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    Chapter 6. Instrument-Specific Notation

    6. Instrument-Specific Notation

    Essential Tips for Chapter 6

    1. There’s a lot to talk about with regard to specific notation for instruments.

    2. You really want to know what’s on the other keypads besides the first keypad layout.

    3. Some of the instrument-specific notation, such as harmonics, doesn’t play back by itself using the Sibelius Sounds Essentials, but there is a plug-in that will help you fake it.

    4. The majority of special symbols you need to create for instruments are found by choosing either Create > Lines or Create > Symbols.

    5. If you enter notes of a MIDI keyboard for percussion, Sibelius can automatically add the correct notehead for you, granted you set up the Preferences properly.

    6. You can change noteheads by choosing Window > Properties or by pressing Shift+Alt/Option+notehead number.

    7. If you want a notehead higher than 9 when you change noteheads using the key command, you have to type in the double-digit number fairly quickly.


    Thus far in this book, we’ve worked very hard on understanding the basic underpinnings of the Create menu. Now it’s time to look at some more project/task-oriented information. This chapter is devoted to the specific notation used for particular instruments, as well as general topics that can apply to other instruments, too (changing noteheads and so on). We’ll tackle this by family of instrument (not all are necessary here) and talk about the specific needs you’ll encounter as you work with Sibelius. Think of this as the “How do I do this?” chapter.


      

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