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Sibelius
First
The easiest way to turn your songs into
amazing scores, tab or lead sheets.
Play. Compose. Share.
It’s time to share the song in your head with the rest of the world. Sibelius First unleashes the songwriter in you – simply and easily.
If you’re more comfortable with a guitar or keyboard than the intricacies of musical notation, Sibelius First is for you. It’s the easy way to create scores that you can print, share, post online, or even sell. Sibelius First features “can’t mess-up” templates and plug-ins to help you create lead sheets, guitar tab and complete scores. Simply play your MIDI keyboard or MIDI guitar (or use your computer mouse and keyboard) and First turns your music into notes and chord symbols. Just add lyrics – and your name. The world is waiting.
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Easily create original songs
- Friendly user interface
- Includes composing & arranging tools for up to 12 staves of music
- Scan in sheet music or open PDF files easily
Arrange for different instruments
- Create instrumental parts that automatically sync up with your score
- Switch from guitar tab to notation and back again with ease
- Change the key of your score with one click

Realistic playback
- Hear what your score will sound like with playback using 128 sampled instruments
Publish. Export. Share.
- Print professional-quality full scores or individual parts at the touch of a button
- Export an audio file of your score to burn a CD
- FREE Sibelius Scorch technology lets you post and share scores on the web for others to see and hear your music
Download now
Sibelius First is available as a free, 30-day full-functioning demo.
American Songwriter Magazine
Computer requirements
Windows: XP SP2/Vista,
512 Mb+RAM,
300 Mb hard disk space,
CD-ROM drive.
Mac: OS X 10.4.9 or later or 10.5, 512 Mb+RAM,
300Mb hard disk space, CD-ROM drive.