Select the barline at the end of the question and press Enter Ĭreate your short rhythm or melody first.You can indent the left and right ends of the stave to make the bars “shorter”. If you are working with a melody or rhythm which is only a couple of bars long, it can look strange if it is stretched across the width of a page. Next, hide the time signature: click on it and then go to Edit > Hide or Show > HideĬreate invisible barlines by selecting each one and going to Create > Barline > Invisibleįree monthly email newsletter Short questions (indenting staves) Click OK (you mouse pointer will turn blue) and you can click at the beginning of the line to add the time signature into the scoreĬreate a rhythm or melody that fills the 4 bars Select 4/4 and be sure to uncheck the Allow cautionary box. įor a 4-‐bar rhythm, first make sure there are only 4 bars in the line by selecting the barline at the end of bar 4 and pressing EnterĪdd a time signature by pressing T to access the Time signature window.Then you can hide them in your score so that they don’t print out. When creating the question in Sibelius, you’ll need to put in both the time signature and barlines first so that Sibelius groups the notes correctly. In this example, students need to add in the barlines and time signature. You will need to adjust the position and length of the line Select the plain horizontal line from the Staff lines box on the leftĬlick in the score underneath the first bar. Select all four bars (click in the first bar and then shift-‐click on the last bar) and then go to Window > PropertiesĬlick on the General tab and then increase the “x” value with the up arrow until the notes are in a central position Repeat for the remaining bars in that line Next, select the barline between the 1st and 2nd bars and go to Layout > Break > Split System to create the break Make sure there are 4 bars in the line by selecting the barline at the end of bar 4 and pressing Enter So, if you get into the habit of pressing Escape early on you’ll be a much happier Sibelius user! Pressing Escape the second time deselects whatever it was you were working on (the note, or the text object etc) Pressing Escape the first time exits whatever mode you’re in (note entry mode, text editing mode etc) In the Manuscript list, choose treble staff (or bass staff) and then work through the remaining steps to set up your score.Įscape, Escape, Escape! When working in Sibelius it’s VERY IMPORTANT to press the Escape key twice when you’ve completed any action: Sibelius: Worksheets & Flashcards Katie Wardrobeįree monthly email newsletter Starting out To create your own custom worksheets, start a new score (File > New).
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