Hi all just a quick note. I will be doing a free Sibelius 7 workshop at Sweetwater in Ft. Wayne Indiana saturday January 18, 2014 from 10am to noon. Topics …
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Drum charts in Sibelius
Notes On Notes Mailbox: Sibelius-Drum cues in a flute part
Here's a question from an email I recently received related to my last series of blog posts. “Hi John, Thanks very much for your posts on Sibelius 6! I'm …
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Sibelius Tutorial: Drum set notation-part 5-Combo & Cues
With this post I’ve cover the remaining drum set notation types sited in my first post in this series. 5. Combination notated and slashes As …
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Sibelius Tutorial: Drum set notation-part 4 Repeat, Slash & Rhythmic
Next on the list of drum set notation 2. Repeat bars Let’s face it, most drum set parts consist of a lot of repetition. The drums create that steady …
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Sibelius Plug-in: Make Pitches Constant-Drums
Make Pitches Constant-Drums is one of my favorite plugins related to creating drum set parts. It is a variation on Stefan Behrisch’s very versatile Make Pitches …
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Sibelius Tutorial: Drum set notation-part 3-fully notated bars & plugins
Continuing on with fully notated drum parts, here are some plugins I’ve found really helpful in streamlining the process. Duplicate Rests A really helpful …
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Sibelius Tutorial: Drum set notation-part 1
Many if not most of the projects I arrange for require drum set parts. A drum set part can be as simple as measures filled with slashes that layout the form, to …
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