Sibelius: A Comprehensive Guide to Sibelius Music Notation Software (Paperback)

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Product Description

Master Sibelius music notation software step by step with the most complete how-to guide available. Designed for both novice and experienced musicians, composers, producers and arrangers, it contains a variety of examples, from single-line melodies to complex scores. Written by two proven experts, trainers and authors in the field of music notation software, this book will be a constant reference for all of your Sibelius questions and needs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 446 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard; 2nd edition (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423412001
• ISBN-13: 978-1423412007
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #383,682 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars no longer lost, January 25, 2007

By	LBWheels457 (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

As a new user of Sibelius and someone who is not real computer savy, I was so happy to hear about this book!! It was the only real comprehensive guide that I've found, and it has done wonders!!! It makes using the program not only easy, but fun! I bought this program so I could get my creative ideas down on paper and now I can! I highly recommend this book for any Sibelius user!!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good guide, but for an older version, April 28, 2008

By	Clavier (Twin Cities, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

Yes this is a well-written book, and yes I use it frequently when encountering a new technique I haven't tried yet. Sometimes it's faster than searching the "Sibelius Reference" PDF that comes with the software.

I was, however, disappointed that this book was specifically written for Sibelius 4.0. Not that the info contained is that out-of-date or inaccurate, but there are so many new features now in the current Version 5 that it makes this book incomplete for new Sibelius users just jumping in on Version 5 like I did. I did not see anywhere in the Product Description that told me I was buying an outdated manual. The book still is helpful, but I wish I could have waited for a version 5 guide to come along. (I heard one is "in the works" somewhere by a different author.)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sibelius..A comprehensive guide to Sibelius software, May 13, 2007

By	Joseph J. Grigelaitis (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is an excellent addition to the original Sibelius manual. The original manual that comes with Sibelius is extremely well written and is very effective at explaining the software. The authors do not try to replace, but to clarify the Sibelius manual and add additional shortcuts and illustrations to help all Sibelius users more quickly learn how to use the software.