Composite time signatures in Sibelius

March 30, 2018

In this video tutorial, we’ll cover how to create composite time signatures in Sibelius, including what Elaine Gould’s Behind Bars book calls “meters of mixed denominators”, like 6/8 + 2/4. Finale and Dorico handle this with ease, but in Sibelius it takes a bit of effort.

Norfolk fonts for Sibelius updated

March 27, 2018

Available for free from the Resources page on our NYC Music Services web site, the Norfolk family of fonts has been updated to correct several issues. The Norfolk family of fonts is a derivative of the beautiful Bravura font that has been expressly reconfigured to work within Sibelius.

An interview with librarian Paul Beck

March 16, 2018

In anticipation of the 2018 Major Orchestra Librarians' Association (MOLA) conference, an interview with librarian Paul Beck about his life and work, and to hear in his own words what it means to perform the essential function of the librarian in today's musical world.

MOLA 2018: Going to Kansas City…

March 9, 2018

I'll be attending and presenting at the 36th annual conference of the Major Orchestra Librarians’ Association (MOLA), hosted by the Kansas City Symphony and held at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Kansas City, Missouri from March 16-19, 2018.

DJA’s Notes: Left-align chord symbols

March 1, 2018

In this installment of DJA's Notes by Darcy James Argue, learn how to left-align chord symbols in all three major commercial music notation software programs, in order to avoid confusion on the stand.