Tips+and+Tools

=Tips and Tools = 1. Worksheets/Worksheet Creator: a. use for students having trouble reading music b. use for students having trouble counting c. use for full lessons when teaching composition, note reading, rhythm, basic notation, etc. d. use for when you are absent e. you can also use these worksheets to create tests or tools to evaluate how your students are doing and what they are remembering! Example:

2. Editing Music /Differentiating Parts a. you can select the first note and then shift click the last note of a passage or system to edit the entire passage or system b. it is easy to add octave options (for students that aren't ready to shift and/or students who need more of a challenge by hitting 8 for the notes to be up an octave or shift 8 for the notes to be down an octave. c. by hitting command E, you can add fingerings, dynamics, note names, etc.

3.Ways to Save and Share  a. go to print and save the file as a PDF - now you can email parts to your students or other teachers b. publish on Sibelius Music c. upload to itunes

4. Ideas  a. if you are short on ideas, you can go to the lightbulb on the menu bar - it gives you patterns that you can cut and paste into your music, repeat by selecting "repeat idea" or you can save your own patterns as "ideas" to use in the future.