Lynda Sibelius 8 Essential Training 101

Sibelius is a popular software program from Avid that's intended for writing, playing, printing, and publishing music notation. It's designed for every kind of musician, from students and teachers to professional composers. In this course, learn how to get up and running with Sibelius 8. Instructor Jenny Amaya walks through the fundamentals of working with this software, providing a detailed overview of the interface and an introduction to creating your own scores with the program. She covers inputting score objects and entering notes of various pitches and rhythms, and shares information and tips about editing and printing your score. Throughout the course, Jenny helps you grasp how Sibelius thinks, so you're prepared to leverage some of the more advanced features on your own.

Topics include:

* Installing and launching Sibelius
* Opening and closing a score
* Navigating through the score
* Using important single-key shortcuts
* Marking and coloring a score
* Playing and replaying a score
* Editing selections and deleting staves
* Creating a new score and inputting score objects
* Editing during and after note input
* Editing pitches and rhythms
* Working with text styles
* Finishing and printing a score