Music Theory: Sibelius 7 Evren Edler
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Level Intermediate
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Whether you are a professional producer or a first-time user, Evren Edler’s Sibelius 7 course will teach you everything you need to know to write classical, jazz, band, vocal, film, television music, and much more. Sibelius 7 is the latest generation of the world's top-selling music notation software and Professor Edler teaches from his own experience. He uses Sibelius in his daily music writing and covers program essentials as well as time-saving tips and tricks. Topics range from New Features, Entering Notes, Shortcuts, MIDI keyboard, and Exporting Songs. Professor Edler has 10+ years experience as a Los Angeles based television & film composer, producer, and performer. He also studied jazz composition in Europe, film scoring at UCLA, and bass guitar at the LA Music Academy.

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What's New in Sibelius 7			17:43
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:12
	Sibelius Overview		0:37
		What's New in Sibelius 7	0:38
		What is Sibelius	3:20
	Installation		4:50
		Step 1	5:05
		Step 2	5:15
		Step 3	5:32
		Step 4	5:51
		Step 5	6:44
	What's New in Sibelius 7		7:19
		The Ribbon	7:30
		New Sound Library	8:01
		Text Features	8:13
		Full Music XML Import and Export Supports	8:25
		Music Scanning Software & Input Music	8:33
	Tool Bar & Menu		9:22
		Tool Bar & Menu	9:23
		File Tab: Info	11:07
		File Tab: Recent	13:45
		File Tab: Print	13:53
		File Tab: Export	17:19
		File Tab: Teaching	14:40
		File Tab: Help	15:12
		Final Note	17:24
Quick Start & Basics			34:39
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	How to Launch Sibelius		0:31
		Putting Sibelius Application on the Dock and Launching It	0:32
	Quick Start		2:26
		Learn	2:55
		Sibelius 7 Reference Guide	5:09
		New Score	6:27
		Recent	8:36
		Import	9:30
		Latest News	11:38
	Other Options		12:28
		Open Other	12:53
		Show Quick Start	13:34
		Show Quick Start Again After Closing Last Score	14:45
		Zoom Slider	15:55
		Quit Sibelius 7	16:12
		Close	16:46
	Opening, Saving, and Exporting a Score		19:09
		Opening a Score	19:10
		Opening Multiple Files in Sibelius	20:02
		Saving	20:30
		Export	22:46
		Auto-Save and Auto-Back Up Options	23:10
	The Ribbon		24:46
		Introduction to the Ribbon	24:47
		File	25:50
		Home	26:11
		Note Input	27:53
		Notations	29:44
		Text	31:21
		Play	31:47
		Layout	32:26
		Appearance	32:34
		Parts	32:52
		Review	32:59
		View	33:06
		Find in Ribbon	33:22
Sibelius Interface			13:45
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Sibelius Interface Overview		0:22
		Single Document Interface	0:23
		Tabbed Document Interface	2:20
		Open a New Tab	3:12
		Open a New Window	4:12
		Switch Tab	4:29
		Close Tab	5:11
	Example		5:19
		Opening New Tabs & Moving Between Tabs	5:20
		Opening a New Window	8:50
		Grabbing the Score & Full Screen View	11:28
		Closing Tabs	12:58
The Ribbon			24:22
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:11
	The Ribbon		0:26
		The Ribbon Overview	0:27
		The Find Function	1:32
	Status Bar		3:21
		Status Bar Overview	3:22
		Current Page	4:42
		Number of Bars	4:59
		Name of Selected Instrument	5:07
		Range of Bars and Beat Currently Selected	5:24
		Timecode of the Current Position	5:36
		Edit Passage	5:45
		Transposed or Concert Pitch	5:53
		The System and Staves	6:14
		Slider & Zoom Controls	9:28
		Switching Views	10:58
	Panels		13:46
		Panels Overview	13:47
		Keypad	14:39
		Navigator	16:40
		Mixer	17:50
		Keyboard	18:23
		Fretboard	18:53
		Ideas, Transport, and Video	19:42
		Multiple Panels & Hide All	20:16
		More on the Keypad	21:29
More About Ribbon & Key Tips			14:08
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:26
	Key Tips		0:39
		Key Tips Overview	0:40
		Making a Selection	1:05
		Key Tips for Each Tab	2:00
		Key Tips for File	3:20
		Key Tips for Home	4:34
		Key Tips for Note	4:52
		Key Tips for Notations	5:06
		Key Tips for Text	5:56
		Key Tips for Play	6:23
		Key Tips for Layout and Appearance	6:36
		Key Tips for Parts	6:55
		Key Tips for Review	7:20
		Key Tips for View	7:39
		Key Tips for Panels	7:49
	Basic Tips of Navigating		9:35
		Grab and Move	9:36
		Click & Drag a Note	11:11
Playback & Zooming			27:15
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:11
	Sibelius Sounds		0:39
		Introduction to Sibelius Sounds	0:40
		Sound Setup: Preferences	1:16
		Configuration	1:54
	Playback		3:32
		Playback	3:33
		Playback Line	5:58
		Transport	7:14
		Live-Tempo	12:07
		Live Playback	12:19
		Interpretation	12:31
		Video	12:48
		One Other Way to Playback	13:10
		Sibelius Mixer	16:17
	Zooming		19:19
		Zooming	19:20
		Zoom Options and Shortcuts	20:50
		Using Command +/- on Mac or Control +/- on PC to Zoom	24:08
		Using Scroll Wheel to Zoom	24:48
Viewing Options & Magnetic Layout			21:17
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:11
	Viewing Options		0:29
		Document View	0:30
		Panorama Views	1:56
		Page Margins	3:49
		Layout Marks	5:47
		Note Colors	10:30
		Notes Out of Range	10:51
		Voice Colors	12:57
		Window	15:49
	Magnetic Layout		16:41
		Magnetic Layout	16:42
Selecting			33:20
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Selecting		0:33
		Document View	0:59
		Basic Selection	2:56
		Selecting Multiple Bars	5:33
		Selecting by Double & Triple Clicking	9:23
		Selecting Bars Command	11:05
		Deleting a Staff From the Score	13:48
		System Based Selections	15:28
		Simple Selection Vs. System Based Selection	16:36
		Contiguous Selection & Range Selection	18:28
		Non-Contiguous Selections	22:56
		Focus on Staves	26:54
Creating a New Score			40:29
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:09
	Creating a New Score		0:36
		Different Ways to Access the 'New Score' Tab	0:37
		Manuscript Papers	4:13
		Document Setup	5:44
		Time Signature Setup	8:36
		Key Signature Setup	11:57
		Score Information Setup	15:20
		Layout & Breaks	18:25
		Adding Bars	21:56
		Adding Instruments	23:00
		Staff Size	24:02
		Mouse	24:59
		Escape	27:01
		Adding Key Signatures	27:22
		Adding Time Signatures	32:07
		Clef	35:34
		Bar Lines & Repeats	37:53
Entering Notes			31:38
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Entering Notes		0:31
		Numeric Keypad	0:32
		Entering Notes by the Mouse	1:31
		Snap Positions	5:07
		Entering Rests	9:08
		Entering Note Head Markings	12:21
		Entering Accidentals	16:33
		Engraving Rules	19:05
		Entering Notes Using the Keyboard	24:29
Simple Chord Entry & Guitar Tabs			21:35
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	Entering Chords		0:29
		Tab Key	0:30
		Editing Tips: Arrows	1:40
		Editing Tips: Command Arrows	2:05
		Editing Tips: Enter Key and Return Key	2:31
		Simple Chord Entry by Mouse	3:21
		Chord Entry by Interval Numbers	4:31
		Shift Key	6:48
		Accidental Entry by Interval Numbers	7:56
		Chord Entry by MIDI Keyboard	11:38
		Entering Tuplets	13:00
	Guitar Tab		16:57
		Guitar Tab & Examples	16:58
MIDI Keyboard & Flexi Time			18:29
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:13
	Step-Time Note Entry		0:44
		Step-Time Note Entry Overview	0:45
		Advantages Using Step-Time Note Entry	1:03
		Examples	1:29
	Entering Rests & Articulations		2:34
		Overview	2:35
		Entering TIE, Rests, and Articulations	3:36
	Flexi Time		8:04
		Accessing Flexi Time Options	8:29
		Flexi Time Options: Flexi-Time	9:13
		Flexi Time Options: Notation	10:51
		Hidden Objects & Layout Marks	12:13
		Transport Bar	12:43
		Real Time Note Entry with Flexi Time	13:06
Editing Notes			27:31
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	Edit Mode		0:35
		Edit Mode Overview	0:36
		Up/Down Arrows and Command Up/Down Arrows	1:01
		Control Up/Down Arrows and Shift Page Up/Down	1:21
		Toggling On & Off The Ties	2:02
		Building Chords	2:11
	Keypad Layouts		2:53
		Common Notes	3:00
		More Notes	4:30
		Beam & Tremolos	4:56
		Articulations	5:18
		Jazz Articulations	6:40
		Accidentals	7:18
	Deleting Notes		8:51
		Deleting Notes	8:52
		Deleting Tuplets	10:20
	Transposing		12:30
		Transposing Overview	12:31
		Transpose by Interval	13:46
		Transpose by Key	16:39
		Select All	20:03
	Basic Editing Options		20:37
		Basic Editing Options: Copy, Paste, and Cut	20:38
	Simple Copying Tip		21:21
		Simple Copying Tip	21:22
	Repeating		25:45
		Repeating	25:49
Shortcuts			16:42
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	One Key Shortcuts		0:31
		A-G: Note Entry	0:32
		H: Hairpin	2:51
		I: Instruments	3:08
		J: Guitar Bin	3:48
		K: Key Signature	4:07
		L: Lines Menu	4:23
		M: Mixer	5:26
		N: Note Entry	5:40
		P: Playback	6:21
		Q: Clefs	6:46
		R: Repeat	7:00
		S: Slur	7:17
		T: Time Signature	8:01
		W: Swapping in Between Score	8:12
		X: Flipping Slurs & Note Stems	8:36
		Y: Related to Playback	9:04
		O-U-V	9:48
		Bracket [ ]	9:56
		Customizing Shortcuts	10:50
		Other Shortcuts	11:25
		Key-Tips	13:15
Entering Text			24:55
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	Entering Text		0:29
		Text Format Group	0:30
		Text Font & Styles and Edit Text Styles	1:54
		System Text Style Overview	3:03
		System Text Style: Font	3:20
		System Text Style: Border	3:58
		System Text Style: Indents	4:31
		Repeat	5:13
		Create Menu	6:29
		Staff Text	7:07
		System Text Styles	9:27
		Blank Page Text	10:30
		Special Text	11:11
	Entering Lyrics		11:40
		Entering Lyrics	11:41
	Entering Expression		14:05
		Entering Expression	14:06
	Entering Tempo Text		16:18
		Entering Tempo Text	16:19
	Entering Metronome Mark		17:43
		Entering Metronome Mark	17:44
	Entering Repeat Text		19:33
		Entering Repeat Text	19:34
	Interpret During Playback		22:10
		Interpret During Playback	22:11
Editing Text			15:48
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Editing Text		0:25
		Editing Text Style	0:26
		Design & Position	4:00
	Rehearsal Marks		4:57
		Rehearsal Marks Overview	4:58
		Rehearsal Marks Demonstration	5:42
		Engraving Rules	6:18
	Instrument Names		7:50
		Editing Instrument Names	7:51
	Creating Chord Symbols		10:30
		Creating Chord Symbols	10:31
		Entering Chord Symbols	11:40
		Flats	14:02
Formatting			13:51
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Basic Formatting		0:39
		Page Margins	0:40
		Document Setup	1:48
		Justification	4:30
		Horizontal Spacing	6:30
		Bar Numbers	7:34
	Other Adjustments		8:42
		Overview	8:43
		Adjusting Vertical Position for the Title, Composer, and Tempo Markings	9:13
	Magnetic Layout		10:56
		Magnetic Layout	10:57
Preferences			23:14
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Preferences		0:30
		Getting to the Preferences Window	0:45
		Display Page	1:53
		File Page	2:44
		Font Equivalents	7:04
		Ideas	8:07
		Input Devices	9:13
		Keyboard Shortcuts	10:01
		Language	10:54
		Mouse	11:46
		Music Fonts	12:28
		Note Input	13:18
		Paste as Cue	15:28
		Playback	16:21
		Score Position	18:09
		Step-time and Flexi-time	18:31
		Textures	18:54
		Versions	20:31
		Word Menus	21:36
		Other	21:57
Dynamic Parts			9:04
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:07
	What is Dynamic Parts?		0:14
	Viewing Dynamic Parts		1:55
		Switching To and From Parts	2:20
		Switching Quickly Between the Score and Recently Viewed Part	3:51
	Dynamic Parts		4:19
		Demonstration of Dynamic Parts	4:20
Printing			8:17
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:06
	Printing a Score		0:17
		Accessing the Print Option	0:18
		Add Section	2:14
		Settings	3:16
		More on Print Settings & Printing Multiple Parts	5:17
Exporting			13:32
	Intro		0:00
	Lesson Overview		0:08
	Exporting		0:36
		Exporting Audio	0:37
		Exporting PDF	3:07
		Exporting MIDI	4:48
		Exporting Music XML	6:40
		Exporting Scorch Web Page	8:12
		Exporting Graphics	9:36
		Exporting Manuscript Paper	11:16