Mastering Sibelius 5 » (New Edition)

Marc Schonbrun graduated magna cum laude from the Crane School of Music. He is an active educator, writer, and performer on the East Coast. Marc's musical resume ranges from classical guitar concertos to jazz trios and rock concerts. He is an active lecturer on guitar and music technology, and he frequently tours the country educating guitarists and musicians. He is also the author of numerous books on music theory, guitar playing, and music technology. Marc is the author of The Everything Rock and Blues Guitar Book, The Everything Home Recording Book, The Everything Reading Music Book, The Everything Guitar Chords Book, The Efficient Guitarist: Book One, The Everything Music Theory Book, and Mel Bay's Classical Guitar for Rockers. He is endorsed by Brian Moore Guitars, La Bella Strings, and Flite Sound Speakers.

Are you ready to get the most out of Sibelius? Sibelius is the premier music scoring and notation program for any composer, songwriter, arranger, publisher, or musician who wants to create scores for any instrument on the computer and share them with others. Mastering Sibelius 5 covers all aspects of Sibelius, including setting up simple scores, using MIDI input, working with advanced formatting, and using virtual instruments. The applications are discussed in a clear, concise way, offering simple steps and easy-to-follow tutorials to bring the power of Sibelius to users of all experience levels. The book includes chapters on note input methods, editing and symbols, text and chords, playback and video, and much more. Plus, the companion CD includes example files so you can learn by doing right away!

Introduction; Chapter 1: Setting Up Sibelius 5 for the First Time; Chapter 2: Note Entry; Chapter 3: Creating Basic Score Elements; Chapter 4: Creating More Score Elements; Chapter 5: Creating Everything Else; Chapter 6: Instrument-Specific Notation; Chapter 7: Properties, Editing and Filtering; Chapter 8: House Styles and Engraving Rules; Chapter 9: Document Layout and Formatting; Chapter 10: Dynamic Parts; Chapter 11: Ideas; Chapter 12: Playback and Virtual Instruments; Chapter 13: Composing to Video in Sibelius; Chapter 14: Scanning and the Arrange Feature; Chapter 15: Worksheets and the Worksheet Creator; Chapter 16: Using Plug-Ins; Chapter 17: Customizing Sibelius; Chapter 18: Importing and Exporting