Sibelius 4 Educational Edition

by Sibelius

Product Features

• Complete software for writing, playing, printing, and publishing music notation
• Laid-out instrumental parts update themselves whenever the full score changes
• 1700+ ready-made worksheets and resources; write music to video
• Copy-and-paste to Word; optical beams and ties; 11 new plug-ins
• Publish music on the Internet; create CDs; on-screen tutorials and reference

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000B3Z2ZO
• Item model number: SCEE4
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 12, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #9,849 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

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  Software > Video & Music > Music Notation

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Sibelius is the complete software for writing, playing, printing, and publishing music notation. It will make your life easier, save you time, produce fantastic results--and enable you to do things you might never have dreamed of, like publish your music on the Internet, or create your own CDs.

The new version Sibelius 4 takes another giant leap forward, with astonishing new features no other program can touch:

• Dynamic Parts: beautifully laid-out instrumental parts that magically update themselves whenever you change the full score.
• Worksheet Creator: save time by choosing from over 1700 high-quality worksheets, exercises, songs, instrumental pieces, lyrics, posters, other resources.
• Video: Now you too can compose a film/TV score! For professionals and students alike. Includes videos to write for, from Charlie Chaplin to Mr Bean.

New features include:

• Copy-and-paste to Word
• SibeliusEducation.com
• Optical beams and ties
• Helsinki and other music fonts
• 11 new plug-ins
• On-screen tutorials and reference
• And much more

Essential for music teaching:

• Easy yet sophisticated
• 1700 ready-made worksheets and resources
• Put teaching materials on the Web
• Teach notation, theory, and composition
• Educational discounts and site licenses

Product Description

SIBELIUS is the complete software for writing, playing, printing and publishing music notation. It will make your life easier, save you time, produce fantastic results ? and enable you to do things you might never have dreamed of, like publish your music on the Internet, or create your own CDs. The new version Sibelius 4 takes another giant leap forward, with astonishing new features no other program can touch: Dynamic Parts? Beautifully laid-out instrumental parts that magically update themselves whenever you change the full score. Worksheet Creator? Save time by choosing from over 1700 high-quality worksheets, exercises, songs, instrumental pieces, lyrics, posters & other resources. Video Now you too can compose a film/TV score! For professionals and students alike. Includes videos to write for, from Charlie Chaplin to Mr Bean. Supports AVI, MPEG, WMV (Windows), MOV formats, with full SMPTE capability. Other new features: SibeliusEducation.com Optical? beams & ties Helsinki? & other music fonts 11 new plug-ins On-screen tutorials & reference New & improved instruments, from Fife to Balalaika family Write remote keys enharmonically in transposing instruments (option) Wildcards to include title, page number, date, etc. in text Print 2-up Printing spreads improved Reorder words in word menus Improved Quick Start dialog Many bugs fixed Other key Sibelius features: Kontakt Player...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sibelius and Finale, May 31, 2006

By	OccamsRazor (West Hollywood, Ca, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sibelius 4 Educational Edition (CD-ROM)

I'm a long-term registered Sibelius user. Sibelius upgrades come fast and furious and this is a part of Sibelius business model. I buy every other upgrade. I suspect they simply hoard some features and space them out from one version to the next. Having said that, Sibelius is still the best notation software on the market. I've used everything from much-lamented Encore (RIP) to Finale. Finale has a WAY steeper learning curve than Sibelius. Finale has more tools and bells, but Sibelius is considerably more intuitive and easier to use.For instance, to add an octave above a note, press 8! Add octave below--press shift 8. So easy. For avant-garde scores, Sibelius is less time consuming, even with graphic and aleatoric scores. Caveat 1: Don't buy Sibelius' additional options, most are useless, especially the scanning. Caveat 2: Educational version will only allow one computer install. To move the software from one computer to another you need to call and get authorization. To run it on two computers ( say, my desktop and laptop), you have to pay extra. This is the worst part of the Sibelius soft. Otherwise it's out-of-the-box useful.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sibelius 4 is Amazing!!, November 29, 2006

By	Jenny (So. California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sibelius 4 Educational Edition (CD-ROM)

Nobody can complain about the time between upgrades when a company releases an upgrade like this. I knew my life would be fullfilled when notation software came with a "sync to film" feature. This latest version of Sibelius does that and so much more. I've been a Sibelius user since version 2, and nothing has excited me more than version 4. These guys continue to get it done right, upgrade after upgrade. I am a student, working toward my master's degree in commercial music, and I'm also a composer, and a copyist by trade. I use Sibelius for everything from lead sheets to full wind band scores, and for all of my personal and business needs. I can't imagine working any other way or with any other program. (I used to use Finale, too, but I've finally decided that it's not worth it to upgrade anymore... everything is more difficult to do, and they just keep copying Sibelius, anyway.) The new "dynamic parts" feature is a genius addition to the program, and it saves me and my colleagues a lot of time. (If it's not saving you time, then you aren't using it correctly!) And, while I am not really in need of many of the educational features in the program, I've found that if you're creative about the ways in which you choose to employ those features, you can make them work for you, whether you're an educator or professional. Besides that, with a focus on education, the company maintains an ease of use that nobody else can match. I like how they're striving to make their quick keys more universal -- turning the space bar into a "playback" quick key makes it easier for users like me to switch off between sequencing programs and Sibelius, for example. Personally, I can't wait to see what the next major upgrade will be like, especially now that they've merged with M-Audio...I'm hearing very exciting rumors of Pro Tools integration, and vice-versa. Very excited. Love it!!

1.0 out of 5 stars Product no longer available!, September 25, 2008

By	Jordan E. Spivack (Nanuet, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Sibelius 4 Educational Edition (CD-ROM)

I "purchased" what I thought was going to be Sibelius 4, because I didn't have the DVD drive required for Sibelius 5, only to be told by the seller (MinMusic) that 4 was no longer available. So I bought 5, which was offered to me for the same amount of money. Then I went out to Staples and purchased an external DVD drive for our computer. Later I found out that Amazon had 5 for less money than I had paid to the seller. So do your research on the price, and if you don't have a DVD drive, you are going to have a problem with 5.