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