When you’ve entered everything, go back to page view (press Shift+P) and take a close look at your score If you’re using Sibelius 4 or earlier, resist the urge to drag things around at this stage When you’re working in Panorama view, it doesn’t matter whether you drag staves apart to make your score readable whilst your working on it – it will not a ff ect the layout of your printed score. Switch to Panorama view (Sibelius 5 and later) and don’t give layout another thought until you’ve entered all notes, lyrics, chord symbols, first and second-time endings, technique markings and so on.
SIBELIUS 5 STAVES AND SYSTEMS HOW TO
How to approach layout and formatting I’m sure that every composer, engraver, copyist and publisher has their own unique step-by-step approach to laying out their score. As a general rule:ĭon’t add lots of Page Breaks and System Breaks (it messes with Sibelius’s natural formatting tendancies)Īvoid the use of the Make into Page or Make into System features ….except in special circumstances What not to do First of all, there are a few things to avoid. There are of course exceptions to these rules, but as a starting point, they are good guidelines to follow. Has a uniform distance between staves and systemsĭisplays consistency in design and positioning of objects Has staves that are justified: that is, on every page, the top of the uppermost sta ff is at the same position (except perhaps the first page) and on every page, the bottom of the lowest sta ff is at the same position Conductors and performers will be happy and rehearsal time will not be wasted Is clear and easy to read (see the golden rules above).
The Golden Rules First things first There are two golden rules of layout:Ĭreating a well laid-out score A score that is well laid-out….
SIBELIUS 5 STAVES AND SYSTEMS MANUAL
All of the manual formatting work they’ve done is messed up and they need to start the process all over again! Computer programs are designed to make life easier, you just need to know the best way to harness Sibelius’s inbuilt layout and formatting power. Many people spend hours manually adjusting distances between staves and systems or adding in page breaks only to find that everything goes awry if they decide to add extra bars, notes or other musical objects into their score at a later stage. It’s important to know that Sibelius can do most of the hard work for you. Layout and Formatting Tips As someone who frequently trains teachers, composers, arrangers and students in the use of Sibelius, I find that one of the most misunderstood topics in Sibelius is layout and formatting of scores. Sibelius Advanced La out and Form rma attin Katie Wardrobe Midnight Music
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