New York Sibelius training sessions a success
This past weekend, Philip Rothman held two Sibelius training sessions in New York City. I got in touch with Philip to ask him how the sessions had gone. "It was…
Building a custom input device for drumline percussion
If you're looking for the highest-quality marching percussion sounds available, then look no further than Tapspace Virtual Drumline, the most comprehensive set of sampled sounds for marching band and drum…
Producing effective drum parts in Sibelius
Practical advice from an expert arranger is worth its weight in gold, and my pal John Hinchey, both a talented trombonist and a successful arranger based in Nashville, is sharing…
Flow lyrics into Sibelius in a single step
Back in June I wrote a short series of posts about lyrics in Sibelius. In the first of those posts I wrote about Sibelius's unique feature that allows you to…
Bobby McFerrin and Gil Goldstein’s Chopin collaboration in concert
Back in April I talked to arranger and multi-instrumentalist Gil Goldstein about his collaboration with Bobby McFerrin at this summer's Lübeck Music Festival, which ended a couple of weeks ago.…
More Sibelius training in Marin County this October
My friend and former colleague Bruce Munson got in touch to let me know that he will be running two more Sibelius training sessions at the Marin Youth Center in…
Let your fingers do the walking with Add Fingering to Notes plug-in
Plug-in guru Bob Zawalich has outdone himself with his latest plug-in, Add Fingering to Notes. This rather ingenious plug-in allows you to add fingering to your guitar or keyboard music…
Using Dropbox to sync your Sibelius settings and scores
This tutorial was contributed by Robert Puff, orchestrator, arranger, copyist and Sibelius user. For more information about Robert, check out his company's web site. If you've ever worked on the…
Vote for Sibelius to win Software of the Year award
Sibelius has been nominated in the Music category for German web site Softwareload.de's Software of the Year 2010 awards. Until 30 September, the awards' organisers are inviting users of all…
Latin Grammy-nominated album Old Havana scored in Sibelius
The nominations for the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards were announced yesterday, and among the nominations for Best Classical Album is the first album of chamber music from Cuban American composer,…
