begin Alphanumeric Note Input no What Ifthe Inputted Note Is Not in the Correct Octave’ How to Input Rests During Alphanumeric Note Input. How to Inputa Tie During Alphanumeric Note Input, ‘Adding Accidentals to Notes During Alphanumeric Note Input. ‘Adding Articulations to Notes During Alphanumeric Note Input. m2 ‘Adding Intervals and Creating Chords during Alphanumeric Note Input. m2 Returning to Note Input after Escaping Out. n2 ‘Step-Time Note Input: Numeric Keypad and MIDI Keyboard. m2 ‘The Best Process of Working in Sibeliu 13 Review/Discussion Questions. 14 nS 17 Exercise 1: New Score and Note Input Practice #1 Lesson 8: Editing Pitches and Rhythms, Editing Pitches.. ~ 18 Editing Rhythm: 18 Cut, Copy, Paste, Repeat, and Sliding, 19 cut 19 Copy.. 119 Paste. 120 Repeat. 121 The Sibelius Quick Copy. 121 Slic 122 Changing, Adding, or Deleting Time Signatures... Changing the Time Signature. Deleting/Removing a Time Signature Change .. Problems with Sibelius’ Automatic Rhythm Adjustments Review/Discussion Questions. Lesson 9: Inputting Tuplets and Lines. Entering Simple Tuplets The Defining Note Value of a Tuplet.. Creating a Simple Tuplet. Creating Other Types of Tuplets. Creating Tuplets From the Ribbon. Deleting Tuplets. Inputting Slur Slurs Versus Phrase Markings Versus Tie:Contents vil How to Input and Extenda Slur. Returning to Edita Slur, An Alternate Way to Inputa Slu Inputting Hairpins... How to Inputand Extenda Hairpin How to Create a DecrescendoLine Returning to Edit a Hairpi An Alternate Way to Input a Hairpin. Additional Information About Lines. The Lines Gallery (L). Staff Versus System Line: Review/Discussion Questions. Lesson 10: Working with Text Styles.. What Isa Text Style?, Staff Versus System Text Styles. Finding Text Styles in the Ribbon.. Ways to Input Text Styles. ‘The Most Common System Text Style: Tempo. Inputting Tempo Text ‘The Most Common Staff Text Styles: Expression and Technique. Expression Text. Inputting Expression Text. Technique Text Inputting Technique Text. Moving Text.. Editing Text.. ~ ~ Local Versus Global Editing (a Brief Introduction). Review/Discussion Questions... 145 Lesson 11: Finishing and Printing YourScore 147 Prior to Printing 148 The Print Dialog, 148 148 149 149 Settings.. 149 Scale... Ad Use OS Dialog (Mac Only) The Print Button. Review/Discussion Questions. 153Exercise 2: New Score and Note Input Practice #2. Conclusion: Sibelius 101 Completion and Exam.. Appendix A: Legacy Lines Window. Index. SIBELIUS 101: Sibelius Fundamentals 1 Re-create the Exercise 2 Score in Sibeliu The SIB 101 Exam ~ 159 Exam Format 159 Exam Administration. 159 Avid Account 7 159 Enabling Students for the Exam 159 Taking the Exam 159 Exam Attempts and Passing Grades.. Certificate of Completion, 161 Sibelius 11 161 The Sibelius User Certification Textbook, 161