- NumPad 2.0 for iPhone has dedicated Sibelius mode
- Sound on Sound: “Sibelius 6 once again raises the bar”
- Hypermusic Prologue revisited
- Changing music font in an existing score
- Sibelius 6 is a Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence 2009 winner
- Focus Set and Focus Families plug-ins make Focus on Staves more powerful
- Using Logic Pro’s virtual instruments with Sibelius 6
- Designorati: “Sibelius 6 is close to perfect”
- Howard Goodall wins Emmy for soundtrack to Into The Storm
- Love the one you’re with
Perfect scores for your students
Inspire creativity, boost results and make music more accessible. Sibelius is used in the world’s classrooms every day to enhance music education and help students achieve great results.
What’s New for the classroom in Sibelius 6:
Faster, neater, scores for students
Only in Sibelius: Magnetic Layout positions almost every aspect of students’ scores in just the right place – dynamics, lyrics, chord symbols and more. Students can produce smarter scores more quickly for coursework and examinations. And Magnetic Layout helps teachers prepare scores for class and school performances in up to half the usual time.
Discover Magnetic Layout »
Easy classroom control
Only in Sibelius: The network version of Sibelius 6 helps teachers manage a lab of Sibelius copies from a single computer, and ensure students are doing what they’re meant to be! A classroom control panel lets teachers instantly:
- Send a starting worksheet or score to every classroom computer
- Freeze computers to get students’ attention
- Send messages to all students (for example, “Only five more minutes.”)
- Gather all students’ work into a single folder at the end of a class – ready to run through on the interactive whiteboard.
Reports on student progress
Only in Sibelius: The new Versions feature enables teachers to see and report on what changes have been made to a student’s score over time. Students can also add their own commentary with each set of changes, and Sibelius 6 collates these together with a record of progress to generate a student’s creative diary. Discover Versions »
See example student progress report (PDF) »
Exchange comments with students
Only in Sibelius: Teacher and students can now add virtual sticky notes to their scores – to pass on thoughts and suggestions efficiently, and in just the right places on a score.
Discover Comments »
Keyboard & Fretboard windows
For students who prefer using a keyboard or guitar to notation, these beautiful new windows are ideal. Students simply click on the keys or frets to input notes and chords – or play their computer’s QWERTY keys just like a piano!
But they’re not just for inputting. Select any note/chord, and the keyboard or fretboard shows how it’s played. And when students play the score back, they can follow the music on the keyboard or fretboard too – even if it’s written for other instruments. Read more »
Link with audio recording software
Only in Sibelius: ReWire support lets you sync Sibelius playback with audio software that you may already have at your school – like Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic and GarageBand. Students can link together audio recording and score playback to add live audio to their pieces. Read more »
Why use Sibelius in the classroom?
Students can hear what they are composing thanks to high-quality playback
Teachers can access over 1,700 ready-to-use worksheets and prepare teaching scores quickly
Students can write for picture using the video feature and supplied video clips
At no extra charge, the Network Version of Sibelius lets you move licenses around any networked classrooms.
The Ideas Hub offers hundreds of musical idea to get students started in any style of music – ending the fear of the blank page!
What educators say about Sibelius 6
“All of my students are required to keep a composition diary of the process. Many of them fall behind or forget what their process was. Sibelius 6 doesn't just remind them, it allows them to embed each version and their learning reflections right into the score, and will even summarize changes over a series of versions for them.”
James Humberstone, composer in residence, MLC School, Sydney
"With Classroom Control, Sibelius 6 takes a big step forward in functionality for teachers. The ability to manage students’ machines, exchange files, and help students to create versions of their work will prove to be useful features for teachers who want students to focus on the creative elements of music composition, rather than the technical parts of the notation software.
"In addition, adding text notes to scores will allow for students to ask questions, express their creative thoughts, and seek feedback from teachers and experts. These features represent a great accomplishment on the part of Sibelius, and once again show us their focus on improving educational settings."
Jay Dorfman, PhD,
Assistant Professor,
Music Education Department,
Boston University School of Music
“Now I can sync up to audio tracks and MIDI data with my projects. The possibilities are mind-bending!”
Eric Heukeshoven, composer and music technologist, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
