Sibelius 7 Music Notation Essentials is the first Avid-certified book to be written about Sibelius. Part of the Avid Learning Series published by Cengage Learning, this new 350-page book forms the basis of a new curriculum for learning Sibelius 7 through a series of projects that you can complete in the comfort of your own home, […]
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Behind Bars author interviewed on BBC Radio 3 tomorrow
Elaine Gould, the author of Behind Bars, a new reference text on music notation, will be interviewed, together with Professor of Composition and Composer in Residence at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Julian Anderson, as part of the programme Music Matters on BBC Radio 3 tomorrow, Saturday 19 February, at 12.15pm. Readers in […]
Read five pages from Hal Leonard’s new Sibelius book
Last month I posted an interview with Tom Rudolph and Vince Leonard, the authors of the second edition of Hal Leonard’s book, Sibelius: A comprehensive guide to Sibelius music notation software. Hal Leonard have posted the first five pages of one chapter from the book as a preview. Called Music Education Applications, the chapter details […]
Going Behind Bars with author Elaine Gould
A major new book on the art and practice of music notation written by publisher Faber’s chief new music editor, Elaine Gould, is published today. Called Behind Bars: The definitive guide to music notation, it aims to be a practical reference book for composers, arrangers and copyists, to help ensure that what they write on […]
Tom Rudolph and Vince Leonard on their new Sibelius book
Hal Leonard is about to publish a second edition of Tom Rudolph and Vince Leonard’s book, Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software, which has been thoroughly updated and revised. The first edition of the book covered Sibelius 4, and as you would expect the new edition now includes lots of information about […]
Cengage’s Mastering Sibelius 6 book now available
Cengage have just published a new book about Sibelius, called Mastering Sibelius 6. Based on Marc Schonbrun’s book Mastering Sibelius 5, Gabriel Cobas has revised and expanded upon the original author’s work to bring the book fully up-to-date with all of the new features and changes introduced in the latest version of the world’s best-selling […]
Major new music notation reference book announced
Faber Music have just announced the publication date of a major new book about the art of music notation, written by their Chief New Music Editor, Elaine Gould. Behind Bars, which Faber describe as the most thorough and painstakingly-researched book on music notation to be published in more than 20 years, will be published on […]
Guitarist Pete Huttlinger picks Sibelius to author new book
I recently had the pleasure of talking to guitarist and arranger Pete Huttlinger about his use of Sibelius. Pete is a storied instrumentalist who has played and toured with many of the greats, including John Denver. In addition to being an instrumentalist in high demand, Pete is also a prolific author of songbooks for which […]