Review (PDF) Mastering Sibelius
Are you ready to make the most out of Sibelius? Mastering Sibelius X covers all aspects of the popular music notation software for Macs and PCs, including setting up simple scores, using MIDI input, advanced formatting and using virtual instruments. The applications are discussed in a clear, concise way, offering simple steps and easy to follow tutorials to bring the power of Sibelius to users of all experience levels. The book includes chapters on note input methods, editing and symbols, text and chords, playback and video, and much more. Mastering Sibelius X is an ideal read for any user interesting in learning more about the popular notation software.
Paperback: 487 pages
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 1 edition (December 15, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1598634267
ISBN-13: 978-1598634266
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Mr. Schonbrun has done a great job of creating a top-class resource for learning Sibelius 5. Mr. Schonbrun's writing style is very friendly and direct, making this book an easy read. His skill examples are quick-to-do and easily attainable, and all contained on the accompanying CD. Sibelius is now the pre-eminent software for music notation, and Schonbrun makes it a very easy task to learn how to use it. Anybody considering notation software should definitely purchase Sibelius 5, and get this book to accompany it.
Mr. Schonbrun's book is an excellent resource for any music educator, music student, musician, performer, or composer who has used Sibelius or is new to using Sibelius. His language is clear and concise and it is simple to find items in his index. The CD that accompanies the book assists the user greatly as it allows the user to learn Sibelius 5 by completing files that correspond with the items in the book. I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to learn how to master a notation software in a way that is comprehensive and user-friendly.
I'm a former Finale user, and I found this manual to be extremely helpful. I have Sibelius 6, but this is completely applicable and useful. All of the basis tasks and processes are common to both versions, including the keyboard short-cuts. The examples on the CD-Rom are really excellent, and one of the most attractive features of the manual. The improvements made in S6 (such as the multiple versions, comments, etc.) were very easy to pick up. I continue to use this book as a reference manual as well. I can't recommend this text highly enough. Buy it!!
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