SIBELIUS 7 MUSIC NOTATION ESSENTIALS provides the most thorough
introduction available to the fundamental operations of Sibelius 7
and lays the foundation for continuing studies at the more advanced
levels. This book is built around five hands-on projects, including
an introduction to the Sibelius 7 interface and basic editing
operations; setting up a score and entering notes; importing MIDI,
MusicXML, lyrics, and more; creating a worksheet; and scoring
video. The learning method is tutorial-based, step-by-step, and
visually compelling; the projects in the book are fully integrated
with the accompanying tutorial videos and include many helpful
screenshots and diagrams. On the companion website are 31 tutorial
videos in which the author steps you through every key skill
learned in each lesson. In addition, the accompanying CD provides
you with all of the resources you need to complete the course in
Sibelius, plus five extension projects. SIBELIUS 7 MUSIC NOTATION
ESSENTIALS is the first crucial step in mastering Sibelius 7, the
most popular music notation software in use today.
James Humberstone is a composer and educator who focuses on the use of music technology in education. Today, James is busy with residencies all over the world and maintains an active teaching schedule in Sydney, Australia. He was previously Director of Applications and Education at Sibelius Australia. James has trained thousands of Sibelius users, and he developed this new course working closely with the Sibelius team.
