Andrea Pessino on writing music for the interactive medium, part 1
This article was first published in the January 2001 issue of Sibelius's web magazine, Siblings, which is no longer available on the Sibelius web site. It was written by Andrea…
Video games: the fresh musical frontier
Most of my youth was (mis)spent playing video games on a series of home computers, and even though I am now in my thirties, I still have a keen interest…
Tip: Use Notes > Re-input Pitches to save time
I've linked to Dr. Tom Rudolph's blog before, but Tom's most recent post is definitely worth a fresh link. He talks about the benefits of using the re-pitching features in…
Student Composer Competition: one week of voting left
For the past couple of years Sibelius has run competitions for student composers in the UK and Australia. Voting for this year's competition for students aged between 10-16 and 17-18…
In commemoration of Sibelius’s birthday
Yesterday was the birthday of Sibelius the composer. Slightly belatedly, here's an article that was first published in The Guardian newspaper in the UK on the occasion of the great…
Henle’s music engraving video
One of the world's most respected music publishers is G. Henle Verlag. I have several Henle scores -- including some that have been engraved in Sibelius -- and their commitment…
Sibelius for the visually impaired
We have always tried to make Sibelius as accessible as possible for users with disabilities or impairments. Mostly this has been achieved through trying to follow the guidelines set by…
Creating PDFs from Sibelius
Update – September 16, 2013: The following post from 2008 pertains to Sibelius 6 and earlier versions. For instructions and tips on how to create PDF files from Sibelius 7,…
Guidelines for preparing scores and parts for performance
Although Sibelius will always do its best to produce a good, legible full score and instrumental parts that you can feel confident about presenting to a group of players with…
Eric Whitacre on the role of notation software in composition
A composer whose work I greatly admire, Eric Whitacre, has been blogging for about a year at SoaringLeap.com. He has started a series of posts that he calls "Advice for…